Panetta treats Israel as a petulant child, demands they "Just get to the damned table""

It is not Israel that is the problem, Leon. If you would do just a modicum of study on Islam you would understand that the position you are taking is nothing short of idiotic. Israel has bent over so far backwards that they can now pick up a pin with their teeth. There is no more bending, it is up to the Arab League and their minions to tuck tail and give up whatever is demanded of them in order to achieve a lasting peace.

Panetta is no friend of Israel, neither is the Obama administration.

From FOXNews December 3

Panetta Scolds Israel on Peace Talks

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to "reach out and mend fences" with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state's growing isolation in the volatile region.

He also pressed Israeli leaders to do more to restart peace talks with the Palestinians -- "Just get to the damned table" -- and underscored President Obama's determination to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. He called Iran "a very grave threat to all of us" and said any Iranian disruption of the free flow of commerce through the Persian Gulf is a "red line" for the U.S.

In a speech at a Brookings Institution forum, Panetta said that while Israel is not solely responsible for its isolation, it could more actively attempt to reverse the trend.

"For example, Israel can reach out and mend fences with those who share an interest in regional stability -- countries like Turkey and Egypt, as well as Jordan," he said. "This is not impossible. If the gestures are rebuked, the world will see those rebukes for what they are. And that is exactly why Israel should pursue them."

31 times gestures made by Israel to the Arab world have been rebuked, how many more is needed? 35? 70? 100?

Panetta, who made his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief in October, said it is in the interests of Israel as well as Turkey, a NATO ally of the United States, to reconcile. He said he would take that message to Ankara when he visits there in two weeks.

He urged the Israelis to address their concerns about Egypt's political revolution through increased communication and cooperation with Egyptian authorities, "not by stepping away from them."

Addressing an issue that is in the primary domain of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Panetta urged Israel to "lean forward" to achieve peace with the Palestinians. Peace talks have been moribund for more than a year.

"Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by ... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation," he said.

Keep the jizya flowing, good and faithful dhimmi.

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