Comments on: Hamas unendorses Obama after speech to pro-Israel lobby

By: Defining Pro-Israel | Cross-Currents

Defining Pro-Israel | Cross-Currents — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:27 +0000

[...] a lack of both global and domestic political knowledge in a single sentence]. Hamas “unendorsed” Obama after his AIPAC speech, although Obama backtracked on his commitment to an undivided [...]

By: Beyond_Images_234

Beyond_Images_234 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:50:50 +0000

No ‘Siege’ of Gaza

•A Siege is an act of surrounding and attacking in order to cut off supply and aid.

•Israel is neither surrounding nor attacking Gaza, nor has Israel cut off supplies or aid.

•Israel has withdrawn from Gaza to promote peace, whilst facing a constant barrage of rocket attacks perpetrated by Hamas.

•Israel maintains a constant flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza to relieve the suffering of Palestinians under the Hamas regime, whilst admitting thousands of sick Palestinians into Israel for medical treatment in Israeli hospitals.

Hospital Access Facts: (Source COGAT, Israel’s Unit for Coordination of Government Activities in Territories)

o 2006 4,754 hospital entry permits given to Palestinians from Gaza into Israel
o 2007 7,226 hospital entry permits given
o 2008 2,317 hospital permits given in Jan to Feb alone.

•All permits include one family member
•Palestinians receive world class treatment in major Israeli hospitals.
•No distinction made by doctors between Palestinian and Israeli patients
•Hamas members are treated in Israeli hospitals regardless of their previous actions
•Barzilai hospital treated Gazan Palestinians whilst the hospital was under rocket attack.
•From Jan 2007 to Feb 2008, 14,297 Palestinians were treated in Israeli hospitals
•During the same period Israel suffered 1,110 rocket attacks and 1,384 mortar attacks.
•These attacks have a devastating effect on the 200,000 residents of Israeli towns near Gaza

Conclusion
The term ‘siege’ when applied to Israel’s policy towards Gaza is a fallacy. The Israeli Government continues to uphold its ethical commitment to providing medical care for Palestinians living under Hamas control, even whilst local Israeli towns suffer Gazan rocket attacks. This shows Israel’s high level of commitment to provision of hospital access to civilians in Gaza regardless of the constant attacks on Israeli population centers.

By: Beyond Images

Beyond Images — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:45:23 +0000

Israel does Provide humanitarian Aid

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:34:11 +0000

Upon reading many of the blogs posted here, I must clarify something.
Most Americans agree with the lofty words and visions for world peace that Obama so eloquently pontificates in his speeches … It’s Obama we don’t trust. those of you who hypnotically fawn over Obama take everything he says as gospel. But, you don’t even know the man. You assume that because his words are worthy, he is trustworthy. People they are just words! Obama, the man who is speaking those words has a horrible track record. He did nothing as a senator. He spent the last 20 years accepting an anti-American racist as his mentor. His associations have been with extremely unsavory people. However, you Obamabots keep trying to characterize the rest of us as disagreeing with what Obama says … when it’s Obama himself we don’t trust … nor should you!

By: Radicals, Terrorists And Tyrants Of The World Root For Obama « Nice Deb

Radicals, Terrorists And Tyrants Of The World Root For Obama « Nice Deb — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:46:02 +0000

[...] Note: Hamas has since withdrawn it’s support of Obama, following his pandering speech before the American Israel Public [...]

By: North Korea Endorses Barack Hussein Obama-Politics and Government-EOG Sports Betting Forums

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:27:36 +0000

[...] of Obama will probably draw comparisons to the unwanted Hamas endorsement of Obama. Hamas withdrew the endorsement after Obama spoke at AIPAC

By: Intl Desk » Blog Archive » CANDIDATES APPEAL TO ISRAEL’S LOBBYNEXT PRESIDENT WILL NEED AIPAC SUPPORT FOR GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:04:18 +0000

[...] spin on the Obama speech was pretty funny: “Hamas unendorses Obama after speech to pro-Israel lobby.” Aw, damn. There goes McCain’s [...]

By: Black and White Chicago Skyline « The Long Goodbye

Black and White Chicago Skyline « The Long Goodbye — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:15:26 +0000

[...] that it matters, but Hamas withdrew that so-called endorsement. Why does the fringe Right, people such as Ingraham care so much about what Hamas thinks anyway. [...]

By: News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: June 8th

News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: June 8th — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:40:55 +0000

[...] In response to the comment, the Arab press has reacted furiously, and Hamas has effectively “un-endorsed” Obama. Seeking to address the controversy, a campaign spokesman clarified that Obama merely meant that [...]

By: Zeyhilel

Zeyhilel — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:21:58 +0000

It is a pity that Barack Obama had to declare that Jerusalem would remain the capital of State of Israel when it was the postion of previous US Democrat Administrations to leave that for the Palestians and the Isrealis to negotialte it between themselves in the future. But, the fact that Obama had to state this only affirms that the Israel Lobby, led by AIPAC, is indeed a King-Maker par excellece and that Obama defintely wasn’t to be left out from paying his homage to his TRUE masters. Afer all, McCain had to travel all the way to to Israel, accmpanied by none other than Joe Lieberman, to the same. As they say, the way to White House is through Jerusalem and the way to governing once in the White House is through — you got it, AIPAC. ********