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The mystery of America By Gideon Levy Tags: Gideon Levy Click here for more articles by Gideon Levy It happens once every few months. Like a periodic visit by an especially annoying relative from overseas, Condoleezza Rice was here again. The same declarations, the same texts devoid of content, the same sycophancy, the same official aircraft heading back to where it came from. The results were also the same: Israel promised in December, after a stormy night of discussions, to open the "safe passage" between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This time, in what was considered the "achievement" of the current visit, Israel also promised to open the Karni crossing. Karni will be open, one can assume, only slightly more than the "safe passage," which never opened following the previous futile visit. Rice has been here six times in the course of a year and a half, and what has come of it? Has anyone asked her about this? Does she ask herself? Advertisement It is hard to understand how the secretary of state allows herself to be so humiliated. It is even harder to understand how the superpower she represents allows itself to act in such a hollow and useless way. The mystery of America remains unsolved: How is it that the United States is doing nothing to advance a solution to the most dangerous and lengthiest conflict in our world? How is it that the world's only superpower, which has the power to quickly facilitate a solution, does not lift a finger to promote it? What happened since 1956, when the U.S. made Israel withdraw from Sinai overnight with a single telephone call, immediately after the "Third Kingdom of Israel" speech by the strongest Israeli leader of all times, David Ben-Gurion? Now, as the occupation continues for years, with a government no less dependent on the good graces of the U.S. than in the past, why is America a bystander? Countless trips by presidents and secretaries of state, peace initiatives and peace plans aplenty, from the Roger's Plan to the Road Map, via "reassessment," fruitless talks and flowery declarations, pressure and promises, discussions and decisions - and nothing has happened. And in the background, a fundamental question echoes, without a response: Is America at all interested in bringing about a solution in the Middle East? Is it possible that it does not understand how crucial it is to end the conflict? As things appear, America can and does not want to. No government in Israel, and surely not the most recent ones, which are terrified of the American administration, would stand up to a firm American demand to bring the occupation to an end. But there has never been an American president who wanted to put an end to the occupation. Does America not understand that without ending the occupation there will be no peace? Peace in the region would deliver a greater blow to world terrorism than any war America has pursued, in Iraq or Afghanistan. Does America not understand this? Can all this be attributed to the omnipotent Jewish lobby, which causes Israel more harm than good? The declared aim of U.S. policy in the Middle East is to bring democracy to the region. For this reason, ostensibly, the U.S. also went to war in Iraq. Even if one ignores the hypocrisy, self-righteousness and double-standard of the Bush administration, which supports quite a few despotic regimes, one should ask the great seeker of democracy: Have your eyes failed to see that the most undemocratic and brutal regime in the region is the Israeli occupation in the territories? And how does the White House reconcile the contradiction between the aspiration to instill democracy in the peoples of the region and the boycott of the Hamas government, which was chosen in democratic elections as America wanted and preached? The U.S. also speaks loftily about peace. At the same time, its president warns Israel against any attempt to forge peace with Syria. Here