Friday, February 27, 2009

We tried to tell Them

Till we were blue in the face we tried to tell them. But would they listen? Noooooo. But look at this picture, and that about face. Ya really think she has your best interest at heart? But they wouldn't listen. And so now, of course. . .

Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism
Zuckerman, Lawmakers, Local Jews Say Secretary Of State Not The Hillary Clinton They Used To Know
Hillary Pressuring Israel To Speed Up Aid To Gaza
ReportingMarcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ―

In a swift about face from her views as New York's senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.

As First Lady, Clinton raised eyebrows when she kissed Suha Arafat.

Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brouhaha caused her to "re-think" her positions.

"I'm a very strong supporter of Israel," Clinton said back in February 2000.

On Thursday, as Secretary of State she had yet another about face in the form of angry messages demanding Israel speed up aid to Gaza. Jewish leaders are furious.

"I am very surprised, frankly, at this statement from the United States government and from the secretary of state," said Mortimer Zuckerman, publisher of the New York Daily News and member of the NYC Jewish Community Relations Council.

"I liked her a lot more as a senator from New York," Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, said. "Now, I wonder as I used to wonder who the real Hillary Clinton is."

Clinton's decision to hammer Israel comes as the Clintons and President Barack Obama are planning to give the Palestinians $900 million toward the rebuilding of Gaza in the wake of the Israeli offensive that was sparked by Hamas rocket fire.

"We are working across the government to see what our approach will be," Clinton said.

"I don't believe that we should be in a position at this point to do anything to strengthen Hamas," Zuckerman said. "We surely know what Hamas stands for as I say they are the forward battalions of Iran."

For some, Clinton's change of position is upsetting.

"I feel it's unfortunate that they don't continue the policy of the Bush administration, which was much more pro-Israel," said Akiva Homnick of Jerusalem.

"I happen to have a lot of family who live in Israel and I feel, personally, when you are dealing with people who are very strong against you, you have to stand up to them," said Tami Davudoff of Kew Gardens.

"Hillary had Mrs. Arafat here and she invited Mrs. Arafat for lunch when she was the first lady," added Babak Chafe of Great Neck. "She is pro-Palestinian 100 percent, really. Of course, we always knew it."

"The easy way to make a peace agreement is to pressure Israel because you can't pressure the Arabs," said Solomon Loewi of Monsey, N.Y.

All this could lead to a chilly reception when Mrs. Clinton arrives in the Middle East next week.

The new U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, arrived in Israel on Thursday with a mission to inject new life into peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.


h/t Little Green Fussballs

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't believe America is going to pump one single dime more into that festering jizya cesspool of hate.

Must be to cover the cost of lozenges for when the crowds get nasty sore throats from yelling: "Death to America."

Hey, how about a special new fund for Iraq too while we're at it? Supposedly there's at least one really unfortunate case of elbow strain caused by the need to hurl footwear at excessive velocity. Can't have that!

And do you all remember that lend/lease program we had going with Germany back in the 40's to help offset the costs of Nazi armor inadvertently damaged in actions against our overly aggressive and kenetically insensitive troops?

Besides, it's not like money is real or anything anyway. And these days we just have such a surplus ...

Anonymous said...

Are these Jewish "leaders" serious? Am I just completely thick? How is it even remotely possible that these people did not see what O's intentions toward Israel had to be - a YEAR ago, when the Wright stuff actually hit the MSM?

I guess the opposite of paranoid is denial, but, oh my god. Maybe I am too grim, but better to be over-prepared than live in a dream-world.

Also, neither the Pres. of Israel nor any PM should meet with either Hill or Mitchell.

They should appoint a "special envoy to the US and Arab worlds" and have that person meet with them.

Yeah, that'll happen.

Crap.

Ro

Michael Travis said...

American Jews may be retarded and self-loathing..however, it really does not matter whether we are destroyed by Republicans or Democrats. Death is Death...they both are equal when it comes to trying to eliminate Israel.

Epaminondas said...

Here's a shocka ..
the Clintons are TOTALLY corrupt.

Gee, it's so surprising.
We all knew he had no faith in any values as sacred, and now we see why she stuck.

POWER.
Naked and simple.