• Published 22:11 05.09.10
  • Latest update 22:11 05.09.10

U.S. plans Jerusalem talks after Egypt peace summit

Hillary Clinton to oversee extra meeting at symbolic location after Netanyahu and Abbas meet in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sept. 14.

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Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Jerusalem this month. The setting is a symbolic move to show the seriousness of peace negotiations.

U.S. officials said Sunday that Clinton would join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem on September 15. The exact location wasn't immediately clear.

Hillary Clinton, AP, May 18, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on May 18, 2010.

Photo by: AP

Those talks are to follow discussions September 14 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort
of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Jerusalem's status is a contentious issue in the negotiations, which kicked off last week in Washington, and both sides claim the city as their capital.
 

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  • 7. 23 29
    clinton keep out of our business
    • redhead
    • 06.09.10
    • 00:10

    Hilary some advice for you...Keep your dirty rotten mitts off of Jerusalem..it belongs to Jews..it is our capital...it is our heart....since you have only one religion and that is the religion of liberalism you cannot possibly understand what Jerusalem means to Jews worldwide. Stay out of it...stay away...and just shut up and don't interfere in things that you know nothing of.

    • 7 2
      Jerusalem
      • Nezam
      • 06.09.10
      • 00:37

      redhead, do not bight the hand that feeds you.

    • 7 5
      Redhead - Would you rather we (USA) impose a solution!
      • Paulus
      • 06.09.10
      • 01:11

      The UN giveth, and the UN with US force can taketh away. Are you sure you don't want to change your stance and try the negotiating path first? Think carefully about what I'm about to say to you. The will of the international community which governs this planet has more say than any one nation. Sure that one nation can try and defend herself and alter that decision, but only if she can overcome the force, whether lethal, from the entire intl community. Meaning, if the UN wanted to give the US back to the indians, it is the job of the UN to enfore it if they can. Sure the US will use all its might to prevent it. Question is, can Israel withstand US might if a solution is imposed and she tries to resist. NOT A SHOT IN HELL HONEY!!! So put a sock in it and be happy there are negotiations.

  • 6. 22 3
    A historical agreement on Jersulam is coming.
    • Victor
    • 05.09.10
    • 23:51

    This is a very serious move that demonstrates that the Americans are serious, the first true peace talks in decades are upon us. It's about time!

  • 5. 20 1
  • 4. 19 3
    Women are more for peace
    • Femke
    • 05.09.10
    • 23:16

    I am glad Hillary Clinton oversees (baby-sits !) the peace meetings. Men (boys) are always trying to show how great they are and fighting to prove it. Women do not want their children to die in war. I also think her elagent picture shows a strong face. Good luck and Shalom and Peace.

    • 2 5
      #4
      • Jane
      • 06.09.10
      • 00:41

      There are many women in whom I would put my trust. Hillary Clinton is not one of them. She and her husband are and always have been most concerned with their images (including their historical place) and their wallets.

    • 1 1
      Sure...
      • Clinton Maniac
      • 06.09.10
      • 01:01

      ...she will hand the keys of Jerusalem to her Jewish friends. Wait and see when the Jews will demolish the Al-Aqsa mosque!

  • 3. 10 29
    Netanyahu Will Give East Jerusalem To The Palestinians
    • Don Fletcher
    • 05.09.10
    • 22:53

    What a shame. This is the generation of Israelis’ that will loose Jerusalem. I hope you left wing selfhating Jews are happy now.

  • 2. 20 20
    What Obama didnt say and what HE needs to say in order to continue
    • Petunia
    • 05.09.10
    • 22:48

    In response to the murder of four Israelis by Arab terrorists, President Obama said, "The tragedy that we saw yesterday where people were gunned down on the street by terrorists who are purposely trying to undermine these talks …" The aim of the terrorists, however, was not to stop peace talks, since such an assumption is absurd, and the attack occurred close to the same place where an Israeli policeman was shot in his car several months ago when there were no "peace talks." Israelis are frequently attacked on roads throughout Israel by rocks and fire bombs, sometimes by snipers; these attacks are not connected to any political or diplomatic process. Framing this attack as politically motivated distorts the nature and meaning of Arab terrorism against Jews. President Obama went on to say, "The message should go out to Hamas and everybody else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us from not only ensuring a secure Israel but also securing a longer-lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course." One might have expected him to say, "Those who commit such murders, and those who support them, will be brought to justice and punished to the fullest extent of the law." Or, "These murders are the result of incitement and we will prevent all funding of incitement." Or, "We demand that the PA forces, especially those trained and supplied forces by the United States, will apprehend, arrest, and punish anyone who engages in terrorism." Or, "Unless the PA acts to eliminate terrorism and incitement there can be no progress in political, diplomatic or military cooperation. Actions speak louder than words." But he did not, and he won't, because no matter what Arab terrorists do, the PA knows it has the support of America, Europe and the international community. It can get away with murder, and does. Terrorists don’t seek compromise President Obama's misunderstanding of and his failure to act against Arab terrorism is due to the mindset that views terrorism as a response to specific causes - and political or ideological motives. In Israel's case, it's "the occupation," which has become a brand-name legitimization for killing Jews and demonizing Israel. The danger of linking terrorism to grievances is that it rationalizes murder and justifies those who perpetrate it. But those who carry out such acts are not driven by a sense of injustice, or rescuing humanity; they are homicidal criminals who seek to inflict the most damage to the largest number of people, regardless of who they are, or their beliefs. Arab terrorists, who plan and train meticulously, don't seek political compromises; their goal is Jihad, total elimination of Jews, and the State of Israel. They don't think about a "peace process;" they are committed to annihilation of their enemies. They see themselves as "martyrs," and are glorified by their communities, and by the PA. And they see their cause as just. This provides the psychological determination to perpetrate murder as an act of religious and political sanctification. And they are not alone, since most of the international community, and President Obama now, justify not their means, but the end – a second Arab Palestinian state, for starters; an Islamic world for "the believers." This is what President Obama did not understand about the controversial Islamic Center near the site of "9/11." It's not about a mosque, but about what comes along with it. It's not about a building, or religious freedom; it's about full disclosure and transparency. It's not what Obama said, but what he could have and should have said – and done – as an American president. The American flag in his lapel is not just an ornament.

    • 2 2
      What Obama said or didn't say
      • Rigoletto
      • 06.09.10
      • 00:51

      It really does not matter. The USA want Israel to disappear from the map and getting off their headaches list. When will Israel understand this? When the Israeli will ask to be transported from Palestine to USA and no place for them exists in the USA, which wants to become a friendly Muslim country.

  • 1. 2 11
    Let me guess
    • Joyce D
    • 05.09.10
    • 22:40

    They will meet at the Dome of the Rock