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by BooMan
Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 09:05:59 PM EST

The last thing you want in a peace negotiator is even-handedness. God forbid.

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Yeah, that Foxman's a piece of work. Ridiculous.

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by robertdsc on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 09:14:05 PM EST

Another message sent. (none / 0)

Obama's phone call to Abbas was not a message to Hamas or Fatah but to ISRAEL. He called a Palestinian first! Appointing Mitchell sends another signal to Tel Aviv. That being what Foxman calls "even-handed" is not and that sort of prejudiced policy will be ending. Give Obama a chance.

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

by Salunga on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 09:54:05 PM EST

Re: Another message sent. (none / 0)

Salunga, Mahmoud `Abbas is not a Palestinian in any real sense of the word, he is a henchman of Israel. He helped Israel in their (failed) attempt to get rid of Hamas, and is now counting on Israel to hand over Gaza to him and the thug Dahlan. He is not merely in Israel's pocket, he is their agent. Given the people Obama has chosen to advise him on the Middle East it would not be entirely surprising if he does not understand this, of course.

As for Foxman, that guy IS a real piece of work.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 12:30:15 AM EST
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Re: Another message sent. (none / 0)

Mahmoud `Abbas is Palestinian in the same way that Ahmad Chalabi is Iraqi.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 12:41:02 AM EST
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With Bibi Nethanyahu and the Likudniks about to take control of Israel, I wonder if Israel's projected new Prime Minister will brag about how he got Obama and Hillary to change their minds on the inevitable next UN resolution condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza the next time it happens.

Because the next time Israel goes into Gaza, under Nethanyahu, they won't be leaving unless the US makes them leave.

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:13:20 PM EST

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A little off-topic. I heard that Obama is left-handed, and that something like four straight Presidents were left-handed. Anyone know if this is true?

by Bob In Pacifica on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 11:44:36 PM EST

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Bush senior, Clinton, and I believe Reagan were lefthanded as well.

Back to Israel, is Netanyahy's election a certainty at this point?

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by robertdsc on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 11:57:02 PM EST
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Pretty close to that the last time I checked.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 12:19:31 AM EST
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This is the type of character who should be running state.

Declaring the bottom is the only way back up..

by anarchronarchist (mincers (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) com) on Thu Jan 22nd, 2009 at 11:12:24 AM EST

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