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Tuesday 4 September 2012

For any Jews still thinking of voting for Barack Obama

The Washington Free Beacon has some interesting information about how Barack Obama's Democratic party are abondong any pretence of supporting Israel.

1. Jerusalem:
'Jerusalem is unmentioned in the 2012 document, whereas the 2008 and 2004 Democratic Party platforms declared “Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel…It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.” The Obama administration’s refusal to recognize Jerusalem has been a point of significant controversy in recent months.' 

2. Palestinian refugees:
'On the issue of Palestinian refugees, the new document has removed language from the 2004 and 2008 platforms specifying that Palestinian “refugees” should be settled in a future Palestinian state, not in Israel.

The 2004 platform: “The creation of a Palestinian state should resolve the issue of Palestinian refugees by allowing them to settle there, rather than in Israel.”

The 2008 platform: The peace process “should resolve the issue of Palestinian refugees by allowing them to settle there, rather than in Israel.”

The 2012 platform contains no language on the matter.

Previously, Obama has incorporated the Palestinian positions on Jerusalem and borders into his administration’s policies. It appears that with his party’s new platform, he is also doing so with refugees.' 
 
3. Hamas:

'Gone as well is the language from 2008 on the terrorist group Hamas, which currently controls the Gaza Strip. That platform declared, “The United States and its Quartet partners should continue to isolate Hamas until it renounces terrorism, recognizes Israel’s right to exist, and abides by past agreements.”

The 2012 platform contains no mention of Hamas.' 


4. Israel's military edge:
'Previous platforms also contained promises to maintain Israel’s “qualitative military edge” in the region. The 2008 platform, for example, spoke of a “commitment which requires us to ensure that Israel retains a qualitative edge for its national security and its right to self-defense.” The 2012 platform mentions only that “[t]he administration has also worked to ensure Israel’s qualitative military edge in the region,” with no commitment to doing so in the future.'

If you're still not sure how Barack Hussein Obama and his team think of Israel and Jewish voters, maybe this will make it clear

2 comments:

Alex said...

You seem to imply that a section of the US population should apply their US persidential vote solely on the basis of its impact on a solitary country outside the US, when prsumably most of them actually live in the US.

Not a sheep said...

Alex - Partly not solely.