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• Thursday, June 25, 2009 07:21 PM

  Goldfarb, idiot

  If this turns out to be true, per yesterday's post, Bibi's approval numbers will skyrocket, further undermining Obama's leverage over him.

  http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1095663.html

  Except that Netanhoohoo had nothing to do with it:

  New U.S. initiative to free Shalit underway

  The move is part of a new United States initiative that includes Egyptian and Syrian pressure on Hamas, internal Palestinian reconciliation and Israel's opening of the Gaza crossings.

  The idea to transfer Shalit to Egypt in exchange for the release of Palestinian women, teens, cabinet ministers and parliamentarians being held in Israeli prisons was raised about a year ago during a visit by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter to Damascus, Jerusalem and Gaza. Apparently Carter raised it again on his visit earlier this month, during which he met Noam Shalit, Gilad's father.

  According to the plan Shalit will be entrusted to Egyptian intelligence, and his parents will be allowed to visit him. He will be returned to Israel after an agreement is reached regarding the list of Hamas prisoners to be released that was previously submitted to the cabinet.

  An Egyptian source close to the developments told Haaretz that Hamas is insisting that Israel release prisoners with "blood on their hands" as approved by the cabinet under former prime minister Ehud Olmert.

  So let's see, apparently Bibi had nothing to do with this Carter-initiated US backed idea, which was carried out by Egypt and the European Union--all of Goldfarb's favorites. Yeah, I can see the headlines already--"Bibi Sits on Ass While Obama and Carter Free Shalit"...yeah, those numbers are gon' go through the roof!

  This is especially rich given Goldfarb's disdain for Carter and Carter's various missions to Palestine. None of this would have ever been possible without him--I guess Goldfarb cared about Shalit, but not enough to actually care if he was ever released.

  —omooex Read omooex's other letters
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