The Prospect Of An Odd Couple

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  • Posted By: a2burns @ 11/10/2008 5:12:07 PM

    i love bibi and tippy !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: Aditya Mookerjee @ 11/04/2008 3:23:37 AM

    I consider myself a hawk, but a peace loving hawk. I am sure that Mr Netanyahu, would be proud to consider himself one. The Israeli armed forces are a great tribute to the fighting spirit of man, when in the engagement of battle, on the battlefield, against a rival army. But it would be good, if Mr Netanyahu, and other esteemed members of the Likud, and the labor parties could work with the neighbors of Israel. Before the creation of Israel, there was relative peace among all communities, as compared to the present. Why not aim for better relations for the members in the Middle East?

    • Posted By: busby @ 11/04/2008 3:59:50 PM

      what are you implying? Name me an instance when an Arab state has worked honestly with Israel. Every country has the right to defend themselves. The Jews don't always have to be the ones to make concessions not in their best interests. I do commend Jordan and Egypt for at least keeping their nut cases in check but the peace is a very cold one and Israel is given no quarter no matter what she does. Attacked if she doesn't give back land and attacked if she does. Show me one Arab country that has come forward and offered more than a cessation of armed attacks, like friendship. I await your answer.

      • Posted By: rysadi @ 11/06/2008 8:28:35 AM

        Oh please. What about the saudi peace initiative that was offered to israel, but as usual was ignored? Peace is problematic for israel because its not conducive to their interests. Who do you think benefits more from the present chaos in the middle east than any other country in that region? Israel of course.

        • Posted By: Braes @ 11/10/2008 1:11:52 PM

          When Bibi was involved in the last attempt during the Clinton Administration, he demanded the release of Pollard, a convicted spy. bibi is no friend of the United States, and Likud is the enemy of peace. With peace, their ability to milk the United States for Billions annually in aid would end, with peace their fellow travelers at JINSA, AIPAC etc. would no longer run policy shops that basically run D.C.
          We send Israel Billions that they use to skew our politics and steal our secrets. (See Lawrence Franklin scandal, the latest round of Israeli theft and espionage against the U.S.) Israel is not our best friend and does not act like it. If Bibi wins, I say we cut them off.

      • Posted By: rysadi @ 11/06/2008 8:27:29 AM

        Oh please. What about the saudi peace initiative that was offered to israel, but as usual was ignored? Peace is problematic for israel because its not conducive to their interests. Who do you think benefits more from the present chaos in the middle east than any other country in that region? Israel of course.

  • Posted By: my my @ 11/07/2008 3:00:49 PM

    msnbc has there head so far up obamas ass i cant believe anyone over there is still breathing

    • Posted By: Concerned Alabamian @ 11/10/2008 1:08:15 PM

      Pretty much like fox had theirs up McCains

  • Posted By: mohamedjuniorkamara @ 11/04/2008 6:09:17 AM

    If Obama win's the election in America is going to be the father of the world. God bless Obama, God bless America, God bless the people of America. I pray to God for Obama to win the 2008 election. From an African American. My email is amerikinjunior_1973@yahoo.com Thanks for reading my comment.

    • Posted By: garyneavada @ 11/04/2008 3:09:47 PM

      good for you! look at it this way it dosent mater black white as long as there honest truthfull about there associations and whant the right feuture for amarica and has the exsperiance to do the job than im all for them but remember oboma just isnt that man becouse of his denile of associations and his radical belifslook at it this way lets just say you work very hard to bring your grade to an "A" and you have 200 others that dont care to try or are to lzy to try and come grade time your teachers devide your "A s" up between these 200 otheres to bring them to a c+ and drops you to a b- would be fair would you like that probably not now you should understand how some of us how have small shops and stores feal about spead the welth policie of oboma

      • Posted By: silversufferer @ 11/10/2008 12:41:03 PM

        I find it mildly humorous that you use an education analogy in your comment, when you clearly can neither spell nor construct a sentence. You clearly are not wealthy so you will not be hurt by Obama's policies. Please use the tax break you will receive under Obama's tax plan to purchase a dictionary

    • Posted By: AZCoyote008 @ 11/04/2008 5:29:10 PM

      He wont be my Father, you jerk-water!!!! you take the A-hole and he can be your father!!!!

  • Posted By: eagles1776 @ 11/10/2008 12:33:04 PM

    The US has had our nose so far up the Israeli tucas (spelling) that it may be hard to pull it out. We need to try. While I have no problem being an ally to Israel we should realize that they are a separate country from the US and that they have managed quite well to defend themselves against hostile neighbors. Some of the hostility of the region, I might note, is caused by israel's expansionists who want a so called buffer between them and the Arabs. They have their promised land. Taken from the Arabs who controled Palesting in 1947 and they need to be content with that. Most Arabs seem willing to accept the 1947 borders but not expanded ones. I believe the Arabs have a point. Peace within the borders of 1947 Israel is essential but ALL parties must cooperate including Israel and their pal the US.

