Monday, June 15, 2009

'U.S. told Palestinian Authority, don't take Israel's Netanyahu seriously'


WND Exclusive
FROM WND'S JERUSALEM BUREAU

Senior Palestinian official declares Obama's promises are 'what counts'


By Aaron Klein
© 2009 WorldNetDaily



JERUSALEM – The Palestinian Authority has received signs from the U.S. that it should not take seriously Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent major address, according to a top PA official speaking to WND.


Nimer Hamad, senior political adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, also said the PA is not concerned about Netanyahu's policies since Abbas relies on American support for key Palestinian demands.


During Netanyahu's speech Sunday, the Israeli leader called for a demilitarized Palestinian state and said Jerusalem would always be united under Jewish sovereignty.


Hamad countered: "No matter what is the position of the Israeli government and no matter what are the statements of Netanyahu, what counts is what was promised to us by Obama, which is totally the opposite [of Netanyahu's positions]."


"We received encouraging signs from the Americans that we should not take seriously into consideration Netanyahu's speech," Hamad said.


Hamad said the Obama administration holds views that strongly differ from Netanyahu's.

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Why Obama scares me, too


© 2009

The New York Times missed the opportunity to publish a great op-ed letter to President Obama from Lou Pritchett, a former vice president of Procter & Gamble who worked for that company for 36 years until his retirement in 1989. So I thought I'd give his letter a little press through my syndicated column, and add a few more thoughts of my own.


Mr. Pritchett confirmed via Snopes that he was the author of the "open letter to President Obama": "I did write the 'you scare me' letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it."


I think you'll readily see why any Left-leaning newspaper won't run it. Here's a copy:


Dear President Obama:...