• Published 12:12 22.03.10
  • Latest update 22:04 22.03.10

United States will not tolerate a nuclear Iran, Clinton tells AIPAC

Iranian bomb would embolden terrorists and destabilize the Middle East, Secretary of State warns.

By Reuters Tags: AIPAC Hillary Clinton Israel news

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Monday that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions that will bite to press it to come clean about its suspected atomic program.

In a speech to pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, Clinton said parts of Iran's government are a menace to the Iranian people and the Middle East.

Iran's leaders must know there are real consequences for not proving their nuclear activities are peaceful, Clinton said.

"Our aim is not incremental sanctions, but sanctions that will bite," Clinton told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

"Let me be very clear: The United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons," she said.

Despite fears that a recent spat between Israel and the U.S. over settlements would provoke a hostile reception, Clinton received a warm response from her mostly Jewish audience, which reserved its loudest applause for Clinton's declaration of a tough stance on Iran.

"She was fantastic", said Nancy Moornes, a conference delegate from Los Angeles. "Last week we had a little setback, but I think Netanyahu will explain it fully".

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Monday afternoon hoping to repair frayed ties with U.S. President Barack Obama, who was angered by Israel plans for Jewish homes in east Jerusalem, announced two weeks ago.

Netanyahu will also speak to delegates at the conference sponsored by the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, several hours after Clinton's address.

Clinton said that if Iran developed a nuclear weapon, it would embolden terrorists and spark an arms race that would destabilize the Middle East.

"This is unacceptable. It is unacceptable to the United States. It is unacceptable to Israel. It is unacceptable to the region and the international community."

Israel and the West accuse Iran of building a nuclear bomb, a charge it denies.

Veto-wielding China has so far scuttled the administration's plans for quick action by the UN. But Clinton allowed that building support for new sanctions was taking time but said it was worth the wait.

"It is taking time to produce these sanctions, and we believe that time is a worthwhile investment for winning the broadest possible support for our efforts," she said.

"That will show Iran's leaders that there are real consequences for their intransigence, that the only choice is to live up to their international obligations," Clinton said.

Clinton also took aim at Iranian hard-liners who have clamped down hard on opposition supporters following disputed elections last year.

"Elements in Iran's government have become a menace, both to their own people and in the region," she said, referring to the crackdown.

Her comments came a day after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the United States, accusing it of plotting to overthrow its clerical leadership, in a chilly response to Obama's latest overture for better cultural ties with Iran.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did not outright reject Obama's offer, conveyed in a video message to the Iranian people, but the supreme leader said that so far, Washington's offers of engagement with Tehran have been a deception.

Clinton also devoted much of her address to the stagnated peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, saying that renewed talks should be serious and substantive, and warning that new Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank were undermining U.S. mediation.

"New construction in East Jerusalem or the West Bank undermines mutual trust and endangers the proximity talks that are the first step toward the full negotiations that both sides want and need," Clinton said in a speech to AIPAC, an influential pro-Israel lobby group, at its annual conference in Washington.

The secretary of state added that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" on the road to Mideast peace because the status quo with the Palestinians was unsustainable.

Clinton stressed Washington's view that "the dynamics of demography, ideology, and technology" would eventually force political change in the region.

"There is another path. A path that leads toward security and prosperity for all the people in the region. It will require all parties - including Israel - to make difficult but necessary choices," she said.

Clinton told AIPAC delegates that the United States would continue to demand that Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip, renounce violence and recognize Israel. She also repeated U.S. calls for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

She also said the United States would continue to press for direct negotiations that could lead to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, with U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell's efforts to start indirect "proximity" negotiations as an essential foundation.

"These proximity talks are a hopeful first step, and they should be serious and substantive. Ultimately, of course, it will take direct negotiations to work through all the issues and end the conflict," she said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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  • 105. 0 0
    #103 Poster, well, keep up
    • ballistic
    • 29.03.10
    • 10:25

    58% of NYers and half of America don't believe we got the full story on 9-11. CNN photos after the pentagon crash don't show any wings, wing imprints, luggage, bodies and only a small hole. Physicists around the world deny voters got the full story and there are credible accounts that Atta is alive and well. Dubya proudly said Mr. Wolfwowicz was the "architect of the Iraq War". David Frum worte the speech sucking voters in for the ruse. The truth will set everybody free. BS Iraq, no Iran. Better get to peace and not remain a problem. Tea?

  • 104. 0 0
    iran sanctions
    • jeb stuart
    • 24.03.10
    • 19:03

    Hillary Clinton's Iranian embargo will be as William Clinton's North Korean embargo.

  • 103. 0 0
    To....Number...# 95 read and learn
    • POSTER
    • 24.03.10
    • 02:45

    Information for you. When those Saudis were rushed out of the US on the quickest flight 12th was because the Bush family were entertaining the Saudis when the terror occurred and partying at home as their guests. They were not the terrorists. However,they had to usher them out of harms way because of the devastation caused to the twin towers, 3,000 + dead.Not to mention the attack on the Pentagon. Adding 1+1=2 get it? not wanting the authorities finding them there. You are an obnoxious and silly woman. Of course it was Bin Laden. He was/is/belongs to one of the high ranking Saud family. Both dynasties:The Bushites and Saudis have been together for eons. Why the name calling Dr.L Brnd who is telling us all the historical narrative exemplifying with the Pearl Harbour attack which I know not how to explain. Acting like a belligerent bofoon with rudeness is hardly ladylike. He is also quite correct in his assumption on Pakistan a culprit for what is happening in Afghanistan and the force of the Taliban for YEARS even as we speak. Wonder if you'd have the nerve to read this if it gets published and LEARN THE TRUTH. There has never ever been a reason for the US to fight on behalf of Israel. If you hear otherwise,then you are delusional believing in MYTHS. Israel has been taking care with itself throughout the years since its rebirth,and continues to fight and die if necessary without outside help.

