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2018-01-25 23:00:08 UTC
During the POTUS Obama administration, what progress was made
on a Palestine - Israeli peace agreement?
We gave the Palestinians millions in aid, but in the 75
years since their failed 1967 War, they have not seriously
negotiated and not offered anything serious towards progress.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Kerry made progress.
So, POTUS Trump is trying something different than what
has failed for 75 years.
And here Kerry is a traitor to current US policy.
Kerry to Abbas confidante: 'Stay strong and do not give in to Trump'
By BEN CASPIT/MAARIV January 24, 2018 08:08
The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by
saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.
While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration
there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority
and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous
administration has maintained contact with PA officials.
Jerusalem Post Arab-Israeli Conflict
Kerry to Abbas confidante: 'Stay strong and do not give in to Trump'
By BEN CASPIT/MAARIV January 24, 2018 08:08
The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by
saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.
3 minute read.
Then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a bilateral meeting at the
Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan on September 19, 2016. . (photo credit:
REUTERS/DARREN ORNITZ)
While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration
there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority
and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous
administration has maintained contact with PA officials.
Maariv reported that former US secretary of state John Kerry met in
London with a close associate of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Hussein
Agha, for a long and open conversation about a variety of topics. Agha
apparently reported details of the conversation to senior PA officials
in Ramallah. A senior PA official confirmed to Maariv that the meeting
took place.
Agha is one of Abbas’s closest associates and one of the veteran
peacemakers with Israel.
He conducted the “London Track,” secret negotiations held from 2010 to
2013 between the emissaries of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
attorney Yitzhak Molcho and Brig.-Gen. Mike Herzog, under the
supervision and presence of Dennis Ross. Agha also authored with Yossi
Beilin the Beilin-Abbas agreement in the 1990s. He is considered a
staunch supporter of the peace process, very close to Abbas, and
maintains an extensive network of contacts, including Israelis.
During the conversation, according to the report, Kerry asked Agha to
convey a message to Abbas and ask him to “hold on and be strong.” Tell
him, he told Agha, “that he should stay strong in his spirit and play
for time, that he will not break and will not yield to President
[Donald] Trump’s demands.”
According to Kerry, Trump will not remain in office for a long time. It
was reported that Kerry said that within a year there was a good chance
that Trump would not be in the White House.
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Kerry-to-Abbas-confidante-Stay-strong-and-do-not-give-in-to-Trump-539643
on a Palestine - Israeli peace agreement?
We gave the Palestinians millions in aid, but in the 75
years since their failed 1967 War, they have not seriously
negotiated and not offered anything serious towards progress.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Kerry made progress.
So, POTUS Trump is trying something different than what
has failed for 75 years.
And here Kerry is a traitor to current US policy.
Kerry to Abbas confidante: 'Stay strong and do not give in to Trump'
Kerry: 'Israel heading to a place of danger' over settlements
MK Oren: John Kerry has 'acrid & obsessive' place in his heart for
IsraelMK Oren: John Kerry has 'acrid & obsessive' place in his heart for
By BEN CASPIT/MAARIV January 24, 2018 08:08
The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by
saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.
While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration
there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority
and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous
administration has maintained contact with PA officials.
Jerusalem Post Arab-Israeli Conflict
Kerry to Abbas confidante: 'Stay strong and do not give in to Trump'
Kerry: 'Israel heading to a place of danger' over settlements
MK Oren: John Kerry has 'acrid & obsessive' place in his heart for
IsraelMK Oren: John Kerry has 'acrid & obsessive' place in his heart for
By BEN CASPIT/MAARIV January 24, 2018 08:08
The former US Secretary of State also surprised his interlocutor by
saying he was seriously considering running for president in 2020.
3 minute read.
Then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a bilateral meeting at the
Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan on September 19, 2016. . (photo credit:
REUTERS/DARREN ORNITZ)
While the White House has confirmed that since the Jerusalem Declaration
there has been a complete disconnect between the Palestinian Authority
and the Trump administration, it turns out that the previous
administration has maintained contact with PA officials.
Maariv reported that former US secretary of state John Kerry met in
London with a close associate of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Hussein
Agha, for a long and open conversation about a variety of topics. Agha
apparently reported details of the conversation to senior PA officials
in Ramallah. A senior PA official confirmed to Maariv that the meeting
took place.
Agha is one of Abbas’s closest associates and one of the veteran
peacemakers with Israel.
He conducted the “London Track,” secret negotiations held from 2010 to
2013 between the emissaries of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
attorney Yitzhak Molcho and Brig.-Gen. Mike Herzog, under the
supervision and presence of Dennis Ross. Agha also authored with Yossi
Beilin the Beilin-Abbas agreement in the 1990s. He is considered a
staunch supporter of the peace process, very close to Abbas, and
maintains an extensive network of contacts, including Israelis.
During the conversation, according to the report, Kerry asked Agha to
convey a message to Abbas and ask him to “hold on and be strong.” Tell
him, he told Agha, “that he should stay strong in his spirit and play
for time, that he will not break and will not yield to President
[Donald] Trump’s demands.”
According to Kerry, Trump will not remain in office for a long time. It
was reported that Kerry said that within a year there was a good chance
that Trump would not be in the White House.
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Kerry-to-Abbas-confidante-Stay-strong-and-do-not-give-in-to-Trump-539643