Of course Obama is anti-Israel; his position is one held by some hateful anti-Zionists as Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon.
I can't say I wouldn't change some of the President’s emphasis, and I'm not sure he’s being tactically acute, but essentially he said nothing I can really disagree with, and the ADL concurs. Little Green Footballs – Instantaneous Outrageous Outrage: 'Obama Sides with Palestinians!' littlegreenfootballs.com
Barak Herzl Obama Obama the Zionist www.ynetnews.com
Goldberg, an extremely ardent Zioniist of the centrist persuasion goes ballistic over Bibi.
Those of my friends who've gone apeshit over the speech should stop deluding themselves about how Bibi's petulance looks to our allies and the American public. Dear Mr. Netanyahu, Please Don't Speak to My President That Way – Jeffrey Goldberg – International – www.theatlantic.com
Further to Goldberg’s right, Halevi, a peace skeptic, says, whatever Obama’s failings, he was tougher on the Palestinians than the Israelis, and Bibi should be smart and say yes.
He also perfectly charts the well-founded ambivalence of reasonable Israelis. An Analysis Of Obama's Middle East Speech | The New Republic www.tnr.com
No, Obama has not become a neo-con, but he has become more of a liberal internationalist, and sometimes it is hard to tell us apart from our bastard cousins. The Big Lie: Obama Is A Neocon andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com
A few more, in no particular Order:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/88760/the-tragedy-the-likudnik-freak-out
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/05/nothing-new-in-the-idea-that-67-borders-should-guide-peace-talks-updated/239162/
Israeli politician drafts a suicide note for his glorious nation.
Danny, isn't our covenant about not leaving things whole?
And they call Obama the one who wants to destroy Israel Making the Land of Israel Whole www.nytimes.com
Hikind: “In trying to force Israel to return to the 1967 borders, Mr. Obama has effectively condemned the State of Israel to a slow and painful death,"
Actually, Dov, absorbing the West Bank is what will lead to the slow death of Israel.
Wieseltier lays the blame for Fayyad’s fall from power on both sides. Who Lost Fayyad? Abbas And Netanyahu. | The New Republic www.tnr.com
A first: I link with approval the ravings of right wings Zionist psycho Jason Maoz, because, with a few caveats, he's right. Kushner No Mere 'Critic' Of Israel,Jason Maoz, Senior Editor www.jewishpress.com
Is Arnold the father of Mitch Daniels' children?
The upside of rapture. Hendrik Hertzberg: Breaking: World to End, Narrowing G.O.P. field www.newyorker.com
Frum is a lonely voice in the conservative wilderness. The GOP’s New Line: Defaults Don’t Matter | FrumForum www.frumforum.com
I made this point in 2009; glad someone finally got it. ‘The Point Is To Win a Vote’ | PolitickerNY www.politickerny.com
A reminder of what Seymour Lachman had to say about the symbiotic relationship between Carl Kruger and Marty Golden. Atlantic Yards Report: What kept Carl Kruger untouchable: member items, and the redistricting that c atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com
Elevating the trivial to a high art form. IDC: Extend tax credits to restaurants using NY food | Albany Watch statepolitics.lohudblogs.com On the other hand, I can really get behind this one.
Don’t worry, be hoppy.
I like Bay Ridge Interpol because they sometimes link me, but this is just wrong. Bob Capano is not evil because he's a Republican; he's just wrong. but not as wrong as it was to publish this item. Bay Ridge Interpol: Bob Capano: Political Siberia bayridgeinterpol.blogspot.com
For those who care, the abstentions on the Towns-Dilan leader vote were Ingrid Martin, Weyman Carey, and Joanne Seminara. Hard to tell where the three absences were, because there were so many proxy votes cast. And yes, Inez Barron voted for Vito's choice.
Colin finally enabled his comments. Someone immediately dissed me and I responded with a self deprecating joke about how I was getting more comments there than on Room 8.
Colin assumed it was someone faking my identity, deleted the comment and banned me. The Brooklyn Politics Blog www.thebrooklynpolitics.com