US standing firm in row with Israel focus 03/27/2010

US standing firm in row with Israel

focus 03/27/2010 WASHINGTON — The US appears in no mood to blink first in its tense showdown with Israel after reportedly handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a blueprint to kickstart moribund peace talks, experts said Thursday. “The United States thinks it can’t compromise with its national interests,” political analyst Amjad Atallah from the New America foundation told AFP. “I’m not sure the Israelis have adjusted yet to this.” Netanyahu was met with widespread media derision Thursday as he returned home after three days of meetings in Washington with no signs of a break in the impasse, triggered by Israel’s refusal to back down on settlement building. As Israeli media said he been showered in humiliation, the White House sought to give an upbeat tone to Netanyahu’s trip. “We are making progress on important issues,” spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted as President Barack Obama flew to Iowa on Air Force One... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100327com3.html

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