Menurut hemat saya:, setelah membaca berita tentang pernyataan Olmert, inilah
yang menjadi obyek serangan Israel ke Gaza: menghalangi Obama untuk bicara
dengan Hamas.
Dan bukan untuk membalas serangan roket Hamas...
CNN.com
Obama should engage Hamas, former U.S. envoy says
* Story Highlights
* If Obama wants peace deal, it must come at beginning of term, Anthony
Zinni says
* So far, Obama's team has deferred to Bush on how to handle situation
* Obama could be faced with the crisis when he takes office
* Obama has pledged to make Middle East peace a priority
(CNN) -- The former U.S. special envoy to the Middle East said Tuesday that
President-elect Barack Obama should engage with Hamas under certain conditions,
and sooner rather than later.
Retired Gen. Anthony Zinni said if Obama hopes to forge a peace deal, he needs
to do it at the beginning of his administration.
"You make a commitment that no matter what happens, you'll stick with it,"
Zinni said on CNN's "American Morning." "We have enough agreements in principle
that never worked out. I would say -- start from the beginning, be determined,
stick with it and don't repeat the mistakes of the past and the processes of
the past that did not work."
In order for the new administration to engage with Hamas, Zinni said the
militant group must be willing to end its rocket attacks and violence against
Israel and commit to a peace process.
In the long term, Zinni said, the next administration will have to take a new
approach in dealing with the problem.
"The old way of using envoys and summits and us putting plans on the table --
that has never worked. I think we need a fresh start, more involved, a greater
presence on the ground and a commitment to do it throughout the term of an
administration," Zinni said.
A fourth day of Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza on Tuesday, in what Israel's
defense minister has called "an all-out war" with Hamas. Israel says the
attacks are a response to escalating rocket attacks against southern Israel.
The recent airstrikes on Gaza are just the first stage of a wider military
campaign approved by the Israeli Cabinet, Israeli government officials said
Tuesday. Learn more about Gaza's politics and history »
This crisis is a fresh reminder of the challenges the president-elect will
face, but so far, Obama has deferred to President Bush, standing by his
statements that "there is only one president at a time."
Bush has put the blame squarely on Hamas and has taken a pro-Israel stance.
VideoWatch more on the White House's stance »
Obama is said to be monitoring the situation closely. He has been in contact
with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, incoming Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton, and retired Gen. Jim Jones, Obama's pick for national security adviser.
The turmoil in the Middle East only adds to the unprecedented number of crises
awaiting Obama's arrival at the White House, with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,
tensions between India and Pakistan and the U.S. financial crisis.
"There are a few more biblical plagues that could occur, but not much else,"
said Larry Sabato, founder of the University of Virginia's Center for
Politics."It's a good thing he named his team early, because they are going to
need every day and every hour before January 20 to get ready."
When Obama visited the region in July, he declared his unequivocal support for
Israel and had high hopes for a peace deal. iReport.com: 'Obama is going to
have to get involved'
"I'm here on this trip to reaffirm the special relationship between Israel and
the United States and my abiding commitment to Israel's security, and I hope I
can serve as an effective partner, whether as a United States senator or as a
president, in bringing about a more lasting peace in the region," he said while
in Jerusalem.
Clinton said earlier this year that until Hamas renounces terrorism and
recognizes Israel, "negotiating with Hamas is unacceptable for the United
States."
Obama has pledged to make Middle East peace a priority from the beginning of
his presidency. Arabs are calling for a more even-handed approach than that of
the Bush administration, but Obama demonstrated a pro-Israel posture during the
campaign.
"It's clear the Israelis have political cover from the Bush administration, and
what they're essentially doing is putting the incoming administration on notice
that they've taken note of what the President-elect has said," said Steven
Cook, with the Council on Foreign Relations.
Asked Sunday if the Obama administration would be as supportive of Israel as
the Bush administration has been, Obama's senior adviser said the
president-elect would "honor" what he sees as "the special relationship between
the United States and Israel."
"But he will do so in a way that will promote the cause of peace, and work
closely with the Israelis and the Palestinians on that -- toward that
objective," David Axelrod said.
CNN's Ed Henry and Jim Acosta contributed to this report.
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