BRUCE KESLER: REACTIONS TO OBAMA’S SPEECH WITH SOME GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES
Reactions to President Obama at AIPAC
KESLER REACTS HIMSELF:
First, what is AIPAC? The American Israel Political Action Committee
The president just finished speaking to a packed convention room at the AIPAC policy conference. He was not booed when he entered; most stood and offered brief applause. Still, the crowd during the speech had long periods of stony silence, and audible boos were heard when he brought up his plan to base an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal on the 1967 border lines. President Obama took nothing back from his foreign policy speech on Thursday and blamed the press for any controversy. He doubled down, making this upcoming presidential election a time for choosing for friends of Israel….This president once again has proved an apt negotiator on behalf of the Palestinians and a thorn in Israel’s side.
Third, geographic perspective:
Rocket ranges from Gaza; Even less from West Bank
Now, some reactions to the President’s speech at AIPAC:
Obama Doubles Down:
“The status quo is unsustainable. That is why I stated publicly the principles that the United States believes can be the foundation” for peace talks.
DEAD SILENCE. Let me repeat: DEAD, SUSTAINED SILENCE answered this statement by Obama regarding Thursday’s speech about the 1967 lines.
Israel polite
Me:
Obama to Israel, “Let’s agree to disagree, and you’ll pay for it later, out of sight of this audience.”
Netanyahu replies: “My audience will hear from me tomorrow, and the next day, and the next, and the next, despite your sellouts.”
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