  • 102. 0 0
    AMERICA'S NUKES
    • Jan
    • 23.03.10
    • 16:53

    considering the USA is the only nation to have ever used nukes maybe we should be more concerned about them having such weapons.

  • 101. 0 0
    My dear Hillary, who died and made the US boss? ?
    • Dutch
    • 23.03.10
    • 11:56

    Iran like any other state has its sovereign rights to have nuclear capability and it has every right to protect its natural resources from bullies and predators in the region such as Israel and the US itself. So back off and stop threatening Iran & accept it is just arming itself against the bullies and that's not bad at all. Indeed, it is very normal and what is abnormal is all the threat- ening from the West and call for sanctions.. It's all infantile anyhow and won't work. Dutch P.S. Please tell Obama if he wants to develope a relationship with Iran and the Muslim world he must do it the old fashion way and that's means showing up instead of sending taped videos and getting Israel off their backs. He shouldn't hesistate to put on his boxing gloves or tighten the purse strings also.

  • 100. 0 0
    "US will not tolerate nuke Iran". Nice words, Hillary
    • Realist
    • 23.03.10
    • 11:22

    Where are your actions? It is time to stop bowing to your enemies, like your so-called boss Obama. Remember who has the power to impeach an incompetent president. The People's will WILL be done.

  • 99. 0 0
    CJ Israel have many news stations with Cable
    • Fredy Ross
    • 23.03.10
    • 08:25

    And in many languages from many countries. In fact it is cheaper to have cable in Israel than in Australia, I guess because of it being such a small country.

  • 98. 0 0
    US and israeli choices
    • UK taxpayer
    • 23.03.10
    • 05:34

    Whatever US and israeli choices are there, Iran is going to be nuclear power and you can't do anything, they are laughing at your paranoia. You have to live with Iranian nukes as you are now living with Pakistani nukes, just get rid of your double standard in favor of israel and be sensible. he..he..he.

  • 97. 0 0
    Iran's nuclear threat
    • Bob
    • 23.03.10
    • 03:41

    So much talk about Iran's acquiring nuclear weapons. Does Israel have nuclear weapons? If it does than every Arab state and non Arab state in the region should have nuclear weapons. The real threat to peace in the middle east is not the Arab states. The real threat is Israel.

  • 96. 0 0
    U.S. will tell Israel the truth when needed
    • Michael
    • 23.03.10
    • 03:35

    To Larry: "Tell her to butt out of our life. We don`t need her telling us what to do." Stop,begging us for our money and protection. We are sick of your being a parasite.

  • 95. 0 0
    #10 Well Daniel, problem is AIPAC
    • ballistic
    • 23.03.10
    • 02:21

    reprsents a foreign country. Their stature is diminishing under the weight of the stiff necked land stealing/squatting Israelis doing their usual thing, demanding this and that and trouncing their neighbors. Hillary should give em the finger.

  • 94. 0 0
  • 93. 0 0
    Intellectual giant ,CJ ,doesn't believe one could watch BBC
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:35

    in Israel...over Internet... Collected Works of Comrades Pol-Pot and Marx took too much time of the Righteous One from Sydney

  • 92. 0 0
    CJ #87
    • Roo
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:30

    "Everyone should go to the internet" Doha debates are all online.

  • 91. 0 0
    Yes Philip ,GB would win over Russia
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:26

    alone ,without Americans ,just as she had won over Germans ,completely alone ,also without Americans.

  • 90. 0 0
    KAREEM: We Agree
    • Brant
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:23

    We agree fundamentally that the land is for both. We agreeb on the two State solution. I want no greater concession from the Palestinians than I do from the Jews. I just think both must make them to deal with today's reality. Frankly, I can't fathom how 97% of the West Bank and land exchanged to make Israel and Palestine each a bit safer; a bit more contiguous, is a reason not to compromise. So, Kareem, the challenge remains. Can the Arab side take a position other than the "all or nothing" that has so far brought them .... nothing?

  • 89. 0 0
    # Ben Jabo. "Answereing the call of history."
    • Maureen Ann
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:22

    Medical coverage for tens of millions of uninsured American citizens. Hallelujah! : ) Democrats hailed the votes as a historic advance in social justice. (NY Times 31 March 2010) Cheers!

  • 88. 0 0
    Stephen A confirms neither written nor spoken assurances of US
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 22:22

    mean anything after 2 weeks. So what is your point ?

  • 87. 0 0
  • 86. 0 0
    Really, Hilary???
    • marat
    • 22.03.10
    • 21:30

    But you sure are allowing them to stock up on a lot of plutonium...more and more as you and Obama sleep. Iran laughs at you and Obama, they lost any notion of fear long, long ago.

  • 85. 0 0
    "Jewish influence declining in America"--Chris Linthwaite
    • Israeli citizen
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:42

    Hopefully! So you will give us a break with your sad nonsense, when you feel we are less important!

  • 84. 0 0
    Absolute Sweden
    • Philip
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:37

    If GB would depend on US security and financial guarantees like Israel does, I bet we would listen.

  • 83. 0 0
    Nothing to "undermine"--US has NO role!
    • Devasahayam
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:32

    Use analogy of South Asian disputes, where Pakistan has been trying to get all-and-sundry involved--but where India has stated they have no role (with which all countries Pakistan has tried to involve--including US and also Pakistan's ally China--have agreed in principle). As in South Asia, US has NO role whatsoever in Muddle East "peace" negotiations!

  • 82. 0 0
    Larry #4
    • Luke
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:20

    The problem is it's not just the US "butting in" its the whole of the international community who's laws you are REQUIRED to follow. The natives who are left in America live the good life with government subsidies. That's not the case in Palestine. We didn't even violate international law (since there wasnt any) but we're still making concessions!

