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Bush and Israel II

In this week's Forward, Chemi Shalev writes of the growing tensions between the Bush Adninistration and the Israeli government:

"The straining effects on American-Israel relations of the president's newfound interest in the conflict were already apparent in the days leading up to the summit, as Sharon's advisers tried to stave off American pressures for a 'truly groundbreaking' Israeli statement in Aqaba. For the first time since the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks — when Sharon warned Bush not to turn Israel into 'another Czechoslovakia' — aides to Sharon were heard criticizing Bush and what they described as his 'heavy-handed' new approach to the Israeli prime minister. 'He is only interested in making headlines,' one Sharon aide said bitterly of the president's push. 'He will do anything for a good photo-op.'

Furthermore, Defense Ministry officials "quoted a senior Republican governor who recounted a recent meeting with Bush in which the president pledged to achieve a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian agreement during his second term in office. 'And if he has no other choice,' the governor warned, 'he won't hesitate to impose a solution.' Other officials cited a diplomatic dispatch from Washington that quoted Bush as saying, in a private White House meeting, 'Sharon owes me one.'"

I have heard, seen, and read enough in the last three days to be convinced that Bush - like his father - is no friend of Israel. Let's hope that like his Dad, he will be a one-term President.
posted on 6/05/2003