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Daniel Shapiro<\/p><\/div>\n

Maariv: Secret US-Israeli agreement on construction in East J’lem<\/a>
\nDidi Remez | April 26, 2010 at 07:49 | Categories: Diplomacy, Jerusalem
\nSecret agreement on construction in capital
\nBen Caspit, Maariv, April 26 2010 [Hebrew original here]<\/p>\n

Israel and the US have reached secret agreements about construction in Jerusalem. Both sides agreed to leave the agreements between themselves and not make them public, and if they should be leaked nevertheless, deny them vigorously. The purpose is in order not to create difficulties for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the coalition, and particularly in the Likud party.<\/p>\n

The agreements indicate that contrary to Israeli boasting, Netanyahu\u2019s answer to Obama regarding Jerusalem was not \u201cNo.\u201d It was something in the middle, a little closer to the far end (a freeze) than the close one (continued construction at full tilt). The most accurate translation for this agreement is \u201cYes, but.\u201d It is possible that Netanyahu has learned something from the bad old days of Shimon Peres, during which he got the nickname \u201cYes and no.\u201d Now it is Netanyahu\u2019s turn.<\/p>\n

The agreements were made in a very long series of meetings and discussions between the parties. Attorney Yitzhak Molcho worked for Netanyahu. Working on the American side was mostly Dan Shapiro, the director of the Middle East department at the National Security Council.<\/p>\n

As far as anyone knows, the parties agreed that no construction freeze would be announced. On the contrary, Netanyahu may continue to announce that he did not agree to a freeze. But in reality, Netanyahu agreed to delay the Ramat Shlomo project by at least several years and not to issue any new construction tenders in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

He also promised \u201cto do as much as the law allows and use his full authority as prime minister to prevent unnecessary Israeli activity in the Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. These agreements do not include the procedures that are already being carried out, such as, for example, the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Another agreement between the parties is that if Netanyahu should encounter a particularly severe crisis or heavy pressure, or if these agreements should be leaked, there will be a tendency to let him approve a small number of symbolic construction projects in secret coordination with the Americans so that it will continue to look as though he did not give in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MF Revises Upward Estimates for Syria\u2019s GDP Growth<\/a> (Syria Report)
\nThe International Monetary Fund has revised upward its estimate and projections for Syria\u2019s Gross Domestic Product growth.<\/p>\n

Agriculture: Wheat Crop to Rise Again on the Back of Good Rain Levels<\/a> (Syria Report)
\nSyria\u2019s production of wheat is expected to increase by some 10-15 percent during the 2010\/11 crop as rainfalls during February were good, a report from the US Department of Agriculture said.<\/p>\n

Bulgaria Writes Off Most of Syria’s Debt<\/a>
\n2010-04-25<\/p>\n

The Syrian state news agency says Syria and Bulgaria have signed a deal to write off most of Damascus’ outstanding debt to the European nation. The SANA news agency says Prime Minister Naji al-Otari inked the agreement with his Bulgarian counterpart, Boiko Borisov, on Sunday. Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad al-Hussein told reporters that Bulgaria agreed to write off $54 million of Damascus’ debt. He said the two sides will study ways to repay the remaining $17 million. Al-Hussein said that with Sunday’s agreement, Damascus has settled all of its foreign debt, the bulk of which dated back to the 1980s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

End Israel\u2019s U.S. Allowance So Both Can Gain: Celestine Bohlen<\/a>
\nCommentary by Celestine Bohlen<\/p>\n

March 31 (Bloomberg) — The crisis in U.S.-Israeli relations isn\u2019t going away. If anything, it keeps getting worse, precisely because it has exposed and crystallized a gap between the goals, expectations and even the national interests of these old allies.<\/p>\n

The basic relationship may still be \u201crock solid,\u201d as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put it recently, but it is being tugged in opposite directions. Maybe now is the time to take money out of the equation.<\/p>\n

Israel will get $2.7 billion in military aid from the U.S. this year — or 18 percent of Israel\u2019s military budget. By 2013, that will lock into an annual level of $3.15 billion for five years. It also has almost $4 billion outstanding in available U.S. loan guarantees, left over from $9 billion extended at former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\u2019s request in 2003.<\/p>\n