  • 81. 0 0
    Superjew, so pleased I wasn't the only one watching the BBC
    • Fredy Ross
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:18

    Everyone should go to the internet and watch the Doha Debates and realise what Israel is up against as being the only democracy in the middle east. Quite frightening to know how misinformed the young students are.

  • 80. 0 0
    Absolute--You Know little about Diplomatic Mid -east
    • Stephen A
    • 22.03.10
    • 20:11

    ...operating under the premise of most diplomats: "two weeks ago is sometimes ancient history in the never-ending conflict." With that premise, anything Eisenhower (before I was old enough to drink Absolute)and Bush said or wrote is history and should be thrown out the window. But...if you want to count previous conmittments...then: What happened to the signed Oslo Accords and more recently, the signed agreement for the two-state solution and the "roadmap" that are no longer being upheld in Israel.

  • 79. 0 0
    United States will not a tolerate a nuclear Iran?
    • Natallie Durson
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:59

    I wonder of Americas intolerance of a nuclear Israel will last longer than Israels "hold" on settlement construction in EJ. Both things would appear to have a short shelf life. Hillary will find that America has more tolerance for a nuclear Iran than they have for a war with Iran. Such a war would place American efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq at risk and possibly throw the whole region into conflict. Would Hillary do this for Israel, just after Israel snubbed Americas call for a settlement freeze?

  • 78. 0 0
    Hillary,Hillary,Hillary
    • Yusssi
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:53

    Good Hillary BUT Israel will also not tolerate your verbal attacks! You know the real deal.Speak the truth and ask what the Palis are going to put forth for peace.Thus far all they do is resort to violence as an answer to Israeli concessions..

  • 77. 0 0
    No nukes for Iran, agreed. No nukes for Israel, ?????
    • Lou Medel
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:48

    A nuclear Iran is perfectly acceptable. Nuclear energy for all. Israel is armed to the teeth with nukes, just don't use them. Or start another war with your neighbors. That would justify a retaliation which might start an escalation. As for an undivided Jerusalem, okay. Share it with Arabs and Christians. Building permits are okay as long as they are shared equally. Arabs can build in W. Jerusalem and Jews can build in E. Jerusalem. All peoples will have access. Such a deal. Everybody wins. Salaam/Shalom

  • 76. 0 0
    OK OK Lets all wrap ourselves around.....
    • Stephen.
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:48

    ..Mizz Clinton and what is reality. Reality is that, no matter what, Iran will continue with its nuclear weapons program. Reality is that, no matter what Mizz Clinton says, the USA will not involve itself in any Mexican standoff with Iran. Papa Bush used to say,"Read my lips"! Mizz Clinton is no accomplished diplomat. Neither is she worldly enough, especially with Iran and its regime. For she is bound by some weird bond that believes that only through some vague watered down sanctions will Iran's Regime capitulate. What does she mean with the statement "The United States will not a tolerate a nuclear Iran".? Will she go to war.? Of course not. Good night.

  • 75. 0 0
    supermouth needs to get a life and a job
    • & meds
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:45

    for that over active imagination that runs away with him constantly....i have never seen such a display of paranoid nonsense except from those already in an insane asylum....relax, stop taking speed, get something for your blood pressure, a glass of red wine perhaps....see your doctor you are borderline paranoid skitz with delusions of grandur...get help

  • 74. 0 0
    Kareem they do,yey do.Otherwise they'd be suffering from DEHYDRAT
    • Jasmine
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:45

    Otherwise your people would be suffering from DEHYDRATION.That they do not,shows the generosity of Israel that not only gives your people water,electricity (which by the way Hamas lobbs rockets to that part)but also the fools act stupidly CUTTING THEIR NOSES TO SPITE THEIR FACE into the bargain. You are being disingenuous and a LIAR. The people over yonder(terrorist entity)get lorry fulls of goods transferred everyday.And here you come complaining.Typical beggars and thieves living on charity because of the pilfering by your BOSSES all.

  • 73. 0 0
    clinton should be made to watch doha debate
    • superjew
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:35

    Yesterday morning, the Doha debates were on....there was a panel of 4.....2 on the hamas side, and 2 on the PA side... The only discussion taking place, was how best to get rid of ALL of Israel...this is not about gaza and WB, it is about Israel INSIDE the green line...Israel rightly knows what they are facing...the people here on haaretz and elsewhere around the world who THINK this code word "occupation" is about gaza and west bank are either delusional, ill informed, ignorant or anti Semitic. It IS that simple. All of you who deny this with this excuse or that excuse simply are avoiding the truth, as time and time again the truth is laid bare from the mouths of the PA, Hamas, the Lebanese, the Syrians, the Iranians, the Saudis and as you can see from the Doha audience itself, it is the PEOPLE, the average ordinary citizen of all arab stripes want ALL of ISRAEL . What a disgrace the arabs are and by defacto, Obama. Obama KNOWS that the arabs at large are not talking about WB and Gaza, nor about golan or shaaba farms...HE KNOWS and yet he won?t come out and say to the arabs, until you accept Israel (even INSIDE the green line), we will not engage in a false peace process, and not only that, but we will strengthen Israel and we will strengthen her security. Nabil Shaath and Abdullah Abdullah are on the so called ?moderate? PA side of this farce called a debate in Doha...and BOTH of them are for taking down all of Israel! This is the so called moderate side of the palestinians....what they want is perfectly crystal clear. It is a complete joke...if you ask me Israel is being pushed into a false peace, KNOWING that this is a Trojan horse. Obama is a real disgrace. He is very consciously using the rise of global anti Semitism to push forward with geopolitical realignment and appeasement of the oil rich arabs. I don?t call that leadership, I don?t call it honest, I don?t call it fair, what I do call it is dangerous. Who is the president who will knowingly sacrifice one of his best friends for oil??? Is this what America now stands for? Lying? Racism? It is PLAIN TO SEE....Obama is clearly a weak president who in fact, is MORE indebted to Saudi Arabia and their oil than bush ever was...and yet out of the other side of his mouth he says he wants energy independence. I mean, come on, has no one figured out this man? It is just disgusting. He can go to Copenhagen to pitch for the Olympics but he has no time to go to his best friend Israel where the need to address real global peace is so vital? He is supposed to be all about ?unifying? and ?healing?, THE post racial president they call him, yet he cant go to Israel to speak about the falsehood of anti Semitism? He sends a clown like biden but doesn?t go himself? That tells you much ......Israelis have bled and died to PROTECT universally held values of freedom and tolerance, supposedly American values but obama can?t now support these same universal values? If the arabs want peace, its about recognizing Israel for now and forever, as a JEWISH HOMELAND, SOVEREIGN and LEGITIMATE. All this other fluff is bullshyte. The whole notion of occupation is a canard...if you ask me Israel should say to obama, Mr. President, unless you come out and speak the TRUTH, we are not interested in one more day of these farcical negotiations. This is not about 1967, it is only about 1948. I THINK BOTH HE AND CLINTON SHOULD BE FORCED TO WATCH THE DEBATE IN DOHA AND THEN HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BE QUIZZED BY THE WORLD MEDIA?.. OOOPS, I forgot, they?re all in bed with him?

