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Obama: Israel's Right hinders peace
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 28.01.10, 23:20
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1. it's almost election year, folks
(01.28.10)
obama, pandering to the jewish vote in florida again, knowing full well that he lost most of jewish american support he had in 2008. the jews are waking up to obama's despicable and dangerous policies in the middle east and his foreign track record. american jew who daily regrets voting for obama.
2. Obama
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (01.28.10)
The man isn't very competent. His only achievement after a year in power (as he admitted in the State of the Union address) was killing more Afghans in 2009 than Bush did in 2008. At least he has found someone to blame for his failure in the Middle East: Israelis who don't agree with Emanuel Rahm.
3. 3 mores to wait out the narcissist in cheif
(01.28.10)
4. What was that sound?
Chatich   (01.28.10)
Hope? Change? Anyone who managed to sit through President Hussein's State of Denial Address yesterday knows that anything he says is merely meaningless pandering to his audience and political grandstaning. He's nothing more than Jimmah 2.0.
5. Hussein Obama equates the Israeli "right" with Hamas!!!
Baruch ,   Boston, USA   (01.28.10)
This is a rewrite of history and a violation of both logic and moral behavior.
6. Hidden agenda
Jackie ,   Florida   (01.28.10)
I was probably one of the few Jews in this area who did not vote for Hussein Obama two years ago. It is interesting that news of his trip and speech here were not widely announced in the news media. I guess that is part of the transparency he promised during the campaign and for which he spoke again during his State of the Union speech,. As a child we used to have a chant, Liar, liar, pants on fire. Is it appropriate to apply it to the President.
7. dividing Gods land is not a good Idea
Galut ,   Selah   (01.28.10)
according to scripture it is very dangerious to the nations that try to do it...... Joel 3 : 1-2
8. Israel's Right is the MAJORITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its called democracy   (01.28.10)
9. TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
FADY EGYPT   (01.28.10)
IT IS NONE OF UR BUSINESS DONT PUT UR NOSE IN ISRAEL POLITICS THERE IS NO PROGRESS BECAUSE BIBI IS TOUGH AND BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO GIVE LAND SHALOM
10. Didn't we hear enough nonsense from The One last night?
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (01.28.10)
Despite an interview last week in which he said he hadn't appreciated how hard this problem would be to solve, he's returned to the "both sides are equally at fault" trope. He just can't bring himself to say that Netanyahu has made numerous gestures, made numerous concessions while Abbas has done ... nothing. I'm counting the days down to the 2010 elections. We'll still be stuck with Obama, but maybe after a repudiation of his allies, he'll start to get the message.
11. Obama Hussein should not stick his nose in Israeli domestic
politics.   (01.28.10)
12. # 6
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.28.10)
Jackie, Obama has only been your President for 1 year. How could you have voted for him 2 years ago ??
13. Here was me thinking that it was Abbas refusing to talk
zionist forever   (01.28.10)
The right wing don't believe in Obamas vision. Hamas don't believe in Obamas vision. Abbas is supposed to believe in Obamas vision but even though Israels right wing leader Netanyahu who is calling on Abbas to come talk & has made some concessions like a freeze of settlements in Judea & Samaria. Abbas is sitting in his office feeling sorry for himself and making demands like a freeze in Jerusalem building which he knows Bibi can't deliver and so he refuses to talk and along with his friend Obama blame it all on Bibi because he hasn't given into all Abbas demands. Come on Obama are you looking for peace making or do you just want to use the word peace as an excuse to do a little bit of Israel bashing to look good in the eyes of your muslim friends?
14. Let's face it, the Right is e-v-i-l
Steve   (01.28.10)
The Right in Israel hinders peace. The Right in the US hinders progress. How can Obama transform the US into another Sweden if the Right continues to be so obstinate?
15. O’Bananas will turn out to be the worst US President in livi
Fact   (01.28.10)
16. Taking away religious rights cannot bring peace
sam ,   USA   (01.28.10)
17. Save Obama
Ricardo Macher ,   KarneiShomron Israel   (01.29.10)
May the Almighty keep Obama alive and healthy and ..................FAR AWAY FROM US!!!!
18. "We know what a solution could look like in the region,"
Brown ,   NE   (01.29.10)
Long range missiles from Hizbollah in the north and kassams from the east and south. If I was president Obama I would nominate Mickey defence secretary, Sami & Sussu foreign & home security respectively and 50% subsidy on bananas.....
19. Dictator in waiting
Ellen ,   Israel/USA   (01.29.10)
Obama would like nothing more than to dictate to everyone what HE feels should be done. He blames the right ( those who elected Bibi--because they wanted a certain policy) for not allowing peace to come to Israel--or maybe not allowing Israel to be vanquished. He blames the right in the US for not allowing his horrendous health care policy to be put into effect! One of these days, probably not until he is out of office, he will wake up and realize that people didn't oppose him to be contrary, they opposed him because they too have brains and realized that the man is off his rocker! AND I am not repentant--never voted for him in the first place!
