re: #253 Sharmuta

The premise of Krauthammer’s article, and Charles commentary is that Obama is forging some sort of new, radical stance with Israel with regard to settlements. And I am pointing out that that no, this is not a new policy with regard to settlements. Furthermore, it is a policy that is being pushed by political parties within Israel herself, and supported by 53% of the Israeli population.

If the settlement freeze was something being forced on Israel by the U.S. and international communities, both Krauthammer and Charles would have a strong point. But since this same policy is being pursued by mainstream Israeli political parties and supported by a majority of Israelis… I fail to see how anyone could describe it as “denial of reality.”