No soup for you!
Posted on 03/21/2007 6:32:58 AM PDT by veronica
WASHINGTON — Leading Democrats, including Senator Obama of Illinois, are distancing themselves from an essay published this week by one of their party's leading financiers that called for the Democratic Party to "liberate" itself from the influence of the pro-Israel lobby.
The article, by George Soros, published in the New York Review of Books, asserts that America should pressure Israel to negotiate with the Hamas-led unity government in the Palestinian territories regardless of whether Hamas recognizes the right of the Jewish state to exist. Mr. Soros goes on to say that one reason America has not embraced this policy is because of the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Yesterday, Mr. Obama's presidential campaign issued a dissent from the Hungarian-born billionaire's assessment. "Mr. Soros is entitled to his opinions," a campaign spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said. "But on this issue he and Senator Obama disagree. The U.S. and our allies are right to insist that Hamas — a terrorist organization dedicated to Israel's destruction — meet very basic conditions before being treated as a legitimate actor. AIPAC is one of many voices that share this view."
The Soros article puts Democrats in the awkward position of choosing between Mr. Soros, a major funder of their causes, and the pro-Israel lobby, whose members are also active in campaign fund-raising. Pressed by The New York Sun, some Democrats aired their differences with Mr. Soros.
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Go with Soros. The Jewish vote is locked up either way.
Soros is the lowest form of life. A traitor to his own.
Obama can't afford to show his anti-semitic (ie: Muslim) ideology until after he is elected President.
didn't soros say that he was getting out of politics after tha last eleection?
Soros should get out of life..
Soros is no Jew.
"didn't soros say that he was getting out of politics after tha last eleection?"
Probably meant he was ducking out of sight.
Jews - beware of Hillary, who is Soros' buddy.
how do you know that he is anti-israeli and pro-muslim?
The Dems sold their soul to the devil and will not have to start paying the price. I thought Soros was Greek. Anyway, he need to read what the Bible says about those who go against Israel. It makes it an easy choice for me to stand with Israel. IMHO
In rare Jewish appearance, George Soros says Jews and Israel cause anti-Semitism...
His ancestors were Hungarian Jews. Soros is no Jew.
No difference at all between Soros and osamaObama
He'a a self-hating Jew; a not uncommon species. It also helps that his international business self-interests would be enhanced with the destruction of the Jewish State. Remember, everything with Soros is about himself. His donations/activism are merely a means to an end.
Let him throw another 28 million dollars away.
Thanks for the info.
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