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Is Israel too strong for Barack Obama?

Five months after Barack Obama went to Cairo and persuaded most of the Arab world, in a ringing declaration of even-handedness, that he would face down Israel in his quest for a Palestinian state, American policy seems to have run into the sand. The American president’s mediating hand is weaker ....Read more

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Stop the aid, moron, see what happensBy: Haym | Tuesday , 17 Nov '09 12:10:51 PM Reply | Forward American aid to Israel (which is 75% subsidy for our own military industries and therefore regarded in Congress as pork and not foreign aid - that's why it always sails through, not because some nefarious "lobby") is an effective tool which gives Washington powers to control and restraint Jerusalem. Without it things would get very bad very fast.

Is Israel too strong for Barack Obama?By: Mike Pumphry | Monday , 16 Nov '09 17:33:13 PM Reply | Forward Obama can solve the problem in just one day. Stop the aid to Israel. 15 billion dollars are being looted from American treasury every year. Why should we pay to a foreign country while we are suffering in the United States. Thousands of Jewish people, who own businesses here, who make billions here, and then their loyalty remains to a foreign country. What bothers me is that Jewish people migrated from Europe, prospered here, never put foot on Israel and still love Israel more than America. Most of our war funding which is exceeding to trillions now is to protect the offensive interest of Israel, not Israel itself. How can we tell Iran not to have nukes while looking away when Israel holds 300 nukes. No wonder, the world is calling us hypocrites. The whole NPT in tatters because we have double standard on the issue of nuclear energy and power. If India is interested to stop militancy threat, then it should force Israel to accept peace.

Jews Vs ArabsBy: Hero Vaz | Thursday , 12 Nov '09 6:32:20 AM Reply | Forward Obama has failed to pacify or win over the Muslims or the Arabs. He has also failed to control or discipline the Israelis. The only alternative now left for him is to stay out of the Israeli-Arab conflict and let them settle their own differences and disputes. That should redeem the US's reputation to a large extent and reduce the hatred of the Muslims towards the Americans. It is said in the Bible that Israel will be surrounded by its enemies who will extinguish the Jewish State and that will mark the beginning of the rapid end of the world. Israel already has its enemies around it and these enemies will get the strength they need to attack Israel, with the help of Iran, Pakistan and other Muslim countries. If this is not to happen anytime soon, the UN will have to take a strong hand, honestly, and see that the Israelis return the Arab lands to the Arabs and, at the same time, guaranty the security of Israel. Then, perhaps, some later development will bring about the end of Israel!!!

To Abraham MexiBy: Jaffer | Wednesday , 11 Nov '09 14:31:17 PM Reply | Forward Hello Mr. Abraham, all Islamic countries are against the Terrorists. Saudi, Pakistan, Yemen etc are fighting against terrorists. Your thought about Israel as the first line defense is ridiculous. They could not even face the home made rockets from Palestinians/Hamas, they were given a fitting reply by hezbollah in the last Lebonan war. The myth of Israel is gone after 1973 Yom Kippur war.

Foul PakisBy: Hero Vaz | Thursday , 12 Nov '09 5:47:36 AM Reply | Forward Jaffer, you must know that Pakistan is fighting against all terrorists except those it created and is supporting to strike against India. Don't think the devlish, two-faced Pakis are saints. They are the most foul Muslims on the face of the earth.

Who stopped ObamaBy: Anatoli | Wednesday , 11 Nov '09 14:25:02 PM Reply | Forward Was it Israel or Israeli lobby that stopped Obama? If this is the lobby, they should know better that peace with Arabs can be achieved by sacrifices. The offer of peace was genuine, the Israelis didn't take it. Too bad. Obama is too weak. If he is not ready to crash some heads, apply real pressure on Israel, he should been quiet.

Mr.By: Abraham MEXI | Wednesday , 11 Nov '09 11:36:14 AM Reply | Forward You forget that Israel is the first line of defense against Islamic terrorist against the west, India wil take care of the east, The only 2 democrasies in that area, Why should we have an Islamic world? Back to the stone age? They should be content with what they have now and learn to tolerate others ways on how to worship as we please.

Israel goes too farBy: okieoneshinobi | Wednesday , 11 Nov '09 10:50:00 AM Reply | Forward We should just stop funding Israels war machine if they don't want to play ball. I think Israel goes too far. They think they can do whatever they want and face no repercussions as we will back them up regardless. Look at the atrocities committed in their recent military engagement. About 80% of the anti-Americanism in the world is caused by our support of Israel. Don't get me wrong, I am not anti-Israel or anti-Jew, but a lot of the resentment towards them in the middle east they bring on themselves.

Unless the Pathetic Palestinian Problem is honestly solved, there will be no peace in the Middle East or for the US By: aqmamin | Saturday , 14 Nov '09 9:35:48 AM Reply | Forward Israel goes too far by okieoneshinobi speaks volumes of truth in a few words. The US gives about US$10 billion as aid to Israel: the US's proxy and Trojan Horse in the Middle East, without that aid and blind support, Israel will come to zero, and its survival will come to an end sooner than expected. Unless the US honestly and sincerely tries its best to solve the Palestinian issue fairly, amicably and honestly, the Anti-American feelings and terrorism by the lunatic fringe will continue, simply because the only weapon the miserable and suffering victims have is their body and home made bombs. Out of the total area given to Palestinians by the UNO in 1948, Israel has occupied 82%. And Israel continues to build settlements on occupies Palestinian lands. A cultured and justice seeking America supports this naked and hostile aggression just to please its Jewish lobby and the fund providers of American politicians

My heart is crying for Palashtinians.As a proud American gay Muslim Cristian Anarchist I am devastatedBy: Yaakov Sullivan | Wednesday , 11 Nov '09 10:17:47 AM Reply | Forward What else can we do to help our fellow Palashtinians? I was the first American who iniciated a boycott against an israeli hummus. As a result of my iniciative israeli hummus became irrelevant to US. israeli hummus is not as good as Libnani hummus and US must boycott ALL israeli hummus and beer from israel. Egyptian beer ( made out of gout jinks is much healthier ans includes only natural ingridiants.