Miriam:
As a friend of mine would say:
"Oy Gevalt, I'm so ferklempt that I could plotz
<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=plotz>."
R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
On 11/11/2015 11:02 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Hillary Clinton Is No Friend of Israel
Published on
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
by
Haaretz
Hillary Clinton Is No Friend of Israel
The Democratic presidential candidate's love letter to Israel last week was
simply embarrassing, and proves she is an obstacle to what is best for the
Israeli state.
by
Gideon Levy
Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in South Carolina, October 31, 2015.
The Palestinians know she's not fighting for them. (Photo: Reuters)
Hillary Clinton's election as U.S. president would ensure Israel's continued
decline and degeneration. And so she is not a friend, but an enemy. She must
not be allowed to deceive and present herself as a friend of Israel, as she
tried so ingratiatingly to do in an article published in The Forward ("How I
would reaffirm unbreakable bond with Israel - and Benjamin Netanyahu") last
week. The tear ducts were targeted as she wrote of how she assisted Magen
David Adom in being accepted to the International Red Cross. But she and
those like her - false friends of Israel - have been one of the curses on
this country for years. Because of them, Israel can continue to act as
wildly as it likes, thumbing its nose at the world and paying no price.
Because of them, it can destroy itself unhindered.
Whether Clinton believes what she wrote or simply wanted once again to sell
her soul for a fistful of dollars from Haim Saban and other Jewish donors,
the result is extremely embarrassing. A love letter to Israel, the likes of
which no U.S. statesman would ever write to another country. Americans
believe "Israel is more than a country - it's a dream," she states. Most of
the world calls it a nightmare, yet Clinton says a dream. What dream
exactly? The dream of tyrannical control over another people? Racism?
Nationalism? The killing of women and children in Gaza?
What happened to the Hillary Rodham Clinton who in her youth fought for
civil rights and against the Vietnam War, and as a lawyer specialized in
children's rights? Did she not hear what her dream state is doing to
Palestinian children? What happened to the glorious career woman who was
considered liberal and justice-seeking on her way up? Did she forget it all?
Does money buy everything? Or, when it comes to Israel, do all principles
suddenly change?
Did the former secretary of state not hear about the Israeli occupation?
After all, she didn't mention it once in her article. This is not the time
or place to anger Saban. To Clinton, Israel is a "thriving democracy" and to
hell with the violent and totalitarian regime in its backyard. And so
Clinton is also an enemy of peace and justice. She doesn't believe there has
been the slightest damage to Palestinian rights. Israelis being stabbed in
Jerusalem "appalls" Clinton. Palestinians being unjustifiably shot to death,
meanwhile, fails to register with her. They will love her for that on Fifth
Avenue. Religious figures who encourage killing are, of course, only Muslim;
only Israeli security must be vouchsafed. The synagogues of Manhattan will
love that, too. Clinton pledges to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu during her first month in office. Also, that she will send a
delegation of the U.S. Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff to Israel. What for,
exactly?
For Clinton, this isn't "just about policy," it is "a personal commitment to
the friendship . and our vision for peace and security." One could, of
course, explain away this sorry, honey-dripped statement with the need to
raise more money from Jews. But one cannot ignore the content. Clinton is a
leading candidate to become the next president of the United States, and her
commitment to the continued Israeli occupation and its funding has been
proven in the past. The Palestinians are also reading her words. What are
they supposed to think in the face of this one-sided extremism? What can
they expect in light of such outright disregard for their fate? Hope for
change, which has already taken a beating during President Barack Obama's
time in office, will not be able to rise if Clinton is president.
Most American Jews will support her, some because they think she is good for
Israel. Well, dear brethren, she is not. A person who supports the continued
occupation is like a person who continues to buy drugs for an addicted
relative. This is neither concern nor friendship; it is destruction. Perhaps
some ignorant Republican would be preferable in the White House after all.
But, on second thoughts, he would surely be funded by Sheldon Adelson.
