The media reported last week that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “warned” Israel that if they don’t support peace negotiations with the Palestinians, they risk losing Arab support for combating Iranian threats against Israel.
First of all, I was not aware that the Arab nations were supporting Israel in any way. In any case this is another warning to Israel from the Obama administration. Apparently the Obama administration believes that there is a good possibility that the Netanyahu government will NOT support the peace process in its current form. This is not what Secretary of State Clinton nor President Obama want to hear.
Clinton says that she is reserving judgment until her meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, D.C. in May. Though she is reserving judgment she and the Obama administration are letting Netanyahu know well in advance what they expect Israel to do.
This is becoming very interesting. I feel like saying to Clinton that I (General Secretary of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America) am reserving judgment on her until I see how she handles herself with the Israeli prime minister. That’ll teach her!
There is no doubt that whatever she has to say to PM Netanyahu will be exactly what President Obama wants her to convey. She will not sway from the party line.
What is clear is that they are heavily invested in the futile and dangerous two state solution and don’t really want to hear or entertain any other scenarios. They simply have a different agenda than Israel (whose main agenda is to survive and not put themselves at senseless risk) and want Israel to play along at whatever the cost.
We’ll watch together. The future of our country rests on how we treat Israel. (Gen. 12:3)
Joel Chernoff, better known for pioneering Messianic Jewish Praise and Worship music with the group “Lamb,” serves as General Secretary (or CEO) of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA). Established in 1915, the MJAA is the single largest organization representing the interests of the Messianic Jewish community in the world. For more information about his ministry, go to http://joelchernoff.wordpress.com/.
