Congress: Lower profile of Israel-US rift

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Source: ynetnews

Democratic senators and representatives have asked US President Barack Obama to "lower the profile" of tensions between the United States and Israel. Nonetheless, the Congress members, many them leading Obama's support base during the 2008 election, did not demand that he change his new policy towards Israel or stop his call for a halt in settlement construction.

Many members of Congress support Obama's stance on the settlements or, at the very least, are unwilling to tussle in public with a president who has a two-thirds approval rating.

On the other hand, some senators and House representatives, especially those in states with large Jewish populations, such as New York, New Jersey and Florida, are beginning to get some negative feedback from their constituencies, who feel uncomfortable with the media publications about a crisis in Israel-US relations.

In recent days, the White House has received a number of requests by telephone to curtail the "media fire" between Washington and Jerusalem. In response, callers weer told that overt pressure on Israel served the Obama administration prior to his trip to Cairo to address the Muslim world.

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[SkyDaddy7]

1. WTF?

If President Obama does not put pressure on Israel to stop building settlements then why even try a peace deal...This is simply stupid!

[Wizard777]

2. This is another fine message brought to you by AIPAC.

When Israel says THEY control our government. They weren't kidding. That may be the most honest statement to ever come out of Israel. They bought the whores fair and square.

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3. Foreign PACs, like AIPAC, need to be outlawed

They simply do NOT serve the interests of We, the People.

[Wizard777]

6. I agree. But how do you do that without ever calling it Sedition?

Because the second anyone says that word all of DC goes nutz. How dare you question our loyalty as we give ourselves insane amounts of power and render it unto foreign nations! :eyes: :nopity:

[BunkerHill24]

4. Congress my $SS...they are bunch of bought, sold and trades fuckwits

"In a recent issue of The New Yorker, Jeffrey Goldberg compared the power of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee(AIPAC)....that of other foreign lobbyists in Washington. Consider a conversation he had with former AIPAC director in which Goldberg asked if AIPAC's influence had diminished 'You see this napkin?' he said. 'In twenty-four hours, we could have the signatures of seventy senators on this napkin.'"


Aaahh, the napkin, the napkin,...that freaking napkin is menace to our Congress, indeed.

[Union Yes]

5. The Dems get worse by the day.