Does Bill Clinton Blame Israel?

In the course of praising his wife, Bill Clinton says:

"I go to Nelson Mandela's birthday party every year and we're still very close. I believe if Yitzhak Rabin had not been murdered in 1995 we would have peace in the Middle East. I loved him as much as anyone I've ever known.

At The Corner, Jonah Goldberg quotes a reader who wrote reacts to Clinton's comment:

...So far today, Bill has essentially blamed the Israelis for the lack of Middle East peace - in an aside from a genuinely ridiculous comment about how he'd take Hillary into the foxhole (saying that if Rabin were alive, there would be Middle East peace)...

and then adds his own 2 cents:

You know, that's a good point about Rabin and peace in the Middle East. Clinton's in effect saying if only Israel had followed the policies Rabin would have followed [then] Hamas, Hezbollah and the rest of that misunderstood gang would have gladly made peace with Israel. That's really gross when you think about it.

I just saw that Israel Matzav also noticed this post from the Corner and deals with the implications in depth.

Check it out.

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