20. Obama uses a teleprompter to address small children.
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.29.10)
Obama's ambition to destroy extends beyond taking a wrecking hammer to the U.S. economy and making the U.S. an international laugh stock, for the first time in it's history. Obama wants to shower Israel with his wisdom. The wisdom that has him take a teleprompter to address grade school children! For America, Israel and the Free World, Obama can't be gone fast enough.
21. I beg you Obama, please keep whatever dignity you have left!
Etoile ,   Montreal, Canada   (01.29.10)
At this rate, you're going to be known as the worst President in history. I mean first that terrible State of the Union and now this? This is pathetic. The Left had eight years to plan and come up with something while Bush was in power. And this is all you got?
22. Disgusted!!!
David ,   USA, exile   (01.29.10)
This message is to those persons assigned by the Obama administration to observe things like these talk backs. Mr. President. I have a message for you. I have failed to get it through to you in other channels. Mr. Obama. You don't have a clue what you are doing. If you actually think that Abbas wants talks you are very naive. They are waiting until sufficient pressure is put on Israel by YOU so that they will get everything they want from your hand rather than through negotiations. Are you unaware of their charter? Don't you know that if Abbas makes any deals with Israel, he will be dealt with by the Palestinian people. The punishment for giving Israel anything at all is death Mr. President. And if you think that Israel is going to give up their eternal Capital, that is further evidence that you don't know what you are doing. There is a power in control that is even mightier than you Mr. Obama.
23. Obama's Moral Equivalence
NYC Girl   (01.29.10)
First, the idiot makes a speech in Egypt which barely fails to draw a distinction between the Holocaust and the self-inflicted suffering of the Palestinians. And now he's equating conservative voters in Israel with Hamas...a terrorist organization, even by the standards of the European Union. The reality is that Obama never had the qualifications to be the leader of the free world, and now a lot of Americans are finally beginning to recognize that. The question is will that epiphany translate into enough votes to remove him from office after his first term. Not only that, but hopefully all those Jewish liberals (and I say that as someone who was once about as far to the ideological left as you can go) will wake up and realize they don't have to vote for Obama because of some misguided guilt over being white.
24. Obamas ignorance due to J Streets sycophant ever whispering
Jae ,   Lynn US   (01.29.10)
25. Of course it's the evil right wingers
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.29.10)
Couldn't possibly be the fact that the Arabs have fulfilled NONE of the their obligations. Couldn't possibly be the thousands of terrorist attacks. Couldn't possibly the absolute refusal of the Arabs to negotiate. Couldn't possibly be the fact that the Arabs have never agreed to a single concession. Yup just those darn right wingers that want to live and do so in peace on top it. They are the ones at fault. To Odumba - up yours
26. Most Americans are now learning that when Obama talks,
almost NO ONE ,   listens anymore.   (01.29.10)
27. Like last year, Obama gives a big speech,campaigns for 2
weeks. then goes ,   back on his word.   (01.29.10)
28. Obama owes you nothing
Besalel ,   Great Neck, NY   (01.29.10)
First of all Ynet's headline which has the words "Israel Right hinders peace" in quotes is so misleading it amounts to journalistic fraud. That is certainly not a direct quote from President Obama. Second of all, after that vile questioner asked Obama to condemn Israel the President spoke very nicely about Israel and the US being strong allies and the common factors we share. Obama owes you nothing and he owes the Right nothing. Israelis: stop expecting America's politicians to be more Zionistic than your leaders. Your salvation lies NOT at the feet of the USA.
29. Ok #1 How is Obama losing the jewish vote?
AR ,   USA   (01.29.10)
What because he is standing up to israels radical right which has been sabotaging the israeli side of peace since its inception. Under Obama in Iran (apperantly the new Nazi German) the people are standing up to their overlords. The very people who neo cons and zionist said wanted to destroy israel showed that the common enemy is their regime (if only isreal could stand up to its radicals) . Would this have happened in Iran if Mcain or Bush where in power? No way! (id be happy to explain further if anyone disagrees) Wouldnt you say that so far under his watch the worlds most populous jewish nation is safer from its "biggest threat" His open hand (norouz message) split irans gov allowing for mousavi to be able to run and be protected in the stolen election. (thats how obama directly influenced what happened their)
30. Baruch, yes, the wingnuts and Hamas are the same...
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (01.29.10)
...both are trying to destroy, not build. I am extremely proud that President Obama might be one of the finest US President's ever, and he is making very incremental, yet monumental moves to ensure that there is a peace deal. Plus he recognizes the reality as well. The rejectionists on both sides are indeed a major part of the problem.
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