I would like to see the peace process in the Middle East come to some agreement but given that both sides can not get even give an inch to come close tells you something about the peace process in the Middle East my only hope to all my brothers & sisters is not to give hope and contiune with the struggle in a peaceful way.
Israel has dug in its heels in a disagreement with the US over a potential military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities to halt its alleged progress towards nuclear weapons capacity.
"We clearly believe that no option should be removed from the table," Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak insisted, following discussions with US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
"This is our policy and we mean it," Mr Barak blustered. "We recommend to others to take the same position but we cannot dictate it to anyone."
While the United States also reserves the right to use force if need be, the Obama administration has been playing down that possibility while it tries to draw Iran into talks about its disputed nuclear programme.
Mr Gates urged patience and said that Washington still hoped to have an initial answer about negotiations in the Autumn.
Israeli leaders fear that the US is prizing contact with Iran over its ties to Israel.
The issue of how to deal with Iran's advancement toward nuclear proficiency has become one of the most public differences between the new administrations in Tel Aviv and Washington.
Mr Gates's visit to Israel was believed to be aimed at dissuading Israel from a pre-emptive attack on Iranian nuclear sites.
But Mr Barak's comment seemed to indicate that Mr Gates made no visible headway in getting Israel to soften its line.
President Obama pledged a new initiative towards Iran during his presidential campaign.
Mr Obama argues that a strike would upset the fragile security balance in the Middle East, perhaps triggering a new nuclear arms race and leaving everyone, including Israel and Iran, worse off.
Israel is also under pressure to freeze construction in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, land the Palestinians want for their eventual state and capital. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has so far resisted and the issue is a growing sore point between the US and Israel.
The US says continued Israeli construction on lands claimed by the Palestinians threatens to undermine future peace talks.
Israel insists that some expansion must be permitted to accommodate the "natural growth" of settler families.
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank is now 304,569, a 2.3 per cent increase since January.
