| Obama at AIPAC: “Those who threaten Israel, threaten us.”
Obama at AIPAC: “Those who threaten Israel, threaten us.” Quote:
Barack Obama (live — and with an Israeli-American flag pin on his lapel)
By Ami Eden on Jun 4, 2008 in AIPAC policy conference, Featured | ShareThis
10:21 He raises the anti-Obama e-mails. “Let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama, because he seems kind of scary.”
10:22 When I visit AIPAC I am among friends, true friends.
10:22 Obama praises AIPAC’s bottom-up approach, no doubt an allusion to his own philosophy.
10:24 Echoing his comments to Jeffrey Goldberg about his early admiration for Israel and Zionism.
10:24 Bringing up his great uncle.
10:25 Gets it right this time.
10:26 Expanding on the Holocaust theme, recalling Ike’s commitment to making sure there was evidence of the Shoah.
10:27 “We must mean what we say when we speak the words ‘Never Again.’” Standing O.
10:27 Another big applause line: “As president I will never compromise when it comes to Israel’s security.”
10:28 JTA’s Uri Heilman notes that plenty of people are staying seated during the standing Os.
10:29 “John McCain and I” share bipartisan commitment to Israel.
10:30 Making the case that U.S. foreign policy in recent years has hurt Israel. He rejects the approach of those who would “intensify failed status quo” or blame Israel for the problems in the Middle East.
10:32 “Those who threaten Israel, threaten us.”
| Barack Obama (live — and with an Israeli-American flag pin on his lapel) | JTA Election Central
He is hitting home runs with every paragraph almost.
Go to the link to see the remainder of the speech which just concluded.
I wonder how the anti-Israel posters will like Obama now.
Last edited by bhkad : 06-04-08 at 10:58 AM.
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