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President Obama is right
Yoram Ettinger
Published: 28.05.10, 14:25
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1. ZionTerror Denial, Cause and Effect
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (05.28.10)
Yoram Ettinger is in denial of the harm Zionism,/Jewish Terrorism has brought to Palestine. The Jews are invading Palestine/Canaan again. The natives and their Arab supporters are fighting the USA and the West because of our blind support of Israel. Right Wingers can spin it any way they want, but the fact remains, Jews are the invaders, the Native Palestinians are the Defenders. Only fair solution now is Palestine Israel, 2 States, 1 Country. Let the Natives Vote!
2.  GREAT ARTICLE..
OZ   (05.28.10)
... and you forgot to mention the x- mas would be bomber. on aa from amsrterdam to detroit. bottom line-- this appeasing- cluless in chief is a rea threat to the usa and must be impeach for treason. history will judge the maerican peopel harshly if we don't impeach hussein nomaba before his term ends.... obama---- one, big awefull mistake america.
3. Great Article-I agree!
Alan ,   SA   (05.28.10)
4. Great Article (3),
Genuine Moshe   (05.28.10)
The founding fathers of the Muslim Brotherhood are turning in their graves; Their ideology has failed and Islam is in a dead-end.
5. 3'rd US President Jefferson
Sam ,   US   (05.28.10)
[or was it 2nd US Pres John Adams ? ] finally sent two warships against Bey of Tangier, defeated him, had HIS BROTHER RE-INSTALLED AS RULER, stopped Muslim piracy against US and taking of US Citizens and enslaving them and theft of US property while Engalnd and France paid 'protection' to the pirates
6. "root cause"
Giora Me'ir ,   USA   (05.28.10)
"The intensification of the Muslim terrorist threat, despite Obama’s rough/critical/cold attitude toward the Jewish State, refutes the claim that the Arab-Israel conflict, the Palestinian issue or the US-Israel friendship are the root cause of anti-US Islamic terrorism." It's not the "root cause." That's a strawman. But it is "a" cause. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the attacks in Pakistan, and the general presence of US troops in the region, are other causes.
7. #1 very strong opinion you have, very ignorant about history
Jrodstein ,   Basalt, Colorado   (05.28.10)
and the truth
8. You could say the same thing about Christian fundamentalists
noa ,   israel   (05.28.10)
What about the crusades? The Inquisition? The Klu Klux Klan? The ones who burn abortion clinics and target doctors? Even we Jews do not say we hate Muslims. But we all can take whatever spin we want on anything, right?
9. Steve Benassi, did Arafat feed you that lie?
Eitan ,   Chicago   (05.28.10)
When archeologists tell us that the Canaanites and Israelites are one and the same, you cover your ears. When historians show us that the Jewish yishuv has gone on without interruption since the destruction of the Hasmonean Kingdom to the present day, you begin talking in tongues. Instead of the 300,000 Jews documented as living in the Holy Land on the eve of the Crusades, you pretend that Richard Lionheart encountered only Christians and Muslims. When you learn that Canon Antoine Morison wrote in 1698 of large numbers of Moors arriving to occupy the Holy Land, that must be the moment when your brain explodes under the weight of hypocrisy. When you're reminded that Jews were ethnically cleansed from their homes in Hebron by Arabs in 1929, you lie catatonic. When you hear that PLO terrorist Walid Shoebat describes the concoction of "Palestinian" nationhood as a response to the Six-Day War, you suffer a full-on stroke.
10. Either the US removes Obama or God will remove the USA !
Jaacov Baumann   (05.28.10)
''He who curses Israel will be cursed!'' If Americans love their nation, they should speedily remove BHO, for this man ( most probably a secret muslim) draws divine curse on the USA. Now there is a problem with oil, tomorrow its.......
11. Stupid American Jews:obama hussein stole your MONEY&VOTES!
hes being nice so he ,   can do it again!   (05.28.10)
12. More chest-thumping
P ,   Philadelphia   (05.28.10)
Some muslims may never be able to coexist in the long run with the US, but many will. Treating them all as the same is the same stupidity that we'd get by considering the most radical of Charedim in Yerushalaim with their modesty squads and rock throwing as representative of all of Judaism. The US has a long history of being principled and wonderful with one face while it plays power politics with the second. As a result, we really don't know who dislikes the US by our ideals versus our uglier acts.
