Obama, Netanyahu to meet in U.S. on Tuesday

Unfortunately, what this means is that nothing will ever change, because it equates to complete and blind support of Israel, no matter what it does. Just as Israel has nurtured the settlements into the bane they've become, so too has the U.S. nurtured its own in Israel.

i am sure you have so much non sense in your head you will have to get rid of large amounts to just get a little basic knowledge in...but spend the time...and please do it outside

Clinton is sending mixed signals, its like a parent spanking his child for misbehaving and at the same showing him a lot of affection. There is a time and a place for each action, this is spanking time. Netanyahu was so beligerent at one point when he met former president Clinton to the point where Clinton said "Who the F**k does he think is the super power over here".

Netanyahu should give Obama a lecture on the History of the Land of Israel since ancient time. It is time to educate the Rookie about Israel, and the danger that Islamist-Jihadism poses to the Free World. It should not be a one-way communication from the Rookie who was just a little kid in 1967 and 1973.

OK Obama. But dob't put your feet on your desk opposite Netanyahu's face. You saw what a reception your vice pres. got ? People learn manners the hard way.

Mr Obama twice canceled his trip to Australia for this week, to sort out the health care debacle in good old human rights caring America! However, Obama has found time (AGAIN!) to meet with the Netanyahu occupation regime of Israel! Not that I care, Australia is part of Asia - China is the big daddy in Asia, and will be on the top rung of power before much longer - thanks to Israel helping to bring America down!

I bet the farm that Obama isn't going to meet Netanyahu.

Obama must not give one millimeter. The good General Petraeus has finally told the American people what they needed to hear: Israel and its supporters (in the US included) have become dangerous for the US and its troops. Israel has nothing to give the US except trouble. When it is ready to retreat behind the Green Line, and not a minute before, there is nothing to talk about, especially peace.

Dude, you've got it all backwards. For every one precondition the Pals put forth, Bibi makes ten. The world knows that Bibi's coalition has no interest in peace- read the parties' platforms. It's all there in black and white. Finally the American government is acknowledging what many of us have known for a long time- Israel is a threat to US security.

... Obama and all of us would be delighted, no problem... ... but the problem is that building is actually planned on Pal territory, on East Jerusalem Pal hinterland, that has already been somewhat eroded...

... before he departs for the USA... ... Quote:"President Obama knows how lonely the pursuit of truth can be, and what passion it can require... He is a remarkable politician, who has already done much to steer America from the politics of fear..."

anti semitism has been running for 1800 years , there is no sign of it ending !

the era of tensions between the 2 administrations .

I would like Obama to press Netanyahu to halt expanding Jewish Settlements in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem. Settlements are destroying Israel's chances for peace with the Palestinian People and the Arab World. They incite violence against our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are a useful recruiting tool for Terrorists and even if the neighborhood is Jewish, it is still across the Green Line and hence part of Palestinian land and illegal under International law. Palestinians accept Israel as a state of all the people who live there and 20% are various non-Jewish intermenchen. Israel is occupying Palestinian land and that is what is causing the "incitement". End the Occupation and you end the incitement, the rockets, the bombers, the riots and nasty letters to the NY Times, etc.

...forever. Well NO! We all voted Likud,and Lieberman because of Hamas' mindless bombing of Sderot, not to speak of their suicide attacks and overall terror. But by now the West Bank stopped over 90% of its terror. It is time therefore to work on making peace. (Of course, forget about Gaza for the moment). THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW! We go with the US and peace or we remain utterly alone in the whole world. Freeze the settlements, NOW!

I would like to be a fly on the wall in that meeting...these two have a strong dislike for each other...the Press Conference (if there even is one) will be much fun..

....at least according to the Jerusalem Post.

... and what I know they will discuss. I hope our President is open to discussing what the Palestinians should be required to do for peace. *Accept a Jewish Israel *Stop incitement I do not understand how building in Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem equates with the two listed above but perhaps one of you articulate posters can help me understand that. Please try to limit your response to building in Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem. I believe Obama took this meeting to appease the very angry American Jewish response to the so called "row" last week. The White House was way over the top. Maybe when they meet next week Obama can explain why the death of the Thai worker (lifus interuptes by misslesmus) was not an insult or an affront. Oh yeah, the Palestinians don't get scolded or they may get their feelings hurt.

