As I said the other day, it is just the same old tactics being used by the   
   Israeli leadership. In their minds, such ruses have worked successfully in   
   their favor for decades, so why change the formula?   
      
   As we have discussed before, a temporary peace may eventually be achieved   
   under the presumed seven-year peace agreement -- or "Holy Covenant"   
   according to our current understanding of the Daniel prophecies-- but it   
   won't last, because it will be based upon lies and deceit.   
      
      
   Politics Over Peace   
      
   New York Times Editorial   
      
   November 12, 2010   
      
      
   Early in his most recent tenure, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin   
   Netanyahu, spent a lot of time trying to persuade President Obama and others   
   that he was serious about making peace with the Palestinians. Only a   
   hard-liner, like him, could pull it off. If only.   
      
   With the peace process crumbling, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton   
   met with Mr. Netanyahu for seven hours on Thursday. She went in insisting   
   that she still believes that Mr. Netanyahu and the Palestinian president,   
   Mahmoud Abbas, are "very committed to a two-state solution." There was no   
   sign of a breakthrough.   
      
   If Mr. Netanyahu is willing to make the hard choices necessary for peace,   
   it's not evident these days. What is evident is that he has decided that   
   mugging for his hard-line coalition is more important than working with   
   President Obama to craft a peace deal -- and counting on his newly empowered   
   Republican allies on Capitol Hill to back him up, no matter what he does.   
      
   Since last week's American elections, Mr. Netanyahu's government has   
   published plans for 1,000 new housing units in a contested part of   
   Jerusalem. That same day, on a trip to the United States, Mr. Netanyahu   
   implicitly faulted Mr. Obama for not threatening to attack Iran. "If the   
   international community, led by the United States, hopes to stop Iran's   
   nuclear program without resorting to military action, it will have to   
   convince Iran that it is prepared to take such action," he told the Jewish   
   Federations of North America.   
      
   President Obama hasn't taken anything off the table, while working hard to   
   persuade countries around the world to impose increasingly tough sanctions   
   on Iran. We don't know if sanctions will ever be enough to stop Iran's   
   nuclear ambitions, but we know Tehran is feeling the heat. We also know   
   knee-jerk threats about force would rally international sympathy to Iran and   
   strengthen the mullahs' hands at home.   
      
   What Mr. Netanyahu does not seem to realize is that a peace deal with the   
   Palestinians is not a favor to President Obama. It is vital to Israel's   
   long-term security. If he squanders this moment, the only ones who can   
   celebrate are the extremists.   
      
   Both Palestinians and Israelis need to do more to salvage the negotiations.   
   Mr. Netanyahu has refused President Obama's request to extend a moratorium   
   on construction in the Jewish settlements for a modest 60 days. Mr. Abbas   
   has refused to meet until the building stops. Still, we think the burden is   
   on Mr. Netanyahu to get things moving again. Resuming the moratorium will in   
   no way harm Israel's security or national interest.   
      
   The Obama administration deserves credit for not throwing up its hands. In   
   her marathon session with Mr. Netanyahu, Mrs. Clinton plugged away on a   
   package of generous (overly so, to our minds) incentives and security   
   guarantees that might induce him to revive the moratorium and get back to   
   the bargaining table. She also met with Egypt's foreign minister to rally   
   more Arab support for the peace process and announced $150 million in   
   additional aid to help the Palestinian Authority build its capability to   
   govern.   
      
   Mr. Netanyahu is to meet with certain members of his cabinet on Saturday and   
   then the full cabinet on Sunday, reportedly to discuss his trip. It's time   
   for him to stop playing games, reinstate the moratorium, get back to   
   negotiations and engage seriously in a peace deal.   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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