Washington, May 19 – Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following response after President Obama’s speech today on his Middle East policy, which included a dramatic shift away from support of Israel: “Today President Barack Obama has again indicated that his policy towards Israel is to blame Israel first. In a shocking display of betrayal […]
Congressman Rob Andrews First District of New Jersey Dear Judith, Today, President Obama laid out a set of principles that wisely align American interests in the Middle East with democracy and human rights. My support for these principles is precisely the reason that I disagree strongly with the proposal to employ US influence to compel […]
http://www.facebook.com/notes/congressman-joe-walsh/congressman-walsh-reacts-to-obama-speech-on-israel/167763456618896 WASHINGTON– U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), issued the following statement on President Obama’s speech on U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa: “I am extremely disappointed that President Obama is turning his back on our strongest ally in the Middle East and rewarding the Palestinians for joining with Hamas – a terrorist […]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110520/ap_on_el_ge/us_obama_mideast_republicans HANOVER, N.H. – Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama charged that he undermined the sensitive and delicate negotiations for Middle East peace with his outline for resumed talks between Israelis and Palestinians. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman said Obama, whom he served as U.S. ambassador to China until last month, undercut an opportunity […]
http://spectator.org/blog/2011/05/19/just-how-dumb-and-damaging Just How Dumb and Damaging? By Robert M. Goldberg How dumb and damaging was President’s Obama speech on the Middle East? 1. Just when everyone was focusing on how Arab states could get their internal politics in order, Obama shifts the attention back to Israel. 2. Just when everyone was focusing concern about the role of […]
http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2011/05/20/a-man-educates-a-manchild%E2%80%94allen-west-responds-to-obama%E2%80%99s-demands-on-israel/ A Man Educates a Manchild—Allen West Responds to Obama’s Demands on Israel Congressman Allen West educates our manchild President According to The Blaze [2], Congressman Allen West decried President Obama’s insistence [3] that Israel return to the 1949 Armistice borders established when the nascent Jewish State thwarted the Arab Muslim jihad invasion to annihilate […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/19/israel-borders-obama-middle-east-speech_n_864306.html?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%7C213777 JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Thursday gave a cool reception to President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy speech, warning a withdrawal from the West Bank would leave Israel vulnerable to attack and setting up what could be a tense meeting at the White House. In his speech, Obama endorsed the Palestinian position on […]
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/19/exclusive-new-details-emerge-al-qaeda-terror-chiefs-lunch-pentagon/ CATHRINE HERRIDGE With the recent death of Usama bin Laden, the life of another Al Qaeda-linked radical Muslim cleric is taking on greater significance, and documents obtained exclusively by Fox News and its Specials Unit shed new light on his stint as a guest speaker at the Pentagon just months after the Sept. 11 […]
The New Palestinian State Will Be Run by Islamic Fundamentalists by Khaled Abu Toameh http://www.hudson-ny.org/2136/palestinian-state-islamic-fundamentalists Many Palestinians see the reconciliation accord sponsored by Egypt, as a victory for Hamas and its strategy. Hamas leaders have even been boasting of the fact that the reconciliation agreement between Hamas and Fatah does not require them to recognize […]
Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington by Rick Perry Reviewed by Ira Stoll | November 11, 2010 Little, Brown, $21.99, 220 pages One of the most striking lines of President Bush’s new memoir, Decision Points, is the line in which he tells aides, “If we’re really looking at another Great Depression, you […]