That makes Israel the largest recipient of U.S. aid in the world, if you don\u2019t count Iraq and Afghanistan. It also benefits from some of the easiest terms: Unlike other recipients, which must buy 100 percent American, Israel can spend about one quarter of its U.S. military aid at home, which amounts to a significant boost to its defense industry.<\/p>\n

The problem with this kind of largess is that it muddies the picture, both for Israel and the U.S. The best thing for the relationship would be for the U.S. to cut Israel\u2019s allowance.<\/p>\n

U.S. Pressure<\/p>\n

Under that scenario, Israel could pay less heed to U.S. pressure and do what it thinks it must for its own national security. Many would argue that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing that anyway. The difference would be that the U.S. wouldn\u2019t be there to help pay for it….. The problem isn’t that Mr. Assad is not getting the U.S. message. It’s that he sees no need to listen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Palestine Peace Distraction<\/a>
\nAnnouncing a comprehensive plan now\u2014one that is all but certain to fail\u2014risks discrediting good ideas, breeding frustration in the Arab world, and diluting America’s reputation for getting things done.
\nBy RICHARD N. HAASS<\/p>\n

President Obama recently said it was a “vital national security interest of the United States” to resolve the Middle East conflict. Last month, David Petraeus, the general who leads U.S. Central Command, testified before Congress that “enduring hostilities between Israel and some of its neighbors present distinct challenges to our ability to advance our interests.” He went on to say that “Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of U.S. partnerships with governments and peoples . . . and weakens the legitimacy of moderate regimes in the Arab world.”<\/p>\n

To be sure, peace between Israelis and Palestinians would be of real value. It would constitute a major foreign-policy accomplishment for the United States. It would help ensure Israel’s survival as a democratic, secure, prosperous, Jewish state. It would reduce Palestinian and Arab alienation, a source of anti-Americanism and radicalism. And it would dilute the appeal of Iran and its clients.<\/p>\n

But it is easy to exaggerate how central the Israel-Palestinian issue is and how much the U.S. pays for the current state of affairs. ….<\/p>\n

Alas, neither would terrorism fade if Israelis and Palestinians finally ended their conflict. Al Qaeda was initially motivated by a desire to rid the Arabian Peninsula of infidels. Its larger goal is to spread Islam in a form that closely resembles its pure, seventh-century character. Lip service is paid to Palestinian goals, but the radical terrorist agenda would not be satisfied by Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n

What is more, any Palestinian state would materialize only amidst compromise. There will be no return to the 1967 borders; at most, Palestinians would be compensated for territorial adjustments made necessary by large blocs of Jewish settlements and Israeli security concerns. There will be nothing more than a token right of return for Palestinians to Israel. Jerusalem will remain undivided and at most shared. Terrorists would see all this as a sell-out, and they would target not just Israel but those Palestinians and Arab states who made peace with it.<\/p>\n

The danger of exaggerating the benefits of solving the Palestinian conflict is that doing so runs the risk of distorting American foreign policy. It accords the issue more prominence than it deserves, produces impatience, and tempts the U.S. government to adopt policies that are overly ambitious……<\/p>\n

Also needed are efforts to repair U.S.-Israeli ties. The most important issue facing the two countries is Iran…..<\/p>\n

Mr. Haass is president of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of “War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars” (Simon & Schuster, 2009).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read Matt Duss’ response<\/a> to Haass at the Wonk Room<\/p>\n

Impose solution for Middle East, Abbas asks Obama<\/a>
\nBy Catrina Stewart in Jerusalem<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/em>26 April 2010<\/p>\n

In a speech to the Fatah leadership, Mahmoud Abbas pointed out the contradiction inherent in the posture that President Obama has assumed. On the one hand Washington has been pushing the line that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict represents a vital American interest, yet at the same time Obama says, \u201cwe can\u2019t want it […]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

U.S. messages to Syria may not be getting through<\/a>
\nMonday, April 26, 2010
\nEditorial in Washington Post<\/p>\n

