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US: We will continue to support Israel at UN
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 02.06.09, 00:38
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1. World Please Understand!
Jewish Refugee   (06.02.09)
Jewish State was before the Babylonians and after them. Jewish State was before the Greeks and after them. Jewish State was before the Romans and after them. Jewish State was before the Islamic Empires and after them. Jewish State was before the United States and it will be so after United States. That said, don't worry Obama is here for maximum of 8 years but the Jewish State is for Eternity. For more please visit: http://israelactnow.blogspot.com
2. New Administration
Jewish Refugee   (06.02.09)
Since Day One in the office he began selling Israel short when he called Abu-Mazen before any other leaders. The pressure that is put on Israel is disproportionate with the pressure on the other side. The anti-Israeli trend is here and the trend is strong. For more please visit: http://israelactnow.blogspot.com/
3. More crap from Barak Hussein Bozobama
Frank ,   Canada   (06.02.09)
Arabs are currently terrified by the perspective of a nuclear Iran. A smart and courageous leader will take this opportunity to pressure them and make these scums pay on everything instead of pressuring Israel in exchange for nothing. Obama is a major Bozo and a pathethic leader without any vision and any guts.
4. Barak again trying to give Israel to Hamas & Hezbollah
Yacov ,   Chicago   (06.02.09)
Slick Willie Clinton bullied Barak into turning Israel into the 23 Arab State in the Arab League. Now Barak is back in action- trying to give Israel to Hamas and Hezbollah. Guess he figures he won't have to defend Israel if it doesn't exist anymore.
5. In the Muslim Narrative, History Only Begins in 622 CE
e.m.Jordan is Palest ,   s.f   (06.02.09)
To call Israel a colonialist state is to undermine Israel's legitimacy as the state of the Jewish people who see themselves as the owners of this country. It means a total denial of Jewish history, and echoes the Islamic approach to Jewish history. According to this approach, since Islam came to the world in the year 622 CE with the hijra of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina, all of history before that time lost any meaning or significance. Even the prophets - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, Jesus - all became Muslims, according to the Islamic narrative. So since Islam denies what happened before Islam, they can say that Israel is an outcome of a colonialist action because the fact that Jews were here 1900 years ago, before Islam, has no meaning anymore since that was before Islam came into the world. This leads us back to the way Islam as a religion looks at the State of Israel and its existence in this waqf land. The document of the Arabs in Israel, which we mentioned before, is replete with expressions of how Israel is an illegitimate entity and how the Arabs are the natives. This is the way they look at the state where they live. What other states have to contend with the fact that a significant minority is challenging the very legitimacy of the state? Even Arabs and Muslims in Britain or France are not yet challenging the legitimacy of those states, but here, in Israel, they feel free to do it,Dose the President Obama is one of the Muslim narrative too?
6. Obama has neither conception of Israel's security needs nor
Jane Rubin ,   Boyton Beach, FL   (06.02.09)
does he care. When five and a half million Jews have been threatened for the past 61 years by the entire Muslim-Arab world with extinction - we don't make it up, its written in their Charters and pronouncements and have been attempting to do so - the focus should be that threat and not the placing of additional pressure on the Jew. But Barak Hussein Obama does not care, because we, Jews, are dispensable...
7. Obama has to understand that Isael is
Vardina   (06.02.09)
not an American colony. We have our own interests and would not sacrifice our existence on the altar of his ambitions.
8. obama's policy
sophia ,   israel   (06.02.09)
why no comments on this article?
9. Israel is a rogue state
Ricardo ,   Rio de Janeiro   (06.02.09)
Americans are finally realizing Israel is a rogue state and a danger to the world. If a group talibanized as the settlers reach Dimona this can be worse than Pakistan's Swat. America has to prove it is in the side of law, order and decency. Israel has not right to be cruel without punishment. It is time to the world unite and teach Israel how to behave.
10. Judea and Samaria.
Dave Ronen ,   Haifa   (06.02.09)
The people of Israel and Israel’s countless friends in the United States and abroad will welcome any steps to further the Jewish, peaceful and productive alternative to a terrorist state in Judea and Samaria. Throughout history, whenever and wherever allowed to exist, the quiet, stable, constructive Jewish home has been a successful antidote to extremism and barbarism. We can make it so again – this time in Judea and Samaria, a historically Jewish area whose importance to world peace cannot be overestimated. The Jews have the right to build and live freely in their country. More about legitimately and Judea and Samaria at : http://xrl.us/bj5ng
11. US pressure on Israel will cause it to veer dramatically to
redbourn ,   tel aviv   (06.02.09)
the right. Obama, or his administration, or both, have got it 100% wrong if they think that pressuring Israel and Bibi will bring it to heel, or bring about a left wing government. The more that the US leans on Israel, the more it will move to the right. Mike
12. he convienced me
ghostq   (06.02.09)
no realy, need to stop the sarcasm.
13. No.11 sees the real problem now.
Vicci ,   Europe   (06.02.09)
Yes, when you apply pressure on the people they will become more radicalised and extreme. Israel has for years been applying the cruelest pressure on the Palestinians and claiming that they expect the people to become more peaceful and subservient. Three year siege against Gaza supposed to make the people move away from Hamas. But it is the truth the same for Palestinians and Israelis , the more extreme pressure you apply the more hardened and extreme they will become. Israel has created extremists all around here. In Hezbollah and in Hamas by "applying pressure".
14. #9: Most pathetic post I ever read
Jake   (06.02.09)
Even the enemies of Israel understand it is a far better place in every way than their own deficient countries. Or are you just trying to distract from your own local issues. Taken a stroll though the favellas lately, have ya?
15. #13 Vicci. One little detail you forgot here.
Jake   (06.02.09)
Israel put pressure on its existential enemies who are dedicated to wiping it off the map. What are you comparing that to? Israel is America's oldest and longest standing ally in the Middle East.
16. GREAT POST NUMBER 9
America   (06.02.09)
and USA has realized it for a longtime, Until now, though we couldnt get around the intimidation from AIPAC and the ADL and the neocons. USA will recover from these splinter groups and survive, and get our good reputation back.
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