If Obama Is Serious

This smacks of anti-semitism. The only way the most Palestinians (and many other Middle Easter Countries) will be happy is if the Jews are erradicated. Look at the post about "Hitler should have finished what he started." Nice. Should we be so "wonderful" as to help the middle east rid themselves of what they consider non-humans, how long do you think it would be before we are next on the list-? As if we already are not. Don't be so naive. I will take Israel's much more humane tactis over middle eastern extremist horror.

Unfortunately, it's the Zionistic thinking of right-wing religious zealots that perpetuates this kind of action in the White House. God forbid you should say NO to Israel or "get tough" with them. God might smite you or your country. HORRORS!

It's this kind of thinking that keeps us in the dark ages and halts any true progress. While you're quoting (mis-quoting, I should say) your Bible verses about being a friend to Israel, the Second Coming, the Tribulation and the anti-Christ, people are dying horrific deaths across the world.

THAT is what matters. Let those deaths enter your heart and change your brainwashed thinking.

Pride is considered the Devil's favorite sin and it is pride alone that makes any American President think that he / she can help or solve the problems that abound Israel and the surrounding Arab Nations. That fight has been going on since before recorded history. What makes any President think he can help in four to eight years?

We???ve got serious (solvable) domestic issues that should take priority.

Its sad to me how ignorant most of you are. Israel constantly puts a twist on things saying they are retaliating to rockets being fired into Israel, when in fact they broke the cease fire 2 months ago assassinating 2 people. The Palestinians are the victims here. They are retaliating to the assassinations and the years of living in a military occupied land. I have been there and seen it first hand. The Arabs even living within Israeli borders are treated as second class citizens just as the blacks in South Africa during the Apartheid. The civilians in Gaza and being told to evacuate with no where to go. The Israelis no this and don't care. Any means the Palestinians would have to leave, i.e tunnels, have been destroyed by Israeli bombs. The whole world condemns Israel for their actions while the US always shows their support because the Jewish Lobbyists have so much power in this country and the media. A two state solution is not the answer. There should be one state where both Arabs and Jew live in peace, but the Zionists are the ones who believe the land should not be shared. They are the ones who are now acting as the Nazis did during the Holocaust, numbering Palestinian children treating them as if they are not human. This is a travesty. Who do you think lives in more fear....The Palestinians who are trapped with no where to go and are being shelled and bombed by the highly advanced weaponry or the Israelis, who are free to go where they please and are being attacked outdated rockets. Look at the numbers and the facts! over 700 Palestinians dead! hundreds of them innocent women and children. 11 Israelis. 8 of them being soldiers. Israel is the real terrorist here....The Palestinians are the victims BTW...Arabs and Jews are both semitic!!!

Alan

Unfortunately, it's the superstitious thinking of right-wing religious zealots that leads to the blind Zionism we've seen the in the White House recently. Folks are afraid if they "get tough" with Israel, or God forbid, say NO to Israel, that God will smite America.

Such thoughts keep us in the dark age and halt any true progress.

I can never remember a time Isreal has attacked any Arab country or group unprovoked.
In the latest case of the Hamas attacks I wonder what the U.S. would do if Cuba sent a few rockets a month into Florida?

As a combat veteran I respect any man or woman who is willing to fight and die for their country or belief, but not when they hide behind women and children and hate people because of their religion.

The Arabs are cowards who force mothers to send their children to die.

Hitler killed jews, catholics and any others who did not meet his master race. I wonder if you would have past his qualifications and the Arabs would have been on his list for extermination.

If Obama needs to get tough, he needs to get tough on the Israelis. They are the ones with the weapons...albeit paid with money from US support. Look at the death tolls in these recent attacks, hundreds of Palestinians who could not all possibly be Hamas. I had not realized how much the Palestinians had suffered or why they have so much conflict until I saw this broadcast on public TV. It was well presented and not at all 'inflaming' please take the time too see. It helped me open my eyes to the plight of the Palestinians of what is happening. You'll be surprised to know it was produced and written by a Jewish lady, from her point of view. http://annainthemiddleeast.com/

There was a post by mckeand. Oh Boy, where to start with this fount of misinformation!

