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BREAKING: Devastating Video Discovery-- Obama Associate Talks About His Pro-Palestinian Background
The Real Democrat Party ^ | 06/03/08 | Gateway Pundit

Posted on 06/03/2008 6:11:59 PM PDT by coffee260

Palestinian activist, Ali Abunimah, discussed Barack Obama’s overnight switch from Pro-Palestinian activist to supporter of Israel.

FOX News released this segment of the interview on Special Report with Brit Hume: video link



There is more of this video interview at Democracy Now!

Ali Abunimah is the co-founder of the online Pro-Palestinian publication The Electronic Intifada and the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse.

Here is part of the transcript from the interview with Democracy Now from January:

AMY GOODMAN: Ali Abunimah, I wanted to ask you about the candidates in the United States. You’re speaking to us from Chicago, so let’s start with Barack Obama. The stances of the presidential Democratic and Republican candidates on the Israel-Palestine conflict. I can’t remember when in a debate they were asked about the mounting crisis there.

ALI ABUNIMAH: I don’t know if they’ve been asked in a debate, but whenever they have been asked, they have all gone out of their way to express full support for what Israel is doing. Barack Obama is not distinguished from the rest of the pack, except by for how far he has moved to try to appease AIPAC and pro-Israel movements.

I remember, Amy—I knew Barack Obama for many years as my state senator—when he used to attend events in the Palestinian community in Chicago all the time.

I remember personally introducing him onstage in 1999, when we had a major community fundraiser for the community center in Deheisha refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. And that’s just one example of how Barack Obama used to be very comfortable speaking up for and being associated with Palestinian rights and opposing the Israeli occupation. And just yesterday, he apparently sent a letter to Zalmay Khalilzad, the US ambassador at the UN, to urge the US not to allow any resolution to pass criticizing Israel and saying how Israel was forced to impose this barbaric medieval siege on Israel.

None of the other candidates in the mainstream have spoken out for Palestinian rights. The only ones who have taken forceful positions opposing the current US strategy are Dennis Kucinich on the Democratic side and Ron Paul on the Republican side. The mainstream are all perfectly comfortable with the war crimes that Israel is committing, no matter how much they talk about human rights elsewhere.


Barack and Michelle Obama and Professor Edward Said at a May 1998 Arab community event in Chicago at which Edward Said gave the keynote speech. (Bill Baar’s West Side)

The Electronic Intifada reported earlier on how Obama suddenly learned to love Israel.

More… Shocker!! Obama took the endorsement of the Pro-PLO Socialist Party.

h/t: Gateway Pundit



TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abunimah; aliabunimah; democratparty; elections; hillaryblackmail; obama
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1 posted on 06/03/2008 6:12:00 PM PDT by coffee260
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To: coffee260

Let the games begin...


2 posted on 06/03/2008 6:13:05 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: coffee260

Sorry. I ain’t shocked.


3 posted on 06/03/2008 6:13:36 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Socialism is the feudalism of the future.")
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To: coffee260

Brit and Carl Cameron played it on Special Report tonight.


4 posted on 06/03/2008 6:15:59 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: coffee260

The stealth Mecca Candidate, Osama Obama is being exposed. He can run, but he can’t hide.


5 posted on 06/03/2008 6:16:03 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Stop the Obamanation!))))
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To: tsmith130

Well duh...that’s what you just posted!


6 posted on 06/03/2008 6:16:48 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: coffee260

OMG!

We have us a real live terrorist supporter running for president!

Juan McCain better bet his supporters in line soon!


7 posted on 06/03/2008 6:17:56 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Arrogance IS my virtue!)
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To: tsmith130

Hehh...I noticed that too.


8 posted on 06/03/2008 6:18:34 PM PDT by coffee260 (coffee)
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To: coffee260

So?
It appears dems don’t care that he is an anti-white, andt-Semitic, anti-American bigot.
The question is whether the rest of America will care either.


9 posted on 06/03/2008 6:18:41 PM PDT by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: coffee260

at one point, Hillary was talking pro palestinenan. oh, yeah, nobody cares.


10 posted on 06/03/2008 6:18:51 PM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: coffee260

at one point, Hillary was talking pro palestinenan. oh, yeah, nobody cares.


11 posted on 06/03/2008 6:18:55 PM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: coffee260

This guy is a disgrace to America. Blacks and the rest of the country should be sad and disgusted that he is the first black American to run for president.


12 posted on 06/03/2008 6:19:22 PM PDT by unkus
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To: coffee260
Again, this is something that will bring him closer to the far-left dems who vote in primaries... and send mainstream America away in droves.

So tell us Senator, when did you stop supporting radical Muslim causes?

So tell us Senator, why, when Palestinian terrorists were blowing up Israeli children with bombs, why did you speak out in favor of them?

So tell us Senator, since Saddam Husein gave $25,000 to every suicide/murder bomber's family, did you oppose the war in Iraq because it helped cut off funding to Palestinian terrorists?

13 posted on 06/03/2008 6:19:39 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Leftists stop arguing when they see your patriotism, your logic, your CAR-15 and your block of C4.)
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To: svcw

Obama will get 35% of the vote for simply breathing.


14 posted on 06/03/2008 6:20:43 PM PDT by Rebelbase (McCain: The Third Bush Term ?)
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To: svcw

They will if the vile, disgraceful media in this country just report the damn truth. Oh, did I tell you I hate the MSM with every fiber of my being? Yes, even worse than the Clinton’s.


15 posted on 06/03/2008 6:20:57 PM PDT by coffee260 (coffee)
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To: tsmith130

I saw that too. Pretty eye opening stuff. Question is, will it get the play it deserves?


16 posted on 06/03/2008 6:21:00 PM PDT by dforest (I had almost forgotten that McCain is the nominee. Too bad I was reminded.)
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To: Randy Larsen
Juan McCain better bet his supporters in line soon!

Been here 22+ years, never heard of Juan McStain placing a bet on anything.......

:)

17 posted on 06/03/2008 6:21:07 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: unkus

May I please remind you that Obama is half-black and half-white. He is not black.


18 posted on 06/03/2008 6:21:38 PM PDT by i_dont_chat (The elephant has fallen and it can't get up.)
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To: MindBender26

I hope so...


19 posted on 06/03/2008 6:21:40 PM PDT by coffee260 (coffee)
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To: coffee260

Get on the email and fire it off to Boortz, Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, Ingraham, Levin, Feinberg, Bruce.


20 posted on 06/03/2008 6:23:52 PM PDT by Crazieman (Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
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