Israelis Say Bush Officials Agreed to Limited Settlement Growth

[Scurrilous]

Source: NYTimes

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"Senior Israeli officials expressed irritation on Wednesday that President Obama had declined to acknowledge what they called clear understandings with the Bush administration that allowed Israel to build West Bank settlement housing within certain guidelines while still publicly claiming to honor a settlement “freeze.”

The complaint was the latest in a growing rift between the Obama administration and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to move forward to achieve Middle East peace. Mr. Obama was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and due to address the Muslim world from Cairo on Thursday.

The Israeli officials said that repeated and ongoing discussions with Bush officials starting in late 2002 gave unambiguous permission to build within the boundaries of certain settlement blocs as long as no new land was expropriated, no special economic incentives were offered to move to settlements and no new settlements were built. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity about an issue of such controversy between the two governments.

When Israel signed onto the so-called roadmap for a two-state solution in 2003, which says its government "freezes all settlement activity (including natural growth of settlements)," the officials said, it was after a detailed discussion with Bush officials that laid out those explicit limits.

"Not everything is written down," said one of the officials."

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/world/middleeast/04israel.html?ref=world

[aquart]

1. LOL!

[Tempest]

2. They are admitting they used deception against the American and Israeli people

In collusion with Bush.

Now that's going to make a lot of people unhappy.


And Israel apparently violated the agreement with Bush when they started building outside of the agreed upon boundaries.

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Bush officials?

Like Perle, Feith, Wolfowitz, Zakheim, and Wuermser? Those treasonous double agent PNAC-Likud officials?

[louis-t]

4. "Not everything is written down,"

Here's something from just about any legal contract: "No verbal contracts will be binding." Not everything is written down, es ta loco, not everything is written down.

[pattmarty]

5. Well, as I like to sometimes say; "tough fucking shit".

[Celtic Merlin]

6. This is hilarious.

When Israel has elections, their government changes and its policies change with it. We are expected to accept that. WE had an election. Our government changed and policy changed with it. They expect us to abide by the policies of Bush? Sorry, Israel, but Bush is GONE. So are HIS policies. If we liked Bush's policies, we'd have elected McCain and Palin. But, since we didn't elect McCain and Palin, the policies have changed. There's a new sheriff in town. Israel is going to have to accept and live with that.

I'm sick to death of being Israel's ATM while they blatantly tell us to "fuck off" when we ask something of them. With OUR money comes OUR conditions. Comply, Israel.

Celtic Merlin
Carlinist

[SpartanDem]

7. Cry me a river

how dare we not have our mouths permanently attached to Israels ass.

:nopity:

[frylock]

8. the onion is on FIRE today!!

comedy gold!

[Wizard777]

9. Palestine says Bush said they could have everything. But they didn't get it in writing either.

[Sub Atomic]

10. Bush also said I could have a pony.

<b>WHERE IS MY PONY??</b>
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[Jazzgirl]

11. Don't they get it??!!??

The *shrub administration doesn't run shit anymore. Who gives a rats ass what the *shrub admin promised or what "permission" they gave them. It's a new day!

[MadMaddie]

12. * who? Those day's are over!!

This is my favorite quote

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"Not everything is written down," said one of the officials."
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[Javaman]

13. Awww tough shit. There's a new sheriff in town. nt

[David__77]

14. I don't doubt it one bit.

Deception and lies are at the heart of all US foreign policy.