  • 72. 0 0
    So simple Ibrahim
    • Fredy Ross
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:28

    The king of Syria has someone else taste his food before he eats,Hizbullah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza want to drive Israel into the sea, Iraq has bombs going off every other week, and the middle east only has conflict because of Israel which is the only democracy. I wish it were so simple but I can't see peace on the horizon.

  • 71. 0 0
    US-Israel
    • koi
    • 22.03.10
    • 19:14

    The real question is whether the US will (finally) begin to pursue its own strategic interests in the Region rather than kowtowing to pro-Israeli pressure. So far, Netanyahu has been mocking Obama and US attempts at resolution have been treated with contempt by the Israelis. Let's see if Obama has the guts to tighten the screws.

  • 70. 0 0
    to #41
    • georgeS
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:58

    "Being overgenerous to extremist groups is like giving sweets to a spoilt child in the hope that it will improve its behaviour - it usually results in worse actions. Our experience suggests that while some flexibility is desirable, there have to be clear principles and boundaries. A failure to recognise this risks drawing the wrong conclusions from the recent history of Northern Ireland and fundamentally misunderstanding the peace process..." true, but the spoilt child is Israel. Israel is always crying for more and more sweets.

  • 69. 0 0
    #36 Dave
    • Reasonable Zionist
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:44

    "After all, the US had its own version of the settlers running around for years. Ours were easier to identify in that they often ran around in sheets and white hoods." Dave, I'm quite surprised that you'd point out that equivalence. Isn't that a distinctly antisemitic thing to say? Anyway, the large majority of the "settlers" are just people who need cheap rent, who want nothing to do with arabs and mostly do have nothing to do with arabs. It's a small minority that live close to arabs and oppress them. And the situations are very different. White southerners had blacks that they could not sent back to africa and could not integrate into society, and they wanted to keep them subdued. But Israel has Palestinians who are living in Israel, in the Jewish state, who have no right to be there and no moral rights of any kind, who could leave easily if they were only willing to. So Israel has the moral right to do whatever it takes to get rid of them. Totally different.

  • 68. 0 0
    To Daniel
    • Sam Soul
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:41

    And of course, you, as an American jew from Washington DC, give yourself the right to dictate your own rules to the palestinians. You're a funny man Daniel. Please stay where you belong (ie Washington, deal with your identity issues and live the palestinians alone in Palestine. But you can still come over for the holidays ! i'll invite you for a nice shawarma !

  • 67. 0 0
    No. 52 Olli
    • a wandering Jew
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:41

    It is a "holding tank" for some of the "bad apples" Israel wants to get rid of and no one else will take. It has been for years and is derived from Irish sympathies for the IRA.

  • 66. 0 0
    vhardman
    • paolo
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:20

    the weather is very nice right now in San Remo. you should come to relax

  • 65. 0 0
    #41
    • Olli
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:18

    What has Ireland to do with Israel Abso. Your posts are absurd.

  • 64. 0 0
    # 43
    • Jeff
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:11

    I wish it were that easy. I think you are totally unrealistic. Settlements have nothing to do with it , they never did. It's the Arab worlds rejection of recognizing Israel, a Jewish state. End of story.

  • 63. 0 0
    Labhras--Try reading a bit, you can learn, maybe.
    • a wandering Jew
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:09

    You are ignoring the obvious, Hammas and their backers do not want peace. There is still violence in the North of Ireland,and still a bit in the South. Do you ride trains or read the papers?

  • 62. 0 0
    #7 Miggy - It's none of youc concern
    • *BEN JABO
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:07

    They're "AMERICAN DOLLARS", not Irish wampum

  • 61. 0 0
    Israel and the peace process
    • Beacher
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:04

    Maybe just maybe the Israeli leadership is listening to much to the know nothing loud mouths instead instead of listening to what their god had to say.God has made it simple .((he that keepeth israel neighter slumpers nor sleeps)And i will place them back in their land and they will never again be up rooted up.If you are depending on your neighbors and the present washington politicans to neigotate a fair agreement for you , then you are delusional.Do i expect that after last nite vote that the Lord has set aside aspecial day of blessings for the united states if so think again.Trust in your god and all the armies that ever answered the drumroll will not overcome you-jack

  • 60. 0 0
    Jeruselam
    • David
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:04

    is not a settlement but our capitol. we offered these refugees 97 percent of teh west bank, land swaps and they said no... no more concessions... you arm chair quarterbacks nice and safe in the states, britain or wherever take that to the bank and stuff it

  • 59. 0 0
    America First...
    • Alsop
    • 22.03.10
    • 18:00

    Israel's radical right-wing policy is a threat to US security. Like the Gazans, Israelis need to take responsibility for their lousy elected officials.

