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Obama and the racism card
Ophir Falk
Published: 18.09.09, 14:18
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1. What did you expect...
Robert ,   New Jersey, USA   (09.18.09)
...from a thug who worshiped for 20 years at the altar of a Jew-hating minister, 'Reverend' Wright? Oh, I forgot, you American Jews, 85% of whom blindly voted your your persecutor, only look at a mans words...to hell with his deeds. And if he happens to be black, your collective guilt gives him a few more points!
2. What do you expect from Barak Husein Obama the muslim!
Wise Saba ,   Netivot   (09.18.09)
3. You're wrong
Yitzhak   (09.18.09)
He's not an anti semite at all. He is ideologically very far to the left. You can disagree with him (as i do) but he's far from being an anti-semite.
4. Ophir get a life
(09.18.09)
You have no idea what you are talking about.
5. JESUSALEN
JESUSALEN ,   JESUSALEN   (09.18.09)
JESUSALEN is the revelation of the truth jesus messiah the king of the jews (apocalypse 21)
6. Rahm Emanuel... self hating Jew
Eytan ,   Miami   (09.18.09)
The problem is not Obama. Everyone who was not blinded by the main stream media propaganda could find out that he, at best, does not like proud Jews. What is terrible is the self-hating Jews that are surrounding him, starting with Rahm Emanuel. I just cannot believe that someone who has part of his family living in Israel would associate himself to Obama and his cohort of anti (semites)-Israel. I guess the test of power must be extremely sweet...
7. Ynet...did you know?
Le; Faux Jew ,   US   (09.18.09)
Two Quotes; "When we talk about the necessity of political propaganda, we seek powerful moral goals. We want to make our people a united nation that confidently and clearly understands National Socialism's policies, quickly and correctly. We cannot change our political principles as we would a consumer good, becoming random, irresponsible and immoral. We do not want to distort, confuse or incite, but rather clarify, unify, and tell the truth. Political propaganda is the highest responsibility, it is a moral duty, a national duty. We may never think there is too much of it, or that it is superfluous." Who wrote this? Dr. Josef Wells, 1936 "The goal of propaganda is this: to persuade the masses. It ignores everything that wants to make an "interestingly varied" propaganda, anything that wants to change the fundamental principles and content that propaganda wants to convey" Where is this definiton taken from? Schulze-Wechsungen's essay on propaganda 1934. I will not be silenced. My neck is beyond the hands of your disbelief.
8. 1...it's 78%, which is discusting enough
(09.18.09)
please don't exaggerate. I'm nauseous enough over the stupidity of my fellow America Jews.
9. the fact that he is muslim or not is not my buisness
dovdevan ,   ashdod , israel   (09.18.09)
i just want Obama to respect the interest of the state of israel and the jews no matter who he is and the colour of his skin ! unfortunately his advisers and a lot of whom are jewish think that they have to act against the interest of israel to prove that they are not influenced by their jewish origin !!
10. Bullshit
Fighter ,   West Africa   (09.18.09)
1. Abbas will recognize Israel if there is a palestinian state. 2. You´re occupying a country and the fact that the other country is living below your prosperity is YOUR fault. 3. You make a collective punishment of all palestinian people. You´re the strong part in the conflict, so is up to you to behave in a good way and no to inflict collective pain. 4. Obama is the only president who can arrange a solution, because he is no other ultraisraeli defender like Bush or Clinton were. 5. What´s wrong with you? Nothing sort of "de-militarized" palestinian state, this is not a state; why don´t you de-militarized and de-nuked first, putting an end to an illegal ocupation of palestinian land? 6. When you will become able to put in the other´s place?
11. Fighter #10 change your name to Bullshit
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.18.09)
'1. Abbas will recognize Israel if there is a palestinian state.' Sorry but he has already said the opposite. '2. You´re occupying a country and the fact that the other country is living below your prosperity is YOUR fault. ' It is our land - All of the Arabs in the surrounding countries have a lower standard of living. '3. You make a collective punishment of all palestinian people. You´re the strong part in the conflict, so is up to you to behave in a good way and no to inflict collective pain. ' You're full of that bullshit. '4. Obama is the only president who can arrange a solution, because he is no other ultraisraeli defender like Bush or Clinton were.' He is a racist moron like you. '5. What´s wrong with you? Nothing sort of "de-militarized" palestinian state, this is not a state; why don´t you de-militarized and de-nuked first, putting an end to an illegal ocupation of palestinian land? ' All land west of Jordan belongs to us. '6. When you will become able to put in the other´s place? ' They already have 99.7% of the land, we will keep ours.
