The US-Israeli Talk

The talk with the Israel PM Netanyahu and President Obama was held on Tuesday. The obvious provocation from the Israeli side of the announcement of the settlement of 1600 houses in East Jerusalem, has been denounced worldwide. Since then, there has been no indication of their suspension of the plan and even right before the talk, the PM declared that the Israeli people actually built Jerusalem 3000 years ago.

In the last few days, the Israeli forces killed four Palestinians. Before the report of the murders, the Israeli force air bombed in response to a rocket attack that killed a Thai worker. The bombardment injured a dozen Palestinian people. There has been accusations from the international world for such actions by the Israeli side. The talk was initiated by the President's call. Meanwhile, on Monday night, the Israeli government announced the approval of the plan for another 20 houses in East Jerusalem.

How the US can stop Israeli right wing coalition government? The coalition government includes Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, Shas, the Labor Party, The Jewish Home, and United Torah Judaism. The Israel lobbying group, AIPAC (America Israel Public Affairs Committee) held a conference just before the talk, in which the half of the Congress attended the Gala Banquet. An Israeli organization paid a full page advertisement on NYT. Some say it is a cheap investment to buy up the Congress since Israel is set to receive the military aids from the US $3 billion next year, up from $2.4 billion this year. AIPAC's annual budget is $33.4 million with 165 staffs. It will be a cheap buy if they can get $3 billion in return, the tax money. The US aids to Israel is one of the major concerns of the Arab people, setting them to suicide attacks.