  • 58. 0 0
    To #43 The solution to Israel`s Security Problems
    • Virgilio
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:58

    Congratulations, your points are very interesting to have Israel Living in Peace, I hope Israel Leadership consider them seriously, It is very practical but not easy, however it will work.

  • 57. 0 0
    What is the Truth
    • TAHRIR QUDS ALYAUDI
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:57

    Th truth is JERUSALEM,HEBRON,SCHHEM,BETHLEHEM Jewish land promised and given by the Almighty Almighty works in misterious way. Hashem Inakem Bahem. AM ISRAEL HAI

  • 56. 0 0
    to Absolute Sweden
    • One
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:51

    As hard as you try with some of your nonsensical posts, practically the entire world community is opposed to Israel's settlement enterprise. Clearly the entire world is not against Israel. Ironically, in order for Israel to remain a Jewish and a democratic state, it has no choice but to go along with a two state solution. Your constant reference to what "others" have done that is so much worse than Israel is not only tired and irrelevant but a desperate attempt to distract attention. This article discussed Israel's settlement activity and not Islas Malvinas or some other totally irrelevant issue that you raise.

  • 55. 0 0
    35: Brant
    • Kareem
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:43

    What exactly do you want the arabs to concede? I mean the Arabs already conceded to Israel the land lost in 1948 and are ready to work with Israel to integrate the refugees in a Palestinian state on 1967 land. Why 1967 ? because as opposed to the land lost in 1948, the land lost in 1967 has people under occupation. The Palestinians of 1948 are now either Israeli citizens or refugees and the Palestinians of 1967 are either occupied or refugees. so who is a Palestinian: A palestinian is a non-jewish native of the land (people who have been living there for centuries). Let's be fair. I will say ok the land is for the jews but it is also equally for the Palestinians thats the greatest concession arabs can make here, equating ownership of the land. No one group should have exclusive rights for it, because both groups have the same roots in the land, well maybe they formed 2 trees, but they have the same roots. I ask you to be fair and recognize the equality so a 2 state can succeed.

  • 54. 0 0
    #28 Absolute Sweden
    • Chris Linthwaite
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:34

    Hillary Clinton two weeks ago called for talks between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (Islas de Malvinas) as it is shown on maps in the United Kingdom, even in schools. And we are at war in both Iraq and Afghanistan alongside troops of the United States.

  • 53. 0 0
    #2
    • matteo d'agostino,it
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:31

    israelis always complain. they just expect everybody to bend backward for them. simply receiving help and meaningful attention is not enough. but what is it that they offer to others? absolutely empty promises.

  • 52. 0 0
    #27 a wandering Jew
    • Chris linthwaite
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:30

    HAMAS like it or not are part of the solution. Peace will not be achieved without inviting all parties to the table. It is interesting that Marwan Barghouti is currently being held in Solitary Confinement. Which today was extended for another month Is the Israeli government already talking to the people they need to talk to to achieve peace?

  • 51. 0 0
    43. Ibrahim - The solution to Israel`s Security Problems
    • Terry
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:29

    **Withdraw from West Bank/Share E.Jerusalem: The new state of Palestine will be an ally. Get out of the Golan, Make peace with Syria: Iran`s ifluence will be severely eroded and peace with Lebanon would easily follow. Split your 3 billion welfare check with the Palestinians and Jordan for everybody`s mutual benefit. Full ties with Iraq would follow, and following that you would full ties with the Gulf and rest of the Muslim Arab world.** ----- No!

  • 50. 0 0
    Stephen A ,you mean words of Clinton more reliable than
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:18

    written commitments of Pres Bush and Eisenhower ? You just confirm my point ,neither written nor spoken commitments from the US worth much

  • 49. 0 0
    The solution to Israel's Security Problems
    • Ibrahim
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:16

    Withdraw from West Bank/Share E.Jerusalem: The new state of Palestine will be an ally. Get out of the Golan, Make peace with Syria: Iran's ifluence will be severely eroded and peace with Lebanon would easily follow. Split your 3 billion welfare check with the Palestinians and Jordan for everybody's mutual benefit. Full ties with Iraq would follow, and following that you would full ties with the Gulf and rest of the Muslim Arab world.

  • 48. 0 0
    #34 labarse of arabia and more riotous comedy
    • vhardman
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:14

    labarse tells us that terrorism should be rewarded ? just like the catholic church ! ireland remains 2 countries so what is it about labbo??

  • 47. 0 0
    Paddy Lahabras ,apparently you didn't study
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:12

    what David Trimble (Nobel for NI Peace ) had said on NI-Israel lessons , In "Guardian" ,hardly a "zionist paper" : "Being overgenerous to extremist groups is like giving sweets to a spoilt child in the hope that it will improve its behaviour - it usually results in worse actions. Our experience suggests that while some flexibility is desirable, there have to be clear principles and boundaries. A failure to recognise this risks drawing the wrong conclusions from the recent history of Northern Ireland and fundamentally misunderstanding the peace process..." http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/oct/25/comment.politics

  • 46. 0 0
    #29 Absolute Swede--You prove my point
    • Stephen A
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:01

    All the strong words are spoken in public speeches by the big three--Clinton, Biden and Obama; those words are on record. My point is that Israel and Israeli supporters do not accept those words..you always want more. Doesn't $30 billion over ten years a confirmation; conducting joint military exercises...US denouncing the Goldstone report.. These are all actions that support the "words of commitment."

