President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
Doug Feith has a great piece in the Wall Street Journal today on the hypocrisy of Jewish groups suddenly calling for a time out on using Israel as a political issue. Feith makes the good point that this convenient call for the time out comes at a time when many Jews are unhappy with Obama's stance on Israel, not to mention the rest of his policies.
"[S]ince when have American supporters of Israel believed that a candidate's attitudes toward Israel should be kept out of electoral politics? Since never," Doug writes. We did not, for example, hear any such calls in 1992 when President George H. W. Bush had his own policy run ins with the pro-Israel community.
It does not surprise me that Democratic-leaning staffers at these organizations would want to try this time out ploy. It does, however, surprise me that these putatively non-partisan organizations would be blind to how nakedly political this would appear.
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Aug '10
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
It looks like your answer was in the quote credit. Only the WSJ, IBD, and NY Post will print anything that isn't approved by the White House. Everything and everyone else must be firmly controlled and talking points will be distributed when needed.
Jun '10
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
I agree. I'm an American Christian with an American and Israeli flag on my desk. I American through and through, but feel that this country has a duty (not a blind duty) to help Israel protect itself, and to call foul when the blood libels begin to flow. Out here in flownover country, I don't know a single anti-Israeli anti-Semite (I'm sure there are some).
For whatever reason, we feel that the fates of America and Israel are tied at the hip, and that that is a good thing.
Obama's profound ambivalence bordering on dislike for Israel should be an issue.
Edited on Nov 2, 2011 at 1:15pmAug '10
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
tabula rasa: I agree. I'm an American Christian with an American and Israeli flag on my desk. I American through and through, but feel that this country has a duty (not a blind duty) to held Israel protect itself. Out here in flownover country, I don't know a single anti-Israeli anti-Semite (I'm sure there are some).
For whatever reason, we feel that the fates of America and Israel are tied at the hip, and that that is a good thing.
Obama's profound ambivalence bordering on dislike for Israel should be an issue. · Nov 2 at 1:14pm
Let's see, Valerie Jarrett ( key aide to POTUS ) born in Tehran.
Huma Abedin ( key aide to SECSTATE ) has a brother and mother who work for Ikhwan ( Muslim Brotherhood)
Rashid Khalidi, old friend of Obama, LA Times wont release the videos, former PLO ?
the list goes on.
and Tabula, out here in flownover country, all the antiSemites appear to be democrat liberals !
Edited on Nov 2, 2011 at 1:25pmJun '10
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
flownover
tabula rasa: I agree. I'm an American Christian with an American and Israeli flag on my desk. I American through and through, but feel that this country has a duty (not a blind duty) to held Israel protect itself. Out here in flownover country, I don't know a single anti-Israeli anti-Semite (I'm sure there are some).
For whatever reason, we feel that the fates of America and Israel are tied at the hip, and that that is a good thing.
Obama's profound ambivalence bordering on dislike for Israel should be an issue. · Nov 2 at 1:14pm
Let's see, Valerie Jarrett ( key aide to POTUS ) born in Tehran.
Huma Abedin ( key aide to SECSTATE ) has a brother and mother who work for Ikhwan ( Muslim Brotherhood)
Rashid Khalidi, old friend of Obama, LA Times wont release the videos, former PLO ?
the list goes on.
and Tabula, out here in flownover country, all the antiSemites appear to be democrat liberals ! · Nov 2 at 1:23pm
Edited on Nov 02 at 01:25 pm
"Profound ambivalence" may be an understatement based on your facts (not something I'm known for).
Dec '10
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
Oh boy Tevi, the jewish organizations are the pits. Living in the fantasy world where they can be lefties at home and help Israel too, these people put Israel behind the eight ball every time. These organization types are never in synagogue unless they are peddling their garbage. They are like the fool enviromental obsessives who yammer away about Green Jobs while everything they support destroys jobs in this country.
Obama is a disaster for Israel and a disaster for America. He needs to be removed from power ASAP! If some banal jewish yuppie wants to feather his own lefty nest at the expense this country, Israel, and Judaism, I am not going to break bread with him. On Shabbos or anywhere else.
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
During my trip to California I met some great AIPAC people, one of whom filled me on the warm relationship between AIPAC and CUFI (Christians United for Israel). I am a big CUFI fan and strongly favor the strengthening of the Israeli relationship with Christian Evangelicals, who are some of the best friends we've got. The reflexive fear some Jews feel toward evangelicals, while understandable on a surface level, is ultimately misplaced, self-defeating, and unfortunate for both groups, in my view.
It's a relationship that needs nurturing. We will need those friends when Obama wins his second term, which is a prospect we all have to brace ourselves for (not just Israelis).
Mar '11
Re: President Obama Should Be Held Accountable for His Anti-Israeli Stance
Judith Levy: During my trip to California I met some great AIPAC people, one of whom filled me on the warm relationship between AIPAC and CUFI (Christians United for Israel). I am a big CUFI fan and strongly favor the strengthening of the Israeli relationship with Christian Evangelicals, who are some of the best friends we've got. The reflexive fear some Jews feel toward evangelicals, while understandable on a surface level, is ultimately misplaced, self-defeating, and unfortunate for both groups, in my view.
It's a relationship that needs nurturing. We will need those friends when Obama wins his second term, which is a prospect we all have to brace ourselves for (not just Israelis). · Nov 2 at 11:47pm
Judith, I couldn't agree with you more. And with Tevi, as well.