Last night, as we drove out of Jerusalem to Tel Aviv an enormous motorcade escorting Barak Obama rumbled into the Holy City. One occupant of our car remarked, "This is bigger than President Bush's escort."
As you have probably read, Obama's "fact-finding" tour has attracted a bigger press entourage than Bush or McCain overseas trips. Barak Obama a jounior United States Senator is the darling of the press and Israel's tottering government is following the press's lead.
Before entering Israel, Obama spoke to the press about his vision of Palestinian rights, rumors about his being a Muslim, and more. Obama emphatically did not close the door on the Arab concept of a "right to return" to Israel. While giving general support to the idea that Israel should be a Jewish State, his support of some sort of Arab influx into Israel on the false pretext that Israel is their land and his stated support for a Palestinian State clearly endangers the Jewishness State of Israel.
Obama also made clear that he sees Israel and the Palestinians as equals who need to be pushed to come to an agreement and if he is elected he will push them because they can't make decisions themselves. He said:
"The Israeli government is unsettled. The Palestinians are divided between Fatah and Hamas. And so it's difficult for either side to make the bold move that would bring about peace," .
I am always amazed by people who totally disregard the fact that Israel is the only real democratically elected government in the area as they declare they will ignore the will of the Israeli people and make policy for Israel. It is also interesting to note that Obama gives full status to Hamas. They are not terrorist but a "faction." He would be accurate if he saw Fatah and Hamas as terrorist.
Truely spoken, Yoel. Heads of other goverments put their own house to right before they can meddle and try to run the affairs of other countries. Giving aids does not give them the right to rule others.
Posted by: luke winfield at August 1, 2008 9:26 PM
Doesn't anybody remember history? There is a 'Palistinian' homeland. It is called Jordan it was created as a homeland for the 'palistinans' But they would rather foment war and murder in Israel rather than live in their own land under their own fig tree in peace. Sounds stupid to me! And why is the 'West bank' the ONLY river in the world that has only ONE bank? Shouldn't it be to the west bank of the Euphrates? to the River of Egypt?
Posted by: David H at August 1, 2008 12:46 PM
Obama is an attractive man who is charismatic and photogenic. He is also a two-faced tickeler of ears. He only tells a people what he thinks they want to here. He has been a tithe paying member of an anti-Semitic racist church. He is friendly with Islamic powers. How can a Jew or any friend of Israel trust him? It would be foolish to. If he becomes president of America, we will all have cause to worry.
While I pray for the peace of Israel, I wouldn't bet on it if a man who shows no loyalty to his nation ecomes ruler of it. I wouldn't expect him to help out G-d's chosen people either. While I pray for the Peace of Israel, especiallyJerusalem, I ask for your prayers for America as we decide who our new leader will be. Our fates are intertwined an America that doesn't protect Israel is doomed to be cursed: for G-d said he would bless those who bless Israel and curse them who curses Israel. So pray that the man who next inhabits the White House is one who will bless Israel.
Posted by: onehipkittie at July 24, 2008 4:51 PM
As an American, I would advise Israel to not depend on the US government for anything, especially the Demorats. Obama is a Jew hating half black racist. Do not believe anything this man says concerning Israel's welfare. Most of the press in this country, are leftist Jew haters, who are going all-out to get this moran elected President. They will succeed. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Posted by: jerry adams at July 24, 2008 5:43 AM
There is no Palestinian right of return. Such a policy does not accept and respect Israel as a sovereign country. The Palestinians had their chance for such a situation in 1947 when Palestine might have been partitioned between the Jews and the Arabs. That plan was rejected outright. Israel exists. Israel has proven itself again and again as a viable nation among nations. If the Palestinians do not accept that Jaffa; Akko; Tel Aviv; Beersheva; the indivisible, unified capital of Israel, Jerusalem; Nahariya; Megiddo; Haifa; Asdod; Ashkelon; Sederot; Tiberias; Tzfat among other Israeli cities and villages are legitmately part and parcel of Israel, that is their problem. To make that Israel's problem is irrational and absurd. To act on claiming any city, town, or village in Israel, including Ariel, Maaleh Adummim, Hebron is terrorism. Indeed, Fatah and Hamas are one and the same: they are terrorist organizations whose main purpose is to annihilate the Jewish people in Israel and totally destroy the Jewish State of Israel. There should not be any pressure put on Israel to capitulate any more land to these two terrorist organizations. Finally, the decision to negotiate or not negotiate with Fatah or Hamas is solely Israel's, not the US President's. The US President is only the leader of the US government, not the government of any other sovereogn country in the world.
Posted by: Yoel Nitzarim at July 23, 2008 4:57 AM
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