The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is urging the Bush administration to disband the so-called ‘Quartet’ in response to, “the Quartet members' complete embrace of Arab demands against Israel.”
“The Quartet, consisting of the U.S., the United Nations, Russia, and the European Union, was established with the support of the Bush administration in order to take part in the Arab-Israeli negotiating process. But instead of facilitating peace, the Quartet has completely sided with Arab demands,” says a statement released today (Thursday) by the ZOA.
A statement issued by the Quartet on May 3, 2004, declared that Israel "must end the Israeli occupation that began in 1967" meaning, a complete Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders, a total surrender of Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Golan Heights, as well as much of Jerusalem – and the expulsion of all Jews from those areas. The Quartet statement also said that any Arab-Israeli solution must be based on previous U.N. resolutions (many of which are considered very anti-Israel in their perspective and nature) and the Saudi Plan for total Israeli surrender.
"Instead of allowing himself to be dragged into endorsing the pro-Arab positions of the Quartet, President Bush should acknowledge the Quartet's severe bias against Israel
and disband it,” said ZOA President Morton A. Klein. “The Quartet serves no purpose now except to increase the one-sided pressure on Israel and embolden the Arabs by embracing their extremist demands."
The ZOA president also expressed concern about the Bush administration's reported surrender to a demand by Jordanian King Abdullah II for a U.S. statement of support for Arab positions. According to a May 5 New York Times report, the Bush administration reportedly rebuffed the king's demand at first but in "an abrupt policy reversal" a letter will be issued to "placate" the king.
"It is outrageous that this two-bit dictator thinks that he can give orders to the president of the United States,” said Klein. “American soldiers have died to keep Saddam Hussein from invading his neighbors – including Jordan. Abdullah should be expressing his gratitude, not issuing demands."
“The Quartet, consisting of the U.S., the United Nations, Russia, and the European Union, was established with the support of the Bush administration in order to take part in the Arab-Israeli negotiating process. But instead of facilitating peace, the Quartet has completely sided with Arab demands,” says a statement released today (Thursday) by the ZOA.
A statement issued by the Quartet on May 3, 2004, declared that Israel "must end the Israeli occupation that began in 1967" meaning, a complete Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders, a total surrender of Judea, Samaria, Gaza, the Golan Heights, as well as much of Jerusalem – and the expulsion of all Jews from those areas. The Quartet statement also said that any Arab-Israeli solution must be based on previous U.N. resolutions (many of which are considered very anti-Israel in their perspective and nature) and the Saudi Plan for total Israeli surrender.
"Instead of allowing himself to be dragged into endorsing the pro-Arab positions of the Quartet, President Bush should acknowledge the Quartet's severe bias against Israel
and disband it,” said ZOA President Morton A. Klein. “The Quartet serves no purpose now except to increase the one-sided pressure on Israel and embolden the Arabs by embracing their extremist demands."
The ZOA president also expressed concern about the Bush administration's reported surrender to a demand by Jordanian King Abdullah II for a U.S. statement of support for Arab positions. According to a May 5 New York Times report, the Bush administration reportedly rebuffed the king's demand at first but in "an abrupt policy reversal" a letter will be issued to "placate" the king.
"It is outrageous that this two-bit dictator thinks that he can give orders to the president of the United States,” said Klein. “American soldiers have died to keep Saddam Hussein from invading his neighbors – including Jordan. Abdullah should be expressing his gratitude, not issuing demands."