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US is Israel's true friend, says Obama at Western Wall
Neta Sela
Published: 24.07.08, 08:20
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1. Obama Davens Vasikim
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (07.24.08)
Impressive.
2. and when was the last time an Israeli politician prayed?
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (07.24.08)
-anywhere?
3. and what a friend
(07.24.08)
Pollard is a witness for this good fruenship .
4. a kippah on ground zero head
(07.24.08)
5. he did not visit Bethlehem's Nativity Church
observer   (07.24.08)
he only visited Al-Aqsa's Al-Buraq wall. That's typical of Muslims' pilgrimage.
6. What is that ? Al=Aqsa's Al-buraq ?? :)
(07.24.08)
7. Obama & Wright
Josh   (07.24.08)
Black Hebrews (a US movement of christain inner city extremists - not Ethiopian Jewry) think that we are all European goyim who hijacked the bible from them and that they are the true Israel. I have chatted with a Trinity Church memeber who shares their views. "All Jews were black in the time of Jesus." Wright is full of ant-israel rhetoric and blesses the terrorists implying that the blacks are captives of a whiteman babylon and are brothers in oppression with Palestinians. Obama chose this church and is a memeber. Now will we chose Obama? youtube says it all user/HARMAGADWAN
8. When the B-52's take off .....
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (07.24.08)
We'll know America is truely our friend. Until then .... Everything is just a speech.
9. Terry is right as usual!
aaron ,   ra'anana   (07.24.08)
10. Will OBAMA be able to DENOUNCE this statement ?
YITZAK BEN SHLOMO   (07.24.08)
That The Caliph Umar Ibn Alkhattab ddinot asked Kaab: where do you think we should make the mossalla? And didnot He reply: behind the Rock. AND Umar never said said: By Allah, you matched Judaism, Kaab. Nay, but we’ll make its direction to the qiblah at its very beginning part, just as Prophet Muhammad made our Mosques’ qiblahs at their beginnings) (Tabary History) Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz. , you do your job, ask him !!! Upon his answer will DECIDE THE VOTE !
11. #2 In India probably.
Miriam ,   Israel   (07.24.08)
12. US is Israel's true friend, says Obama
Bernie ,   Seattle, WA   (07.24.08)
But YOU are not B. Hussein Obama nor are your court Jews or is that Jesters Indick (in Russian an induk is a turkey) and Ross, nor are your Jew hating advisors Zbignew Brzinski (looks like an eye chart) Mc, Peak, Power, Malley, James F**k the Jews baker, Jimmy the Dhimmi Kaker, and of course the Reverend Wright(Wrong). Neither is your racist wife Michelle who hates Whitey. But then again you are no friend of America either, you refuse to salute the flag, wear a flag pin and didn't object when your Pastor said God damn America!
13. Obama: "US is Israel's true friend"
I.Kemp ,   Nahariya Israel   (07.24.08)
Seems heard that from Bush and Co. and who was it who had to make all the concessions to the Palestinians ? So this translated is likley to mean "we are your true frinds as long as you do all we ask which is make more "far reaching concessions". The proof will be in the "doing" not in the "saying"
14. If Obama wants chareidi votes, he should borrow
Miriam ,   Israel   (07.24.08)
the chareidi black velvet kippah from the previous democratic president. Clinton at Rabin's funeral http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4436854.stm
15. FAMOUS LAST WORDS
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (07.24.08)
US policy's are not based on friendship but on self interest. A normal thing and one could only wish that our own state would act that way. Up untill the Yom Kippur war the USA did not supply weapons to Israel, their interest has always been oil,for a very thirsty US economy. Unfortunally our "anti Emunah government" (a quote by Rabbi Laser Brody), wants to put their faith in someone, who does and willl not hold by the principle of friendship. For anyone interested to read the news in a different context here is a interesting link http://www.lazerbrody.typepad.com/
16. #4, #5, & #6 - all from 'Observer' - reeks of it . . .
