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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  1. Ed says:

    "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."

    That's absolutely true, Phil. The left-liberals love the ethnic rackets, and the Jewish Zionists play the ethnic racket better than anyone. The Democrats are never going to challenge them; they're its Golden Goose, and a primary means by which the Dems broke the back of the Christian Establishment. It's just that a smattering of Dems are now starting to have second thoughts about the devil they made a deal with, but it's far too late for that. The Dems already have more Palestinian blood on their hands than anyone.

  2. Richard Witty says:

    Obama is president. Emanuel is staff.

    He GAVE UP his role of power (with his own vote) in Congress.

  3. Richard Witty says:

    Phil,
    Are you aware of the terror campaign in Israel by Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others in 2001-2003?

    It is NOT an advocacy of civil democracy to target a Passover seder of elderly Jews in an Israeli hotel, nor a dance cafe, nor a bustop.

    What is the appropriate response to that in your mind?

  4. John Dickerson, Atlanta says:

    WITTY POSTED: "It is NOT an advocacy of civil democracy to target a Passover seder of elderly Jews in an Israeli hotel, nor a dance cafe, nor a bustop."

    FROM "THE TORONTO STAR", November 5, 2008:

    Airstrike Kills 90 in Afghan Wedding Party
    by Bill Graveland

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – There are accusations that U.S. airstrikes struck a wedding party in southern Afghanistan Monday – killing scores of women and children and sending the bride and groom to hospital.

    Afghan children receive treatment at a local hospital in Kandahar. The governor of Kandahar province confirmed 90 people had died in the attack with another 30 injured.
    (AFP/Hamed Zalmy)"When the fighting started the jets came and bombed," said Juma Khan, who helped bring his mother and nine other women and children to Kandahar's Mirwais Hospital…..

    SOURCE – link to thestar.com
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  5. Richard Witty says:

    whats your point?

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