  • 45. 0 0
    too many cooks
    • Shmuelshachor
    • 22.03.10
    • 17:00

    Too many cooks with their spoons in the stew pot The "quartet" stoodges,the EU,the USA,even the Brazilian maverick with his spice...and nobody is watching the real danger,the iranian mad dog.

  • 44. 0 0
    #3 - Anti-Semitic
    • Russ
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:54

    From what I have seen, you are either 100% pro-Israel, or you are anti-semitic. There never seems to be any ground for constructive criticism.

  • 43. 0 0
    Defending Israels Security
    • Sapphire
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:53

    Many Israeli's doubt Americas pledge to defend your security. You forget how we flew to your rescue in the Yom Kippur war and were punished for it during the 1973 oil crisis. To this day I have yet to hear one Israeli admit they would have lost that war without our help. Stop crying and stay out of those Arab neighborhoods. We don't mind supporting you but you need to help out here.

  • 42. 0 0
    The Nerve
    • Dave
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:50

    It takes some cheek for the US to complain about the settlement activity. After all, the US had its own version of the settlers running around for years. Ours were easier to identify in that they often ran around in sheets and white hoods.

  • 41. 0 0
    Dear Kareem:
    • Brant
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:49

    Sir: You write well, so I assume you can also read. Please refer back to my post. It is not about the "occupation"; it is about the statement made by Secretary Clinton about pressure on the US by "regional entities". As for the Occupation, my recollection is that Israel defeated two of those regional entities, Egypt and Jordan each of whom had Occupied, for 19 years, parts of Mandatory Palestine. Israel did not fight Palestinians in 1967 and it was Egypt and Jordan who abandoned those people to a new reality and, as the prescient Ziyaad Abu Zayyad said in 1988, "my Arab brothers remain content to fight to the last Palestinian". So, Kareemm, perhaps things will change (they haven't yet) only once your Arab brothers and your "Palestinian" nation decides that you can live with the people who've been there longer than you have. You can deny it; you can spew rhetoric but history is history and it does not begin in 1948 or 1967.

  • 40. 0 0
    A wandering jew---battens down the hatches
    • Labhras
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:41

    Apparently you still did not study the peace process in Nothern Ireland. Hamas is the same as the IRA which is the same as Irgun/Stern. Should they have been removed from the peace process. Intead of looking for Violence in Ireland---why dont you look for ways in which we made peace---or does that subject bore you or even scare you.

  • 39. 0 0
    Cool B the US has always refused guarantees
    • Dave
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:40

    Cool B, as recently as last Fall the British government gently suggested that the US might offer security guarantees--not arms, but a real treaty!--to protect both the Israel and the Pals in a new peace deal. Obama gave them the big thumbs down. The US has always steadfastly refused to offer Israel any real military-enforced guarantee of security. Your claim that arms sales are guarantees is like a policeman tossing a gun to a guy surrounded by terrorists. If there were a real war, say with Iran, Israel would be sunk without US guarantees. Arms sales are not guarantees. The US does not mind wasting thousands of lives and trillions of dollars fighting wars against countries that have never even attacked them, like Iraq. But guaranteeing the security of both Israel and the Pals (where they would not even have to choose sides!) does not cut it for them.

  • 38. 0 0
    #16, the rokets and illegal settlemets
    • Nick
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:33

    rockets are fired by Hamas and Israel is reponding, remeber the destruction of last assault on Gaza, illegal settlements have been going on for decades and you cant expect to negotiate while the opponent is eating up the real estate in question.

  • 37. 0 0
    Hillary tell AIPAC what many Americans have elected to do ...
    • Dutch
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:29

    ....reassessing their portfolios and chuck all Israeli and Zionist in- vestments overboard until Israel cleans up its act and withdraws from the Palestinian territories and dismantled its parasitic popu- lation and settlements there. And that's only a small piece of what will happen if Israel fails to bring itself into line with UN Resolution 181 and 194 and the law- ful right of return of the Palestinian people. Dutch

  • 36. 0 0
    Stephen A, Bush put his commitments in writings and Bambi&Clinton
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:28

    say "no official record" . Just like Johnson said in 1967 on US commitment to guarantee free passage through Straits of Tiran(received after Israel agreed to wihdraw from Sinai in 1956) : "We can't fInd the document" US guarantees not worth much ,Stephen A ,it seems.

  • 35. 0 0
    #12 Brant: who is occupying who?
    • Kareem
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:25

    is it the Palestinians that are occupying israel or Israel that is occupying the Palestinians? Take water for example, Israel pumps water out of the west bank but does not connect Palestinian towns in the west bank to Israel's water system. Here google "how clear is out water" and interview with Arava Institute?s Dr. Clive Lipchin. Under international law those occupied should be provided with basic needs like water.

  • 34. 0 0
    Sure thing ,Philip
    • Absolute Sweden
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:21

    Let US say GB undermines World peace by its settlement policy on Islas Malvinas and it endagers American security interests by quarelling with Russia about Litvinienko(in the unlike case GB does it ). It would be very interesting to observe the Brit influx to Russian evening courses and Galloway elected British PM

  • 33. 0 0
    It is a personal commitment --H. Clinton
    • a wandering Jew
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:21

    Then, Madame Secretary, remove Hamas and their backers from the peace process! Get Shalit back first!

  • 32. 0 0
    israel always makes mistakes
    • Alfred
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:20

    when USA tries to set a peace in middle east,israel always provokes peace attempts and and makes all sides hopeless..that also will make people in middle east more angry and that delays peace that want to be held in middle east

  • 31. 0 0
    Wake Up--Clinton, Obama & Biden emphasizes....
    • Stephen A
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:13

    ....US commitment to Israeli's security ...That's a big promise, and it's repeated many times by the key US leaders. Israel accept the above fact... Now, look at USA's needs in terms of our security... it's the peace process... Stop this is stuff by Lieberman, about you (US) can't force peace..Israel, you had peace with Oslo..As a country, Israel conmitted to the two-state solution and the road map...get back to where you once stood...