  • Posted By: Omnius @ 11/10/2008 11:45:40 AM

    Netanyahu and Obama are like hawk and dove. As long as the Jews keep voting in hawks they will never have peace with the Arabs. Their "Lebensraum" nonsense from 40 years ago of stealing Arab land as a buffer zone has not worked to keep Isreal safe from terrorist attacks, in fact it has spurred the Arabs to keep attacking until they get their rightful land back. As long as the Isreali government turns a blind eye to orthodox hardline Jews stealing a Palestinian woman's house and land, which I saw on BBC America a few months back, just because they say their idiot holy book says it's their land then there will be no peace.

    Netanyahu is the epitome of what the ancient Egyptians used to say about the Jews, that they are uncivilized warlike barbarians. Time to kiss the warlike barbarians goodbye and start bringing in peaceful doves who will work at getting peace established by being fair to both sides, not just a one way highway for the jews. Obama is the dove who will treat both sides fairly, something "Warmonger" Bush could never do.

  • Posted By: Omnius @ 11/10/2008 11:37:10 AM

    Hey "not my pres" Hitler was a Nazi, you know like your pal "NeoNazi" Bush!

  • Posted By: SuperSam1 @ 11/10/2008 10:59:10 AM

    As Americans we need to speak up for those who are suffering under a brutal occupation we whole-heartedly fund and go against the Hitlarian policies carried out by Israel and our Israel Lobby.

    This fundamentally illegal state is carrying out the longest military occupation of our time and the systematic ongoing ethnic cleansing and religious discrimination of the Palestinian people. Women, children, gay and straight Palestinians are all collectively punished under the occupation. The international community is well aware of Israel's poor human rights record, why aren't we!?

  • Posted By: SuperSam1 @ 11/10/2008 10:58:57 AM

    As Americans we need to speak up for those who are suffering under a brutal occupation we whole-heartedly fund and go against the Hitlarian policies carried out by Israel and our Israel Lobby.

    This fundamentally illegal state is carrying out the longest military occupation of our time and the systematic ongoing ethnic cleansing and religious discrimination of the Palestinian people. Women, children, gay and straight Palestinians are all collectively punished under the occupation. The international community is well aware of Israel's poor human rights record, why aren't we!?

  • Posted By: 771979 @ 11/09/2008 1:41:33 PM

    President elect Barack Obama must not become a slave of American Jewish Lobby if he wished to be respected in the world. He must abandon US totally partial foreign policy towards the Zionist Israel, which has caused nothing but barbaric wars, blood shedding, death and destruction of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children, their homes and countries. He must work hard to achieve permanent peace based on justice between the Jews and Palestinians, and an independent state for the Palestinians.

    • Posted By: bighappy @ 11/09/2008 7:22:08 PM

      You chose wron auditorium. You bettrer speak before Iranian students.

      • Posted By: Marinegrunti39 @ 11/10/2008 10:50:22 AM

        bighappy I believe you are in the wrong planet!! The Iranians and the people does agree with 771979

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 11/09/2008 8:02:50 PM

    No matter what any president try to help on the past it will be the same for two separate Nation's if the president go no one side the other feel bad,and if the president go to the other side,will be the same.
    the cuestion is when both are willing to stop ??..
    We are here in this planet,since I know my self the History of this planet we all ben in war, who are the ones suffering ??

  • Posted By: bighappy @ 11/09/2008 7:33:04 PM

    It seems tat Obama will put Israel in very difficult position for nect 4 years. Israel will survive, but it will push american Jews frm Democrats to Republicans (Lieberman's inavitable split with Democrats will push in the same direction). And it will be forever - Jews will never forget Democrats for betraying of israel.

  • Posted By: Iammaxsgirl @ 11/06/2008 9:10:29 AM

    I sincerely feel as a law abiding American of 56 years that we have made a grave mistake in making an unknown inexpierenced man without any real credentials and also that the majority of America never ever even heard of until he made a bid for President in 2007/2008. His background should have been checked more thourghly.

  • Posted By: Bizet @ 11/07/2008 1:03:38 PM

    OBAMA IS NOT FOR ISRAEL AND NEVER WILL BE. OBAMA HAS MUSLIM UNDERPINNINGS--THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. HE THREW THAT REV. WRIGHT UNDER THE BUS ONLY WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR TO HIM THAT THIS ISSUE WAS GOING TO COST HIM THE ELECTION. DUUUUUUH!

