tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6476885011414007741..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Donald of ArabiaStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-53814443127136758852018-07-05T16:26:05.994-07:002018-07-05T16:26:05.994-07:00Obama did not like Israel and Israelis. My guess ...Obama did not like Israel and Israelis. My guess is, it's because they had ideas, made plans, and accomplished them They were successful. Also, they weren't impressed by Obama (which we know to be a severe blow to his vanity).Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42918449412537327932018-07-05T15:34:49.399-07:002018-07-05T15:34:49.399-07:00The Obama administration, as did past administrati...<i>The Obama administration, as did past administrations wagered on the deal and imagined, for reasons that seem to bespeak bias, that the main obstacle to peace was Israeli intransigence. </i><br /><br />One would think that Arafat's turning down the peace deal in 2000- coupled with shortly thereafter having the Palis go on a rampage- might have led to differing opinions.<br /><br /><br />Martha Gellhorn's 1961 article in The Atlantic Monthly, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1961/10/the-arabs-of-palestine/304203/" rel="nofollow">The Arabs of Palestine</a>, is still relevant. Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-48640029622483486602018-07-05T10:03:40.323-07:002018-07-05T10:03:40.323-07:00The Palis do not "seem" to be the "...The Palis do not "seem" to be the "likely" losers; they are the definite losers. Pali "leaders" have led them into the box canyon from whence there is no escape. Of course, had the leaders changed course, they'd would not have had the opportunities for graft that they did.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com