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Democrats to Obama: Ease pressure on Israel
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 03.06.09, 00:14
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31. SIGN ON THE WALL
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (06.03.09)
Reading the many TB's coming from the USA one can see the real true anti-Semitic feelings rising up there. As their country heads for a deeper bankruptcy, financially and morally, many more of our liberal Americans will join this historically popular band wagon, when things start falling apart. As fast as the USA rose up as a super power, the quicker she will decent into the abyss. What these same people do not get, is that their nation is supporting and reaching out to Islam fascist nations while infringing on our sovereignty. The more and deeper their hatred, the faster the USA will fade into insignificance. Looking at their voting result of their new president, they are loosing their heads more every day. The fact that GM went belly up does not seem to wake them up. Not to long ago the USA was a beacon of liberty to the world, Now it has become corrupted, towards it own foundations, something absolute power does.
32. THOSE WHO CURSE ISRAEL WILL BE CURSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA IS A CURSE ON ,   THE US!   (06.03.09)
GET RID OF OBAMA BEFORE THE US IS DETROYED!
33. to #1 I agree 100%
ghostq   (06.03.09)
even though the "I toooold you soooo" is not to be used likely, you need to to learn the best timing to use that phrase, either way Obamas' career is going down the drain by his own men, by his own political party, when that is going to happed, and it will happend, we will all say I told you so together, agree.
34. I dont care much for this issue but plz read
Lotti ,   GeorgeTown   (06.03.09)
When Bush won the elections 9 years ago, it took him around 3 years to mess things up for the USA and lose popularity. Obama is losing popularity faster than Bush. My money is on Obama not getting a second term, for the simple reason that not only did the US lose a a sort of good (but very clever) Friend (Israel), but he also made best friends with people who hold no value for life or freedom of democracy in their Arab nations. Obama can make mistakes, but the US will pay the price
35. Democrats tell meglomaniac obumma to stop stepping on his
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (06.03.09)
dick and he has so much arab ear wax he just can't hear.
36. 34 Obama would rather not have a second term
lydia ,   Brisbane   (06.03.09)
Obama has a legacy to live up to, he has to do the right thing even if it cost him the Presidency. He can't allow himself to be Israel's lap dog in defense of Israels illegal occupation. Israel must not be allowed to continue violating laws without being punished.
37. 29.Ken pull you head in, Israel has been violating laws
lydia ,   Brisbane   (06.03.09)
for decades. Israel violated more laws than Saddam yet Saddam paid for his transgression at the end of a noose. I suggest you tell Israel that Obama is POTUS not of Israel. Obama shouldn't be expected to defend Israel Illegal occupation at the determent of the US and if as you say it is between the Arabs and the jews stop trying to drag the US into the squabble and cut the US$3billion umbilical cord of the US taxpayers.
38. 22Obama's legal mind will not abide Israels recalcitrance
lydia ,   Brisbane   (06.03.09)
Obama's astute legal mind can see through Israels attempt at circumventing the rule of law. Bush couldn't even get his head around My Pet Goat.
39. David in Portland - #19 - Think before you speak
JG ,   Modiin   (06.03.09)
So what has Israel done - let's see: - 8 Nobel Laureates (more than all the Arab countries combined!) - Cellphones - The Pentium 4 and Centrino processors - Improved airline security - Instant messaging - Voice mail - Democracy in the Middle East - Access for all religions to Jerusalem (which was not possible before 1967) - numerous medical & technological advances - Freedom of speech in the Middle East - The ability of anyone of any religion in the Middle East to own land - A clear cut ally of the US that will sacrifice its own self (as in 1991) to allow the US to achieve its own goals! An now - what have the Arabs done for the US, other than harbor terrorists that destroy the World Trade Center and the thousands of people that work there, kill hundreds of servicemen who were trying to keep the peace in Lebanon, assassinate a leader who got the Nobel Peace Prize, impose restrictions on our soldiers who were there to protect them, promote anti-democratic tyrannical policies, etc.? David - get with the program! Just because the Arabs are much more populous and control one of the world's most precious resource (oil), does not mean that we need to pander to their bullying tactics. Doing such may win us a couple of friends in the Arab world, but will take us back to the Middle Ages.
40. #3, #8, #11, #27
(06.03.09)
Today, President Obama declared that the United States is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. You are right, those non-Muslims really should leave America.
41. #37
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (06.03.09)
What you write is true if you believe that only Arabs are human. Iraq is a fake country invented by the British allowing the Arabs to rule over Kurds. Kurdistan should be before you discuss any other conflict. As for your hero Saddam, he used gas to murder 1 million Persians and tens of thousands of Kurds.
42. Ease Up On Israel-Obama
Robert ,   San Antonio--Texas-U   (06.03.09)
Wouldn't it save a lot of time and money and just move Congress to Tel Aviv?
