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Commentary: Obama inherits century-old headache in Mideast (Caution- A Barfer)
CNN ^ | 12/31/2008 | Aaron David Miller

Posted on 12/31/2008 7:33:41 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

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Hamas, despite its terrorism, isn't al Qaeda. A conflict-ending agreement with Israel will require a unified Palestinian house with Hamas included, agreeing to recognize Israel and end violence.

Third, Obama will need to flood Gaza with humanitarian aid and development assistance for the economy. Boycotting economic assistance for 1.5 million Palestinians in hopes of toppling or pressuring Hamas makes no sense. The United States must orchestrate, or at least participate in, a new economic initiative for Gaza, and it will need Israel's support for this.

Fourth, the administration should continue to support Abbas with economic aid, training for his security forces and political support. One additional way to help Abbas is to get Israel to stop its West Bank settlement activity, land confiscation and housing demolitions, which have nothing to do with its security.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abovemypaygrade; bhomiddleeast; boycotttimewarner; cnnbias; gaza; hamas; islam; israel; jihad; mohammedanism122008; obamatransitionfile; obarf; propalestinianwar; timelieswarnerturner

1 posted on 12/31/2008 7:33:41 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

“A conflict-ending agreement with Israel will require a unified Palestinian house with Hamas included, agreeing to recognize Israel and end violence.”

LOL. And that’s the whole problem even the messiah won’t be able to crack. No way the Pali’s agree that they won’t kill all the Jews. Or, if they agree, they will break the agreement.


2 posted on 12/31/2008 7:46:36 AM PST by ModelBreaker
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To: Red in Blue PA

Islamic imperialism has been a threat for much longer than a hundred years. Ask Spain about it sometime.


3 posted on 12/31/2008 7:47:05 AM PST by weegee ("Let Me Just Cut You Off, Because I Don't Want You To Waste Your Question" - B.Obama Dec 16, 2008)
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To: ModelBreaker

Visual World Appeasement

4 posted on 12/31/2008 7:49:04 AM PST by weegee ("Let Me Just Cut You Off, Because I Don't Want You To Waste Your Question" - B.Obama Dec 16, 2008)
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5 posted on 12/31/2008 7:51:23 AM PST by maggief
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To: Red in Blue PA

it will be interesting. if he gets to take office. Muslim in charge of the largest ally Israel has? Not sure we will continue being an ally.


6 posted on 12/31/2008 7:53:20 AM PST by television is just wrong
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“Third, Obama will need to flood Gaza with humanitarian aid and development assistance for the economy”

Bullship-let their fellow muslims support them.


7 posted on 12/31/2008 7:57:48 AM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: Red in Blue PA
Only one century?
"Normally the patterns of history are reassuring. To hear of Tsarist Russia pressing for warm-water ports or 18th century England fighting hegemony on the continent or Ming China clashing with Japan over the fate of Korea is to feel a continuity, a comprehensibility, in human affairs. But in "The Jewish War" ( a History of the Jewish Revolt in AD 60 ) the shock of recognition is just a shock. Here, sixty generations ago, is nearly the same cast of characters engaged in exactly the same onsessive, vicious and fatal behaviour for the same terrifying reasons on the same cursed, reeking, ugly chunk of land." - The 2000 Year Old Middle East Policy Expert -PJ O'Rourke

8 posted on 12/31/2008 7:59:10 AM PST by Oztrich Boy ("Never apologize, Mister. It's a sign of weakness" - Nathan Brittles)
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I guess we’ll soon find out whether Obama’s passionate speech to AIPAC vowing unending support for Israel was genuine or just a publicity stunt.


9 posted on 12/31/2008 8:00:09 AM PST by az.b1bbomberfxr
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To: Red in Blue PA

More like 1500 years...


10 posted on 12/31/2008 8:35:15 AM PST by Sacajaweau (I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
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Well CNN has given Obama his marching orders.
Send humanitarian aid to Gaza ... well if that is what will keep the news papers off his back ....

Maybe they should send Michele Obama over to Palestine and Israel and she can tell them all “Barak will heal your souls”
???

No eh?

Bet that Hillary will be over there dodging sniper fire on day one to fix this mess that they have inherited!

No eh?

I got it!

Bushes fault!


11 posted on 12/31/2008 9:32:34 AM PST by Munz (Infiltrate Interrogate Eradicate NEXT!)
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To: television is just wrong
Half honkey --ALL donkey! The Difference Is
12 posted on 12/31/2008 12:24:02 PM PST by Larousse2 (Like June Carter Cash, "I'm just tryin' to matter.")
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it will be interesting. if he gets to take office. Muslim in charge of the largest ally Israel has? Not sure we will continue being an ally.

Hey the majority of the Jewish in the U. S. voted for him. They can’t complain when the SHTF and he doesn’t care what happens to them.


13 posted on 12/31/2008 12:43:21 PM PST by mojitojoe
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I thought all he had to do was talk to them. I hope he does it personally. In Gaza.


14 posted on 12/31/2008 12:46:02 PM PST by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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