Comments on: Hitting Home: Obama Victory Is a Signal to Israel to Fully Enfranchise Arabs…

By: Stewart Mills

Stewart Mills — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Yes we can! – Changing the President’s position on Israel and Palestine link to palestineisraelbarackobama.blogspot.com

1. The significance of the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab conflict

I have great hope in Barack Obama. I like so many was moved by the magnitude of his election as the President of United States of America. I will never forget the tears coming down from Jesse Jackson’s eyes at the announcement of Barack’s victory and the joy of seeing the Obama and Biden family coming together on the stage a symbol of the new future for America. However, Obama despite his messianic qualities is a mortal and must still be held accountable for his political positions. Yes, even though many of us just want to focus on the positives and celebrate his win – we still need to continue to be grounded in the humanity of the man. One position that Barack needs to be questioned on his position on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Sadly, from my perspective Barack Obama (1) seriously underestimates the detrimental impact that US relations to Israel and the occupied Palestinian people has on the global Islamic community (2) fails to appreciate the link between terrorism and the failure to resolve this conflict and (3) fails to acknowledge the link between US bias towards Israel and the perpetuation of the conflict.

2. US bias towards Israel destabilizes the region and the globe

The United States can be both a friend of Israel and the Palestinians people, a strong supporter of the Jewish Israeli, Palestinian Israeli and Palestinian people. However, on the international stage all that people hear and see is that the United States is a friend of Israel…….link to palestineisraelbarackobama.blogspot.com

By: Rowan Berkeley

Rowan Berkeley — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

I think Bradley Burston is someone one can safely afford not to read.

By: observer

observer — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Well, if Hillary is the new Secretary Of State, that's not a good sign in that she has no principles at all; she's a "situationalist."

So next up to see the writing on the new wall will be who gets picked for National Security Adviser, and how will those two, along with Biden affect a revised "war on terror" as they each tug for power with the main decider?

By: John Lewis-Dickerson

John Lewis-Dickerson — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

I read in Haaretz a few days ago that Likud/Netanyahu (Bibi the Barbarian) is ahead by a comfortable margin according to recent polling!!!!!

By: STROKIN' MY UZI

STROKIN' MY UZI — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

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Netanyahu's Likud pulls ahead in Israeli poll
20 Nov 2008 08:03:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
JERUSALEM, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition right-wing Likud party pulled ahead of Israel's ruling centrist Kadima party in opinion polls on Thursday, three months before a parliamentary election.

"Bibi is taking off," read a headline in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, using Netanyahu's nickname.

Its Yedioth/Dahaf survey gave Likud 32 seats in the 120-member parliament to 26 for Kadima, led by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

A poll in the Haaretz newspaper predicted Likud would win 34 seats to 28 for Kadima in the Feb. 10 election forced by the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption scandal and Livni's failure to form a coalition government......

ENTIRE ARTICLE -
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LK611867.htm

By: observer

observer — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

If Bibi wins, we know where Hillary and Biden will go, snuggled right up next to him. So will be the key American security advisor?

And who will keep raiding the USA treasury and young blood in behalf Israel Uber Alles? Who will get Obama's thumbs up for Treasury?

By: stroking my sword

stroking my sword — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Endorsement: Benjamin Nethanyahu for Prime Minister