Stephen Lendman ~ Waging War While Talking Peace

SteveLendmansBlog March 6 2014

steveLendmanSham Israeli/Palestinian peace talks continue. They began last July. They’re supposed to conclude in April.

Palestine’s elected government wasn’t invited. It’s excluded from talks. Longtime Israeli collaborators represent Palestinians. They do so illegitimately.

Chance to resolve longstanding conflict is ZERO. Kerry’s so-called framework agreement is totally one-sided.

It solely favors Israel. It gives Palestinians nothing. It assures continued occupation harshness.

No legitimate Palestinian leader would accept what demands rejection. Reports from Washington, Tel Aviv and Ramallah say talks so far went nowhere.

What happens going forward remains to be seen. Israel deplores peace. It thrives on conflict and instability. Its enemies are ones it invents.

In 2013, Israeli warplanes bombed Syria at least six times. On February 24, they struck Hezbollah targets. They did so along Lebanon’s border with Syria.

Lebanon’s National News Agency confirmed it. Areas around Bekaa Valley’s Nabi Sheet and Janta were targeted.

Obama partners in Israeli aggression. Each country defends the other’s lawlessness.

On February 26, Hezbollah confirmed Israeli attacks. It vowed to respond “at the appropriate time” to the “blatant aggression.”

Israel lawlessly attacked “its sovereignty and territory,” it said. “It will not stand without a(n) (appropriate) response from the Resistance,” it added.

“This aggression did not, thank God, cause any deaths or injuries. There was only some material damage.”

It’s untrue that targets struck were “artillery positions or missiles.”

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