Friends, Obama has two major items of
unfinished business for his administration: 1. Gun control and 2. The two-state
solution in Israel/Palestine.
According to the Wall Street Journal the White
House is considering drastic measures to reboot the Israeli-Palestinian peace
process. Among those
measures is a UN Security Council resolution that would set the parameters for
a two state solution and that would recognize East Jerusalem as the official
capital of a Palestinian state. If Obama makes this move, it will
almost certainly be before the election in November. I had previously
reported that France was ready to introduce a similar UN Security Council
resolution back in September, but at that time the
French backed off because they did not have full support from the Obama administration.
But now that Obama is approaching the end of his term, he suddenly seems more
willing to make a bold move.
Remember,
this is not just some Internet rumor. This comes directly from an article that was just published in the Wall Street Journal that claims to have top White House
officials as the source of this information. According to those anonymous
officials, the Obama administration is now ready to potentially move forward
with the kind of UN Security Council resolution that I mentioned above…
The strongest element on the list of options
under consideration would be U.S. support for a Security
Council resolution calling on both sides to compromise on key
issues, something Israel had opposed and Washington has repeatedly vetoed in
the past.
The
article goes on to say that the parameters of an agreement for a two state
solution would be based on
the 1949 armistice line but would allow for land swaps so that many
Jewish settlements that have been built since 1967 would not be swallowed up by
the new Palestinian state. Friends, these lines of demarcation would make Israel indefensible. Look at all the stabbings and shootings Israel is enduring now.
The
Palestinians would be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and East
Jerusalem would receive full UN Security Council recognition as the capital of
a new Palestinian state. This is something that Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that he would never agree to.
But Obama appears to be completely fed up with
Netanyahu at this point, and that is why the White House is now strongly
considering moving forward with a UN Security Council resolution.
Needless to say, this would represent a dramatic change in policy from previous
administrations. Here is more from the
Wall Street Journal…
Mounting a push for a Security Council
resolution would be a significant shift in U.S. policy and one the Israeli
government has feared could marshal international sentiment in a way that could
make it harder to resist making concessions.
Such a move could further strain already tense relations between Obama and
Netanyahu, who have clashed over U.S. diplomacy with Iran and the administration’s
past attempts to forge a Middle East peace agreement.
Last year, the White House threatened to allow
action at the U.N. to proceed without objection from the U.S. after Netanyahu
said during his re-election campaign that he wouldn’t support a two-state
solution. The Israeli leader subsequently walked back his statement, and the
White House didn’t follow through with its threat.
Right
now, 136
nations already
formally recognize a Palestinian state. But a Palestinian state has never
had full UN Security Council recognition because the United States has always
blocked efforts in that direction.
Many people don’t realize this, but if Obama
throws his support behind such a resolution, it would be considered binding
upon both the Israelis and the Palestinians. The following comes from Israel
National News…
A Security Council resolution would be
binding upon all parties, unlike General Assembly measures which are
non-obligatory recommendations.
Such a resolution would remain in force even after the president leaves office
next January, effectively shaping the future of American policy in the region
for Mr. Obama’s successors.
The
resolution would require Israel cease construction over the Green Line and
would force Israel to recognize eastern Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Needless to say, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
would be absolutely furious if the Obama administration pushes forward with a
UN Security Council resolution that would attempt to dictate a solution to the
Israelis and the Palestinians.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has declined
an offer to meet President Obama at the White House later this month and
canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday, citing Israeli
news reports.
Netanyahu’s decision to nix his U.S. visit
marked the latest episode in a fraught relationship with Obama that has yet to
recover from their deep differences over last year’s U.S.-led international
nuclear deal with Iran, Israel’s arch-foe.
Of course there are lots of reasons why
Netanyahu would potentially be upset with Obama. In addition to the
ridiculously bad Iran deal, we should also remember that Obama tried to help
defeat Netanyahu during the last Israeli election, and the Wall Street Journal
has reported that the Obama administration has been
actively spying on Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders.
Obama has stabbed Israel in the back over and
over again, and so it would be absolutely no surprise if he decided to push for
a UN Security Council resolution that would permanently divide the land of
Israel and the city of Jerusalem.
Unfortunately, such a move would have very
serious implications for all of us. By dividing the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem,
Obama would not
only be cursing himself but also our nation, and that is not
something that any of us should want. God is not to be mocked.
If Obama is going to do this, it will almost
certainly happen before the election in November. That means that we are
looking at an eight month time period.
Personally, because of how the UN schedule
works, I would say that the most likely time for such a resolution to be
introduced would be in September or October. But it is definitely
possible that it could come sooner than that.
Obama has expressed a desire to see the
establishment of a Palestinian state before he leaves office. Netanyahu has always been his nemesis in
this regard, but now Obama seems determined to try to make something happen at
the United Nations while he still has the power to do so.
Friends, let us pray
that he is not successful.
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