Israel, U.S. to start discussing convergence plan this week

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/715457.html

Israel and the United States will begin discussing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's "convergence plan" this week. The working assumption among senior Israeli officials is that the administration supports the plan and views it as "the only game in town."

Two major issues are on the agenda: the timeline for the plan and the nature of the support to be extended by the U.S. government.

Olmert leaves next week for his first White House visit as Israel's elected prime minister, during which he will present the convergence idea to President George W. Bush. Aides to Olmert, who flew out Saturday night to prepare for the visit, will meet with White House officials to decide on the manner in which the plan is to be presented at the meeting between the leaders, as well as the statements that will follow the meeting. These preliminary sessions were defined as a "coordination of expectations."






The advance team consists of the prime minister's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz; special advisor Dov Weisglass; and foreign affairs adviser Shalom Turjeman. They are scheduled to meet at length Sunday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Steve Hadley.

The Israeli sources said that Olmert's visit will probably be followed by lower-profile talks over the details of the plan and of American support for it.

The administration wants Olmert to try to restart talks with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas before going ahead with any unilateral measures. According to the Israeli sources, both Israel and the U.S. know that any such efforts will get nowhere, but it is important to the Americans to show their international allies that Israel is trying to talk with the Palestinians. Another goal of such efforts is to maintain the PA chairman's status vis-a-vis the Hamas government.
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Ok this is a very vague article but I have some insight on what this vagueness means
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Two major issues are on the agenda: the timeline for the plan and the nature of the support to be extended by the U.S. government. "
I got this from another Israeli source but it appears the timeline the US and Israel are arguing about is how soon will Iran have a nuclear bomb... Israel says 1-2 years and US says 3-4
there is significance there because bush & company will be out of office hopefully!!!

It appears Israel desires to go all the way with our name
all over it.

Military dominance over Iran is the only way the NeoCons see to boost the dropping dollar. I believe there is far less politics behind these potential military moves as there is economics.

PB