Comments on: Inauguration: President Barack Obama’s Message to Israel http://www.bloggernews.net/119452 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ina http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-917158 Ina Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-917158 For me there is no denying that Israel should exist, as there should be a country for Jews. History has made that more than necessary. In 1976 I was in Amsterdam and I knew some Arab people, some of them from the Riff area in Morocco, but they were very specific they were Arabs, not Riff people. We talked about Hitler. They had never heard of Hitler, but when I told them what he had done to the Jews, they applauded and I got a bit sick. “Cool!” they said. And I had been rather explicit. So I said: “But Hitler wouldnot have stopped with Jews, he would have killed Arabs too in the end. Your family would have ended up in the gaschambers.” I did not think I was very convincing, I seldom are. But they shut up and started to agree with me that Hitler must have been a nasty bastard for wanting to kill their folks. Needless to say they did not stay my friends for long. I think the people of Gaza deserve beter than the criminals Hamas are. For me there is no denying that Israel should exist, as there should be a country for Jews. History has made that more than necessary. In 1976 I was in Amsterdam and I knew some Arab people, some of them from the Riff area in Morocco, but they were very specific they were Arabs, not Riff people. We talked about Hitler. They had never heard of Hitler, but when I told them what he had done to the Jews, they applauded and I got a bit sick. “Cool!” they said. And I had been rather explicit. So I said: “But Hitler wouldnot have stopped with Jews, he would have killed Arabs too in the end. Your family would have ended up in the gaschambers.”
I did not think I was very convincing, I seldom are. But they shut up and started to agree with me that Hitler must have been a nasty bastard for wanting to kill their folks. Needless to say they did not stay my friends for long.

I think the people of Gaza deserve beter than the criminals Hamas are.

]]> By: Marina de Dave http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916744 Marina de Dave Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:25:06 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916744 "Who else has terrorized and slaughtered unarmed and innocent people in recent days except Israel? Duh. That's a rather one sided statement and you are certainly allowed your opinion. After all, this is your forum, but get real. Has Hamas not fired rockets into Israel, killing innocent school children? I'm not asking who fired first and that shouldn't matter. My question is all about who fires last and that could be either side, except that Hamas will never stop until every Jew on earth is destroyed and you know it. It is a radical Muslim decree and there are no innocent Jews. [this line of the comment is deleted because of abusive content] [this line of the comment is deleted because of abusive content] By the way, you can interpret what Barack Obama said any way you like, but obviously, you do not know America and its leadership all that well. “Who else has terrorized and slaughtered unarmed and innocent people in recent days except Israel?

Duh. That’s a rather one sided statement and you are certainly allowed your opinion. After all, this is your forum, but get real. Has Hamas not fired rockets into Israel, killing innocent school children? I’m not asking who fired first and that shouldn’t matter. My question is all about who fires last and that could be either side, except that Hamas will never stop until every Jew on earth is destroyed and you know it. It is a radical Muslim decree and there are no innocent Jews.

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By the way, you can interpret what Barack Obama said any way you like, but obviously, you do not know America and its leadership all that well.

]]> By: Coreysmom http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916668 Coreysmom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:00:27 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916668 "...leaders around the world..." does not equate to "...leaders of Israel..." There are no Israeli leaders around the world, just in Israel. Now, if you talk of leaders around the world who sow conflict and take that to mean terrorist leaders, it makes perfect sense. Obama is all for better relations with Muslims. He is against terrorists and their leaders. Remember, Obama said that Israel must do what she must do to protect herself, just like any other nation would do. “…leaders around the world…” does not equate to “…leaders of Israel…”
There are no Israeli leaders around the world, just in Israel.
Now, if you talk of leaders around the world who sow conflict and take that to mean terrorist leaders, it makes perfect sense.

Obama is all for better relations with Muslims. He is against terrorists and their leaders.
Remember, Obama said that Israel must do what she must do to protect herself, just like any other nation would do.

]]> By: Coreysmom http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916653 Coreysmom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:54:28 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916653 Well, it isn't clear to me, Paddy Briggs. reread the speech. Even the grammer used does not suggest Israel. Well, it isn’t clear to me, Paddy Briggs.
reread the speech. Even the grammer used does not suggest Israel.

]]> By: Paddy Briggs http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916043 Paddy Briggs Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916043 I entirely agree with your analysis and thought the same myself. The President's position is clear - and if anyone doubts why the Israelis attacked Gaza when they did the reason should now be clear. I entirely agree with your analysis and thought the same myself. The President’s position is clear - and if anyone doubts why the Israelis attacked Gaza when they did the reason should now be clear.

]]> By: coffee http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916014 coffee Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:55:20 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-916014 i don't doubt that Obama will be a vast improvement for the U.S. and the rest of the world i don’t doubt that Obama will be a vast improvement for the U.S. and the rest of the world

]]> By: Coreysmom http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915202 Coreysmom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:16:26 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915202 Oh, now I know... [this part of the post is deleted because of abusive content] You hate the nation of Israel and think they are big meanies! Get yourself a better education on the mideast conflict, please. Israel has bent over backwards for the Palestinians...more than they were ever required to by world leaders. They pulled their own people out of Gaza so the Palestinians can have a State. And what do they do? Vote in the Hamas, something that disgusted the world. Hamas and terrorists are the ones who do nothing but destroy... Obama's message was pointing the finger at them... Oh, now I know…
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You hate the nation of Israel and think they are big meanies!
Get yourself a better education on the mideast conflict, please.
Israel has bent over backwards for the Palestinians…more than they were ever required to by world leaders.
They pulled their own people out of Gaza so the Palestinians can have a State. And what do they do? Vote in the Hamas, something that disgusted the world.
Hamas and terrorists are the ones who do nothing but destroy…
Obama’s message was pointing the finger at them…

]]> By: anonymous http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915186 anonymous Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:05:28 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915186 were you watching the same inaugural speech as the rest of the country? were you watching the same inaugural speech as the rest of the country?

]]> By: Coreysmom http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915184 Coreysmom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:03:04 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915184 I'll say...The first thing that came to my mind when he said that was the terrorists' leaders. Israel is more westernized even if in the Mideast. Geesh...How did you get Israel? I’ll say…The first thing that came to my mind when he said that was the terrorists’ leaders. Israel is more westernized even if in the Mideast.
Geesh…How did you get Israel?

]]> By: Kevin Tipple http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915155 Kevin Tipple Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:49:27 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119452#comment-915155 Man, you so misunderstood what he said. Man, you so misunderstood what he said.

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