A simple poll, just answer Obama or Natanyaho

The isolation of Israel is amazing! In a couple of years Israel has gone into the deep end, it is an international paraia, hated by many, that even the US cannot stomach it anymore. From the dubai incident to this, Israel is looking pathetically inept, sick and an international problem - realigning with the rest of the world will make the US look better and will let Israel be whatever it wants to be but will reap the consequences.

If bibi was right (that this was no big deal and wouldn't hurt Israel) then why has he resorted to this last-minute unscheduled flight on the Grovel Express to Washington? Didn't he just tell us a few days ago that everything was fine? Lesson to be learned: Don't Believe Bibi.

Well Obama is doing his part. Let's see what a dressed down Bibi does.

Pray that this time Bibi is forced to choose: Lieberman or Livni, more land grabbing and ethnic cleansing or serious negotiation, more delusions of grandeur or a safe and democratic Israel. Only by being relentless and hard does Obama stand a chance.

The first time they met, Bibi came home to Israel bragging about how he had skunked Obama. We shall see what happens now.

...that Obama gives Bibi a wedgie.

Since the end of the Cold War, Israel has lost its strategic importance to the USA. The Arab nations have moved more towards Western ways and accomodation with the USA. What remains is the threat of extremist Muslim groups that leverage Israeli abuses against Palestinians to recruit and deploy zealots. It is time for Israel to take responsibility and treat Palestinians as equals entitled to human rights, freedom and autonomy. It is time to reconcile and repair decades of economic damage done to the Palestinians. It is time to build relationships with its neighbors without the baggage of suppression and land expropriation. The USA is in a position to reevaluate its Israeli policies. The USA public and a significant part of the Israeli public are frustrated with Netanyahu's and Lieberman's intransegience. The Cairo speech has opened the door to a new relationship with the Arab countries, and Obama has a vote of trust to pursue those relationships.

The Iranian bomb is the most important foreign policy issue facing both America and Israel. There is growing evidence that the Obama Administration is too weak to deal adequately with the threat it poses to the future of America and the world. The Prime Minister should make it clear that he has not come to Washington for any other purpose than to make serious plans with the responsible leaders of the American people to ensure the survival of both countries. He should not let the discussion be sidetracked onto any other issue nor tolerate vague promises of some kind of sanctions some time in the future. It is high time either to start taking this issue seriously or for the Prime Minister to stop wasting his time on Obama.

..I hope Bibi comes with sleeves rolled up and ready to work.. The US needs dates and specific actions to be taken...step-by-step. This is real important stuff--it has to been done right!

Physical security is already the purview of the IDF. What is needed from the USA is a comittment to integrity of Israel as a Jewish State by resisting the Arab oil influence at home. Israel has a destiny unlike other nations, and the USA is trying to stimy and limit its development and expression by limiting its territory and people's development by burdening israel with USA foreign policy cultural objective. Israel is bearing the 'white man's burden' in the Middle East for the USA. It should not and its unwanted.

President Obama: stand your ground and say/do what is right and do not allow the Jewish lobby to dictate US policy as it has been a disaster.

How long before he gets suspended?

So, Bibi goes to Washington to tell Obama what to do! Well, not only Obama, indeed the World!

... but have no doubt he'll do it like a perfect gentleman...

Netanyahu will commit to peace process, Obama will ask for gestures. And the world will decide US cannot ask much from Netanyahu. Proximity talks delayed as US loses face in MidEast. Win-win for camp Likud.

....face to face, what the United States (and the rest of the world!) expect from this Israeli governement, and what the consequences will be, if Netanyahu and friends continue to defy the will of the International community. There are certain things you can delegate to your vice-president or your secretary of state, but once in a while the "big boss" has to take the initiative himself, if he wants to get a satisfactory result....

a welfare check

Lobby and israel is the winner. This policy will never bring peace but more Palestinian radicalization.

Obama is going to tell him how things are going to go. Its time to drop the right wing and bring in Livni. Its time to stop with the charade that you are keeping EJ and all the settlements If you want continued American financial & military support, if you want continued UN cover, if you want us to deal with Iran...A FAIR DEAL WITH THE PALS IS THE PRICE!!!