First is was "W" and Saddam and how he threatened his father. Sorry, it comes with the territory. Now, it is Kushner's ambitions for Israel.
Pompeo has an attitude. He believes and openly states it is up to the Palestinians to join the peace process. In this visit to Israel, Pompeo never once reached out to Palestinian leaders.
Pompeo is turning the Middle East peace process into a unilateral process. He is providing a platform without negotiations. He believes the Palestinians are impossible to deal with, won't recognize them as a legitimate authority until they deal with Israel his way.
I believe Trump and his band of merry men are giving Israel carte blanc to do as it pleases. As excuses for such actions, which have cost lives of young Palestinians at the border, Pompeo will site the lack of engagement by Palestine in the peace process. You know, the legal doctrine of "you have 30 days to reply."
This Trump administration is trouble and I firmly believe Trump will look at "W"'s move into Iraq and see the same justification, legal or not.
April 29, 2018
By Gardiner Harris and Isabel Kershner
Tel Aviv, Israel — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (click here) came to Israel Sunday in the midst of the worst crisis in relations between Israelis and Palestinians in years, but he did not meet a single Palestinian representative and mentioned them publicly once.
For decades, American diplomats saw themselves as brokers between the two sides, and secretaries of state typically met Palestinian representatives on regional tours like this one. When relations between the two sides deteriorated, the United States sought to bridge the divide.
No more.
No one at the State Department called Palestinian leaders to ask for a get-together with Mr. Pompeo, according to Palestinian officials. And that may be because the Americans knew the answer they would have gotten: No....
