<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><img class="caption" src="images/stories/mikeevans.jpg" border="0" alt="Dr. Michael Evans" title="Dr. Michael Evans" align="left" /></span></p>
<p>Shalom from the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Obama Administration is continuing to insist that Israel accede to its position on the 1967 borders as a basis for future peace talks to begin. Steve Simon of the National Security Council said, "We in Washington are waiting to see whether the parties are actually going to sign up to the President's principles as a basis for negotiations. The Palestinians have been fairly forthcoming on this score...and now we are working with the Israeli government to see whether or not they can accept these principles as a basis for negotiations." <br /><br />Of course, Prime Minister Netanyahu has already rightly rejected this ridiculous proposal of retreat and defeat for Israel. So why is the Obama Administration still pushing? Many people I talk to here believe they are following the game plan of the Clinton Administration and hoping that with enough pressure, the coalition government Netanyahu leads will collapse and be replaced by new leaders who are willing to make the concessions the Palestinians are demanding.</p>
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