12. Obama, antisemite
Pearce ,   Golden Valley U.S.A   (09.19.09)
Have you ever seen a MUSALIM that was not antisemite. wake up he lies , he tells you what you want to hear, then when he gerts what he want,s (like getting in office) he stabs you in the back.
13. settlements are red herrings
allan ,   toronto,canada   (09.18.09)
The settlement issue is just a way for the U.S. and the arab states to blame israel for not progressing on peace talks, and to get more concessions from Israel. What difference does it make if Israel builds anywhere it likes. It has already proven that it is willing to remove any settlers from their homes. So once the final borders are negotiated, it will be those that built there who will be forced out. So the respective governments can negotiate however they want without concern for where they are building.
14. America ? The future is in India and China.
JMK ,   NYC   (09.18.09)
America has depression era unemployment rates, America manufactues nothing, everything one buys is made in China, America is simply consuming its past wealth when that is used up it will be all Asia.
15. And They Will Again
Dan ,   USA   (09.19.09)
It is laughable that America's liberal Jewish community overwhelmingly voted for the closet Muslim and Jew hater Obama. However, what will be very sad is when they again vote overwhelmingly for him in 2012. And they will. The reason being Liberal Jews really don't care anymore about Israel. They believe Israel is too militaristic and is the cause of so many problems in the middle east. They learned this from Jewish professors in liberal universities.
16. It Worked Once
A.C. guard ,   USA   (09.19.09)
The Democratic party will always play the race card instead of talking substance. They have done so since Obama began his run to be president. Race has always been Obama's trump card since his days as a community organizer.
17. Hysterical Hyperbole
ben yaacov ,   herzliya   (09.19.09)
As someone who doesn't see settlements as a black and white issue (pun intended) I support some where it is clear they will be in Israel and the ones that won't are a sink hole that Israel simply can not afford. The elevation of a political conflict with the US to charges of racism or antisemitism of which there is no doubt plenty from which Israel suffers from other sources, Goldstone as example, simply in no way can be attributed to the Obama administration or to Pres. Obama.
18. Barack Obama is a liar
Steve   (09.19.09)
During the election campaign, Obama made a speech to AIPAC. He said that "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided." Later he changed his mind, demanding that Israel stop building in East Jerusalem. Obama lies, you cannot believe a word he says.
19. American Jews Who Voted For The Bastard Deserve Him!
David H ,   Marietta USA   (09.19.09)
He is disgrace to America He has just stabbed Poland and the Czech Republic in the back. So who really cares if a few Jews are betrayed and sold down the river also? It's too bad Israel will be taken out by Iran while the Communist in the White House is busy scratching his butt. Yeah, I know, I'm a racist. And rapidly becoming proud of the fact. Hey, Jimmy Carter, are you listening?
20. Perhaps Just Stupidity
Yonatan ,   USA   (09.19.09)
Obviously Obama's actions boil down to racism at their essence. Telling the Arabs they can build on a disputed piece of land while telling the Jews that they may not is nothing more than discrimination. However, he may think it is worth offending the jews temporarily in order to get a long lasting peace. Of course he is wrong and the consequences of his actions will be grave, but he may be too stupid to realize this. Or it could be even worse. He may actually just be too stupid to even realize that this amounts to any sort of discrimination. What is shocking to me is how closely this resembles the British restrictions on Jewish immigration to palestine before the founding of Israel (they had no problem letting Arabs settle there in huge numbers). Perhaps the most we can hope for is that history will note the event accurately and Obama will forever be remembered for his misdeeds in this matter.