America is taking a stance that not only fails to advance an accord but even undermines it. Ever since it began to give Israel a free hand to impose the brutal occupation in the territories, it has become a party that bequeaths undemocratic values to the entire world. Where are the days when there was still concern in Jerusalem about the U.S. reaction before each military operation? Israel then thought twice before every liquidation and each arrest. Every demolition of a Palestinian home and each nocturnal groundbreaking of a settlement raised fears about how Uncle Sam would react. And now - carte blanche. There is a blank check for every belligerent action by Israel. Should this also be called an effort for peace, for democracy? The recent years have not been good for America. From "the leader of the free world," it has become detested by the world. Not only do South Africa, Asia and Africa feel strong animosity toward it, most of the public opinion in Europe has also turned away from it. Is anyone in the administration asking why the world loves so much to hate America? And what implications will this growing global feeling have on the strength of the U.S. in the years ahead? Can the dollar, the Tomahawk and the F-16 provide an answer for everything? In the Middle East, the U.S. has an opportunity to fundamentally change its image, from a warmonger to a peacemaker. And how does the U.S. respond to the challenge? It sends Rice to tell the excited Ehud Olmert how she falls asleep easily on her unnecessary and ridiculous flights to and from the Middle East. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Disturbing trend Jewish Agency says Anti-Semitic acts in Jan. 2009 triple last year's records. After the war IDF gains in Gaza have softened Israel's stance on Shalit deal.   1.   YES, THE US INTERESTED WITH "BUT" 10:22  |  indrajaya 08/10/06   2.   The mystery of America 10:26  |  Ralph 08/10/06   3.   Is this drivel the best `Haaretz` can find 10:37  |  Shalom Freedman 08/10/06   4.   Because America is not really interested in peace in the Middle 10:52  |  Khalid 08/10/06   5.   No Mystery, Mr. Levy 11:01  |  Klaudia 08/10/06   6.   Levy reflects the majority opinion outside Israel and the US 11:12  |  Michael 08/10/06   7.   American leadership has vanished 11:19  |  Natallie Durson 08/10/06   8.   Mr. Levy....Helping Israel to Commit Suicide ! 11:21  |  Klaudia 08/10/06   9.   The US and Israel 11:23  |  An Arab Neighbor 08/10/06   10.   Large hole in this theory 11:24  |  JJ Doyle 08/10/06   11.   IGNORANT AMERICA 11:27  |  Lebanese 08/10/06   12.   Mystery 11:29  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   13.   No Mystery At All 11:31  |  AMJ 08/10/06   14.   Straw man, misrepresentation 11:40  |  Rowan Berkeley 08/10/06   15.   A perfect description of the absolute truth by a great writer 11:41  |  Clickfool 08/10/06   16.   More harm to peace is Gideon Levy 11:44  |  Akiva Patish 08/10/06   17.   For Shalom Freedman #3 11:45  |  Clickfool 08/10/06   18.   #Klaudia 11:54  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   19.   WE NEED WAR 11:58  |  NEUTERED OBSERVER 08/10/06   20.   Levy 12:20  |  j10 08/10/06   21.   Military democracies 12:26  |  Tom 08/10/06   22.   Wolf in sheeps clothing 12:33  |  Marie 08/10/06   23.   over simplified 12:34  |  David Hoffman 08/10/06   24.   # 18- Peter Dale 12:37  |  Klaudia 08/10/06   25.   Shalom Friedmann #3 12:39  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   26.   The mystery of America 12:51  |  Petra 08/10/06   27.   End occupation 13:08  |  Altalena 08/10/06   28.   But Israel pretend to be a democracy 13:15  |  Marilyn 08/10/06   29.   USA understands one thing said in English and opposite in Arabic 13:28  |  PETER SM 08/10/06   30.   Prophets have a tendency to be ignored by their own 13:33  |  Angela 08/10/06   31.   Norman Finkelstein 13:41  |  Marilyn 08/10/06   32.   No 27 End Occupation. 13:42  |  Lebanese admirer 08/10/06   33.   