    • Posted By: andrewpaul @ 11/09/2008 8:14:26 AM

      I wonder what OBAMA will discuss with the Israeli leaders when they meet. Perhaps, Slavery and the Holocaust, I hardly think they'll worry about a bunch of Arabs who happen to be in Palestine for the moment.
      Would ethnic cleansing be an appropriate item on their agenda??
      Somehow I don't think so.
      Andrewpaul

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 11/09/2008 4:53:52 AM

    mean time we all will countinue losing our home or job,that is part of the change, like I said before it will be worse as you know now, sorry we are as the same, 8 years ago is like some one said go to the right and you go to the left too many problems and we are at the same place we can't pass that line yet.!

  • Posted By: memo2 @ 11/09/2008 4:06:46 AM

    The problem is some of us we know of what is going on, sample the group of people from Mr:Clinton's administration and Economist's is only to make you feel comfortable,with the economic situation they confronting right now at the time Mr:Clinton was a president they the ecomist group, came whit the idea of give more access to the public the "PLASTIC", you and others like my we got that, the the rest you can figure out, now they probable will do the same in few month's or week's, next month also a group of people to make people go and buy an number of electronic items inexpensively to try and help the economy that way, the other problem after January, they don't said it yet most of the items the market plan to sell most is lap top's big sgreen's TV, most are worthless the other problem is this is not on the year of Clinton's Administration, an least this administration, have access to the time machine and all go back on time.

  • Posted By: franciscoone @ 11/09/2008 1:35:53 AM

    The operator for the newstand inside the subway station at Franklin Ave in Brooklyn told me he had copies of Newsweek and another weekly for $20 each. I say put President-elect Obama on the front of everything and the economy will roaring back - are you listening Detriot? I still would like to get a copy of the magazine at regular price though. Can someone tell me how

  • Posted By: dymora @ 11/08/2008 8:29:52 PM

    Americans have spoken through their votes! We now have to act like real Americans and stop nit picking and judging on something we know nothing about. Quit your bickering people and start working with the president elect on a greater America. Enough is enough! Grow up!
    dymora

  • Posted By: lbh1980 @ 11/08/2008 7:17:05 PM

    "Neither man ran a country but both had high hopes."??? You've got to be kidding me. Netanyahu was the Prime Minister of Israel for 3 (awful) years - 1996-1999. ... Hello???!!

  • Posted By: 771979 @ 11/02/2008 12:15:59 PM

    If Obama is elected as the president of USA, the first thing he should do is try to bring peace to the Middle East by creating an independent state for the Palestinians and abandon its partial policy towards Israel. A lot of economic ills and violence facing the world today is because of Israel???s belligerent and unjust attitude towards its Arab neighbours and confiscating their lands and invading their countries to bully them.

    US must change its partial attitude towards Israel and seen to be fair and just towards its Arab allies and not only towards Israel.

    • Posted By: busby @ 11/02/2008 12:53:39 PM

      Israel has about three million people and the Arabs about 200,00 million surrounding them. Don't blame the world's ills on Israel. More likely they are caused by haters like you.

      • Posted By: 771979 @ 11/02/2008 3:04:17 PM

        Israel is the eight most powerful military power of the world possessing 200 nuclear war heads and many atomic bombs: how could it be threatened by its neighbours who are as useless with thier weapons as with their racing camels? Israel uses and has always used its military power to bully its neighbours with brutal force.

        I do not hate Jews or the Muslims but love to see peaceful existence between the two most gifted people that God has created on the earth. Muslims and Jews have common ancestors and lived in harmony and peace with eachother for hundreds of years. David Gurion said that after the diaspora, Jews enjoyed the most happy and prosper period of thier existence during the Muslim reign of Spain. It was only after the colonialism and imperialism of Europe that Zionists took over Judaism and created problen between the semitic peoples.

        • Posted By: JackieBlue4u @ 11/02/2008 3:46:12 PM

          People with no concept of history love to make ridiculous statements about Israel. Abraham was not just the first Jew, he was the first Jew to buy land in Hebron (land that Bibi gave away). That was nearly 4000 years ago, 2000 years before the birth of Mohammad and the beginning of Islam. The Jews have had a presence in the land ever since, no matter if they were the rulers or they were conquered by others. It has always been and will always be the Jewish homeland.

          Israel does not have "the right" to self-defense. It has the DUTY of self-defense, no different than any country. Who was crying for the families of 6 million murdered in WWII? You? The correct place to put those people was back in their homeland after the devastation of Europe. And I would remind you again, that the Jews were already there. It was the Arabs that refused the partition of the land as they have refused all negotiations since (save Egypt and Jordan).
          You cannot "takeover" your own homeland.

