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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded tonight to criticisms leveled on Thursday by former President Bill Clinton, who blamed Netanyahu for creating obstacles to a Middle East peace deal.

"The two great tragedies in modern Middle Eastern politics, which make you wonder if God wants Middle East peace or not, were [Yitzhak] Rabin's assassination and [Ariel] Sharon's stroke," Clinton said on Thursday, in remarks reported exclusively on The Cable.

Clinton said that Netanyahu moved the goalposts and made reaching a comprehensive peace deal more difficult upon taking office.

"The Israelis always wanted two things that once it turned out they had, it didn't seem so appealing to Mr. Netanyahu," Clinton said, referring to what he called fair offers from the Palestinian government and the other Arab nations. "Now that they have those things, they don't seem so important to this current Israeli government."

Clinton also said that the Palestinians have offered Netanyahu the same deal the two sides almost agreed to in 2000 at Camp David, but Netanyahu refuses now to accept it.

Netanyahu shot back at Clinton when asked about the remarks in an interview with ABC News.

"I respectfully disagree," Netanyahu said. "The Palestinians are basically trying to shortcut this. They're trying to get a state without giving us peace, without giving us security."

"President Clinton knows very well [that] in 2000 at Camp David ... who really made the generous offer and the Palestinians refused to come," he said. "I'm sure that President Bush can tell you what happened at Camp David a few years later, when another Israeli prime minister made a generous offer, and the Palestinians refused to come."

When asked if he had moved the goalposts, Netanyahu said, "Not at all."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton late on Thursday praised a new statement issued by the Middle East Quartet calling for new negotiations, a statement neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians have endorsed.

"The Quartet proposal represents the firm conviction of the international community that a just and lasting peace can only come through negotiations between the parties," she said. "Therefore, we urge both parties to take advantage of this opportunity to get back to talks, and the United States pledges our support as the parties themselves take the important next steps for a two-state solution, which is what all of us are hoping to achieve."

 

DEVAN

3:06 PM ET

September 24, 2011

The Waco Massacre

Bill and Hillary Clinton should be in prison for crimes against humanity for what they did to their fellow citizens at Waco, TX, on April 19, 1993. The Waco Massacre and church burning (it was not a “compound,” it was their church),was the most brutal, heinous violation of civil, human and Constitutional rights in this nation's history. Innocent men, women and children were attacked with tanks, poison gas (CS gas turns to cyanide when heated) and burned alive. Those who ran from the church were machine-gunned as documented in the movie "Waco, The Rules of Engagement." If you doubt how bad this was consider that you never hear the left stream media talk about it. They want it erased from history but this memorial site will remain forever: http://www.wizardsofaz.com/waco/waco2.html
And if that weren't bad enough, Clinton's thugs then stuck a machine gun in the face of a 5 year old boy and sent him to the communist gulag known as Cuba: http://www.therealcuba.com/elian_gonzalez.htm
Let's hope Clinton isn't teaching President Prompter too many of his old tricks!

 

TUKADOODLE

5:56 PM ET

September 27, 2011

Nice Job!

Yet this only scratches the surface of ill liberals being the biggest enemies of the world and especially this site. Billary is planning on running against Obummer and is typical ill liberal shame and blame. They refused Osama gift wrapped twice as just one point of fact. What about the $150M uranium deal he did with Canada and Ubekizistan defying International laws. Do the research cos he was selling the presidency of Hillary when most assimed she would be elected. Hillary harshly demanding Israel apologize to Turkey really does say it all! Don't be fooled with Chelsea marrying an ill liberal self hating Jewish guy. Typical ill liberal scum shaming and blaming anyone they can. Look at the ” party” that calles everyone and thing a ” lie” yet never have specifics. Look at whom is calling the dissenters Nazis, Jihadists,Terrorists, killers and too many other names for childish power and control to divert the facts. A vote for Obama and ill liberals is a vote for their ” American Spring”. Don't believe me? Then see the old 1960' s bombers and killers in Obamas administration and ” high” ill liberals still preaching the isame bankrupt deals and overthrow of our government by violence as their only tool. It's not just the players, it the bankrupt ideas of ill liberals that claim to be ” humanitarians of peace” that just give Sjaria Laws a pass. Look at CA alone as the future they promise as the former worlds 5th largest economy. It's the Uber ill liberal Scandinavian countries that show and tell it best. It's about ill liberal indoctrination taught when very young. It's like Norway teaching those children how to hate and kill the Jews...but Sharia Laws are no problem. I hold ill liberal women responsible and an extremely disgusting bunch. So where is the UN and the ” great” ICC all this time?

 

TUKADOODLE

6:03 PM ET

September 27, 2011

Nice Job!

