Posted on 10/03/2004 12:50:52 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
Blind support of Israel has led the United States to support the oppression of Palestineans and an unjust war in Iraq, a former U.S. senator told Toledo-area Arab Americans last night.
Addressing the 16th annual banquet of the Greater Toledo Association of Arab Americans at the SeaGate Centre, keynote speaker James Abourezk said U.S. policy is allowing Israel to destroy Palestinian society.
"We're witnessing one of the most brutal occupations in history in Palestine," said Mr. Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who served in the Senate from 1973 to 1979.
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Big deal--He's a f'n arab who always spoke out against israel--maybe will join the kerry cabinet to try to be kinder,gentler to the muzzies---i hate the pc stuff--we are at WAR with Most of Islam...period
Well he is an ex-senator and I hope the ex rmains!
END THE OCCUPATION, NOW!
Get all of the so-called palestinians out of Israel!
he also was Mcgoverns little pet--i think the FBI should have him on their watch list
"Abourezk said U.S. policy is allowing Israel to destroy Palestinian society."
I don't recall hearing that Israelis are recruiting Arab children to die and kill innocents with them.
I don't recall that Israelis immerse themselves in the entrails of their murdered enemy.
I don't recall Israelis are siphoning American and EU aid money to import illegal weapons from Iran.
I don't recall Israelis lynching political dissenters in public squares.
I guess I just disagree with this Arab-"american" and I'm happy he's no longer in office. Not to say that there are not Americans of Arab descent that love freedom and Democracy, but they should have to pass the sniff test first, and this guy stinks.
An anti-semite and Arab lover. Figures.
not an arab Lover--But an ARAB
From wsj. 2002(know this slimebag has been for a long time)
One of the signers of the "Not in Our Name" petition (link in PDF format), demanding that America leave Saddam Hussein in power, was Jim Abourezk, a Democratic former senator from South Dakota. Abourezk served one term, 1973-79, and World magazine reports he employed a young staffer by the name of Tom Daschle:
According to an unsigned office memo, Mr. Daschle was the senator's point man on "Space, Defense (including Veterans), Foreign Affairs (including Middle East), [and] South Dakota Projects." Another unsigned memo gave him "primary responsibility for Middle East and all other foreign relations matters."
In any other Senate office, responsibility over Middle Eastern affairs would hardly have been considered a plum assignment. But Sen. Abourezk's parents were Lebanese, and he considered the Arab-Israeli conflict his top priority. Though he campaigned largely on farm issues back in South Dakota, he quickly established a reputation in Washington as the go-to guy for any group with an ax to grind against Israel--so much so that one radio commentator dubbed him "the Senator from Saudi Dakota." Sometimes his battles were petty, like his attempt to pressure the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of the United Jewish Appeal (a charitable organization similar to the United Way), or his vote against confirming Henry Kissinger as America's first Jewish Secretary of State.
But other battles challenged the most basic assumptions of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Mr. Abourezk called the Israeli government "terrorist" and consistently opposed arms sales to Tel Aviv [sic]. He called for recognition of the PLO and embraced Syrian President Hafez Assad, a major sponsor of international terrorism. (Later, during the Gulf War, the former senator even compared Israel to Nazi Germany: "Israel has been grabbing land since 1948, and I don't know how you call it self-defense. . . . Hitler said he took Czechoslovakia in self-defense, you know.")
and i was being nice saying slimebag--he should also be on the no-fly list
Palestine? Occupation? Where the hell is Palestine? Is that a country? Who the hell are Palestinians? What the hell is this guy talking about?
Hey! I'm a member of the Dead Rabbits and I want a piece of the 5 Points!
What a bunch of BS
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Thanks for the info rang1995.
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