Sunday, July 11, 2010

Middle Name Aside, Why Israelis Distrust Obama

From the NY Post:

*His public humiliation last March of Bejamin Netanyahu at the White House, when Obama walked out of their talks to go have dinner with his family, leaving Israel's prime minister alone for over an hour, and then refused to release even a photo of their meeting.

* His disturbing comparison, during that "outreach" speech to the Arab world in Cairo, of the Palestinians' "daily humiliations" and "intolerable" situation to the Nazi Holocaust.


* His administration's public demand that Israeli leaders "demonstrate not just through words but through specific actions that they are committed to this relationship and to the peace process" -- a demand Sen. Chuck Schumer labeled "terrible" and "counterproductive."


* His continued push for closer US ties with Syria -- an ally of Iran, state sponsor of terrorism and major backer of both Hamas and Hezbollah.


* His decision to join the farcical UN Human Rights Council -- which devotes most of its time to denouncing Israel.

Not to mention "the bow," the "mentor" and the close friend.

2 comments:

Jim R said...

Reverend Wright did make an impression after all. This would seem logical for a young man sitting in front of his mentor's ravings for 20 years.

The only surprising thing for me is Obama isn't even more radical.

scaramouche said...

Were he any more radical he'd be...Bill Ayers.