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Obama has never indicated the slightest departure from support for
Israeli crimes, as these people recognize. <br>
<br>
Israel is too valuable as a stationary aircraft carrier in his
criminal war.<br>
<br>
They just do not recognize the crimes for what they are.<br>
<br>
With any luck, the upcoming election will be seen as a rejection of
his polices.<br>
<br>
On 10/3/10 9:53 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
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<td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">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>
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--- On <b>Sun, 10/3/10, Stuart Levy <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu"><slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu></a></i></b>
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From: Stuart Levy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu"><slevy@ncsa.uiuc.edu></a><br>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] ...goes marching on<br>
To: "C. G. Estabrook" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:galliher@illinois.edu"><galliher@illinois.edu></a><br>
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:peace-discuss@anti-war.net">peace-discuss@anti-war.net</a><br>
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:50 PM<br>
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<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 moz-do-not-send="true"
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><br>
><br>
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