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Michael Oren: Criticism of Obama had to be made
Yoaz Hendel
Published: 27.06.15, 00:00
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1. so basically...he wrote the book to make money!
a learned Jew ,   Israel   (06.27.15)
because really and truly he's not a psychologist and he is barely a politician. he's a well connected historian with sour grapes because he's not as well connected as he used to be.
2. & 1 more thing...he is qualified to write a book...
a learned Jew ,   Israel   (06.27.15)
on the psychological profiles of groupies as both he and his wife at different points in their lives and for different reasons were groupies. he should write about that!
3. Shoah and Pograms far outweigh reason Jewish State
Zola   (06.27.15)
As the Haredim attest and even the Religious Zionists to an extent the severe persecutions hurried the Return and the Shoah sealed Return and a Military state . But the Shoah determines a Secure Israel which a Palestinian State armed subject to Islamism cannot give . So Obama has to explain The Jews in Israelcannot be Pushed and the Islam has many states and ought absorb the great majority of Palestinian Arabs .
4. Mr Oren, they dont like the truth.Its hard to accept what u
Alan ,   SA   (06.27.15)
write.. Its not P C but true . Obama will try to throw Israel under a bus before he leaves office. He is a BIG danger. The biggest danger from a POTUS since 1948. BTW also a danger to Egypt and Saudi and Gulf. Look at whole M E since 2008. Its all his mess!!
5. The truth
Ronnie ,   Australia   (06.27.15)
Obama is a Muslim got it. Live with it for he will let you die by it. Destiny stands alone and awaits you ! If Iran gets the nuclear bomb Israel is a radio active waste land... This also includes the Gaza the West Bank and their bloody tomb. You want mad the Middle East has got by the truck load. Obumma is a Muslim got it.
6. Leaned Jew, not really. Just a cynic!
Michael Pielet ,   israel   (06.27.15)
Not really. You have a very low IQ. You are delusional and jealous of an excellent book.
7. At least it is a good story !!
Beary White ,   Norway   (06.27.15)
We know Sotero is a sunni, nothing new.... And his description of Obamas behavior related to ISIS and other islamic terror groups is just as expected, Obama is making distance to terrorism, and denying it is a core value in islam. Obamas/Soteros foreign policy is a failure/disaster...wars are popping up in his footsteps...
8. Oren's Critique of Barry
Gurqua ,   US   (06.27.15)
Kol Ha Kavod Michael! Finally someone called out Barry on his deeply held that Israel only exists as compensation for the Shoah. Obama and his pals including Rashi Kahlidi have certainly reinforced this twisted Pali/Pan Arab nonsense. BTW who doesn't write books to make money?
9. #1 your shallo animosity shows. read ,the article and think
ralph   (06.27.15)
if you know how.
10. Ambassador Oren, a man of honour
CJK   (06.27.15)
ambassador oren's criticisms of obama are well founded and based on personal observations as israel's ambassador to the us for four years. from the public record, we know that obama is a pathological liar and manipulator. we also know that he is partial to muslims while he hates israel. more disturbing than obama's lies and hypocrisy is his lack of general morality and empathy. his total indifference in the face of islamic genocide in syria and iraq, as well as his disregard of iran's genocide in syria and intended genocide of the jewish state, shocks the conscience. by the time he leaves office, obama will have been responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians and the gifting of nuclear weapons to the shia terror regime..
11. 2 TBers 6 & 9 thank you & shabbat Shalom.
a learned Jew ,   Israel   (06.27.15)
a very long time ago I learned that when right wingers such as yourselves know that they are wrong they begin with the personal attack method. Since that is what you have done it is clear that I am spot on point. MK Mr. Oren is NOT a qualified and licensed psychologist. He is an historian. He IS qualified to make historical evaluations but not at all qualified to evaluate current events or make psychological judgment calls. With MK Mr. Oren it is as Jane Malschick Maestro wrote in the FB TB section: "The thing is that oren is not stupid. He is just wrong. Highly influenced by the right wing bubble of israel's current government and climate. I am thinking he plans to run for higher office in the near future and is trying to show how badass right wing he is. Otherwise it makes no sense for him to bash Obama this way." and one more thing: about the POTUS connecting the Holocaust to the birth of the State of Israel...let us all please then remember that Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu does exactly that ALL OF THE TIME! So actually MK Mr. Oren is condemning the POTUS for following the rhetoric of MK Mr. Oren's former boss.... If it weren't so very sad it might even be funny!
