Condemning Israel

[coldfork]

Biden and Clinton, in their infinite wisdom, condemned Israel for building on there own land. The Lord said "I will bless those that bless you (Israel), and curse those that curse you." I guess we should expect this since Hillary's hubby was the most anti-Israel president in our history. The spineless liberals will look the other way while Iran is building nukes, but get their panties in a wad because Israel is building apartments in the West Bank.Typical. Maybe if the apartments were for deadbeats that won't work and taxpayer funded it would be okay.

[Pine Mt Beagles]

The bond between the United States and Israel..
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=The United States," Jimmy Carter said, "has a warm and a unique relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. It is compatible with our deepest religious convictions, and it is right in terms of America's own strategic interests. We are committed to Israel's security, prosperity, and future as a land that has so much to offer the world."

Ronald Reagan was the first President to state explicitly that Israel was a strategic asset to the United States, a belief he expressed even before he was elected: "Only by full appreciation of the critical role the State of Israel plays in our strategic calculus can we build the foundation for thwarting Moscow's designs on territories and resources vital to our security and our national well-being." But Reagan also understood this alliance sprang from shared values: "Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, there has been an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one."

Shortly after taking office, George Bush said: "The friendship, the alliance between the United States and Israel is strong and solid, built upon a foundation of shared democratic values, of shared history and heritage, that sustains the life of our two countries. The emotional bond of our people transcends politics. Our strategic cooperation—and I renew today our determination that that go forward—is a source of mutual security. And the United States’ commitment to the security of Israel remains unshakeable. We may differ over some policies from time to time, individual policies, but never over the principle."

President Bill Clinton has taken the relationship to another level during his administration. "Our relationship would never vary from its allegiance to the shared values, the shared religious heritage, the shared democratic politics which have made the relationship between the United States and Israel a special—even on occasion a wonderful—relationship."

The Jewish population in the United States is less than six million; therefore, the political activity of Jews who view strengthening U.S.-Israel relations to be in the national interest alone cannot explain the depth of the friendship that exists. Fewer than 3 percent of the population could hardly have such a dramatic influence on American foreign policy. The U.S.-Israel alliance is rooted in shared values.

If one were forced to reduce the explanation for the unique relationship between the United States and Israel to one sentence, it was probably best expressed by Lyndon Johnson. When Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin asked Johnson why the United States supports Israel when there are 80 million Arabs and only three million Israelis, the President replied simply: "Because it is right."

[Pine Mt Beagles]

Tom DiemerEditor
Hillary Clinton Rebukes Israel for Settlements Surprise During Biden Visit
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ruffled some feathers this week with her sharp criticism of Israel after the Israeli government announced a new wave of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem on the first day of a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.

"It was insulting," Clinton said in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. "And it was insulting not just to the vice president, who certainly didn't deserve that. He was there with a very clear message of commitment to the peace process, solidarity with the Isreali people. But it was an insult to the United States."

Clinton also called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to express her displeasure, the State Department said.

Netanyahu, who met personally with Biden, has said he did not know beforehand that Israel's interior ministry was about to announce approval of 1,660 new homes in East Jerusalem, an area of religious significance to the many Palestinians who live there.
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[coldfork]

I'm not saying this administration is going to forsake Israel as an ally, but imo, based on the general mindset of liberals, that our support for Israel will be weaker with this administration. They can say whatever they please, I've even heard Obama state the importance of our alliance with Israel, but actions speak louder than words. I fail to see where Israel has insulted the U.S. I suppose we will see where this adminstration stands when Israel takes out Iran's nuclear program, which they will have to do at some point.