Post by Paddy by Grace on Apr 6, 2009 7:40:06 GMT -7
Israel may decide to say “no” to a sovereign Palestine and “no” to giving up the Golan, in which case Obama’s entire Muslim outreach crashes. He will have no choice but to go to the mat with Israel. In fact the more he beats up on Israel, the better his relations with Iran will be. He needs Iran to be a partner, not an enemy. He needs Iran to help in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama will have to convince Saudi Arabia and Egypt that such a rapproachment is good for them, too. That leaves Israel out in the cold.
It would not be the first time that Israel was abandoned by its patron.
During WWI, Britain had need of the Jews and so issued the Balfour Declaration in favour of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The San Remo conference in 1920 awarded Palestine and TransJordan to Israel. Before the League of Nations formally set up the Palestine Mandate in 1922, Britain, contrary to law, removed TransJordan from the land given to Israel. Thereafter things went from bad to worse.
Britain became the enemy of the Jews and friend of the Arabs. After WWII the Jews forced Britain to give up the Mandate resulting in the Partition Plan being passed by the UN.
Prior to the end of the Mandate, Ben Gurion started buiding an army and began the search for weapons of all sizes including heavy arms and planes. Britain and the US both imposed an arms embargo. Russia became Ben Gurion’s principal supplier. This story is covered in detail in The Pledge by Leonard Slater.
Russia also voted for the establishment of Israel and was one of he first countries to recognize her. The US would have voted against Israel’s establishment but for the intervention of President Truman.
In 1956, Britain and France had need for Israel’s help in reversing the takeover by Nasser of the Suez Canel. They invaded the Sinai together. So Britain was once again Israel’s friend. But America under Eisenhower, became the enemy of all three and forced them to retreat from the Sinai. This was Eisenhower’s Arab outreach.
It was around this time that Russia became estranged from Israel and embraced Egypt, Syria and Iraq instead.
France became Israel’s patron and chief arms supplier. France also was instrumental in setting up Israel’s nuclear plant at Dimona. You will recall that in the ‘67 war, Israel used France’s Mirage jets. The American embargo continued but was soon to change.
Shortly after this war, France withdrew its support from Israel. The US became Israel’s supplier and patron with the intent of dislodging Russia from the ME. The US befriended the Arabs by restraining Israel in both the ‘67 War and the ‘73 war. This policy enabled the US to replace Russia as Egypt’s patron. As a reault of the Iraq War, the US also ousted Russia from Iraq
It would not be the first time that Israel was abandoned by its patron.
During WWI, Britain had need of the Jews and so issued the Balfour Declaration in favour of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The San Remo conference in 1920 awarded Palestine and TransJordan to Israel. Before the League of Nations formally set up the Palestine Mandate in 1922, Britain, contrary to law, removed TransJordan from the land given to Israel. Thereafter things went from bad to worse.
Britain became the enemy of the Jews and friend of the Arabs. After WWII the Jews forced Britain to give up the Mandate resulting in the Partition Plan being passed by the UN.
Prior to the end of the Mandate, Ben Gurion started buiding an army and began the search for weapons of all sizes including heavy arms and planes. Britain and the US both imposed an arms embargo. Russia became Ben Gurion’s principal supplier. This story is covered in detail in The Pledge by Leonard Slater.
Russia also voted for the establishment of Israel and was one of he first countries to recognize her. The US would have voted against Israel’s establishment but for the intervention of President Truman.
In 1956, Britain and France had need for Israel’s help in reversing the takeover by Nasser of the Suez Canel. They invaded the Sinai together. So Britain was once again Israel’s friend. But America under Eisenhower, became the enemy of all three and forced them to retreat from the Sinai. This was Eisenhower’s Arab outreach.
It was around this time that Russia became estranged from Israel and embraced Egypt, Syria and Iraq instead.
France became Israel’s patron and chief arms supplier. France also was instrumental in setting up Israel’s nuclear plant at Dimona. You will recall that in the ‘67 war, Israel used France’s Mirage jets. The American embargo continued but was soon to change.
Shortly after this war, France withdrew its support from Israel. The US became Israel’s supplier and patron with the intent of dislodging Russia from the ME. The US befriended the Arabs by restraining Israel in both the ‘67 War and the ‘73 war. This policy enabled the US to replace Russia as Egypt’s patron. As a reault of the Iraq War, the US also ousted Russia from Iraq