Posted on 09/04/2009 5:54:22 AM PDT by SJackson
I AM an Israeli-American, a dual citizen, born and raised in Israel and living in the United States On the Israeli political spectrum, I am a moderate, pragmatic dove — and a longtime critic of the settlement movement. Like most American Jews, I voted for Barack Obama. And like many who care about Israel, I am now wondering why the president is embarking on a well-intentioned but ill-conceived effort to advance peace between Israel and its neighbors.
President Obama is especially misguided in pushing for a ban on Israeli construction in Jerusalem. Israelis have already proven their willingness to dismantle and remove settlements in the hope of achieving peace. They uprooted communities in the Sinai Peninsula as part of a peace agreement with Egypt in 1982, and unilaterally withdrew from Gaza four years ago. (The latter concession did not turn out so well; the result was not the desired progress toward peace but the establishment of a violent Islamic regime in Gaza and incessant rocket and mortar fire on cities and towns in southern Israel.)
Besides being on ancient Jewish land going back three millennia, the West Bank settlements are also not an impediment to a potential future two-state solution. There are more than a million Arab citizens of Israel, and there is no reason Israeli Jews cannot live in a future Palestinian state, just like I am an Israeli living in the U.S.
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The administration's absolutist position is a no-win proposition, leaving no room for negotiation.
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Had Nevet Basker ignored John McCains support and payed a little more attention to The One's background, she'd understand that the concept of Jews living here but not there wouldn't be foreign to his worldview. Segregation and apartheid aren't evil concepts when applied to Jews.
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Had Nevet Basker ignored John McCains support and payed a little more attention to The One's background, she'd understand that the concept of Jews living here but not there wouldn't be foreign to his worldview. Segregation and apartheid aren't evil concepts when applied to Jews.
Ya get what ya pay for ...
Hey, the Big O was slightly black and slightly articulate.
McCain was old and wrinkled and white.
What’s there to think about before voting.........?
So, you got change but not much hope.
Karma.
Lots of losers leaving comments on the piece. Many of us understood Obama’s position on Israel BEFORE we voted. She makes herself look stupid.
He lost me with “like most Jews I votedf for Obama...”
what will it take forthem to wake the **** up?
“He lost me with “like most Jews I votedf for Obama...”
The dual-citizenship is what enrages me. Renounce all allegences to foreign governments, princes and potentates, or please return to your country of origin. If you can’t be all American, you don’t belong here, except as a tourist.
Fundamental error: There is nothing "ill-conceived" about obama's Israel policy. The policy is evil by intent. Obama hates Jews, freedom, America, and whites. Once you accept that fact, his numerous "ill-conceived" policies suddenly make a lot more sense.
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