Ostriches stall Rice's Mideast diplomacy

[SpookyWriter]

So who is sticking their head in the sand now?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071014/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_rice


JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened an intense round of Mideast shuttle diplomacy Sunday, struggling to bring Israelis and Palestinians close enough to make a planned U.S.-hosted peace conference worthwhile.

That's a good sign.

And on her flight from Moscow, where she held talks with Russian leaders, Rice said she did not believe her visit would clear the way for that statement or make enough progress so that conference invitations could go out.

That's not a good sign.

Israel is pressing for a vaguely worded document that would give it more room to maneuver. The Palestinians want a detailed preliminary agreement with a timetable for creating a Palestinian state as well was specifics on borders, sovereignty over disputed Jerusalem and a solution for Palestinian refugees — the "final status" issues.

Is this going to hold up the process?

[InfinityGoddess]

When I saw the title of this thread, I was thinking..."whaaa? X.x" Now it makes sense.

[billythrilly7th]

Israel is pressing for a vaguely worded document that would give it more room to maneuver.

God, they should let me write that.

"Vaguely worded documents that give me room to maneuver" is truly my bread and better.

PM me, Israel.

[SpookyWriter]

Now where have I heard this before?


"This is going to take some time," the official told reporters on condition of anonymity in order to describe the private conversations. "This is going to require a lot of hands-on American diplomacy. These are really tough issues."