Former Mideast Envoy George Mitchell: Obama's Israel Statements Not New (Littlegreenfootballs.com)

George Mitchell, who recently resigned as President Obama's envoy to the Middle East, said today that Obama's statements on the "1967 lines" were not a major shift in policy. The question is, why have the mainstream media been working so hard to hype this as a huge departure from previous policies, when it's very clearly nothing of the sort? > Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who resigned this month as President Obama's envoy to the Middle East after serving two years, said that while President Obama's comments on the 1967 borders were "a significant statement," they do not signal a major shift in policy, especially when land swaps are taken into consideration. > > "The president didn't say that Israel has to go back to the '67 lines. He said with agreed swaps," Mitchell told Amanpour. "Swaps means an exchange of land intended to accommodate major Israeli population centers to be incorporated into Israel and Israel's security needs. Agreed means through negotiations. Both parties must agree." > > "That's not going to be a border unless Israel agrees to it and we know they won't agree unless their security needs are satisfied, as it should be," Mitchell added of ...Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories Stories, News Feeds and News via Feedzilla.

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