(07.24.08)
17. Hate to the US is part of a deep and sincere ideology.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (07.24.08)
PMW Director Itamar Marcus spoke in the US Congress last month about the dangers inherent in the creation of a PA state. While US President Bush and other senior politicians have touted the creation of a PA state as beneficial to American interests, a PA state would in all likelihood ally itself with America’s enemies, he said. Among the statements quoted in the report: “Allah, take hold of the Americans and their allies… Allah, count them and kill them to the last one and don’t leave even one.” Ahmed Bahar, speaker of the PA legislative council, on PA TV in April 2007. Click to understand : http://xrl.us/bju8k
18. McCain = 20 yrs in politics; Obama bin-notaMuslim = photo op
er der   (07.24.08)
8 countries in seven days -now THAT'S WHAT I CALL WORLDLY - NOT!!! (But if he's gonna have the head-honcho's job, he needs to add many stamps to his passport...)
19. #14 Miriam
Mike ,   Jerusalem   (07.24.08)
The Chareidim did not vote for that sleeze B.J. Bill Clinton, so black velvet kippot are not a factor in which candidate Chareidim vote for. Nor will Chareidim vote for B. HUSSEIN Obama the disciple of Rev. Write, , and Hussein Obama who has nothing but good to say about Farrakhan and who is buddies with every anti-semite around from Al Sharpton down to the little monkey Achmadinasheethead. If Jesse Jackass was a Chareidi he would say that your insinuations are racist, insulting, and inflamatory,lol
20. A muslim panders for Jewish votes.
petra ,   usa   (07.24.08)
Just say "NO".
21. yesterday the i love sderot t shirt today the kotel
zionist forever   (07.24.08)
This gets worse by the day with the crap we see from Obama. First he is holding an I lover Sderot t shirt Now this non jew, pro muslim, who wants to divide Jerusalem is seen praying at the Kotel. Its kind of depresing that sites like Yad Vashem and the Kotel have been reduced to the status of photo oportunities for foreign politicians. America is not and never has been Israels true friend they have sold us out many times in the past to the arabs when it suited Americas interests. They are in the process of selling us out again this time to Iran because Bush doesnt have the will to confront Iran anymore he is just going to settle for Iranian demands which involves Israel paying the price. Americas need to support Israel ended with the cold war and the arabs were no longer Soviet sattalite states in the Middle East. With the desire to sort out Iraq America has even less need for Israel as an ally than ever. Right now the role Israel plays in Amrican foreign policy when it comes to Israel as a result of Iraq it is to be the one to be seen making concesions to arabs under American leadership Under Obama America will be even less of a friend to Israel more like friend to the arabs as Obama is desperate to put on the image that under his leadership we will see a new more peace loving and caring America that wants to be friends with the arab world and wont allways support Israel.
22. #19 Couldn't you tell I was sarcastic with my comment?
Miriam ,   Israel   (07.24.08)
Of course chareidim and other religious Jews who had not voted for Clinton and Carter will vote for ObumA. And at least 20% fewer secular Jews who usually vote Democratic will vote for a Muslim.
23. Change? What change? pennies and nickles?
Pete ,   Bat Yam   (07.24.08)
If Obama is alla bout CHANGE. then that means he is going to change America's policy toward Israel Think about it!
24. Ungrateful Israelis Will not be Our Friends Much Longer
Dan ,   Chicago USA   (07.24.08)
Keep up your hate-talk against us and our leaders like Obama. We owe you nothing and one day when you need us we will not be there to help you.
25. AGREE with -DAN CHICAGO
AMERICAN ,   world   (07.24.08)
So true. USA has had it with the jew special interest.
26. In Berlin, Obama said Israel's wall should be torn down
Sue ,   Los Angeles   (07.24.08)
Today in Berlin Obama said, "The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christians and Muslims and Jews cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down.” Previously he said of Israel's security wall: “the creation of a wall dividing the two nations is yet another example of the neglect of this Administration in brokering peace.”
27. #24 Then do us all a favor and don't visit our web sites! We
owe you nothing so ,   get out!! Rueben   (07.24.08)
28. #25 And the same goes for you as for 24. We owe you not one
damn thing, so keep ,   to US sights. Rueben   (07.25.08)
29. wailing wall.
max nathans ,   kibbutz matzuva   (07.25.08)
I find it disgusting that Israeli newspaper Maariv published the note which sen. Obama put in the wailing wall.I cannot understand the Gotspah of the Yeshiva bocher to take out the note in the first place.In my opinion this whole 'farce" should be stopped.
30. Obama is an Obama-nation.
David Powell ,   Everett, Wa. USA   (07.25.08)
Seeing Obama Hussein in a kippah is an obination. It has Rev. Wright dripping right off it. His indroctrination in liberation theology does not earn him the right to wear it. a non jewish observer
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