12. Back stabbing leaches
sheik rattle & roll ,   United States   (06.27.15)
If I was Obama I would suspend military aid right now. I would also instruct the State department to abstain at all future UN resolutions against Israel. Then I would tell Kerry to sign the nuclear deal with Iran at all cost. Who the 'F" are these back stabbing bastards. The US has it's own interest and so does Israel, we don't need to toe the Israeli line. We can do what ever we want like it or not. Israel can build more settler homes, Obama can sign a crappy worthless deal with the Iranians. You see we can't agree, but the back stabbing against the POTUS is an attack on all Americans.
13. If Jew are only in israel
Rami ,   BH   (06.27.15)
because of the Holocaust, than the only reason a black man is president is because of the history of black slavery.
14. BASIC FACT...
Frank-el ,   Seattle USA   (06.28.15)
Poor Oren...booo hooo. So the USA isn't surrendering it's foreign policy to Israel under Obama (at least not as much as before). Oren sounds like a spoiled child who had his (free) lollipop taken away....waaaaaa. Obama should revoke his visa and send him packing, no different than what Bibi would do if a former US ambassador to Israel was schlepping books critical of Israel on a "book tour" while spouting silly double speak about "it's really for your own good that you do everything I say." Regarding Oren's ridiculous "no surprises" deal I have 2 words...Jonny Pollard. Go stick it Michael. Come near Seattle and expect a major heckler.
15. @ 10
sheik rattle & roll ,   USA   (06.27.15)
Is that the same man that renounced his US citizenship to work for a foreign government? I wouldn't trust that turncoat as far as I could throw him. Obama should instruct homeland security to cancel his visa so he can never visit the US again. Unfortunately the US is not that type of country.
16. #12 Take a chill pill
Benji ,   US   (06.28.15)
You blindly support Obama and you're afraid to admit what others fully understand. Obama's approval rating is low because Americans are dissatisfied and fed-up with his leadership. His legacy will include failure every step of the way and Americans are first in line to suffer. Israel is our US best ally so the things you recommend like an angry five year old ain't gonna happen. Unfortunately, Ambassador Oren is telling the truth.
17. # 14 FBI's watching you.....
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!!   (06.28.15)
18. # 16 Hear Hear!
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!!   (06.28.15)
Only criticism I have of Oren is that he waited too long to tell the truth that's so obvious to all watching. obama must have either 'the king of denial' syndrome or, is mentally unfit. He's done nothing good for America and is insistent on trying to do the same with Israel and, is failing there too, thank G-d.
19. # 15 Some insist obama was born in Kenya even obama himself
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!!   (06.28.15)
on youtube Check it out... Fortunately, you aren't in charge and can't be trusted except for anti semitism and a small brain with a small capacity to do what most Jews easily.. think. Lose your broom? then, grab that mop.
20. 12
CJK   (06.28.15)
"we can do whatever we want....obama can sign a crappy worthless deal with the iranians." so mark you do admit that the iran deal is crappy and worthless. yet you support obama till the bitter end.
21. @ 16
sherman williams ,   United States   (06.28.15)
We just have to agree to disagree. I don't support Obama's Iran policy, however the alternative is a US-Iran war or an Israeli-Iran war that the region can't handle now. If there is a US-Iran war the US tax payer can't afford it, if there is an Israeli-Iran war the US tax payer can't afford it because Israel will most likely ask the US tax payer to foot the bill because it's tax payers are already being taxed for inhaling fresh air on top of 100% tax on cars, petroleum etc. In regards to Obama's ratings name one US president that left office with a favorable rating above 50 percent. Bush left office with a 22 percent approval rating and he was loved by Israel, so figure that out you putz.
22. Kenyan Obama is President because American Blacks were slave
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.29.15)
23.  #17 So funny
Doña Adler   (07.02.15)
hahaha! Michael banned you from twitter!!!
24. #18
Adler   (07.02.15)
ahhh but u read the book. i forgot to go back to the Bookstore
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