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Obama calls Livni, back's Israel's right for self-defense
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 11.03.08, 22:16
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1. His lips are getting more ......
(03.11.08)
brown after this speech.
2. OMG,stop with this bs of "right to self defense"!
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (03.11.08)
It is obvious that Israel has the "right"of self defence.What a bs is that of stating the obvious all the time? I want to hear a leader to resolv the problem and stop fueling this sickness.I want to see a leader with human soul to stop this all and send these enemies to live among their own(the arab world) in the huge ME and let us alone already!
3. Give it up, Obama, your pandering is transparent
Jake   (03.11.08)
No matter what you say, the die is cast. Top advisors associated with your campaign are virulently anti-Israel. Your bedrock of support, which you empowered with the "bottom up approach" is emphatically not pro-Israel.
4. Obama is lying
john ,   bristow   (03.12.08)
Can any one explain the reason why every politician in the US has to kiss Israel's back side. I know that Obama is lying like many others. But why do they have to do it????can nay one explain
5. I think i heard this sentence before
(03.12.08)
Where where ??? oh yes ... all the presidents of the USA they say it , it's part of their job to say it or they lose the job and after they retire they write a book and they say that they were wrong and they were forced to say it .... LOL
6. Obama & Olmert What a PAIR
DR BULL CRAP   (03.12.08)
BOTH ARE FULL OF CRAP LIP SERVICE! SHUT UP
7. GEE Obama...Thanks for giving Israel the GREEN LIGHT
Dr. Dave ,   NYC   (03.12.08)
8. SO YOU WANT OUR US JEWISH VOTE !!!
ben shlomo ,   singapore   (03.12.08)
AFTER THAT YOU WILL PLAY A DIFFRENT MUSIC- MUSLIM RETHOTRIC- MIGH EVEN SIGN HAMAS CHARTER AS AMERICAN ROAD MAP !!!
9. good for obama.
debra ,   usa   (03.12.08)
10. Johnny #4 some news for you
DMD ,   IL   (03.12.08)
Log into the WO website. World patent organisation. At any given day new patents and PCT applications are published. Scroll down the list. Have you seen the origin IL? It means Israel. Now click on the US patents. Have you seen the names? compare the names with the common Jewish last names and you got the answer. If it was not for our contribution, mine at least, you'll sure be dying of oral cancer. I hope you now have the explaination :) Cheers
11. Re#4 Why ...
Christy ,   Boston, US   (03.12.08)
Although I wouldn't phrase support for Israel as in your post "kiss Israel's back side"... I would like to suggest a reason why our candidates are concerned about this. Our candidates express concern & support for Israel, genuine or not, because there is a voting bloc, Jewish & non-Jewish, that wants US policy to be supportive of Israel. The problem we voters have is determining who is genuinely supportive & who is not. Also, how will support be applied? We don't need another 'road map' and we don't want someone who will constantly pressure Israel to give up land, make concessions, or divide Jerusalem. Oftentimes it's slim pickings. Support for Israel is a big deal among many in the US. All candidates running for president know this & act accordingly. Too bad the voters can't read minds to tell who is genuine.
12. Empty Words From An Empty Suit
Not Jewish ,   USA   (03.12.08)
13. Obama, why he is bad for Israel!
Joel ,   NJ, USA   (03.12.08)
One of his top foreign policy people defended the Israel Lobby by Walt and Marshimer. If you haven't taken a look at that it suggests that U.S. support of Israel brought on the 9/11 attacks and is also a factor in the U.S. involvement in iraq. It also cites known anti-semites including one who has stated that he feels it is unclear weather or not Jews were involved in 9/11
14. This from a man whose first act as president is talk to Iran
Jack ,   San Diego, USA   (03.12.08)
15. DON'T BELIEVE HIM
DAN ,   USA   (03.12.08)
HE WILL SAY ASNYTHING TO GET ELECTED. THE STRANGE THING HERE IN THE U.S. IS THAT A GREAT DEAL OF HIS BACKING COMES FROM JEWS WHO WANT TO SHOW HOW LIBERAL THEY ARE. AT THE SAME TIME HIS INNER CIRCLE CONSISTS OF VIRULENT JEW HATERS. AFTER HE IS ELECTED WHO DO YOU THINK WILL HAVE HIS EAR ? HIS PLAY ON WORDS IS " SELF DEFENSE." WHEN THE TIME COMES, ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO SUSTAIN OVERWHELMING CASUALTIES FOR OBAMA TO APPROVE OF A MINOR RESPONSE.
16. does anyone think Clinton or McCain will be better?
Vitaliy ,   Brooklyn, NY   (03.12.08)
They all say that. But once they become President, all will be forgotten. Hillary will kiss Suha and pretend there was a mistranslation.
17. heisrightandevryonehasthesameright
sahera ,   rafah   (03.12.08)
i have the same right but sure i must know how to defenedmore than this obama .yes sometime i have no choice only to use the power but sure negotiation is better to defense but israil believe that support is to use the power only against the palastinians as they are all terrors /
18. Yes... if might is 'right' then also ...
Chanalau, Tova ,   London, England   (03.12.08)
Germany had the right to defend itself in the Sudetenland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Belgium, France, Russia ... Russia had the right to defend itself in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Albania, Germany... The Japanese had the right to defend themselves against China, Singapore, the Philipines, Malaya... The Americans had the right to defend themselves against the native Americans; the Australians agains the aborigines, the New Zealenders against the Maoris... invaders always have the 'right' if they have the power. However if justice is the criteria then Israel, Germany, Russia, Japan... had no right.
19. Chanalau
gamba & pilpel   (03.12.08)
do us a favor and get a hobby, go fix something... shopping maybe? just hug a tree dude, you're making fun of yourself. anti-semites never die, they just switch...
20. # 4 Because, Israel is pereferable to
petra ,   usa   (03.12.08)
muslim nations that murder for ?religious? reasons. Israel and America share the same G-d. Muslims have their own. The more exposure of the difference is beneficial to all who wont 'convert at the edge of the sword'. Frankly, when one has lived free, they will not be reduced to putting their heads out for beheading. You, on the other hand, must think that's perfectly normal. We don't, and will not be subject to your barbarity, whether or not you lable it 'religious'. Enough of an explaination for you?
21. to petra
sika ,   jerusalem   (03.12.08)
you are wrong .but even you are right that moslemes kill for religouse reasones i want to say that israil and america kill for nonreligouse reasones it mean they kill for the wealth or to be on the top or for amusment or for killing only as they have no religion to kill but they have no morals no honisty .. sure it is wrong all of the human is affected by the religion but more is affected by their circumstanses and their life and the pressures on them ..stop that of religouse war ,, it is anything than religouse even many look to it as religouse to escape the main reason
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