Channel Two in Israel has reported that the US and Israel will make announcements tonight that the proposed deal of US benefits and assurances in exchange for a 90 day extension of the building freeze in Judea and Samaria is off the table, and peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will not be renewed for the time being.According to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the US is preoccupied with things like North Korea and Wikileaks and the "understandings the prime minister [Binyamin Netanyahu] reached [with US Secretary of State Hillary] Clinton were a gentleman's agreement and not finalized." I'll translate. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made verbal offers to Netanyahu that kept diminishing. When Netanyahu became concerned and finally asked for the offer in writing so he could present to his cabinet, the Obama Administration stalled, said a letter was en route and finally refused to provide anything in writing..just as I predicted two weeks ago.This was a...(Read Full Post)