13. To Yoram
Ken ,   Australia   (05.28.10)
Thanks for putting this into context Yoram, Keep on this case because a truth must be told, Is obama helping the cause of swinging these guys in the right direction or is he aiding them and if obama is aideing them purposly, is it by the weakening of the United States. Where is this line drawn , dont they understand that the islamists will never stop , especially if we dont do something to stop it. aiding them is not the answer, because they wont stop, they want what they want, and if they dont get the attentions they seek, they start killing people. We all know in the west this not the right way to think in life. Therefore one day hopefully they will not teach this stupidity to the millions of people they have.Untill this time we must keep the right track running, one minute it was George Bush's concept , now we have the opposite, Obamas ways, and it is not enough for the muslims, they still want blood,and the blood is not Obamas to give them, so where can israel finally get obama to understand if his way is appeasement, because appeasement is the biggest sin of all, it wont save lives , it will only create more deaths I beleive, and the islamist have a deep beleif in th death culture. Where do we draw the line and make for sure, these guys keep there hands of the west and its peoples, the so called infidels.
14. Let's hope BP has done-in this Israel-hater
Steve Klein   (05.28.10)
Barack Hussein Obama has got to be ranked amongst the most superlative (dare I say vicious?) Israel-hating US presidents to date; bar none. One can only hope the American people have the good sense to throw these Democratic enablers / Congressmen and women out of office this November and throw B. Hussein Obama out of office (back to Chicago where he belongs) in 2012. How much more can the American people take? How much more shall we suffer under this terrible, radical-left leadership ensconced in Washington?
15. # 1 I couldn't say it better (True and Fair)
Chris ,   US   (05.28.10)
16. :: What about the JDL?
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (05.29.10)
From reading Ettinger’s one-sided article you’d think that only Arab Muslims posed a ‘terrorist threat’ to the US and Americans. In the interests of fairness let us not forgot that Jewish ‘terror groups’ such as the Jewish Defence League (JDL) have committed ‘terror attacks’ on American soil (as well as mainland Europe) for decades. Only as recently as 2001 the FBI called the JDL "a right-wing terrorist group". Such Jewish Terror Attacks (numbering in the hundreds) include: murder, kidnapping, bomb attacks, hijacking, arson, savage beating etc etc. 99% of these attacks or planned attacks have been against civilians or public places/transport systems/etc mainly in NYC, the same US city which Arab/Muslim terrorists targeted. If anything has been a greater number of Jewish terror attacks in the US than Arab/Muslim terror attacks, for example between 1980 and 1985 there was 18 terror attacks committed by Jews in the US. Clearly Judaic terrorism constitutes a real and present danger to the US yet Ettinger totally ignores this well documented ‘terrorist threat’ in favor of solely hyping up the ‘terrorist threat’ from Arab Muslims. Such dishonestly and lack of objectivity by Ettinger as to the history of Jewish terror attacks on the US and the ongoing danger of further Jewish terror attacks only serves as a reminder that anti-American ‘terrorism’ comes from all fronts including his fellow Jews. Likewise the Ynuts here will fawn over this biased article while refusing to acknowledge the death and destruction that Jewish terror groups have brought to the US. In their minds ‘terrorism’ only comes from Arabs/Muslims when in reality Jewish terrorists have committed more terror attacks in the US against American civilians than Islamic terrorist over the same period of time.
17. Obama is WRONG!
NvO ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (05.29.10)
No, Hussein Obama is wrong, President Obama's support with the American Jewish community is plunging due to his administration's hostility towards Israel over the past year. A full 78% of Americans Jews voted for Obama in 2008. But now a stunning new poll finds 46% of Jews are actively considering voting for someone else in 2012. Only 42% say they would vote to re-elect Obama. On April 15, Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, sent a letter to Mr. Obama expressing rarely heard before public concern by the Jewish community over the actions of a Democratic President. In it, he expressed "alarm" over "the dramatic deterioration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Israel." He also publicly criticized the administration for beginning to turn against Israel, a longtime friend and strategic ally. "Why does the thrust of this Administration's Middle East rhetoric seem to blame Israel for the lack of movement on peace talks?" asked Lauder. "After all, it is the Palestinians, not Israel, who refuse to negotiate." The following week, Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Jewish Democrat from New York, publicly blasted the Obama administration for it's "counter-productive" approach towards Israel and towards Iran. There are no indications that President Obama has decided to change his policies. He still wants to force Israel to divide Jerusalem. He still wants to force Israel to give away the strategically critical West Bank and Jordan Valley to the Palestinians who still refuse to sit down and negotiate with Israel face to face. He is still doing nothing decisive or effective to stop Iran from getting the Bomb. He still wants to force Israel not to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear sites. Most recently, he has begun trying to force Israel to disclose and then dismantle its (thus unacknowledged) defensive nuclear weapons, which would leave the Jewish State naked and vulnerable against genocidal enemies. That said, the President and his administration have recently launched a charm offensive with Israel and the Jewish community, trying to undo the enormous damage that has been caused in the relationship between both countries by the White House's hostility in recent months. Examples: * Next week, President Obama will host Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House * This week, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel took his family to vacation in Israel and to do a bar mitvah for his son * Last week, rabbis were wined and dined at the White House * Last week, President Obama held an hour and a half meeting with Jewish Democratic Members of Congress
18. Shelf life of obama...
Malone ,   Hfx   (05.29.10)
Somewhere,in the US of A,or in the world,someone must have started a countdown, by now,days,months,years..maybe even hours...until this incompetent so called president is done his disastrous tour of duty...he's a very dangerous person to anyone that enjoys the way of life in the western world.