C 2015 Haaretz
Gideon Levy
Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist, writing opinion pieces and a weekly
column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation
of the Palestinian territories. A notable journalist on the Israeli left,
follow him on Twitter: @levy_haaretz
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Hillary Clinton Is No Friend of Israel
Published on
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
by Haaretz
Hillary Clinton Is No Friend of Israel
The Democratic presidential candidate's love letter to Israel last week was
simply embarrassing, and proves she is an obstacle to what is best for the
Israeli state.
by
Gideon Levy
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. Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in South Carolina, October 31,
2015. The Palestinians know she's not fighting for them. (Photo: Reuters)
. Hillary Clinton's election as U.S. president would ensure Israel's
continued decline and degeneration. And so she is not a friend, but an
enemy. She must not be allowed to deceive and present herself as a friend of
Israel, as she tried so ingratiatingly to do in an article published in The
Forward ("How I would reaffirm unbreakable bond with Israel - and Benjamin
Netanyahu") last week. The tear ducts were targeted as she wrote of how she
assisted Magen David Adom in being accepted to the International Red Cross.
But she and those like her - false friends of Israel - have been one of the
curses on this country for years. Because of them, Israel can continue to
act as wildly as it likes, thumbing its nose at the world and paying no
price. Because of them, it can destroy itself unhindered.
Whether Clinton believes what she wrote or simply wanted once again to sell
her soul for a fistful of dollars from Haim Saban and other Jewish donors,
the result is extremely embarrassing. A love letter to Israel, the likes of
which no U.S. statesman would ever write to another country. Americans
believe "Israel is more than a country - it's a dream," she states. Most of
the world calls it a nightmare, yet Clinton says a dream. What dream
exactly? The dream of tyrannical control over another people? Racism?
Nationalism? The killing of women and children in Gaza?
What happened to the Hillary Rodham Clinton who in her youth fought for
civil rights and against the Vietnam War, and as a lawyer specialized in
children's rights? Did she not hear what her dream state is doing to
Palestinian children? What happened to the glorious career woman who was
considered liberal and justice-seeking on her way up? Did she forget it all?
Does money buy everything? Or, when it comes to Israel, do all principles
suddenly change?
Did the former secretary of state not hear about the Israeli occupation?
After all, she didn't mention it once in her article. This is not the time
or place to anger Saban. To Clinton, Israel is a "thriving democracy" and to
hell with the violent and totalitarian regime in its backyard. And so
Clinton is also an enemy of peace and justice. She doesn't believe there has
been the slightest damage to Palestinian rights. Israelis being stabbed in
Jerusalem "appalls" Clinton. Palestinians being unjustifiably shot to death,
meanwhile, fails to register with her. They will love her for that on Fifth
Avenue. Religious figures who encourage killing are, of course, only Muslim;
only Israeli security must be vouchsafed. The synagogues of Manhattan will
love that, too. Clinton pledges to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu during her first month in office. Also, that she will send a
delegation of the U.S. Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff to Israel. What for,
exactly?
For Clinton, this isn't "just about policy," it is "a personal commitment to
the friendship . and our vision for peace and security." One could, of
course, explain away this sorry, honey-dripped statement with the need to
raise more money from Jews. But one cannot ignore the content. Clinton is a
leading candidate to become the next president of the United States, and her
commitment to the continued Israeli occupation and its funding has been
proven in the past. The Palestinians are also reading her words. What are
they supposed to think in the face of this one-sided extremism? What can
they expect in light of such outright disregard for their fate? Hope for
change, which has already taken a beating during President Barack Obama's
time in office, will not be able to rise if Clinton is president.
Most American Jews will support her, some because they think she is good for
Israel. Well, dear brethren, she is not. A person who supports the continued
occupation is like a person who continues to buy drugs for an addicted
relative. This is neither concern nor friendship; it is destruction. Perhaps
some ignorant Republican would be preferable in the White House after all.
But, on second thoughts, he would surely be funded by Sheldon Adelson.
. C 2015 Haaretz
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Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist, writing opinion pieces and a weekly
column for the newspaper Haaretz that often focus on the Israeli occupation
of the Palestinian territories.