BASHAR AL-ASSAD is proving to be an embarrassment for the Obama administration. In pursuit of President Obama’s policy of “engagement” with U.S. adversaries, the State Department has dispatched several senior envoys to Damascus for talks with the Syrian dictator. It has also nominated a new ambassador and repeatedly expressed the hope for a step-by-step improvement in relations. So far Mr. Assad has responded by holding a summit with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, at which he publicly ridiculed the U.S diplomatic initiative. In secret, he has stepped up an illegal and dangerous transfer of weapons to Hezbollah’s forces in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Mr. Assad has been accused by Israel of handing Scud missiles to Hezbollah, which would allow the Iranian-sponsored group to attack every major city in Israel with one-ton warheads. If it occurred, the transfer would, as the State Department said last week, “pose an immediate threat to both the security of Israel and the sovereignty of Lebanon.” So the administration has found itself in the awkward position of simultaneously defending the engagement policy, urging the Senate to confirm ambassador-nominee Robert Ford — and appearing to threaten Damascus with military action.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Syrian Scuds and US Treaties: The Relentless Battle for Lebanon <\/a>
\nJoe Macaron
\nHuffington Post, April 26, 2010<\/p>\n

….The scud missile controversy did not pop out of nowhere in the last couple of weeks; it was a story in the making since January at least. In fact, at first, “scud” was not the buzz word. Other warfare names were floating around then like “Surface to Air Missile SA-2,” which can be carried and launched by a single person. A scud is around 37 feet and 11,000 pounds. As Jeff White of the Washington Institute of Near East Policy explains, “this is not a Katyusha which you can haul out into a farmer’s field and fire off with a garage door opener.” (And Arabs are big on the notorious Soviet-made and inaccurate Scud; they love inaccuracy sometimes. It was used by Egypt, Iraq, and Yemen. This is why the story is perfect to terrify Israel. Plus, even Iranians have them!)<\/p>\n

What got us to here in the first place? I would argue that it is simply February Madness. Let’s recap. The story starts on February 26, 2009, when tAssistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman invited Syrian Ambassador Imad Mustapha to the State Department for a cordial two-hour meeting. Now, it was by no means easy for these two men to bond; there’s a lot of the historical baggage between the Syrian academic (whose diplomacy is driven by emotions,) and the US intellectual (whose diplomacy is shaped by his experience in Lebanon).<\/p>\n

After exactly one year, on February 26, 2010, Feltman summoned Mustapha, again informing him about US concerns over the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah. This meeting was surrounded by two telling events: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak was in Washington warning about the situation in Lebanon, while, on the same day, the first straw of the US-Lebanese security treaty controversy spiraled out of control in Beirut, challenging the residual US influence in the country. It seemed a cold war was about to start…..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

US leaked warning on Hezbollah Scud possession<\/a>
\nRoee Nahmias, 04.25.10 \/ Israel News,Ynet<\/p>\n

Western sources tell Kuwait newspaper Americans leaked suspicions that Shiite group acquired Scud missiles from Syria so that UN will deploy forces along Lebanon-Syria border. Source close to Hezbollah: It will fight plan with all means at its disposal<\/p>\n

Officials in the US administration were the ones who leaked suspicions that Hezbollah had acquired Scud missiles from Syria, in order to “lay the groundwork for a proposal to the UN Security Council, to put together a resolution on the deployment of UN forces along the Syrian-Lebanese border,” the Kuwaiti Al-Rai newspaper reported Sunday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Al Jazeera: Smoking ban burns Syrian businesses<\/a>
\n2010-04-26<\/p>\n

Syria\u00a0is the first Arab country to\u00a0enforce a\u00a0ban\u00a0on\u00a0smoking in all\u00a0public places, including cafes and restaurants.The\u00a0decree was signed last November by Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, who is also a\u00a0qualified medical doctor, …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In post-oil Syria, things are looking up
\n<\/a>By Sarah Birke, April 25, 2010<\/p>\n

Reform is bringing benefits to the country \u2014 both in terms of economic growth and political openness. In the midst of a transition from a centrally planned economy to a \u201csocial market,\u201d Syria\u2019s economy is faring well…. \u201cA wealth gap is one of the problems of economic liberalization and has happened in countries from Indonesia to Russia,\u201d said Sukkar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Western tourists walk in Old Damascus, March 2009. With a host of unique sites drawing high end tourists and Arab capital pouring in to build hotels and resorts, Syria’s tourism sector is shaking off decades of underinvestment. (Khaled al-Hariri\/Reuters)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A BBC Poll released a week ago <\/a>shows that the global view of Israel continue to go downhill. According to the poll, the least favorably viewed nations on earth are Iran (15%), followed by Pakistan (16%), North Korea (17%) and Israel (19%). Notice that the difference is probably within the margin of error. Positive ratings of Israel dropped by 7 points in the US last year, down to 40.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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