Yet this only scratches the surface of ill liberals being the biggest enemies of the world and especially this site. Billary is planning on running against Obummer and is typical ill liberal shame and blame. They refused Osama gift wrapped twice as just one point of fact. What about the $150M uranium deal he did with Canada and Ubekizistan defying International laws. Do the research cos he was selling the presidency of Hillary when most assimed she would be elected. Hillary harshly demanding Israel apologize to Turkey really does say it all! Don't be fooled with Chelsea marrying an ill liberal self hating Jewish guy. Typical ill liberal scum shaming and blaming anyone they can. Look at the ” party” that calles everyone and thing a ” lie” yet never have specifics. Look at whom is calling the dissenters Nazis, Jihadists,Terrorists, killers and too many other names for childish power and control to divert the facts. A vote for Obama and ill liberals is a vote for their ” American Spring”. Don't believe me? Then see the old 1960' s bombers and killers in Obamas administration and ” high” ill liberals still preaching the isame bankrupt deals and overthrow of our government by violence as their only tool. It's not just the players, it the bankrupt ideas of ill liberals that claim to be ” humanitarians of peace” that just give Sjaria Laws a pass. Look at CA alone as the future they promise as the former worlds 5th largest economy. It's the Uber ill liberal Scandinavian countries that show and tell it best. It's about ill liberal indoctrination taught when very young. It's like Norway teaching those children how to hate and kill the Jews...but Sharia Laws are no problem. I hold ill liberal women responsible and an extremely disgusting bunch. So where is the UN and the ” great” ICC all this time?

 

MARY2

9:05 PM ET

September 24, 2011

"Peace" Agreements

"They would repair, as though it were nought, the injury to my people: "Peace, peace!" they say, though there is no peace." Jeremiah 6:14

The "Palestinian" cause wants all of Israel, either conquered completely or destroyed in jihad. Their actions say that more than their false words of "peace." In Islam, peace agreements are hudna, temporary cease-fires to allow Muslims to regroup and gather strength to conquer. In this case, to regroup the political arms of the global jihad in the UN, the media, and in relations with the U.S., and to marshal the resources of the global jihad. And just because they have not yet used nuclear weapons does not mean they don't have them, the global jihad must unite first and be strong enough to stop worldwide opposition. For now, they settle for terror and relentless destruction.

 

JERKYL

4:06 PM ET

September 25, 2011

The End Game?

Your comments almost make it sound like the Islamists want nothing more than World Domination over all peoples. In a sense it sounds right, because they want Sharia law everywhere, and I don't think many Western governments who are not Islamic, will agree without a fight. It almost leaves one to believe that the only real end result that has a resolution is complete eradication of the religion and their fanatics.

 

WINSKI

4:47 AM ET

September 25, 2011

Bibi and Bubba....

As long as Bibi is in a position to influence Israel's decisions about any part of their existence on a daily basis, Clinton will continue to be correct.

 

JERKYL

4:13 PM ET

September 25, 2011

Netanyahu is Israel's Last Secular Hope

For the past few decades, the Israeli leadership has given away all of the strong positions Israel has had to getting to an agreement between two strong entities. Shimon Perez was a Leftist / Chamberlin type that would give his daughter to the enemy, if it meant he could live a little longer and be called a 'leader.'

If Netanyahu is killed or deposed during Obama's reign, then Israel will have very few options if they want to survive as a people, let alone a sovereign nation.

By the way, the Palestinians never negotiate in faith, because they knew the corrupt American Presidents would force Israel to give more, and more, without payback, during any 'peace' negotiations.

 

POSTMODERNPRIMATE

9:11 PM ET

September 26, 2011

The Palestine Lobby

@JERKYL "By the way, the Palestinians never negotiate in faith, because they knew the corrupt American Presidents would force Israel to give more, and more, without payback, during any 'peace' negotiations."

The power of the "Palestine Lobby" on capitol hill to influence policy is a serious obstacle to reaching a settlement agreement. It's too bad Israel hasn't been able to organize an effective lobby to give them a voice in Washington.

You are aware that AIPAC doesn't stand for Americans Interested in Palestinian Affairs Committee?

 

JERKYL

4:01 PM ET

September 25, 2011

Slick Willy Always a Prevaricator

...and he hasn't stopped now. Contrary to his assertions, the Israelis have given up much during the several decades of negotiations with the Palestinian types. It is the Palestinians who have agreed, then pulled back, wanting more of the loaf of bread, and have done so again, and again, and again. Sometimes they didn't totally agree, but just got to that point, then said, 'No, we want more.'

WIlly and his henchmen have never liked Israelis, so you must take a grain of salt with everything he says about things. He is certainly not someone who's word is reliable. So saying this about the Israelis you start in the hole, and in this case you find out it's real a cavern beneath your feet, if you get sucked in by Clinton and his ilk.

 

ELMER MOJARDIN

5:59 PM ET

October 19, 2011

What else did you expect him

What else did you expect him to say. No surprise!
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ELMER MOJARDIN

6:01 PM ET

October 19, 2011

What else did you expect him

What else did you expect him to say. No surprise!
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ANTIONE ABBOTT

7:08 PM ET

October 19, 2011

"The Palestinians are

"The Palestinians are basically trying to shortcut this. They're trying to get a state without giving us peace, without giving us security". After all that, this is what comes out of him. Well actually that is expected.

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MAKEPEACE

3:48 AM ET

October 23, 2011

The power of the "Palestine

The power of the "Palestine Lobby" on capitol hill to influence policy is a serious obstacle to reaching a settlement agreement. It's too bad Israel hasn't been able to organize an effective lobby to give them gardeners report a voice in Washington.

 

John Hudson reports on national security and foreign policy from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, the White House to Embassy Row, for The Cable.

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