Rahm Emanuel: Now is not the time for a new Mideast peace plan [View All]

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* Interesting, maybe he means not until after the November elections, lol.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said in an interview on Monday that the time has not come yet for a new U.S. Mideast peace proposal.

In an interview with Charlie Rose on Bloomberg Television, Emanuel emphasized that a new U.S. plan isn't the correct move at this time.

"A number of people have advocated that. That time is not now. The time now is to get back to the proximity talks have those conversations that eventually will lead to direct negotiations, start to make the hard decisions to bring a balance between the aspirations of the Israelis for security and make that blend with the aspirations of the Palestinian people for their sovereignty," Emanuel said.
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The U.S. Chief of Staff went on to describe the relationship between the United States and Israel as "solid."

"Our bond with Israel is unshakable and unbreakable both as it relates to security, as it relates to a common set of values and also as a common strategic vision because the threats to Israel are similar to some of the threats the United States faces," he said.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164182.html