Israel’s US ambassador tweets for Hamas dialogue, deletes post

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Published time: November 18, 2012 07:37
Edited time: November 18, 2012 12:38

Ambassador of Israel to the United States Michael B. Oren (Reuters / Benjamin Myers)

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Israeli ambassador to the US has reportedly deleted his tweet saying that the Israeli government wants to sit and talk with Hamas. Ambassador Michael Oren said that his tweet was “sent erroneously by a staffer.”

The post was allegedly written after the ambassador gave an interview to CNN, and said, “Just appeared on the set of #CNN: #Israel willing to sit down with #Hamas – if they just stop shooting at us.”

However, shortly afterwards, the post was deleted, and another one appeared, “Correction: the earlier tweet about my CNN interview was sent erroneously by a staffer.”

BuzzFeed.com reported that the initial tweet on talks was a paraphrase of a comment made by the ambassador during the interview, with Michael Oren mentioning that the Israeli government would agree to negotiate. However, in his on-air comment the ambassador didn’t refer to Hamas directly.

Screenshot from twitter.com user @AmbassadorOren

A spokesman for Michael Oren has then emailed to BuzzFeed.com that "Ambassador Oren signaled in his interview our willingness to sit with our Palestinian neighbors – not with Hamas."

On Saturday, regional parties, including Egypt and Turkey, carried out four-way talks in attempt to broker a ceasefire. Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi maintained that the solution could soon be reached, but there were “no guarantees.”

Israeli Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu told foreign leaders Saturday that he would agree to a ceasefire if Hamas agrees to stop rocket fire from Gaza.

Qatari Emir Haid Bin Khalifa al-Thari and several Palestinian leaders also participated in the negotiations.

A senior advisor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas touted the Egyptian efforts to broker peace while deploring the Israeli actions.

“President Abbas has consistently offered negotiations for a two-state solution, but Israel has shown no interest in these negotiations. So this is the result. And the Palestinian people pay the price,” the advisor told Al-Monitor, a website specializing in Middle East coverage.

At least 49 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, with the number including militants, civilians and children. Three civilians have been killed by airstrikes from Gaza in Israel.

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Brasivnika 17.01.2013 22:58

If Hamas was stronger, Israel would side with them. Israel uses whatever bully it can get its grubby little hands on to do its dirty work.

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sod 18.11.2012 21:22

Atheist Kaffir (unregistered) wrote in #6GO GO ISRAEL take Gaza and Westbank and deport all Mohammedans from your territory,Israel belongs to the Jewish people no to Islam,all non-Muslims stand with the Jewish state of Israel,only Islamic terrorist countries and Muslims are against Israel because they dreams for taken Israel in order to turn it to Pisslamic.Israel will never be isolated,Israel don't give a shitt about Islamic terrorist countries,Israel have support almost from all of non-Muslim nations and neighbors of its enemy Turkey (Bulgaria,Greece,Cyp rus) and from the east Russia(1 of 7 of the Israelis are Jewish Russian) to the west America.Russia may have a good relations with Iran for 3 reasons 1.U.S,2.Syria,3.Turk ey but when it comes to Israel she is same like western countries because together with Israel-Greece have the same enemy that called the Ottoman Turkey.Russia will never accept a nuclear Iran to threaten the existence of the Israel therefore Islamic Iran will give up from its nuclear program in the next year or will be collapsed by the western economic sanctions.Sooner or later RUSSIA,ISRAEL,BULGAR IA,GREECE,CYPRUS will be united against Turkey and Turkey after failed to take Syria she will remain without ally,the U.S is in the process of decline and she will stop supporting Turkey in the future because of the Israel,Turkey can not be united with Iran against Israel because of the Syria and sectarian issue shia-sunni,Turkey is in the side of the enemies of Iran(hahahahaha..... .................... .................... .................... .................... .. What ever it is you are on, give it up man. Not evryone in the west agrees with the US point of view and certainly not Israel's. While people like you keep pedaling this hate nothing will change in the Middle East. Most of what you are saying is such fantasy even Steven Spielberg would struggle to create. You might need to visit other countries including muslim countries to see most people no matter what religion are pretty much the same. They just want to live their lives safe from this rubbish and crazies like your self. The world is not just Israel and the US either. � �

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JJ (unregistered) 18.11.2012 14:34

@Atheist Kafir::   Israel is not a country it's a Welfare State that could not survive 1 month without USA money.
Ever hear of the "STERN GANG"?   Looks like Israel are the real terrorists
to anyone that knows a little history.
Who was living on that land when the Jews showed up? Was it empty?
Not according to all the pictures I have seen of it.
   So you Jews not even real Jews but European converts with no Jewish
blood in you, go there, do terrorism to steal the land from the people lving on
it, herd them into concentration camps called the Gaza and West Bank
and starve them and bomb them and their babies, and you think the rest
of the world is supposed to support you, oh and pay for you to do it ?
    You need a good mental hospital pal

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