So here’s the deal. Give Israel some U.S. support in exchange for modest steps that the administration hopes accomplishes its goals. Israel will give some things that don’t appreciably hurt its interests in order to maintain good relations with the United States.
Barry Rubin’s take on the Netanyahu-Obama talks in Washington today.
Are settlements really stopping the peace process?
See what Dore Gold has to say on it:
http://jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=1&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=376&PID=0&IID=2995&TTL=U.S._Policy_on_Israeli_Settlements
-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs