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Your Article Gives Me the Shivers

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Submitted by John W. McGinley (United States), May 10, 2010 at 13:48

Your article gives me the shivers. Everything is wrong about this "process." Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned. Netanyahu seems to be a man who is ashamed of himself and ashamed of Israel while the nation slips into mortal danger. A number of articles ago you pointed to Begin as a leader who was neither ashamed of himself nor ashamed of Israel. Those were the days. I know that you fault Sharon for his unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza. I see that differently. In any case if Sharon were the Prime Minister he too would not stand for the way our President insulted the Prime MInister of Israel. And in the mean time Iran forges ahead towards nuclear armament. This is indeed a dark hour for Israel.

And, again. I have to ask. What exactly was going on when Biden was visiting Israel and the news broke about the plan to build in Jerusalem? Was this orchestrated by Natanyahu himself? What a stupid thing to do to have this announcment sprung on our Vice-President just when he, the VP, was going out of his way to publically assure the Israeli (and American) public that Amercica was Israel's ally and could count on America's traditional support fir Israel. Obama would never have dared to insult Netanyahu in the manner he did if this insult had not been visited upon our Vice-President. OR -- and this would be worse -- did the announcement surprise Netanyahu himself as much as it surprised the VP? This would mean that Netanyahu was being sabotaged by the right wing of his own coalition. Either way there was incompetancy. And it seemed to weaken Natanyahu the man.

This is a indeed a dark hour for Israel. And where is Rahm Emanuel in all this? It would be tragic if the present slide in the fortunes of Israel were being orchestrated by a man too clever for his -- or Israel's -- own good. From Obama I do not expent anything useful. But if Obama is getting support from Emanuel in what he is doing, such would be tragic. Rahm: It is time to turn Obama around. And if you can't, you should resign with a public flourish combined with a public and incisive critique against Obama's attitude towards Israel. Working from the inside only works if it is working. If it ain't working it makes matters worse.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Obama proposals a disgrace [329 words]Richard StoeckerMay 20, 2010 18:24173160
Level Of Concern [77 words]Mark D.May 26, 2010 18:31173160
Dr. Pipe's Peace Plan [218 words]Mark D.May 12, 2010 15:13172629
The Talks [140 words]Mark D.May 12, 2010 15:09172628
Thoughts on the Start of Israeli-Palestinian "Proximity Talks" [79 words]Manuel Gee, Wilmslow, Cheshire, GBMay 12, 2010 08:04172625
Useless [9 words]DaveMay 11, 2010 09:02172562
Civility [210 words]Cherif El-AyoutyMay 11, 2010 02:45172542
Expel ... [40 words]aspaciaMay 10, 2010 20:42172535
PROXIMITY TALKS [116 words]nenette GrunbergMay 10, 2010 17:16172525
Where did they hold these "Proximity Talks"?...On the banks of the Jordan River. [62 words]M.D.May 10, 2010 16:24172523
American arrogance [43 words]Will ScottMay 10, 2010 14:42172519
Feeding sharks once again [360 words]Joe K.May 10, 2010 13:55172514
Your Article Gives Me the Shivers [401 words]John W. McGinleyMay 10, 2010 13:48172512
Dark Hour [388 words]Mark D.May 15, 2010 23:20172512
Mr Pipes is right on..trying to make peace with a "crocodile" only gets your arm chopped off as you try to pet him. [136 words]Benny zeeMay 10, 2010 13:32172510
Negotiating with Terrorists [196 words]Prof. Paul EidelbergMay 10, 2010 13:21172509
Proximity Talks [269 words]Tom CarewMay 11, 2010 07:01172509
"The Arabs know our telephone number" [154 words]Frank AdamMay 12, 2010 06:02172509
Why bother with Iran? [336 words]Ken Besig IsraelMay 10, 2010 12:45172506
"In contrast, the Israelis made a precedent-breaking concession not to build in their own capital city, a concession they will rue." [38 words]ThomasMay 10, 2010 12:15172503
Can't fathom the willful ignorance of history and lack of foreign policy US view [37 words]ThomasMay 10, 2010 12:10172502
Delay in construction [51 words]Zafar AbbasMay 10, 2010 11:37172497
The talks will fail, because the only thing the muslims want is Israel wiped out and all of the Jews dead ! [91 words]Phil GreendMay 10, 2010 11:32172496

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