          • Posted By: sevenmerrythree @ 11/08/2008 2:01:58 PM

            Hi jackieBlue4u, you seem to have well grounded about your knowledge of Israel. I am firmly grounded in the belief of knowledge as it sets us free from hierocracy, bias, and ethnocentric beliefs. Israelis and Arabs share the same father Abraham. It???s is just heresy to install any hate, bias to further divide these two communities. These two communities are both deserver to live with the policy of peaceful coexistence.
            Abraham (Hebrew: ??????????????????,; Arabic: ?????????????????, Ibr??h??m ; is a man featured in the Book of Genesis, and many other religious, secular and fictional works. Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions regard him as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples. He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Judaism and monotheism. Mono means in this sense ???Oneness of God???, Abraham means "High Father", coming from the Aramaic words "Aba Rama".
            Judaism, Christianity and Islam are sometimes referred to as the "Abrahamic religions", because of the progenitor role Abraham plays in their holy books. For Muslims, he is a prophet of Islam and the ancestor of Muhammad through his other son Ishmael - born to him by his wife's servant, Hagar. Abraham is also a progenitor of the Semitic tribes of the Negev who trace their descent from their common ancestor Sheba (Genesis 10:28).
            Abraham is called Ibrahim by Muslims. They see him as the father of the Arab people as well as the Jewish people through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael (Isma'il in Arabic).
            Abraham (Ibrahim) in Islam
            Abraham is considered to be neither a Jewish person, nor a Christian person nor a Muslim, but somebody who is a hernif - somebody who essentially and intrinsically knows that there is really only one God. And he is praised for this essential and innate yearning to discover the unity of God.There have been thousands of prophets and numbers of messengers but there are only four or five that have been designated a specific title according to Islam: Jesus is one, Moses is one and the Prophet Muhammad is one but also Abraham, who is known as a friend of God.
            Abraham had a specific allocation given to him by God, which is that from his progeny will be all the prophets and from them - for Muslims - comes Muhammad. But he does have a relationship with God: first of all he is baffled as to how he has a son at such a late stage through Hagar and then through Sarah. The tradition of God testing Abraham's devotion to him by asking him to sacrifice Ishmael is the heart of the Abrahamic tradition and the Abrahamic stories. Abraham was the first Prophet who was asked for the ultimate sacrifice: "I want you to sacrifice your own flesh and blood for me". And he passed the test because he was prepared to do it, in his submission and devotion to God.

          • Posted By: froy1100 @ 11/02/2008 9:13:39 PM

            Man, if you keep basing your arguments in myths occurred 4000 years ago you will have a hard time defending them outside a yeshiva (or Palin's church). Jews were a very small minority by the time they started arriving en masse from Europe in the 1st Aliyah (1882). The mandate of the UN to create Israel was an act of colonialism caused by European guilt after what happened in WWII and before. The Arabs didn't have to give up the land where they were living for generations just because Europeans felt guilty or because some religious book tells some story from 4000 years ago.

            If Israelis have a right to defend themselves, the Palestinians have a right to resist occupation. Without dialogue and compromise from both sides, you'll have conflict for your great-grandchildren to see.

        • Posted By: busby @ 11/03/2008 8:37:23 AM

          What are you talking about? Why does Britain, the true colonizer, come off scot free in your "assessment" of the "zionist" abusers? Britain the occupiers apportioned the land giving the "Jordanians" the larger portion. Jews, survivors of the concentration camps, were unwanted EVERYWHERE. Quotas for allowing them in were strict, even in Roosevelt's America. They had one place to go. Arabs have attacked them unmercifully since that time. It is by no accident that you can count the number of Jews on one hand living in Arab countries. Israel does exactly what it has to do to protect its citizens. It's not by accident that since the wall went up suicide bombings went from about one a week to none. Does it bother you what this country did to the American Indian (contrary to you pc folks, they don't like the term "native american"). Betchya you don't give it a minute's thought. You are too busy condemning without knowing.

      • Posted By: froy1100 @ 11/02/2008 9:18:29 PM

        That's a stupid argument. Most arab countries are allies of the US now and their condemn against Israel is pure rhetoric for internal consumption. Even Syria is negotiating peace with Israel. The excuse that they are a small country surrounded by big enemies is no longer valid. If they give up all occupied land in Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank, they will have peace.

        • Posted By: busby @ 11/03/2008 8:25:15 AM

          Who's stupid!!! It is common knowledge that the Arabs consider ALL of Israel occupied land. Why don't you have the guts to say what you really mean? If a president Obama signs on to a suggestion like yours, he'll go down in history alright. Just not in the way you would like. He's not nearly that stupid but you are.

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