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We have recently marked the 20th anniversary of the assassination of then Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, a good friend, a courageous warrior and a great statesman. This somber anniversary, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus visit to Washington on November 9, is an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds of friendship and unity between the people and governments of the United States and Israel.
The alliance between our two nations transcends politics. It is and should always be a commitment that unites us, not a wedge that divides us.
Ever since President Truman waited only 11 minutes to recognize the new nation of Israel in 1948, Americans have believed that Israel is more than a country its a dream nurtured for generations and made real by men and women who refused to bow to the toughest odds.
My first visit to Israel, in December 1981, sparked an enduring emotional connection for me to the land and its people and admiration for how Israelis have built a thriving democracy in a region full of adversaries and autocrats. I was so impressed with the Israeli approach to early childhood education and to helping parents become their childrens first teachers that I worked to bring the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (commonly known by its acronym, HIPPY) to Arkansas. Over the past 30 years, Ive worked with Israelis of all stripes and made dear friends like the Rabins and many others inside and outside of government.
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Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Owl
(3,643 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)This time in an alliance with the war criminal Netanyahu and despicable gulf states like KSA, Qatar etc.
More proof that HRC is a hawk and will embroil us even further in futile ME battles. She's fully in bed with the MIC and we simply can't afford it - it's destroying our democracy through the assault on our civil liberties, impoverishing us and ensuring we are hated by even more of the Islamic world.
The dangers facing both our nations in the Middle East require bold and united responses. We must remain committed to preventing Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon, and to vigorously enforcing the new nuclear agreement. I would move to step up our partnership to confront Iran and its proxies across the region, and make sure dangerous Russian and Iranian weapons dont end up in Hezbollahs hands or threaten Israel. I also will combat growing efforts to isolate Israel internationally and to undermine its future as a Jewish state, including the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Ive spoken out against BDS in the United States and at the U.N., and will continue to do so.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)War then
War now
War forever
cpwm17
(3,829 posts)There is no lower category of person than a war-monger. That's as low as you can go.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)No easy task for her Gentile self.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)...when they're running for President.
Obama Meets With Israeli and Palestinian Leaders (July 24, 2008)
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"Mr. Obama also met with the opposition leader, Benjamin Netanyahu of the rightist Likud Party, who leads in Israeli opinion polls. Given the doubts among some American Jews about Mr. Obamas position on Israel, the outcome of the meeting with Mr. Netanyahu, a former prime minister who is fluent in American English, was watched closely.
The main focal point of our discussions was the need to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, Mr. Netanyahu told reporters after the talks, offering a favorable impression of Mr. Obama. He said he would never seek in any way to compromise Israels security, and this would be sacrosanct in his approach to political negotiations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/us/politics/24obama.html?_r=0
Once you're in...@#$% him.