Field Guide to the Hypomanic: Hothead of State (Rahm Emanuel)
Posted on 08/17/2009 5:46:32 AM PDT by markomalley
As the Obama administration presses Israel to cease settlement expansion as part of a renewed push for a Middle East peace deal—a course of action that many Israelis have interpreted as evidence of the president’s favoritism towards Palestinians—Israelis have increasingly focused their disappointment not on Obama, but rather on his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
An observant Jew with deep ties to Israel, Emanuel is viewed as something of a native son, his rise through the ranks of American politics celebrated by Israelis who reveled in details such as his childhood summers spent in Israel and his volunteer stint during the first Gulf War in an Israeli military program for civilians.
When Emanuel was tapped to be Obama’s chief of staff, a headline in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz kvelled “Obama's first pick: Israeli Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff,” while the Jewish news service JTA went with “Rahm Emanuel: attack dog, policy wonk, committed Jew.”
But in a dramatic emotional shift, Israelis have become increasingly disenchanted with Emanuel, and the disappointment is especially intense on the Israeli right, which supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his opposition to Obama’s call for ceasing settlement activity.
Israelis across the political spectrum were skeptical of Obama’s commitment to the Jewish homeland during the presidential campaign but many viewed Emanuel as a guarantor of their interests, the best hope for continuing the U.S. government’s favorable treatment of the Jewish state.
Today, however, widespread unhappiness with their treatment at the hands of the Obama administration has led to feelings of betrayal—and Emanuel is bearing the brunt of it.
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But I'm not holding my breath.
You can throw in his other two brothers!
Rahm Emanuel: Kapo
Hopefully committed to a mental institution when his well laid plans crash and burst into flames.
Wait until they get wind of brother Zeke “Mengele” Emanuel.
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I assume a presidents chief of staff is suppose to be working for the president, like it or not.
Why ANYONE would trust a liberal Democrat to give one whit about Israel is beyond me. Beyond. The history of their disdain for our best ally in the Middle East is so obvious...I know Rahm supposedly volunteered to fight for Israel. I know also John Kerry served in Vietnam.
‘nuf said.
bttt
He never volunteered to “fight.” He shined shoes or something in a civilian capacity and not as a soldier. My guess is he only went that far to please his father and not because he gave the slightest damn about Israel.
Welcome to the club!
Observant Jew my lily white protestant a&&. If he keeps Kosher then I’m the Pope.
An observant Jew...
What’s he observing? His bank account?
I believe one of his biographies said that he was employed repairing and replacing brake pads for armored vehicles in the IDF. A necessary job (and one that would free up someone that cared for Israel to go stand guard), but one that ensured that he would not be in any real danger.
I’m sure it pleased daddy as much as Rahm’s finest performances as a ballerina. Great job raising kids and teaching them good values, dad!
You must be pleased at his performance as a kapo, as well as the performance of his repulsive brother.
If Rahm E is a “committed” Jew, what booby hatch was he committed in and when did he escape?
This is a whitewash article taking Rahm Emanuel’s side and painting the Israelis as conniving idiots.
This is the truth although the article tries to debunk it —
“At the heart of the disillusionment with Emanuel is the notion that he is both pushing the administration—and providing cover for it—to demand more concessions from Israel than from its Arab neighbors.”
He was committed into the Asylum of Social Justice and Equity. He never escaped the condition. He is just out.
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