21. please do not walk into this trap - it is the
AY_Lamb ,   USA   (09.19.09)
biggest joke of all time, do not let evangelicals portray Israel as petty, manipulating, conspiratorial, perfidious, and trite. Articles like this are completely nonsensical and unworthy of the words exhausted on their pointlessness. Just look at these tea-party and Obama rallies; it is a sea of Christophile Caucasians spewing hate rhetoric and causing mayhem. They should all be under investigation for sedition like the VA nurse Laura Berg, when she dared to opine that Bush and cronies were responsible for incompetence and negligence in health administration after the Katrina disaster and neglect of wounded soldiers. Seriously Bush was the architect of the Quartet agreement, if he were in power you would already be occupied, rubbleized and forced to watch the sickening "left behind media series" You can come with something better than "natural growth" sounds a lot like "libenstraum" and that is exactly how the managerial evangelicals are portraying it. Israel's best bet is "knuckle down" for the long debate and keep the high ground and don't descend into pointless L'HaShon Ra
22. Unmitigated garbage!
Nick ,   Devon, PA   (09.19.09)
Obama is anti-semitic??? Rahm Emanuel is a self-hating Jew? Oy vey zmir! What absolute, unmitigated BS. Check out his State Department's response to the Goldstone Report (which, ironically, is authored by a Jew). If anything, he's following the tradition among U.S. presidents to provide unconditional support to Israel. Criticism of the acts of the lunatic fringe in Israel hardly amounts to anti-semitism.
23. # 11 Gee in Zikron Yaakov
Ginette Golden ,   Toronto, Canada   (09.19.09)
Your talkback is very, very good. I agree with every word you wrote in reply to "Bullshit # 10". The heck with Obama, the heck with Arabs that want to destroy us, the heck with everyone against Israel. We will survive no matter what and they won't. Hag sameah leh koulam & Shana Tova ve Metouka!
24. A confused Zionist.
Chas. ,   Los Angeles   (09.19.09)
It's not disputed territory accept by those like yourself that would like to steal it. Unfortunately for Israel the world understands you people are occupying Palestine land. It is the world perception that matters not Israel's.
25. To Gee #11. I Endorse.
Maansingh ,   The Netherlands   (09.19.09)
Except for your statement “he (i.e. President Obama) is a racist moron” in nr. 4 -- I endorse your TB #11 fully and completely. That guy from #10 sounds like a nutcase. And, Gee, you have cracked that nut.
26. The writer has decided to discriminate against Obama
Jerrold Cohen ,   Seal Beach, USA   (09.19.09)
Obama has correctly understood that the slow theft of Palestinian land by Israel is the entire reason for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This is not racism. It is anti-colonialism recognizing that the victims are the inhabitants of the land when the European Jews came in with guns. The Jews have no right to steal their land. In calling Obama's position discriminatory, the writer discriminates against Obama.
27. Soaked in AntiSemitism
Brod ,   USA   (09.19.09)
Twenty years of listening to Jeremiah Wright's AntiSemitic homilies and having a virulent AntiSemite, Islamist-Jihadist Crusader-Rashid Khalidi as a close friend, shows Obama's proclivity in AntiSemitism. He has cowed to Islam through his speech in Cairo, Egypt. He bowed to the Saudi Islamist-Jihadist Wahhabhist Chieftain, whose thugs attacked America and murdered 3000 Americans in cold blood on 9/11, and whose country is the Chief Sponsor of Islamist-Jihadist Terrorism around the world, during a meeting in Rome. This President does not represent Judeo-Christian America.
28. Great article!!!
Zionist ,   Israel   (09.19.09)
It is difficult for most to accept that the President of United States discriminates agiant Jews. This is in fact discrimination. It is not affirmative action!!! This peice is orignal thinging and should be given deep thought rather than brushed of by noninclined simple minded thinkers. Liberman should make use of this in his diplomacy, and Netanyahu should take strength from these wise words.
29. He promoted Trinity Chucrh-Who didn't see this comming?
Josh   (09.19.09)
It will get worse. He promoted a racist church and hangs out with a dangerous crew. Problem is his socialist views tickle some Jewish ears. The church's official bulletin published a blood libel that accused Israel of developing an “ethnic bomb” to kill Negroes and Arabs. Do you think as a major pillar of this church Obama and his wife brought home a bulliten? The video of him at Palestinian events was buried and not released. His college was paid for money collecte by Syrians. It is only just getting started.
30. Anti-Semitism or lack of competence?
Ron B. ,   Lod   (09.19.09)
American administration is soft on terrorists and desperately seeks dialogue with them, yet it is giving the only democracy in the Middle East, a hard time. Obama is being hard on Israel and yet doesn’t appear to be cracking down on Palestinians for their terrorism against Israel, let alone their refusal to accept Israel’s right to exist. Would’nt it be fair to say that there is a strain of anti-Semitism in the Obama administration? More at : http://xrl.us/be8ckk
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