Monday March 22, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Rift.
Challenge.
That is the language the US State Department is using in reference to the current boondoggle with Israel over building in Jerusalem.

For example:
There is a rift in the relationship.
Israel's settlement policy is a challenge.
Technically, the terminology is correct. But given the situation this choice of words hardly touches the heart of the matter.

Most diplomatic wars are chosen, not obligatory. One should never enter a diplomatic scuffle without knowing the outcome and without determining whether the effort is worth the price that will have to be, eventually and inevitably, paid.

This time around, the United States did not do their homework.
Even Ban Ki Moon, the head of the United Nations, made a statement this week saying that the Jerusalem issue is to be discussed in final status talks.

The United Nations knows how to play the diplomacy game.
Why opt for war when your intention is peace.

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