  • 30. 0 0
    Clinton's "truth" owes Israel an answer to this simple question -
    • Dr. L. Brnd
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:12

    Why is it OK with the Obama administration for the Palestinian Arab leadership to stomp off and refuse to negotiate when Israel announces long-range plans to build apartments, harming no one, but its not OK with the US for the Israeli leadership to stomp off and refuse to negotiate when the Palestinians continue to fire rockets into Israel and kill people?

  • 29. 0 0
    ...and the truth is...Walt and Mearsheimer were right
    • Roo
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:10

    ...Israel is getting to be a liability. At least that part of the Walt and Mearsheimer study looks accurate.

  • 28. 0 0
    So, tell the "REGIONAL ENTITIES" .....
    • Brant
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:09

    ...where to get off. Stop expecting Israel to be the only one to make concessions.

  • 27. 0 0
    Dave
    • Philip
    • 22.03.10
    • 16:04

    You are calling a settlement freeze "risky and dangerous concession"? What is so risky and dangerous about not building your home on somebody else's land? Concerning the security guarantees, no one ever asked for guarantees from the US. Israel had never attempted to join NATO, although it would be quite easy for Israel to do so and be covered by A4-5.

  • 26. 0 0
    Albert Paul Ortiz
    • Philip
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:58

    Sure thing Albert. Let's remove loan guarantees, free trade agreement that benefits only Israel, hi-tech licensing export permits and all the other perks that flow from USA in Israel's direction and see where it will get it to.

  • 25. 0 0
    United States as an honest broker
    • Philip
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:56

    United States wants to be an honest broker in the peace talks. It has a good track record as such in the past and it wants to maintain this position in the future. It will not blindly take the Israeli side, and you can call Clinton and Obama whatever you want, but that will not happen. The Palestinian side claims and quite rightly so, that Israeli settlement activity is totally unnecessary, that Israel has enough territory to settle its population into. They claim that Israeli expansion into Palestinian territory constitutes nothing less then a land-grab and they request for the expansion to stop, at least temporarily, for the talks to resume. This is a very sane request, in case that is, that Israel is planning for peace, which I am not sure is the case.

  • 24. 0 0
    thanks hillary ! - what an amazing speech !
    • eporue
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:52

    what strong and loving friends israel has ! they put more thought, effort and IQ in israels and palestines support and help, than your two elephants ever did.

  • 23. 0 0
    What she is asking isnt extreme at all
    • Ryan
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:45

    Wow. She is just asking for realistic and necessary steps to peaceful co-existence. But for the tone of responses posted hear and elsewhere I get the distinct impression that some (but not all) Israels don't actually want to co-exist with Palestinians but just want them to disappear completely.

  • 22. 0 0
    US guarantees of Israel security???
    • Boruch
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:44

    Ask Cambodians and Vietnamese about US security guarantees. Israel can't rely on any country's guarantees and should do everything is needed for her security. The ill fated retreat from Gaza should've taught everyone that the more land surrended to Pals the more terrorism you get in return.

  • 21. 0 0
    Show Time
    • Observer
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:41

    You can fool some of the people all of the time, or all the people some of the time, but you cannot fool ALL people ALL the time

  • 20. 0 0
    AIPAC strongly supporting their President Obama, also Clinton
    • Esther
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:31

    ... in Hilary's speech to AIPAC she described clearly what is needed vis-a-vis Israel, and promptly got resounding ovation... ... and make no mistake, both Obama and Clinton deeply committed to the good of Israel... as well as a fair deal for the Pals...

  • 19. 0 0
    Hillary,Hillary,Hillary
    • Yussi
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:24

    Now we know why Bill wandered. What have you asked of the Arabs Ms.SOS??? Israel gave land,even expelling their own people and what was the return from the Arabs? Rocket fire into CIVILIAN areas..Remain strong Bibi. Build and make demands of the other side BEFORE giving any more.Jerusalem is the UNDIVIDED capital of Israel. Dont let the Hillary s of the world rewrite history...

  • 18. 0 0
    Dave
    • Cool B
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:23

    You ingrate, America has been guaranteeing Israel's security for decades, it's funny how you take our hard earned tax dollars for granted, without which Israel would be just another third world country struggling to make ends meet. You and many like you, show us NO gratitude for all we do for Israel.

  • 17. 0 0
    Clinton
    • Louis Fried
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:22

    Contrast this proposed speech with Hillary's hystertical and emotional rant against Bibi in their 45 minute conversation last week. I do not trust her; she is still Obama's stooge.

  • 16. 0 0
    What is Truth?
    • albert paul ortiz
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:14

    Do not rely upon the united states any further Israel. The leadership here has lost it's way and we are headed to self destruction. Be steady and hold onto your dear ones. Remember, never again!

  • 15. 0 0
    What does she mean
    • Liza
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:12

    with her "commitment to Israel*s security"? Doesn*t she know that now it is public: Iran finances Al Quida and its operations in Afg and Pak against the U.S.A there? Furthermore Turkey too has joined the Iran-Syria-Leb coalition and together they*re tempting Iraq into it too. Whether Israel cedes East-Jerusalem to the Pals or not, won*t stop this alliance*s plans for Israel. The outcome *ll anyway be the same! - I think Mrs.Clinton is trying to extinguish the fire from the wrong end, unless she actually wants the flames of war to flare up in the ME, so that the U.S.A can intervene again and on a pretext of her "commitment to Israel*s security", which the ceding of E-Jerusalem to PA *d "justify"? - Beware Israel, you*re just a worm in a hook! You*re played on! - Logically Clinton namely should be committed to the U.S.troops* security in Afg and therefore actively try to stop Iran tooth and nail. U.S.A*s foot dragging serves only one purpose: preparations for a war U.S. wants!