Marilyn - re Tanya Reinhart 13:42  |  Rowan Berkeley 08/10/06   34.   Simple truth for Peter SM 13:42  |  Clickfool 08/10/06   35.   English v Arabic and English v Hebrew! 13:45  |  Lebanese admirer 08/10/06   36.   Klaudia, not bad 14:04  |  christoph 08/10/06   37.   The United States Should Not Interfere 14:26  |  Johnny Weintraub 08/10/06   38.   The mystery of America 14:27  |  Michael Katz 08/10/06   39.   Klaudia # 5 14:30  |  Sam Creelock 08/10/06   40.   C.FOOL which part of saying one thing then the opposite can`t you 14:33  |  PETER SM 08/10/06   41.   America likes to see Israel at war 14:35  |  Lori Cowen 08/10/06   42.   Australian Marilyn - land won in defensive war 14:35  |  Jabadini 08/10/06   43.   C.FOOL. Who made you spokesman for what Pals. WILL do? 14:43  |  PETER SM 08/10/06   44.   # 4 Khaled 14:50  |  ChanahS 08/10/06   45.   Israel do they recognize Palestine 14:52  |  Abe 08/10/06   46.   Neutered Observer # 19 For Sure! 14:57  |  Sam Creelock 08/10/06   47.   "Safe passage" for murders of Israeli Jews 15:03  |  Bennie 08/10/06   48.   Gideon is an honourary Arab 15:16  |  System F 08/10/06   49.   more nonsense from levy 15:21  |  nehemia 08/10/06   50.   Mystery 15:24  |  Petra 08/10/06   51.   Klaudia # 24 15:30  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   52.   Dear Gideon Levi 15:41  |  Jerry 08/10/06   53.   @10, jj. doyle. pals want israel and europe. 15:48  |  vladimir 08/10/06   54.   @11. lebanese and other neighbors 15:51  |  vladimir 08/10/06   55.   #50 Jerry 15:59  |  Peter Dale a.k.a Tom 08/10/06   56.   Bainwashed arab narrative from loser levy 16:02  |  B 08/10/06   57.   PAL. UNITY GOV`T STUMBLING BLOC, ISRAEL READY FOR PEACE 16:05  |  Smadar 08/10/06   58.   I didn`t know Haaretz hired ClickFOOL 16:05  |  Jonathan S 08/10/06   59.   Chana...you are almost totally irrational, defensive and 16:08  |  Khalid 08/10/06   60.   The US Will Not Accept Terrorist Regimes and Their Demands 16:10  |  Jane 08/10/06   61.   Fools 16:14  |  Niall 08/10/06   62.   Its Not What Levy write...Its what he don`t 16:14  |  Hazi 08/10/06   63.   # 51- Peter Dale 16:29  |  Klaudia 08/10/06   64.   Mystery solved : Gideon Levy is a card carrying member of Neturei 16:31  |  Absolute Sweden 08/10/06   65.   GIDEON`S NOTION OF U.S. SYCOPHANCY (servile flatter) RINGS TRUTH 16:32  |  Smadar 08/10/06   66.   smadar 16:40  |  bev 08/10/06   67.   America isn`t Naive 16:43  |  GeorgeGoldman 08/10/06   68.   The reason is simple 17:04  |  Don 08/10/06   69.   Israelis are just humans, Marilyn 17:05  |  Jasmine Murphy 08/10/06   70.   David Levy and his foolish short-sightedness 17:06  |  Jonathan S 08/10/06   71.   Lebanese admirer 17:10  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/10/06   72.   Google Video - Iron Wall 17:13  |  Andy 08/10/06   73.   It is no mystery. The lobbyists control the US government. 17:13  |  Le Maudit Anglais 08/10/06   74.   The reason is simple 17:18  |  Don 08/10/06   75.   Thank you Smadar for the explanation 17:19  |  Jasmine Murphy 08/10/06   76.   To 66 & 51 Smadar 17:39  |  Altalena 08/10/06   77.   #26 Petra 17:40  |  Boycott 08/10/06   78.   The Israel Lobby Is Not "Controlled By Israel" 17:44  |  Rowan Berkeley 08/10/06   79.   LEBANESE #11 17:45  |  Gabe1 08/10/06   80.   # 28 For Marilynn From Down Under 17:48  |  Tony Anthony 08/10/06   81.   Peter Dale 18:00  |  Gabe1 08/10/06   82.   The mystery of America 18:03  |  Ralph 08/10/06   83.   #55 Peter Dale 18:04  |  Jerry 08/10/06   84.   Yes the world does hate Israel 18:05  |  Nathan 08/10/06   85.   Smadar #65 18:06  |  GabeSz1 08/10/06   86.   The mystery of America 18:07  |  Shmuelshachor 08/10/06   87.   Let`s no disregard the truth! 18:07  |  Wiktor 08/10/06   88.   Perhaps a naive question 18:09  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/10/06   89.   To ClickFOOL and the absolute truth 18:12  |  Jonathan S 08/10/06   90.   