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Home Front: Politix
Obama to Livni: Israel has every right to defend itself
2008-03-12
Posted by:Fred

#9  See GLOBALRESEARCH.CA > THE REAL MEANING OF "SHOAH" - ISRAEL IS PLANNING ANOTHER PALESTINIAN GAZA EXODUS. Israel's proclaimed "Combat Zones" in Gaza a PDENIABLE COVER not only to destabilze and control the PA, but in particular to de facto induce a Palestinian diaspora = emigration into other Muslim lands???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-03-12 21:23  

#8  im suspecting more people will know in a few months
Posted by: liberalhawk   2008-03-12 16:28  

#7  LH

I presume you know that the fellow you named in Q5 (Prof Khalidi who is holds the Edward Said chair at Columbia U) was a pal of Obama back in the late 90s; threw a fundraiser for Obama in 2000; and has complained that Obama doesn't love the Paleos enough.

There are probably a bunch of other Rantburgians who know that (or at least part of it) but virtually none of the press know it (or at least they act like they don't).

Posted by: mhw   2008-03-12 12:00  

#6  LiberalHawk, I want you in the Washington press corps if Obama wins. Heck, if any of them win.
Posted by: Steve White   2008-03-12 10:52  

#5  "He defended Israel's right to self-defense"

Very good.

Follow up questions:
1. does that right include the right to assasinate Hamas leaders, including leaders of its "political wing"?
2. Does it include the right to fire at rocket launching sites, bombmaking factories, etc knowing that civilian casualties will inevitably occur?
3. Does it include the right to shut down the border crossings into Gaza until such time as a suitable border crossing regime is established?
4. Does it include the right to shut of electricity for limited periods of time in an attempt to disrupt Hamas operations?
5. Do you think that Israels refusal to accept Hamas as a negotiating partner until it first recognizes the state of Israel and changes its charter is A. Reasonable B. An excuse to avoid serious negotiations. If you beleive A, than what do you think of the many folks in Europe, academics like Rashid Khalidi, etc who hold with B? Are they simply misguided? Or are they perhaps people who do not value Israels existence? How would you persuade people not to listen to them?
Posted by: liberalhawk   2008-03-12 10:28  

#4  But only after they are invaded by an army. Palestinians are not an invading army and Israel cannot defend itself against them. In fact, the Israeli dead from the activists is punishment for the inhumane treatment from the Israeli government on the poor Palestinians!

/Obama
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-03-12 09:27  

#3  No shit, Hussein?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-03-12 07:38  

#2  Will they still be allowed to use American-bought weapons to defend themselves, O?

Posted by: Bobby   2008-03-12 06:41  

#1  But what did he say in Arabic to the Palestinians?
Posted by: Rambler in California   2008-03-12 00:54  

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