  • 14. 0 0
    Re: "Hillary to be labled"...
    • Miron
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:08

    I am a lot less worried about these guys. What they talk about and what they actually "can" accomplish are to big differences. What I am worried about is what happened in Haiti and a few other places around the globe in the past two moths or so. Hopefully it will just all end and go away for the next millenia. However, similar event on US West Coast will have significant repercussions to our lives and impact Israel in many more ways than even the harshest verbal escapade of our current crop at the wheel. And it is for that reason alone that Israel should be fully prepared to endure lack of US support on one hand. And at the same time why our country shell re - evaluate current troops deployment and return them to home bases. In the end our interests are mutual. Defense of the citizens and advance of quality of life. Those who want to join, will.

  • 13. 0 0
    So stop taking the US billions Dave
    • Miggy
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:07

    If you don't want the US to have a say in Israel's affairs then stop taking all their taxpayer dollars.

  • 12. 0 0
    The Jew in America influence is declining
    • Chris Linthwaite
    • 22.03.10
    • 15:00

    as other minorities come to the fore, in paticular Hispanics and those with ties to South and central America. Couple this with African Americans realising that they can make a difference in the electoral process AIPAC's influence is certain to decline, along with Israel's strategic value in the middle east. The Jewish block vote no longer decides the American election results.

  • 11. 0 0
    The Palestinians, too, need to make choices
    • JS
    • 22.03.10
    • 14:53

    The US and the quartet should be publicly demanding that the Pals, too, need to make "hard choices" and tell their people the truth-- that there will be no "right of return" and that Israel is here to stay as a Jewish State.

  • 10. 0 0
    Tell Madam Secretary that Jerusalem is off the table
    • Daniel
    • 22.03.10
    • 14:44

    AIPAC needs to make it clear to Secretary Clinton that we appreciate her support but she needs to know American Jews do not want to see a divided Jerusalem. We support Israel in declaring Jerusalem as the indivisible capital. Let her know that if she and President Obama are not on board with that, they are not representing us.

  • 9. 0 0
    #'s 1, 2 &3
    • John the American
    • 22.03.10
    • 14:20

    You guys don't know who your friends are! The US as well as the international community has allowed Israel to flaunt International law for 60 years. Suddenly you are urged to conform to the law to facilitate peace and you rebel. You're like a child that needs a strong hand for your own good and protection. Don't say you don't need the US, as without our support you will become a minor third world country in a matter of months. Israel must now be held accountable to the same rule of law as the rest of the world. You get 20 million dollars per day in cash services or arms. without that the Israel experiment is over. So talk nice!!!!

  • 8. 0 0
    Obama and Clinton should read Jewish History
    • Fredy Ross
    • 22.03.10
    • 14:11

    Look at movies when in 1967 Jews could enter all of Jerusalem, how people cried and kissed the ground. Maybe then they would understand the religious attachment to the Kottel and the Mount of Olives. Only under Israel is the whole of Jerusalem accessible to all religions and races. Pesach next week all Jews around the world will say next year in Jerusalem and they don't mean Palestine.

  • 7. 0 0
    ...and the truth is...
    • Roo
    • 22.03.10
    • 13:42

    Israel is getting to be a liability. At least that part of the Walt and Mearsheimer study looks like being proven correct.

  • 6. 0 0
    U.S. will tell Israel the truth when needed
    • Larry
    • 22.03.10
    • 13:40

    Can we tell Clinton and the US the truth too? Tell her to butt out of our life. We don't need her telling us what to do. US should return the land to the Indians and Mexicans and move back to Europe!!

  • 5. 0 0
    Looks like Iran not to be top on Clinton's list.
    • Victor
    • 22.03.10
    • 13:15

    Who would have guessed that a month ago?

  • 4. 0 0
    Personal commitment is not commitment
    • Brod
    • 22.03.10
    • 13:06

    She may have personal commitment but it is just personal and is irrelevenat and meaningless. Furthermore, having a commitment to Israel's security cannot protect Israel from the Fanatics' Mushroom Cloud once it showers over Israel. It would mean Israel would be vaporized into nothingness as Iran's Ayatollahs and President Ahmedinejad have repeatedly threatened to accomplish. Iran is feverishly working on its nukes and arming itself with long ranged missiles so it can annihilate Israel. Ergo, the Obama administration's commitment on Israel's security is meaningless. Israel must not take their assurance and commitment as biblical truth. Already Obama has sabotaged Israel by stopping the sales of needed weaponry to Israel, while he approves the sales of offensive weaponry as F-16s to Arab Islamist-Jihadist countries in the region. Israel cannot depend on him in dealing with the Iran nuke threat. Talks and more talks will not prevent the Fanatics in acquiring its nukes.

  • 3. 0 0
  • 2. 0 0
    Surprised by the choice?
    • Dave
    • 22.03.10
    • 12:26

    Think about it, Obama and Clinton. Saddam preferred to go down to his death rather than shame himself and lower his country by submitting to Bush. Maybe a majority of Israelis would rather have the whole place go up in flames than surrender their country to you. It's so weird that Obama is very fast on the draw when it comes to demanding risky and dangerous concessions from Israel, but yet he coldheartedly and steadfastly refuses a shred of US security guarantees. Guarantee us security with US and European armies and we will give the Arabs every shred of the dirt over there...

  • 1. 0 0
    Clinton's version of truth
    • Joe Frazier
    • 22.03.10
    • 12:24

    Whatever is necessary to make the oil rich Arabs happy. I have never seen anyone pressure the Arabs to make peace... Only Israel.