For one thing, since he offers almost nothing other than the novelty of being 'afro-am', the suppressed racist instincts, still fermenting in the US, will most likely erupt volcanically. He'll have to look after that flashpoint. For another, any failure to move very quickly on the economic sickness now afflicting the world, and in particular the US, will bode ill for him. As for interfering in Israel affairs, hoo-hah!

No-one can force us to give anything we don't wanna give. So! the Palestinians can jump for joy if and when he wins - hand out Israeli made sweets in the streets, but, they should be very aware that their lives are not going to change dramatically for the better, or worse - so they'd better get some sort contingency plan in place if they are making preparations to pray in Jerusalem, anytime soon.

The guy who is friend with a priest who hates whites and Jews, friend with Farakhan, friend with Ayers the former terrorist, his advisor is Brzezinski pere and son, etc, etc. Will he be bad for Israel? How can that be? 75% of the Jews vote for him because he is for change(?!?)

I Told You So But as long as Israelis do the right thing and vote Bibi so we have a strong government that will say NO then we are

They won't cry because they don't give a damn about Israel. Liberal American Jews and Israelis are not part of the same people. If they take ten vacation trips abroad, not a single one will be to Israel. They've become grotesque creatures who care only about abortion and gay marriage. They love gay marriage because nobody can create children.

under palestinain control. Jews know that keeping arab nieghborhoods of jerusalem (more than 200,000 people) will eventually turn jews into a minority in thier own capital...

You keep talking about "painful concessions" including eastern Jerusalem and at this point nobody thinks it's that painful for you so stop dragging your feet with a lost cause.

Obama should stop playing GOD on Israel. Obama does not own Jerusalem or Israel. He has NO authority to give away any part of Jerusalem and Israel to the Islamist-Jihadist usurpers. Jerusalem is the Eternal, Indivisible Capital-City of Israel since ancient time. The Islamist-Jihadists want every inch of Israel. Israel should say NO to these dark forces and to Obama and to any entities and countries that have been manipulated by Islamist-Jihadism. It is NONE of the business of the Islamist-Jihadists and external forces to be meddling in Israel's internal affairs. GOD has restored Modern Israel in Ancient Israel in the 20th century as a Fulfillment of His Covenant to Israel 2500 years ago. Jeremiah 31:1-17, Ezekiel 36:24-38, Ezekiel 37:21-28, Ezekiel 39:27-29, Amos 9:14-15. No mortal including Obama and the ravenous wolves should dare tamper with GOD's Restoration of Modern Israel in Ancient Israel.

Jeruslam will be given to the arabs by a US force in the UN. Obama will push to reduce Israel to their original borders and will do everything that he can to crush the state of Israel. You can claim that the Commie Obama could not do this but be advised that he will try. But on the other hand I agree with Brod (#9) that he is not G-D and that Israel will prevail. But watch out for what will come. My hope and prayers are with both countries. G-D bless both.

was a democrat as well.

He thinks he is going to change the world - not just the USA! I think he thinks he is G-d.

Barack Hussein Obama isn't even President-Elect yet, and he's already established himself as Commander in Chief of a new Civilian National Security Force, to be just as poweful and well-funded as the US Military. And now, he's already recognized Palestinians' right to Jerusalem. Well blow me down, I never saw that coming! Call me Mr. Shortsighted, but I always thought Obama held Israel's right to Jerusalem as its eternal indivisible capital above his chiefest joy!

Majority of Israelis do not support pulling out of East Jerusalem or putting it under Palestinian control. Outlying Arab areas like Abu Dis are not considered part of East Jerusalem. It is very likely that most or many East Jerusalem Arabs do not want there areas to change sovereignty from Israel to P.A. They only boycotted municipal elections because the P.A. told them not to, in threatening terms. But this phenomenon is changing, for instance the mukhtar of Sur Bahir almost ran in the elections.

Here we go again. A totally naive American President, knows nothing about how the Middle East works, ready to give away Israel to the highest Arab terrorist bidder. Nobel Peace Prize??!?$#? How about invitations to the funeral of Israel?

the Arab press lies all the time and that anything they say can't be trusted. Obama probably said nothing of the sort.

because Obama is beholden and duty bound to Dennis Ross, the Alpha and the Omega of Obama's political career!

Read a powerful article entitled, "Barack the Narcissist" by Ali Sina which appeared in Israelinsider on November 3, 2008 at http://israelinsider.ning.com/forum/topics/ali-sina-barack-the-narcissist

in a report by Andrew Malcolm, reporter for the LA times who was also at the meeting between Abbas and Obama, he reported "Fayyad was seated off to the right of Abbas. Obama was speaking softly to Abbas (inaudible), and the two were leaning in toward one another." Thus, it is clear that Obama made statement to Abbas that Dennis Ross did not hear. He should not deny statements were made when he simply does not know the entirety of what Obama said to Abbas.