Sunday, May 22, 2011

That highly charged AIPAC Policy Conference

American Israel Public Affairs Committee  "The American Israel Public Affairs Committee ... is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States.  ...
"Describing itself as "America's Pro-Israel Lobby," AIPAC is a mass-membership, American organization whose members include Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The New York Times calls it "the most important organization affecting America's relationship with Israel.""  Wikipedia

AIPAC: A critical day for Israeli-American relations  "...Soon Obama will enter the room. I suspect many of the attendees share the view of Rep. Theodore E. Deutch (D-Fla.), who put out a statement that read in part: “Should Israel find a partner for peace who is willing to join Prime Minister Netanyahu at the negotiating table, Israel cannot be expected to make any territorial concessions that do not acknowledge the reality on the ground. The 1967 borders are indefensible.”
"If Obama had said that, he wouldn’t be in the current fix."....
"The high tensions speak volumes about how Obama is perceived by friends of Israel." Jennifer Rubin

From Al Jazeera :  Obama gives up, AIPAC wins ;plus a number of articles critical of Mr. Obama, but not for the same reasons supporters of Israel are,
 
Obama Has Failed to Isolate Netanyahu  "They calculated Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept this last-minute slap across the face from his country’s only ally. And if he did talk back, they figured he would find himself isolated without the backing of Israel’s allies in Congress and with most of the American media lined up solidly against him.
"But Obama appears to have misread the situation. Netanyahu’s strong reply rightly declaring that the 1967 borders were indefensible may have infuriated the White House, but, contrary to their plan, not everybody is jeering his defiance." Jonathan S. Tobin

Sarah Palin Lectures Obama on His Anti-Israel Plans Too (Video) "…America is on the wrong side on this issue and that’s what the Israeli Prime Minister on Friday tried to explain to our president even though our president tried to lecture Prime Minister Netanyahu on the meaning of the importance of peace. Netanyahu does not need to be lectured by President Obama on peace..."

 Little Man, Big Man  "The left is rabid that Netanyahu schooled Obama on statesmanship, integrity, history, and leadership. True to form, they ignore the substance and instead, handwring and wail that their man was badly shown up on Friday. The stark difference between statesman and incompetent could not have been more glaring. Netanyahu was so formidable; Obama looked tiny, petulant, defeated.....utterly out of his league.
"Contrast the speech Obama gave with that of Canada's stalwart Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, last November with Obama's (peace be upon him) recent betrayal." Pamela Geller,  Atlas Shrugs

Media Shielded Voters from Obama's Israel Intentions  "When President Barack Obama publicly endorsed the Palestinian view of Israel's future this week, he took many Americans, including many of his Jewish-American supporters, by surprise. Had the media been doing their job, he would not have surprised anyone."  American Thinker

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