Let's start with "Israel pre-1947". Sorry, Mr. "Read Your History", there was no such thing. The land the Zioinists began buying, stealing and confiscating was Palestine. It was the land of Canaan in Biblical times that bacame known as the land of Philistine (Palestine) during the rein of the Philistines. It was Palestine until May 15, 1948 when the United Nations gave the Zionists 70% of Palestine for them to have a Jewish state. Israel was born. Palestine was obliterated.

Jews were not forced to leave Arab lands. In fact, Israel sent many envoys to the Jewish people in Arab lands scaring them into leaving their own homes by claiming that the Arab governments would harm them if they remained. Many Arab Jews refused to leave their countries which is why there is such a large population of Arab Jews all over the Arab world, like in Yemen and in Morocco, LIVING IN PEACE!

"Arabs who left Israel"? You mean Palestinians that were forced to leave their homes in Palestine?! The "lucky" Palestinians that were not Massacred? The "lucky" Palestinians that survived the destruction of Palestinian towns? The "lucky" Palestinans that were not annihilated by the Zionist Terrorists like Menachem Begin and Yitzak Shamir? (Yes, I am talking about former Prime Ministers of Israel, both of whom were deemed Terrorists by the British Government and were wanted by Britain until 1956 when the USA talked Britain into dropping them from their Top 10 Most Wanted List!) Those same "lucky" Palestinians still living in Refugee camps in Gaza and the West Bank and in many other countries? There was not one single Palestinian that willingly "left" their homes. They were forced out at gunpoint every step of the way!

Your fabricated "Israel pre-1947", or as it really was, Palestine was NEVER mostly Jewish. NEVER! That is why after the UN established Israel in 1948, Israelis went around trying to recruit Jews to MOVE TO Israel from Arab lands. There simply weren't enough! And they most certainly did Steal, NOT BUY!, STEAL Palestinian land by Hook or Crook! They did buy some of the land, about 2%, however, they cheated many Palestinians out of their land, as well. But the vast majority of the land was confiscated by terrorist raids and the real destruction or threat of destruction of villages by the Zionist Terrorists. That is how Israel got so much land!

I do agree with you about one thing, Please read your history! But try asking more than just Zionists and Israelis. You may just have your eyes opened!

milll

Their will never be peace in the med east. The Arab nations don't want Isreal to exist. Every time Isreal agrees to give up land as the U S sugest the Arebs move in and start useing in to send more rockets into Isreal. They beleave they can agree to anything and not have to keep their word. The only thing they understand is Isreals get tough mesures. As for the people in Gausa they voted in Hamas they support Hamas and their for are responsible for the fate that is coming down on them at this time. They people of the U S wouldn't put up with one bomb from Mexaco little lone hundreds so its unfair to expect Isreal to.You reporters want to blame all the problems of the world on Isreal. You fail to even mention that the Palestinians didn't even exist years ago or that the Arab counties around then did nothing to help them and refuse to even let then become citizens of their countries so they can keep things stired up over their. The day we quit standing up for Isreal is the day our country will fall. Why? Because as soon as the arabs take over the Mid East they'l be after us. Conquest is their goal and as long as the fighting is over there it's keeping the reast of the world safe. You better wake up and smell the roses buddy and pray we never stop supporting Isreal because the day we do the fight will start at home. clay d

So now NEWSWEEK is an Al-Quida Mouth piece. We didn't hear anyone at newsweek saying for any one to get tough with Gaza-Hamas prior to the Isreali incursion. I guess that it is OK for Newsweek to support the Hamas launching of missles any other armorment into Isrealli but no defending allowed.

All

It is time for the US to take an objective and middle of the road policy toward the middle east.

to jaka:
explain exactly how preventing terrorist groups from expansion, tracking down terrorists, preventing villages from harboring terrorists, and fighting for land that was rightfully won are comparable to suicide bombings, rocketing innocent cilvilians and SCHOOLS, and terrorist attacks.
Let's remember that the people who pillaged Mumbai and Hamas are on the same side, just in different locations.
Now tell me that what Israel is doing is terrorism.

It is about time that we took a more objective and middle of the road stand in the middle east.

Hurry up Israel and finish the job before Jan 20th. We are counting on you to get it done this time! Send them back to Egypt, Jordan, and everywhere else they came from.