An simple answer to Mr Levy`s question 18:16  |  Al Green 08/10/06   91.   Well, duuhh! 18:17  |  hollingsworth 08/10/06   92.   To The Anti-Semite Who Claims to Be Canadian 18:17  |  Jane 08/10/06   93.   The U.S. should not interfere?! 18:36  |  Aaron Levitt 08/10/06   94.   Smadar 18:38  |  G1 08/10/06   95.   I agree with parts and disagree with parts. 18:39  |  Timothy 08/10/06   96.   The problems in the US 18:50  |  Marilyn 08/10/06   97.   #81Gabe1 18:53  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   98.   #83 18:56  |  Peter Dale 08/10/06   99.   To 83. Wiktor. You disregard the truth 19:08  |  Altalena 08/10/06   100.   Why America won`t change 19:13  |  Janice 08/10/06   101.   Mystery of America 19:28  |  Sam 08/10/06   102.   To 95. Budget & truth 19:36  |  Altalena 08/10/06   103.   #85 Gabe & Jane from Palm Beach 19:38  |  Smadar 08/10/06   104.   gideon levy is without doubt the most loathsome 19:39  |  daniel deronda 08/10/06   105.   # 92 Jane....seeing an anti-semite under every bush? 19:43  |  Le Maudit Anglais 08/10/06   106.   America Mystery & Marilyn in australia 19:47  |  Feres 08/10/06   107.   America Mystery 19:58  |  Lora 08/10/06   108.   A terrorist 20:00  |  Jasmine Murphy 08/10/06   109.   America Israel 20:10  |  Dana 08/10/06   110.   America 20:18  |  Dana 08/10/06   111.   Cynical and Disingenous 20:20  |  Al Green 08/10/06   112.   About Wiktor #87 and the real secret Jewish influence 20:27  |  Jonathan S 08/10/06   113.   Mystery of America 20:49  |  David Chamberlain 08/10/06   114.   #96 Marylin 20:50  |  Jerry 08/10/06   115.   U.S. as Israeli Enabler 20:52  |  gregdn 08/10/06   116.   If life were only that simple............... 21:01  |  Terry Brodsky 08/10/06   117.   37Johnny Weintraub - We Do with Our Aid 21:06  |  Mark of Lewiston 08/10/06   118.   The USA needs much more than Viagra 21:06  |  Christian 08/10/06   119.   Margie -- a good question 21:16  |  Pamela 08/10/06   120.   Margie`s Question, part 2 21:28  |  Pamela 08/10/06   121.   As in Watergate, follow the (oil) money 21:35  |  David Turner 08/10/06   122.   Margie in Tel Aviv - Zionist expansionism 22:38  |  Lebanese admirer 08/10/06   123.   To 105 & 119. Pamela & lobbies 22:42  |  Altalena 08/10/06   124.   Gideon, Hamas said it will never recognize Israel. 22:44  |  Joel Patton 08/10/06   125.   To Christian #118 23:00  |  Bob 08/10/06   126.   Levy 23:22  |  Alan L 08/10/06   127.   #25 Peter Dale, Well said! 23:33  |  Dutch 08/10/06   128.   another citizen of the plant 23:36  |  r 08/10/06   129.   This is utter rubbish 23:48  |  Psalm 08/10/06   130.   #96 Small,Teeny, Tiny, Iddy Biddy, Children 23:51  |  Tony Anthony 08/10/06   131.   Peter Dale #97 00:05  |  Gabe1 09/10/06   132.   For Shame on Haaretz, Levy serving as the voice of Hamas 00:14  |  JW 09/10/06   133.   Blame American Foreign Policy 00:17  |  Terry Brodsky 09/10/06   134.   Mr. Levy: please look at the larger picture 00:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/10/06   135.   Indeed There Is Growing Anti-Semitism in Canada 00:39  |  Jane 09/10/06   136.   We need another American Revolution 00:40  |  Dutch 09/10/06   137.   Levi is a 5th columnist 00:42  |  ropeadope 09/10/06   138.   Name One 00:48  |  David 09/10/06   139.   #104 daniel deronda 00:49  |  Maureeen Ann 09/10/06   140.   gideon levy 00:54  |  samuel 09/10/06   141.   MAUREEN ANN.Re Venom.Have a look at some Arab blood libels. 01:10  |  PETER SM 09/10/06   142.   Jane in Palm Beach 01:13  |  Gabe1 09/10/06   143.   Smadar #103 01:15  |  Gabe1 09/10/06   144.   another American revolution 01:23  |  hollingsworth 09/10/06   145.   #140 01:35  |  Carl 09/10/06   146.   Mark of Lewiston (Post No. 117) 01:36  |  Johnny Weintraub 09/10/06   147.   Levy 02:00  |  Dr. Joji Cherian 09/10/06   148.   to samuel # 140 02:04  |  youssef from morocco 09/10/06   149.   #136 Gideon, Levy , addendum 02:08  |  Dutch 09/10/06   150.   #3 02:11  |  joe 09/10/06   151.   U.S. of Arrogance! 