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On Israel, Rahm Emanuel Is to the Right of George Bush (and the Paleos)

Ali Abunimah in the Washington Times. Let's say that again, Ali Abunimah in the Washington Times. This is great news. Oh, great alienated Paleo, welcome into your bosom the alienated Palestineo, and the alienated lefty-Jewo like me. This is the only way we can break the back of the Establishment Jewish leadership and their elitist running buddies. Abunimah on Rahm Emanuel and targeted assassination:

In June 2003, Mr. Emanuel signed a letter criticizing President Bush
for being insufficiently supportive of Israel. "We were deeply dismayed
to hear your criticism of Israel for fighting acts of terror," Mr.
Emanuel, along with 33 other Democrats, wrote to Mr. Bush. The letter
asserted that Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian political
leaders "was clearly justified as an application of Israel's right to
self-defense." Such killings violate the Geneva Conventions, and the
State Department's human-rights report specified that there were more
civilian bystanders killed in Israeli assassination attempts than
actual targets in 2003.

For Palestinians, long experience suggests that no matter who
occupies the White House, their rights and aspirations will always be a
distant second to Israel's preferences.
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