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Submitted by coppermountaincrow, Mar 22, 2007 09:55

I am 100% committed to the existence and protection of Israel, but no nation should get the "Golden Child" status they seem to have in US policy. No matter what they do, it is excused and justified. With any other nation, they would bring down ringing denunciations upon themselves. To oppose the worst shortsighted shortcomings of what israel does does not mean one is "Anti-Semitic." Anti-Zionist, perhaps, but like one watching in pain as a dear friend does self-destructive things, many of us worry and wonder at the course Israel has too often chosen for itself. It saddens me to watch the news and think to myself how eerily similar Israel's brutal actions toward the Palestnians are to they way the Romans treated the Jews. Truly sad, and it leaves me baffled as to why Isarael, or at least segments in the military and government, seem to think laws of morality toward other human beings don't apply to them. It is simple human nature, when being ground under the boot, to fight back. Ask the shades of those Jews who resisted in Europe 60 years ago. Do they think the Palestinians are so sub-human they should not be resisting? Or does Israel keep grinding till they are no longer able to fight back? Since the Palestinians are human beings, that day will never come. As the US with our bogus war in Iraq, the damage the Israeli attitude toward the Palestinians does to itself is incalculable and will take decades to repair.

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Obviously Obama fans have no idea what his position in support of Israel is. Even if they did, they'd explain it... [MORE]	bryen	Feb 10, 2008 09:21
Obama should listen to Soros because more than half the country agrees with what Soros has to say. Hamas is... [MORE]	Martin	Jan 4, 2008 22:13
Over hundred years UK/USA/Germany/France wanted control of Middle East oil. I wish America would call Israel as a state of... [MORE]	jojo	Jan 4, 2008 14:03
essy for him so say. but he doesnt live in Israel. maybe he should move over there, so that a... [MORE]	emeka	Jan 4, 2008 13:38
OBama and Hillary are riding the same AIPAC gravy trail and are not about to kill the golden goose ~... [MORE]	Allen L Roland	Apr 3, 2007 01:14
Will the name of Al Gore's ride be "Occidental"? Gore claims to have been worried about the climate for 40... [MORE]	jenny	Feb 24, 2008 00:50
Of course Soros is right. We in Europe have for very long been amazed at how the Israeli tail wags... [MORE]	J Simpson	Apr 2, 2007 12:27
Here we are in the midst of a struggle for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in... [MORE]	Hunter Watson	Mar 28, 2007 16:07
I agree and wish more people would shed light on it. [MORE]	O'Hara	Mar 23, 2007 18:54
all american political leaders know that Soros has said the Truth, the Whole Truth and nothing but the Truth.well done... [MORE]	aitezazuddin ahmed	Apr 2, 2007 12:37
The past few months I have been seeing more and more discussion about the influence of AIPAC on American foreign... [MORE]	Lauren	Mar 22, 2007 19:58
Mr. Chomsky has been called an "anti Semite" for his remarks criticising a militarist Israel that finds secular Israeli's critical... [MORE]	warren leming	Mar 22, 2007 13:04
I am 100% committed to the existence and protection of Israel, but no nation should get the "Golden Child" status...	coppermountaincrow	Mar 22, 2007 09:55
Negotiating with Hamas is the only answer. They were elected by the Palestinian people. Not negotiating with Hamas is like... [MORE]	Mr. Doug	Mar 22, 2007 09:05
Oh well, this is America, and when it comes to anything like speaking truthfully about Israeli policies, everyone duck for... [MORE]	deborah	Mar 22, 2007 00:08
Thanks for the article by Eli Lake, March 21st, "Obama Rebuff's Soros". Please continue to educate Americans about George Soros,... [MORE]	E.J. Singer	Mar 21, 2007 19:25
At last someone with courage. 100% with you George (Soros). [MORE]	Ed	Mar 21, 2007 17:22
Soros is finally voicing what many people I know have been saying quietly for some time now. AIPAC knows that... [MORE]	Scarlett	Mar 21, 2007 16:00
Too bad....My hopes for a presidential candidate that might actually make a difference have been dashed by Obama's unwillingness to... [MORE]	christine tackley	Mar 22, 2007 16:03
Soros is right that AIPAC should basically be ignored. AIPAC is a horrible group that undermines Israel and acts similarly... [MORE]	davefromqueens	Mar 21, 2007 15:57
It would have been helpful if the article had pointed out that Mr. Soros was a Hungarian-born Jew who escaped... [MORE]	john s	Mar 21, 2007 14:25
As a serious Democrat, Obama's rebuff of George Soros, the most honest figure on the political scene, is a rebuff... [MORE]	Frank Jackson	Mar 21, 2007 14:25
I am a serious democrat also and I support Israel in general. I love Obama so much! After living there,... [MORE]	Abbie	Mar 3, 2008 17:57

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