<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Sounds like this Dem fund-raiser is working very hard to convince her friends that Obama is NOT turning is back on Israel and favoring the Palestinians, as so many pro-Israel folks are claiming, so they'll loosen those purse strings betw now and Nov 2nd. I very much hope she succeeds.<br><br>--- On <b>Sun, 10/3/10, Stuart Levy <i><slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Stuart Levy <slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu><br>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] ...goes marching on<br>To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher@illinois.edu><br>Cc: peace-discuss@anti-war.net<br>Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:50 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">I heard once a black poet's comment that his greatest<br>limitation was an inability to sustain rage.<br><br>And right here we see the
antidote, with its very own Federal funding:<br><br> Long Rage Missiles. <br><br>> The Obama administration continues to fund development of ARROW-3, <br>> Israel’s advanced long-rage, high-altitude system for countering Iranian <br>> ballistic missiles<br><br>More seriously... yes, this is disgusting.<br><br><br>On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 02:05:12PM -0500, C. G. Estabrook wrote:<br>> "[For those who like me miss the characteristic business messages from the <br>> late Martin Lukes in the Financial Times, here's an American analogue -] a <br>> fund-raising appeal recently sent out by Florida-based Nancy and Mark <br>> Gilbert, who are big money raisers for the Democratic Party, also active in <br>> fundraising for Israel:<br>><br>> ‘Dear Friends,<br>><br>> “Under the radar” is not what we’re used to in the Jewish community.<br>><br>> We demand it big and bold and we need it loud
and clear. (and- that is A. <br>> O. K.! )<br>><br>> But- when work is done quietly and not with SCREAMING headlines, we <br>> sometimes miss it.<br>><br>> Silly us! WAKE UP EVERYONE…. It’s a new (Jewish) year ! And our <br>> President and his team (and YES, our CONGRESS) have done, are doing and <br>> WILL continue to do extraordinary work in connection with America’s best <br>> friend: the State of Israel.<br>><br>> At the Israeli Ambassador’s residence on Monday, the annual Rosh Ha <br>> Shanah (Jewish New Year for our non-Jewish friends on this email) reception <br>> guest list included national and international Jewish organization leaders; <br>> elegantly dressed Foreign Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, <br>> a host of Rabbis from across the religious spectrum ; famous authors, <br>> renown professors and magnificently decorated military personnel from <br>> several
countries including at least one U.S. 3-star General (Dayton). We <br>> were invited because my husband Mark is the National Deputy Finance <br>> Chairman of the Democratic party, I’m the owner of an Israel tour company <br>> and have been heavily involved in tourism to Israel for 15 years and <br>> probably- and most importantly- because our daughter was Ambassador <br>> Oren’s student at Yale.<br>><br>> Thank You, President Obama!<br>><br>> Ambassador Oren and his wonderful wife Sally warmly received each guest <br>> -then stood before the assembled crowd in what was the best stump speech <br>> for President Obama that I have heard from any world leader (and yes, <br>> Ambassador Oren speaks FOR Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel!). Without a <br>> note, Ambassador Oren outlined the brilliant accomplishments and strong <br>> support of Israel demonstrated by the Obama Administration in LESS THAN 2 <br>>
YEARS! Oren invoked our President’s name, time and time again: (please <br>> memorize these bullet points and tell everyone you know!)<br>><br>> President Obama has led the global effort to prevent Iran from obtaining a <br>> nuclear weapon.<br>><br>> President Obama’s leadership (and coaxing) has produced an international <br>> coalition that INCLUDES China and Russia who have implemented unprecedented <br>> sanctions against Iran, which, according to conversations at the Monday <br>> reception, appear to have caught Iran off-guard<br>><br>> President Obama and his team are spending more time on this issue than <br>> almost any other issue facing our country today<br>><br>> President Obama and our Congress have provided Israel with every cent (and <br>> then some) of foreign assistance requested by Israel<br>><br>> President Obama has restored Israel’s QME (qualitative military edge) <br>>
which had been neglected for the last 8 years<br>><br>> President Obama is the FIRST American leader to say – in an Arab country <br>> (Egypt) that the Arab world must recognize Israel as a JEWISH state and in <br>> a support of Israel’s legitimacy to affirm the –quote- “unshakeable <br>> “ bond between the USA & Israel<br>><br>> President Obama & team played a critical role in leading a UNANIMOUS vote <br>> to include Israel in the OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation & <br>> Development). The vote was 31-0 admitting Israel to this prestigious <br>> organization<br>><br>> President Obama has dispatched leaders of the Joint Chiefs to Israel not <br>> once, but four times already in his less-than-2-years in office ( before <br>> that the Joint chiefs had not been in Israel for YEARS (not once during the <br>> ‘last’ administration)<br>><br>> The Obama administration has
integrated US missile technology into <br>> Israel’s expanding missile shield. NO OTHER AMERICAN PRESIDENT HAS DONE <br>> THIS.<br>><br>> The Obama administration continues to fund development of ARROW-3, <br>> Israel’s advanced long-rage, high-altitude system for countering Iranian <br>> ballistic missiles<br>><br>> President Obama asked Congress for $205 million dollars for Israel’s IRON <br>> DOME rocket defense system (which will reduce incoming rocket threats from <br>> Hizbullah in the north and Hamas in the south…) – this request is IN <br>> ADDITION TO the $3 BILLION budgetary request for Israel’s security <br>> assistance!<br>><br>> And my personal under-the-radar item; the Obama team’s clever input to <br>> re-wording the Gaza blockade language which not only garnered international <br>> support for Israel (and a promise not to condemn Israel if Gd forbid there <br>> is another
flotilla incident) BUT effectively thwarted several pending <br>> flotillas in Mediterranean and Persian Gulf ports… that simply became the <br>> boats-to-nowhere!<br>><br>> And last, but surely not least, (and listed in this basic order by Ambass. <br>> Oren) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiators are sitting as we speak <br>> at a table together – talking. Who knows what the result will be….but <br>> talking is the only way to get anywhere. And it is a giant step in a <br>> positive direction.<br>> This email is too long already and I hope you have gotten this far, but you <br>> must realize that the list of bullet points above is extraordinary.<br>><br>> Unprecedented.<br>><br>> And all accomplished by the Obama team and the current congress- in less <br>> than two years in office.<br>><br>> Looking ahead to 5771, may you and your families be blessed with a <br>> beautiful year, filled
with good health, good times and ….peace.<br>><br>> With warm regards from our house to yours,<br>><br>> Sincerely,<br>><br>> Nancy & Mark Gilbert.’"<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10012010.html" target="_blank">http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10012010.html</a><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Peace-discuss mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" href="/mc/compose?to=Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace-discuss mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net"
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