No One Could Have Guessed

State Department Press Release October 5:

"We strongly condemn," although we did just give you $38 billion fucking dollars.

It is deeply troubling, in the wake of Israel and the U.S. concluding an unprecedented agreement on military assistance designed to further strengthen Israel's security, that Israel would take a decision so contrary to its long term security interest in a peaceful resolution of its conflict with the Palestinians

  US State Dept

And we are just so shocked because you've never done this before.  Why, it almost seems like you don't want a peaceful resolution of your conflict with the Palestinians.  It almost looks as if you want to drive them completely out of their own country.  Some could even imagine you want to destroy Palestine.  We're really baffled here.  And shocked.  Did we say we're shocked?

Since the recent Quartet report called on both sides to take affirmative steps to reverse current trends and advance the two state solution on the ground, we have unfortunately seen just the opposite.

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Israelis must ultimately decide between expanding settlements and preserving the possibility of a peaceful two state solution.

What a damned joke. Israelis made that decision a very long time ago. And they've been expanding settlements ever since.

Such moves will only draw condemnation from the international community, distance Israel from many of its partners, and further call into question Israel's commitment to achieving a negotiated peace.

As if they care. They're still getting tens of billions of dollars from their sugar daddy. Who needs international community? They only need one partner - the one with the money.

And....here comes Hillary!

Gee, what made them think they could get away with it?