In a swift about face

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2009-02-27 05:24:45 UTC

Post by Archangel
NEW YORK (CBS) -- In a swift about face from her views as New York's
senator, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now hammering Israel over
its treatment of Palestinians in Gaza.
As First Lady, Clinton raised eyebrows when she kissed Suha Arafat.
Since she was then seeking a Senate seat the resulting brouhaha caused
her to "re-think" her positions.
"I'm a very strong supporter of Israel," Clinton said back in February
2000.
On Thursday, as Secretary of State she had yet another about face in the
form of angry messages demanding Israel speed up aid to Gaza. Jewish
leaders are furious.
"I am very surprised, frankly, at this statement from the United States
government and from the secretary of state," said Mortimer Zuckerman,
publisher of the New York Daily News and member of the NYC Jewish
Community Relations Council.
"I liked her a lot more as a senator from New York," Assemblyman Dov
Hikind, D-Brooklyn, said. "Now, I wonder as I used to wonder who the
real Hillary Clinton is."
Clinton's decision to hammer Israel comes as the Clintons and President
Barack Obama are planning to give the Palestinians $900 million toward
the rebuilding of Gaza in the wake of the Israeli offensive that was
sparked by Hamas rocket fire.
"We are working across the government to see what our approach will be,"
Clinton said.
"I don't believe that we should be in a position at this point to do
anything to strengthen Hamas," Zuckerman said. "We surely know what
Hamas stands for as I say they are the forward battalions of Iran."
For some, Clinton's change of position is upsetting.
"I feel it's unfortunate that they don't continue the policy of the Bush
administration, which was much more pro-Israel," said Akiva Homnick of
Jerusalem.
"I happen to have a lot of family who live in Israel and I feel,
personally, when you are dealing with people who are very strong against
you, you have to stand up to them," said Tami Davudoff of Kew Gardens.
"Hillary had Mrs. Arafat here and she invited Mrs. Arafat for lunch when
she was the first lady," added Babak Chafe of Great Neck. "She is
pro-Palestinian 100 percent, really. Of course, we always knew it."

Kinda all or nothing, 1 or zero, black or white, on or off
there. Not a lotta room for grey matter/areas there, doncha think

Post by Archangel
"The easy way to make a peace agreement is to pressure Israel because
you can't pressure the Arabs," said Solomon Loewi of Monsey, N.Y.

Just plain silly.

Post by Archangel
All this could lead to a chilly reception when Mrs. Clinton arrives in
the Middle East next week.

Yes! we must express our disaproval of the consideration of non jew views,
and shut down openess, that'll be helpful to the peace process. How impudent,
petulant, childish, to cut off ones nose to gain the whole world.

Post by Archangel
The new U.S. envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, arrived in
Israel on Thursday with a mission to inject new life into peace talks
between Israel and the Palestinians.
Archangel.
Change you can believe in.

Time will tell
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