Obama sent John Kerry To try to make Peace
No peace can be reached by external force. If the two parties are not ready, we should respect this. They should decide by themselves, if and when both sides are ready. The US should not be the police of the world. Our president is not an example, as more than 60% of Americans do not trust him. It’s better for Kerry to stay home, instead of inciting the Europeans and the Palestinians gainst Israel.
Saddat came to Israel and spoke honestly to the Knesset and the people were convinced of his good intentions. And time proved the people right as even know after thirty yeares the Israel and the Egyptians are sityill in peace and further more they both countries are in good relationship and coopereat in many fields.
The British gave 77% of Palestine to Jordan, without asking the Jewish people. Does Kerry know that the majority of the Palestinians were living in Jordan? They were not peaceful, and in September 1970 they revolted against the king. As a consequence, he threw them out. Most of them went to the West Bank, which was under Jordanian occupation. Jordan later gave up any claim to the West Bank.
As we know now, the Palestinians do not have stability and we cannot ask Israel to make an agreement with them. It is well known that there are 19 very heavily armed Palestinian refugee camps in the West bank. Even the King of Jordan made it clear that he does not want the Palestinians to control the Jordan Valley. He trusts Israel but not the Palestinians. He does not want them back because they would make trouble. And Obama and Kerry want to force Israel to make peace with them? For the moment the Palestinians are better off in Israel, where they enjoy stability and a higher standard of living than in any Arab country.
Copyright 2014 Emile Tubiana
