Obama: "I have Israel's back" (1 Viewer)

[SaintsInDome2006]

As far as pledging to support Israel in case of an attack- Obama has repeated the same rhetoric as all past Presidents since Harry Truman. But the truth is that we have never needed to defend Israel militarily, and I strongly doubt we ever will.

So when Obama was at AIPAC and exclaimed "I have Israel's back!", that means what exactly? Warning that if they don't settle on Obama's and Abbas' terms they will be doomed to being Apartheid?

 

[timschochet]

As far as pledging to support Israel in case of an attack- Obama has repeated the same rhetoric as all past Presidents since Harry Truman. But the truth is that we have never needed to defend Israel militarily, and I strongly doubt we ever will.

So when Obama was at AIPAC and exclaimed "I have Israel's back!", that means what exactly? Warning that if they don't settle on Obama's and Abbas' terms they will be doomed to being Apartheid?

Abbas doesn't have any terms. Having Israel's back, for this administration, means ensuring that Iran does not develop

nuclear weapons. That more than anything else is the biggest threat to Israel. I believe that Obama has done very well in his dealings with Iran to prevent this from happening.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

As far as pledging to support Israel in case of an attack- Obama has repeated the same rhetoric as all past Presidents since Harry Truman. But the truth is that we have never needed to defend Israel militarily, and I strongly doubt we ever will.

So when Obama was at AIPAC and exclaimed "I have Israel's back!", that means what exactly? Warning that if they don't settle on Obama's and Abbas' terms they will be doomed to being Apartheid?

Abbas doesn't have any terms.Having Israel's back, for this administration, means ensuring that Iran does not develop

nuclear weapons. That more than anything else is the biggest threat to Israel. I believe that Obama has done very well in his dealings with Iran to prevent this from happening.

Thanks for the convo, Tim, always good and interesting to talk to you about this rarefied stuff.

 

[timschochet]

As far as pledging to support Israel in case of an attack- Obama has repeated the same rhetoric as all past Presidents since Harry Truman. But the truth is that we have never needed to defend Israel militarily, and I strongly doubt we ever will.

So when Obama was at AIPAC and exclaimed "I have Israel's back!", that means what exactly? Warning that if they don't settle on Obama's and Abbas' terms they will be doomed to being Apartheid?

Abbas doesn't have any terms.Having Israel's back, for this administration, means ensuring that Iran does not develop

nuclear weapons. That more than anything else is the biggest threat to Israel. I believe that Obama has done very well in his dealings with Iran to prevent this from happening.

Thanks for the convo, Tim, always good and interesting to talk to you about this rarefied stuff.

Same here

 

[B-Deep]

thoughts?

KHIRBET AL-TAWEEL, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces demolished several structures, including a mosque, in a Palestinian village on Tuesday, the day a deadline for a deal in now-frozen peace talks expired.

A Reuters correspondent saw several hundred soldiers deployed in Khirbet al-Taweel, in the occupied West Bank, around daybreak. They guarded six bulldozers that reduced to rubble buildings that were constructed without Israeli permits. Palestinians say such documents are nearly impossible to obtain.

Palestinians saw a link between the demolitions and the passing, without a peace deal, of the April 29 deadline set when the talks began in July. Israel has also drawn Palestinian anger by continuing to expand settlements on land they seek for a state.

Villagers said the stone mosque was built in 2008, and that soldiers removed prayer rugs and holy scriptures before tearing it down.

Other razed buildings included three one-storey family houses, animal shelters and a communal well. Locals said around 30 people were made homeless.

 

[Apes with Guns]

destroying a mosque. yeesh.

 

[timschochet]

thoughts?

KHIRBET AL-TAWEEL, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces demolished several structures, including a mosque, in a Palestinian village on Tuesday, the day a deadline for a deal in now-frozen peace talks expired.

A Reuters correspondent saw several hundred soldiers deployed in Khirbet al-Taweel, in the occupied West Bank, around daybreak. They guarded six bulldozers that reduced to rubble buildings that were constructed without Israeli permits. Palestinians say such documents are nearly impossible to obtain.

Palestinians saw a link between the demolitions and the passing, without a peace deal, of the April 29 deadline set when the talks began in July. Israel has also drawn Palestinian anger by continuing to expand settlements on land they seek for a state.

Villagers said the stone mosque was built in 2008, and that soldiers removed prayer rugs and holy scriptures before tearing it down.

Other razed buildings included three one-storey family houses, animal shelters and a communal well. Locals said around 30 people were made homeless.

My thoughts are that whatever tactical justification the IDF has for doing this (and I'm betting there is one) strategically and symbolically it's a terrible thing to destroy a mosque. As I have stated for the last several years, the policies of the existing Israeli government are not helping things.