The large knife reads: 'Arab, Islamic and Global

silence.'

The small knife has the Israeli/Jewish symbol, the

Star of David.

                                                           [Alhayat Aljadeeda, Palestine]

Al-Khaleej, United Arab Emirates

Bush's Promises are

Not to Be Believed …

"Are there any promises being made here that Arabs can believe? Are there any solutions that President Bush could possibly propose? … Indeed, the promises Bush has made to Israelis in private are absolutely not the promises he has made to Arabs in public."

EDITORIAL

Translated By James Jacobson

January 11, 2008

United Arab Emirates - Al-Khaleej - Original Article (Arabic)

Before the start of his visit to the region, Bush promised Arabs and Palestinians that by the end off his term a final solution would be announced between the Palestinians and Israel. However, the statements that he made in Israel concerning “the Jewishness of the Hebrew state and its legitimate right to its entire territory,” show his lack of seriousness and confirm that he came to the region only to make additional false promises and to extort additional concessions from Arabs and Palestinians for the benefit of the usurper entity [Israel].

Since taking office, Bush's promises have proven to be nothing but a mirage. The only things Arabs have gleaned from his Middle East policies have been additional setbacks and a worsening of the situation. He announced and greatly depended upon the plan called "the road map," raising the expectations and aspirations of Arabs and Palestinians, but which resulted in complete failure.

Then he announced the Annapolis Conference smack in the middle of the Arab peace initiative. Annapolis succeeded in raising doubts about the Arab plan and concluded without recording the least bit of progress for Bush’s policies in the region. Today, Bush comes carrying promises and raising Arab optimism about achieving the hoped-for progress on the Palestinian problem, while at the same time his statements give the green light for Israelis to carry out even more arbitrary acts against the Palestinians.

[Editor's Note: The Arab and Palestinian view is that Israel has no intention of coming to a deal, and is finding every excuse to expand Jewish settlements on Palestinian land and launch attacks on suspected militants, killing civilians in the process .]

At his press conference with Abbas WATCH , Bush put the ball squarely in the Palestinian court - saying that Palestinians bear full responsibility for ensuring progress. He said that beyond appointing himself an intermediary, he has no power over Israel and that Palestinians should surrender to the demands of the Zionist entity if they want to achieve the dream of two states, leaving Palestinians with nothing more than they had before. In the face of such duplicity, an independent observer might ask: Are there any promises being made here that Arabs can believe? Are there any solutions that President Bush could possibly propose? He's the one who has declared himself a fan of the Jewish state and a supporter of maintaining Israel's upper hand in its dealing with Arabs and their issues.

Indeed, the promises Bush has made to the Israelis in private are absolutely not the promises he has made to the Arabs in public.

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