Pesach briefs

Oh, that’ll stop ’em: The U.S. is staying mostly close-mouthed about Turkey’s Prime Minister buddying it up with Hamas. Funny how the Obama administration is always quick to condemn Israel and never as quick to condemn actions that support Israel’s enemies.

Shyeah, right: Turkey is demanding a million dollars per terrorist. Hey, howsabout you just ask for the money from the IHH, the ones who put the terrorists on the ship to Gaza in the first place?

Oh, don’t worry, they never follow through on their pledges: The Arab League is engaging in its annual ritual of Promise Them Anything for the Palestinians. This year, they’re pledging one billion dollars (you totally said it like Dr. Evil, didn’t you?) “to finance projects and programs that would maintain the Arab and Islamic character of the city and reinforce the steadfastness of its people.” Yeah, good luck with that.

What could go wrong? Obama’s brilliant new peace plan idea is to bring in more Arab nations. Okay, Jordan I can see, but Egypt? Yeah, bring in the Muslim Brotherhood. Because of course, all they want is peace with Israel.

Oh, get a load of the new AP boilerplate on every Israel story.

The Palestinians say Israel must freeze settlement building on lands it captured in 1967 before any negotiations can resume. Israel says the issue of settlements can be addressed in negotiations.

During a visit to the region last week, President Barack Obama sided with the Israeli view.

It is not clear how the US can bring the Palestinians back to the table without a settlement freeze.

They’re still sulking.

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