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Friedman: Obama possibly most pro-Israel president ever
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Published: 07.03.12, 10:08
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1. Sanity may prevail after all.
Robert ,   Australia   (03.07.12)
At last, someone with more than half a brain!
2. A very disgusting creature.
Israeli 2   (03.07.12)
3. No better proof
Igor ,   Germany   (03.07.12)
If Friedman endorses him, he must be at least anti-Israel, if not anti-Semite.
4. OK we get it
carl   (03.07.12)
OK Tom we understand that you are Obama's lackey. You can move on to a different subject now.
5. And this is the best joke ever
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6. Friedman is a vile man
Rachel ,   US   (03.07.12)
Why does Ynet give him the time of day?
7. Mr Friedman.Will you pick up the pieces when....!
Yossi   (03.07.12)
You are an imbecile or an idiot, or both. Why does your Obama shows such animosity toward Bibi for the whole world to see. Doesn't Harvard teach diplomacy and good manners?
8. President Obama is RIGHT!
Heifetz ,   USA   (03.07.12)
The President of the United States is using SWIFT to starve Iran and depose the Mullahs, Syria and Hezbollah. BRILLIANT.. At this moment, there is several 200,000 ton Iranian oil tankers that are in limbo in the Indian Ocean, unable to offload their crude, because they will NOT cannot get paid for it. That is why Iran is now talking about letting the inspectors in. As the bombing of Hanoi proved, the enemy will only entrench and his leadership become consolidated under air attack. That is the psychological effect. So, we wait 6 months and Iran collapses. or we attack now and have an Iran problem for 30 more years. take your pick.
9. Obama most pro-Israel Pres
Bill ,   Henderson, USA   (03.07.12)
I never cease to be amazed at liberal Jews who blind themselves to Obama's obvious non interest in Israel except at election time. He(Obama) has repeatedly made it plain that he blames Israel that there isn't a peace in the Middle East, and in fact blames Israel for every problem in that whole area. Thank goodness not all Jews are as blindly liberal and as quick to jump on the Obama bandwagon just because he is Black. Wake up liberal Jews, Obama doesn't like Israel!
10. Friedman HATES Israel...WHY ???
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.07.12)
11. notice the same Arafat kisses like Obama
Golan ,   modiin   (03.07.12)
Shimon Peres Obama Tom Friedman Yariv Oppenhimer Shulamit Aloni and no amount of facts will make them think otherwise
12. The only question I have when it comes to Thomas Friedman..
Brian ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.07.12)
...and Obama is whether he is the most Useful fool in history or just one of the most.
13. A knee-jerk leftist siding with leftist Obama
Sam ,   Canada   (03.07.12)
The guy is a leftist ideologue who prefers to blame everything on the settlers and pretend that the Iranians and Palestinians are really saints who just need to be appeased. Friedman and Obama fall into the same category of apologists.
14. Peace in our time!
Bryan ,   Beer Sheva, Israel   (03.07.12)
I'm sure everyone remembers that great man Nevil Chamberlin and how he averted a great world war. Oh, wait, yeah diplomacy didn't work. Placating despots never works. And ask North Korea if sanctions work. Oh yeah that's right, they just starved their own people until they got the bomb.
15. If Friedman cared about Israel might mean something
tf ,   herzliya il   (03.07.12)
16. what did he take for breakfast? Idiot!
marti ,   uk   (03.07.12)
17. Stupid American Jews! Obama just wants your MONEY & VOTES!
Nathan   (03.07.12)
18.  Obama Best President....
Lenya ,   Australia   (03.07.12)
ever for Israel just before elections? So we will forget his last 3 three years of anti-Israel stance for the last few months of his pro-Israel stance? Are we that naive?Who is Friedman trying to bamboozle? So what about his pre-1967 lines for Palestinian territory? What about his Cairo speech with the putdown of Israel? What about his continuing efforts to split Jerusalem? What about his many condemnation of Israel's settlement policies? What about his childish tantrums towards Netanyahu both in Washington and with the French Sarkozy? Has the Leopard changed its spots? Wait until he again wins the election then we will really know but then it will be too late wont it?
19. When it comes to hating Israel and Jews,
jason white ,   afula, israel   (03.07.12)
no one should doubt thomass. One does not need to be intelligent to write for the new york slimes. Just be a liberal and stand up against reason and sanity. This chipmunk with a mustache,friedman is a great example of a Jewish self hater.
20. Friedman's undertsates
John Underwood ,   Australia   (03.07.12)
There is more, the ayatollahs want the US to attack so they can unleash a Jihad on the US and Israel...they are using Bin-Laden's model, bait the mindless hawks to attack so it stirs up sympathy for the radicals amongst potential terrorists. The worst outcome would be another Bush type disaster. Send America broke and stimulate US based terrorist attacks.
21. Obama definitely the most pro-Arab ...
Stephen ,   UK   (03.07.12)
Hussein Obama - definitely the most pro-Arab US President ever. He makes Carter look like a settler. His biggest problem is that he thinks he is a lot smarter than he really is. He enetered office with incredible naivety and with an already entrenched view of Israel - to put it bluntly he fell for the same nonsensical Palestinian propoganda ( ie deligitimisation of Israel ) that has been churned out repeatedly and he had concluded ( wrongly ) that it was stubborn Israeli intransigence that was the obstacle to peace. Big mistake Hussein Obama. Big mistake.
22. Descendants of intermarriage are the biggest anti-semites.
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23. Fairy Tales
Robert ,   Farmington   (03.07.12)
What fairy tale book did this guy jump out of , I know he wants attention for saying something like this. does he also think Obama is cute, Come on man and get a life.
24. Mlitary strikes are not a war.
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25. He has lost the plot, thinks Pals want peaceful coexistence
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (03.07.12)
26. He hasn't even had enough sap in his veins to visit Israel
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (03.07.12)
you putz!!! But now you know unequivocally that he is the most pro Israel president that ever existed??? He can't find the country on the world map.....he has already dismissed its existence and looks at the map that has no country of Israel on it. And you thought the Arabs were bad at map making???? If you told him he could have a free round of golf.....he might change his mind and visit the Gaza Strip Refugee Tour.
27. incredible!
tom ,   toronto, canada   (03.07.12)
newsflash: friedman is not credible!
28. Hey look: Obama's half-brother speaks!
Jake Stone ,   USA   (03.07.12)
But, I'm not listening!
29. Military strikes are not a war
Michael Redbourn ,   Arad Israel   (03.07.12)
Why do so many people that should know better talk of America going to war with Iran? Air strikes are not a war. Would America invade Iran after the strikes? Would Iran invade America after the strikes? Of course, "no" to both questions.
30. Where do you live and what kind of car do you drive?
Doron ,   Haifa   (03.07.12)
Are you ready to wait and see, Mr. Friedman, if the US will move to the military option, just to keep the price of oil down? The entire region and over 6 million Jews may be riding on your endorsement of Obama. You may have to eat your words, but, I guess, the rest of us living in ground zero won't be around to even know it.
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