State Department: Enrich Palestinians, not Uranium

This disgusting news is by way of Middle East Newsline:

The State Department has decided to link Iran's nuclear weapons program with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Officials said the department has drafted talking points for officials and ambassadors that connect any coalition against Iran's uranium enrichment program to efforts to achieve Israeli-Arab peace. They said the United States would support an international drive to stabilize the Palestinian Authority and establish a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

"A key response we're getting in our efforts to form a coalition against Iran is that the Israel-Palestinian conflict cannot be ignored," an official said. "Our response is that there could be a dual track that employs the same international assets to solve both issues."

On Sept. 15, State Department counselor Philip Zelikow said the Bush administration has linked Iran and the Arab-Israel conflict. In an address to the Washington Institute, Zelikow, senior policy adviser to Secretary State Condoleezza Rice, said an international coalition against Iran depended on what he termed progress in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

Perhaps a Palestinian delegation could travel to North Korea to help with the Taepo-Dong 2 Missile?

Tags: Iran, Israel, Palestinians, Condi, State Department, nukes