Susie Kneedler, who lives in Ohio, writes:
Have you been following the news of Netanyahu and Michael Oren's gall in
claiming the right to build in East Jerusalem? We need to "make" Pres.
Obama stop the Billions for the IDF, as well as the loan guarantees in
general. The Israeli gov't is slapping us across the kisser with our
money. U.S. to Israel: we won't be "suckers" any more.
Seham, a Palestinian-American, offers a counterpoint. From the AP: "Israeli radio stations say the U.S. has told Israel to halt construction project in east Jerusalem." And Seham says:
If Obama gets me all excited that he is going to do something and then he
doesn't do anything I will be so pissed that I swear to god I will
never vote for another Democrat as long as I live even if it's a
fucking Palestinian. Not being dramatic.
[This site's policy against profanity is suspended because Seham is young and Californian]
Weiss adds: In the article Kneedler links, Ambassador Oren, formerly of New Jersey, speaks of Israel's rights to East Jerusalem. How does this square with Obama's promise in Cairo that Christians, Muslims and Jews must mingle in Jerusalem?
Also, note that the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's Washington correspondent, Ron Kampeas, is a settler who owns property in East Jerusalem. Will he be covering this story? Wonder whether he has a point of view?
