Charlie Rose - George Mitchell

George Mitchell, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East

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[midnightrebellion01]

Charlie, thanks for the comment at 1:55. And to Encompassed Runner...Sir, why is it, the minute someone begins to discuss Israel v. Palestine, they are vilified as anti-Isreal? Can't we have a serious discussion about what might be the single most critical issue re: peace in the middle east without the anti-semite or anti-Israel labels?

[mrmaciejm]

He has a very hard job.

[nattalyyyyy]

@EncompassedRunner With both Palestinians and Israelis so rightfully passionate about their histories and the land that they both consider rightfully theirs, I doubt that it can ever be settled as such realistically. It would require swallowing too much anger and too much pride. And going back to your earlier claims that Mitchell is not an effective peacemaker, please look at your history. Mitchell ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland in negotiations at the request of England & Ireland.

[nattalyyyyy]

@EncompassedRunner Actually, I found he was rather defensive of Israel's perspective, despite the unanimous international dissent of the legality of their annexation of Jerusalem. The Palestinians deserve a state. So do the Israelis. The area has been under so many different regimes, and each only for short periods of time ruled by their own ethnicities or cultures, that at this point they need to decide on boundaries and respect them, leaving the past in the past. *continued

[ThePlantDoctor]

besides if all these religions believe what the bible says... it does says mans last moments on earth is the jews rebuilding a temple on the temple mound and ther whole world implodes or some crap like that.. so all religions should support the jews not being there i guess.. tis the devils work hehe

[ThePlantDoctor]

It is all england and frances fault in the first place.. and jews already were living in the area amoungst the muslim's quite peacefully until the brittish and french made it there decision to draw borders and split up all the goodies :)

[connielane]

How do you have an agreement with a country that never lives up to their agreements? Israel is a paranoid psychopathic country and will never experience peace. They need to leave the Middle East and leave the Palestinian people alone as well as Iran and Lebanon.

They have not shown honor or integrity, just a lot of self-absorption and narcissism. They are a threat to the whole world and the creators of terrorism.

[ashurbannipal]

nation of thizzlam

[hcwcars1]

nuke israel

[kessmypersainass]

military advisers to the president have told him this.this is not my opinion.they told presedint bush the same thing...and then you say america would rise aginst the goverment?lol sir please stop the jokes..we had bush steal the presedentcy we didnt do shit,,,when was the last time we took to the streets and burnd it down for israel?BY THE WAY we have asked israel to open DIMONA this gose back to nixon.please understand friends part ways all the time...and you think the arabs would help??

[EncompassedRunner]

marzutall, I can't help but wonder what influence Mitchell's Lebanese background has, because his hostility is so obvious. For ex, here instead of talking about the actual claims to Jerusalem, he talks about the reaction of others without discussing the claims themselves. That's as intellectually dishonest as arguing that the Earth is the center of our solar system b/c everyone else says so, instead of actually looking at the facts.