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2008-03-12 Home Front: Politix

Obama to Livni: Israel has every right to defend itself

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 But what did he say in Arabic to the Palestinians?

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-03-12 00:54|| 2008-03-12 00:54|| Front Page Top

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

Posted by Bobby 2008-03-12 06:41|| 2008-03-12 06:41|| Front Page Top

#3 No shit, Hussein?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-03-12 07:38|| 2008-03-12 07:38|| Front Page Top

#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">DarthVader 2008-03-12 09:27|| 2008-03-12 09:27|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-12 10:28|| Front Page Top

#6 LiberalHawk, I want you in the Washington press corps if Obama wins. Heck, if any of them win.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-03-12 10:52|| 2008-03-12 10:52|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-12 12:00|| Front Page Top

#8 im suspecting more people will know in a few months

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-03-12 16:28|| 2008-03-12 16:28|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-12 21:23|| Front Page Top

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