Clinton dismisses Israeli argument on settlements

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed on Friday arguments that Israel and the Bush administration had an understanding under which Israel could keep expanding Jewish settlements on the West Bank.

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Dov Weisglass, chief of staff to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said in an op-ed piece published this week in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot that the Bush administration and Israel had an understanding under which Israel could expand settlements within their existing boundaries.

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Clinton sought to undercut his argument, saying there was no acknowledgment of any such agreement in the official negotiating record between Israel and the Bush administration.

"There is no memorialization of any informal and oral agreements. If they did occur, which of course people say they did, they did not become part of the official position of the United States government," Clinton said at a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. "And there are contrary documents that suggest that they were not to be viewed as in any way contradicting the obligations that Israel undertook pursuant to the road map." she added. "And those obligations are very clear."

http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN05297935

[DURHAM D]

1. Ya gotta love Hillary's specificity. n/t

[damonm]

3. She's smarter than Bill,

which is saying a helluva lot, and more self-disciplined.
Only reason she's not president is that she lacked Bill's charisma, and was up against somebody who had even Bill beat in the charisma department while being her equal in smarts and self-discipline.
But DAMN if HRC isn't a superb SoS!

[IndianaGreen]

2. K&R n/t

:kick:

[Thrill]

4. Hillary has seen this crap with Bibi before. Shes not having it

Shes been an excellent pick by Obama

[azurnoir]

5. This is a pleasant surprise coming from Hilary

not that I expext Israel to listen or agree.