02:21  |  Mike Brenner 09/10/06   152.   Judging the East by Western standards 02:24  |  Steph 09/10/06   153.   I don`t think anyone knows the answer 02:25  |  Joe 09/10/06   154.   Peter DAle 02:26  |  joe 09/10/06   155.   Are we winning 02:39  |  joe 09/10/06   156.   #Jane speaking of jails, another delightful.... 02:39  |  Maureeen Ann 09/10/06   157.   Maureen Ann 03:08  |  joe 09/10/06   158.   maureen ann 03:30  |  bev 09/10/06   159.   The U.S. and Israel 03:44  |  David Kaiser 09/10/06   160.   Maureen Ann in Backwater Australia 04:00  |  Jane 09/10/06   161.   Gideon Levy hits the bullseye 04:05  |  Mike 09/10/06   162.   #153 joe from Ramallah 04:20  |  hala 09/10/06   163.   Gideon Levy, you are Camp David denier 04:35  |  Bruce 09/10/06   164.   jewish lobby in north america 04:35  |  Ilan 09/10/06   165.   joe 04:39  |  Gina 09/10/06   166.   #161 04:47  |  Carl 09/10/06   167.   Come to think of it.... 04:55  |  Darin 09/10/06   168.   Thanks to Levy -- and P. Dale 05:01  |  Peter Foges 09/10/06   169.   How Refreshing 05:04  |  James 09/10/06   170.   #160 Jane dear, I suggest you may need eye glasses... 05:11  |  Maureeen Ann 09/10/06   171.   keep posting maureen ann 06:15  |  joe 09/10/06   172.   With Idiots Like Levy, Who Needs Enemies ? 06:39  |  Tod Zuckermam 09/10/06   173.   #160 Further to Jane. 06:46  |  Maureeen Ann 09/10/06   174.   Yes Gideon, it is the Lobby 06:53  |  Ani 09/10/06   175.   peter foges 07:06  |  joe 09/10/06   176.   Smadar (65) about the arrogant conquest and Torah 07:09  |  Shlomzion 09/10/06   177.   U.S. Media Bias 07:23  |  Hank N Tennessee 09/10/06   178.   146 Johnny Weintraub 08:17  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/10/06   179.   Gideon has proved his point about the US 08:28  |  Marilyn 09/10/06   180.   Israel stole the land 08:35  |  Marilyn 09/10/06   181.   Gabe, who is Smadar? 08:49  |  Jasmine Murphy 09/10/06   182.   Bravo to Pamela, you got big par of it but not all 09:09  |  Simon Mohammed 09/10/06   183.   Who is really the superpower now?????? 09:20  |  Simon Mohammed 09/10/06   184.   To 148 Youssef. Les Justes & 173. Maureen Ann 09:23  |  Altalena 09/10/06   185.   Perspective 09:25  |  Shlomzion 09/10/06   186.   today problem, Theology VS Democarcy or ???? 09:28  |  Simon Mohammed 09/10/06   187.   To 180. Marylin. Arabs stole the land 09:30  |  Altalena 09/10/06   188.   to 165 Gina, is 165 suggest that he is wrong 09:35  |  Simon Mohammed 09/10/06   189.   Prophets #30 11:19  |  JJ 09/10/06   190.   on Klaudia #8 11:58  |  zeev 09/10/06   191.   The Myster of America 12:27  |  Neil 09/10/06   192.   typical 12:44  |  Colin 09/10/06   193.   to Altalena #187 12:54  |  zeev 09/10/06   194.   Americans waking up 18:00  |  Gordon Reed 09/10/06   195.   Rice in the middle east 18:54  |  Freddy 09/10/06   196.   To Johnny #37 19:44  |  Michael I 09/10/06   197.   Godeon Levy: Blind and Ignorant 19:45  |  Polybios 09/10/06   198.   Is the Left too ignorant for it`s own good? 19:46  |  D 09/10/06   199.   to D 20:53  |  hollingsworth 09/10/06   200.   NEUTERED OBSERVER 21:20  |  Bud 09/10/06   201.   its not a mistery 21:55  |  scohen 09/10/06   202.   what`s this big brother US babbling 23:30  |  Caesar 09/10/06   203.   Absolutely refreshing 00:19  |  Mike Birbeck 10/10/06   204.   The mystery of America 11:13  |  George N. Spitz 10/10/06   205.   to George of NY 21:12  |  hollingsworth 10/10/06   206.   No mystery simply "smoke and mirrors" 13:41  |  Imran Ahmed 11/10/06   207.   The mysery of America 18:36  |  A.JIM GRIMM 11/10/06   208.   The mystery of America 18:39  |  A.JIM GRIMM 11/10/06   209.   the US is in charge of world peace? Wow. 16:24  |  James 12/10/06   210.   Levy = Sickening Jewish Nincompoop 06:52  |  Tod Zuckerman 17/10/06   211.   not up to U.S. - up to you 21:30  |  McLoughlin 17/10/06   212.   #5, #8 Klaudia`s protest, Absolutely correct! 17:33  |  Claudia 03/05/07

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