43. Ease back Mr. President?
No Name ,   Woop Woop USA   (06.03.09)
No one faults Israel and its supporters for its perceived security concerns. These concerns, however, are often contrary to the best interest of the USA. President Obama must act in the interests of the USA, regardless of domestic and foreign pressures. If Pres. Obama is really bucking a foreign nation's oppositions to an American first policy -- he is to be strongly commended and supported in proceeding.
44. "Pressure on Israel"
Inayat Lalani ,   Benbrook, Texas USA   (06.03.09)
Settlement expansion a 'domestic' issue of Israelis? Which planet do you come from? It is the crux of the whole matter, the kernel of the whole dispute, it is matter wherein the international law and Geneva Convention are quite explicit (that it is illegal to settle occupied territories) and the issue of life and death for the Palestinian people. You guys were saying just a few years ago that the "Road to Jerusalem passes through Baghdad" as you ignited US rape of defenseless country and now you want to detour the road to include Teheran (and maybe Lahore, Dhaka, Jakarta, Istanbul, Tunis!) Where are you guys planning to stop? Why don't you dismantle your own ungodly pile of WMDs before throwing rocks at Iran which says, and is willing to prove, that its nuclear program is for civilian power generation (just like that of Finland, Lithuania, Hungary, Uruguay .....)
45. 39 Mercedes building cars in China sheeet t
lydia ,   Brisbane   (06.04.09)
Now we can't drive a Mercedes if we don't agree with all China's policies, and we can't drink coffee because the Arabs invented it. etc. etc. Let's not bother to dissect all your claims, lets give you credit for the sun shine as well. Israels position is still untenable, you are trying to defend the indefensible. Laws must be obeyed and violators must be punished.
46. Predictable effort to undercut Obama
Giora Me'ir ,   USA   (06.04.09)
I hope he stands strong and resists it.
47. The only democracy in the middle east.
James Rodgers ,   Chicago USA   (06.04.09)
Last time I looked, Iran was a theocratic democracy... just like Israel. Aren't they having elections soon?
48. To the wise talkbackers from the Western World democracies
Lya ,   Modiin, Israel   (06.04.09)
I made my way from Estonia and Finland to Israel. In Estonia I lived up to age 18 and till moving Israel, in Finland. In Estonia my parents could be nationally motivated russian and Russia haters, yet they never taught me hateresy. In Finland they are in education that humanistic that the teens normal growth path is including beating up some lonely grannys on the sidewalk. I read other day that Finland was listed as a 9th safest country in a world. Yeah right! The western analytics cannot even understand anymore what safety is all about! That advance they are. Before moving to Israel, I spent a lot of time by reading biases in Internet about Israel and their leaders and I kept asking why they can't find solution, and I really critisized their ways. I believed 'there must be another way' to leave peacefully. How naive I really was? No, who the hell I was to critize people who are between the wall and the hard rock!! I came to Israel, and I get the reality slap at my face and I felt embarassed for being that simple. First you could think that for Israelis the biggest threat are terrorist groups. As I see it, the biggest threat for Israeli democracy is own jewish people, who call themselves humanist peace activists. The second big enemy is western media. Come on, even Israeli own media people act like Israeli media is not part of the country and like the country border ends right outside the Tel Aviv. It is impossible with all these helpful 'aides' of Israel to promote even the most basic root facts like that Israel is a Jewish land and that jewish people were here first, therefore jewish people as a real owners shouldnt have to even BUY that land back. Now I have to keep reading that arab people were even robbed? Come on! I bet many are familiar with movie of Lawrence of Arabia. He kept his arab army only till they had anything to fight and rob the dead people, because all they did care were money and instant benefit. Arafat had to rule a law with the threath of a death penalty from keeping devouted land lovers palestinians from trading their lands for a good big money. The one true fact is that jewish people really wants a peace, but no one is writing, that only on Israeli side real things have been taken to the real action. How long you keep fullfilling things , while other side does nothing? But if you ask me, I believe that they just waiting jewish people to leave or as Arafat said, he believes in a arab woman vomb. So why to accept the Jewish State and jewish people, if all you need to do is to sit and wait, terrorise, and throw the few left to the sea? Well this is not going to happen. I was maybe naive before, thinking people would leave from their Holy Land and homes. I am came to Israel, and I am here to stay. And I hope I will be mother of many children. I no longer seek for understanding and compassion from western world, because they are unwilling to see the truth. They eat what they been feeded. All I can do and will keep doing is to keep telling, face to face to friends in Europe, how things really are in here, and it really works. I know, I didn't really talkback to the article it self, I rather talkback to these people, who think that they know exacly that JEWS are the bad guys, and am sure they wouldnt even feel sad even for a jewish baby not even for a moment if Israel would be under heavy bombing, because you see.. WE DESERVE IT. Two states for two people, and Israeli arabs can stay and live in Israel as they have been living. But jewish people in 'Palestine' state would be thrown out, because THEY ARE PERSONA NON GRATA. Thats the western democracy in full enforcement!
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