19. Brilliant, sir!
Dan the Jafa ,   Auckland, Aotearoa   (05.29.10)
I wish I could tell you are overreacting, but alas I have to agree with your analysis up to the last comma.
20. Steve Benassi #1: From Steve
Steve Klein   (05.29.10)
Hey Steve (from Silver Bay, MN, USA), you can spin it any way you want. Who the h-ll are you to lecture us about land Steve? Who do you think you are? This is our historic land. It is ours by divine covenant. You on the other hand are illegally occupying American Indian and Mexican lands. You and your forebears were and still are murderers, sons of murderers, ethnic cleansers, thieves and plunderers. Steve, let's face facts. You are an illegal squatter and an illegal occupier of Native American land. Unlike the Jews (Israel), you have no historic connection to the north American continent. SO GET! Go back to where you came from; to where you belong Steve. How about giving it all back? The only fair solution is giving your property to her rightful, native owners and removing yourself back to your homeland. How 'bout it Steve? It's mighty wearisome to bear hypocrites like you.
21. #1- One *Minor* Problem ..
Christy ,   Boston, US   (05.29.10)
.. the 'Palestinians'* have said repeatedly they do NOT want this solution. They have stated, repeatedly, they want the Jews OUT and the entire land for themselves. Don't you believe them? Let their actions prove how much they do NOT want this. Note: * Palestine - Name given to Israel by the Imperial Roman Empire. Guess who the original 'Palestinians' - citizens of Palestine were? Clue = It's not who you mentioned in your TB.
22. and let us all say
noah ,   usa   (05.29.10)
amen
23. jews invented terrorism
hrott ,   ny/usa   (05.29.10)
everyone knows lavon affair, everyone knows jews blew up king david hotel, everyone knows larry silverstein(jew) and his buddies demolished wtc 7 everyone knows christmas day crotch bomber has ties to israel, everyone knows rita katz whose "site intelligence" bs is just another mossad terror front. do we need say more?
24. #6 Giora It's a Much Bigger Picture
Dallas ,   Canada   (05.29.10)
It goes back 1400 years. Don't look with myopia at the last 8 years. This is ALL about Islam and has very little to do with the "causes" you cited. They hated you before you were born.
25. #1 and #15 Steve and Chris - Some Helpful Advice
Dallas ,   Canada   (05.29.10)
Just so you can get some clear perspective, why not travel - leave your charmed homeland of the USA since you hate it so much, and spend a few years in an Islamic country? It would do you a world of good to open your eyes.
26. #8
Marty ,   USA   (05.29.10)
What about the Crusades, you ignorant fool? After the misogynistic death cult worshippers of that 7th century child rapist, pedophile and all-round homicidal maniac from Medina had spent ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS (650 TO 1150 AD) stealing and plundering everything from the Arabian peninsula to Southern Europe (including Jerusalem), FINALLY, the Europeans had the BALLS to FIGHT BACK AGAINST ISLAMIC IMPERIALISM AND ISLAMIC SUPREMACY. We should only have the same courage today!
27. We Believe that you did 9/11
Simon Mohammed ,   Falls Church   (05.29.10)
it is simple to proff, you want US to invade all muslim country like your zionist mvt did when they created the clash of WW1 and 2 so you create the bastard country you call Israel you don't even care of your friend interest the USA sending it to suicidale mission
28. "PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RIGHT"
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (05.29.10)
So is a broken clock...twice a day .
29. # 15 " TRUE AND FAIR"
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (05.29.10)
About as fair as Obamas' arse.
30. Absolute victory.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (05.29.10)
Based on theWorld War II experience, “absolute victory” has come to mean vanquishing the enemy – not merely defeating its army and effecting regime change, but forcing its acceptance that the vision that led to its aggression and the system that sustained it were at the end. Victory is needed to prove to the Muslims in general and the Arabs in particular that against their ethos of death stands the ethos of life, protected by the arms of democracies that are resolved to punish them where it hurts most as explained at : http://xrl.us/biz8x
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