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FMR Congressman Wexler: Obama and Netanyahu actually agree
rantburg exclusiveAbout noon today 5-20, former Congressman Robert Wexler (now Prez of the S. D. Abraham Middle East Center) gave a talk in Potomac praising Obama's 5-19 speech (and also saying nice things about Netanyahu. Wexler said that Obama's phrase "the 1967 borders with mutually agreed swaps of land" is similar to the phrase Netanyahu used on 5-18 before the Knesset "we accept an independent Palentinian state in much of Judea and Samaria but not insofar as the Etzion and Ariel bloc". Wexler also said that Obama's phrase "Israel as a Jewish State" is the same thing as saying "Palestianian refugees will be allowed in a future Palestinian state, not in Israel" (this latter phrase is in the 2004 letter from W to Sharon which was endorsed by both houses of Congress - Wexler takes partial credit for the endorsement). The audience (Beth Sholom of Potomac) was somewhat skeptical but gave wexler a thank you. Wexler's talking points are similar to those of other pro Israel Democrats - for example the op ed by Matthew Levitt in the NY Daily News which I have used as the 'source'. Posted by: Lord Garth 2011-05-22 |
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