Excellent post. :-) Mohammad Basirul Haq Sinha wrote: > > > > > --- On *Tue, 21/7/09, RadicalViews.org /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: RadicalViews.org <[email protected]> > Subject: Remember the Cairo Speech? Here comes President Obama’s > first test > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 21 July, 2009, 6:08 PM > > Hi > > Please feel free to publish/circulate my latest article. It is > also on my bolg http://yaminzakaria.blogspot.com where you can > post your comments there. > > If you can please click the google ads to support the website, > your help will ensure the site progresses to produce better > quality articles. > > Regards > > > Yamin > > ---------------------------------- > > > *Remember the Cairo Speech? Here comes President Obama’s first test* > > > > They all stood, and applauded President Obama, after he delivered > a historical speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last month. For > many, this must have seemed like the US announcing a change of > attitude, and policy towards the Arab world, after showing decades > of hostility. The presence of the first black President with > Muslim heritage must have enhanced that feeling of optimism in the > Arab world. However, the Arabs also know from experience that one > should not judge a book by its ‘colour’! > > > > Prior to the Cairo speech, President Obama gave an open invitation > to engage Iran diplomatically, also announced his intention to > close the notorious Guantanamo Bay and remove the US troops from > Iraq. All these maneuvers will be interpreted as Obama pursing a > very different route to the previous neo-conservative regime. > Whereas the sceptics would argue the US-Israel agenda has remained > the same, but only the emphasis or style has altered, relying more > on the soft-power rather than hard-power. They would also point > out that removing troops from Iraq is a prelude to increasing > troops in Afghanistan with the long term objective of planning the > break up of Pakistan and removing its nuclear capability. > > > > In the Cairo speech, President Obama outlined his vision for the > Middle East peace plan, specifically stating that he expected > Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian movement, and implement > an immediate and comprehensive settlement freeze. Many expressed > caution because they want to see if Obama can put his words into > action. That time has already come with the Israeli Prime > Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, refusing to halt expansion of Jewish > settlement in predominantly Arab neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. > > > > This refusal comes on the back of creeping Judaization of > Palestine, as the Israeli Transport Minister announced recently > that signs on all major roads in Israel, including East Jerusalem > and possibly parts of the West Bank would be “standardised”, to > Hebrew name. > > > > Will this settlement expansion issue be the first test for Obama’s > historic speech delivered at Cairo? If so, what are his options? > The ‘polite’ request issued by the State Department to halt the > expansion, has been casually ignored by Israel. Apart from > diplomatic pressure, the US could threaten to reduce or halt the > annual economic and military aid, concurrently increase aid to the > Arab world. If Israel continues to ignore the US demand or shall > we say the demand of the ‘international’ community, the US can > call for trade sanctions with threats of military actions through > the UN - and for once it would not use the UN veto saving Israel. > > > > If Israel persisted to ignore the UN resolutions, the US could do > the unthinkable, and threaten Israel with military actions, as it > does frequently with the Arab countries. Of course, that would be > too much to expect from Obama or any US President as they all rely > on the powerful Zionist lobby, and the Christian-Zionists to > attain power in the first place. > > > > In terms of lifting restrictions on the Palestinians, the walls > and barriers remain in place, with the inhumane siege of Gaza. > > > > Forcing Israel to freeze settlement, lifting the siege and > restrictions on the Palestinians will be important tests for > President Obama; if he fails, then it is highly unlikely he will > be able to proceed to pass the big test of implementing the > two-state solution that has gained currency over the years. > > > > It is unlikely that President Obama can break free from the > Zionist shackles, and become an honest broker in the Middle East. > Israel will continue on its track to remove all traces of the Arab > heritage, which includes the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. > Concurrently, Israel will continue to expect further concession > from the Palestinians or it will create further barriers and offer > to remove them as ‘concessions’. All the indicators suggest that > the Cairo speech will prove to be empty rhetoric! > > > > Yamin Zakaria > > London, UK > > > > http://yaminzakaria.blogspot.com <http://yaminzakaria.blogspot.com/> > > [email protected] </mc/[email protected]> > > Published – 21/07/09 > > > > > > > > >
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