[Peace-discuss] Uncle Noam on the BBC

[Robert Naiman]

I couldn't agree more.

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/askBarack.html


On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Stuart Levy <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 10:33:27AM -0600, Robert Naiman wrote:
>> The Prophet was on the BBC this morning. The Prophet says: what
>> matters is what people do with their disappointment when Obama fails
>> to meet their expectations. He noted that there was also a burst of
>> idealism around Kennedy, which fueled the activist movements of the
>> 60s when Kennedy failed to meet expectations.
>
>
>
> And just what expectations do we have of him?
> Lots of groups are going to be telling Pres. Elect Obama what
> they expect him to do and not do.  We need to tell him too! and not
> simply wait for him to disappoint us.
>
> J Street PAC is doing something that seems just right I think:
> saying plainly what they/we trust he will do in a petition
> for which they're gathering signatures, and better,
> they're buying a full-page New York Times ad which makes
> those expectations public.  (And if he's said things to AIPAC
> that contradict statements he's made elsewhere, we don't need to
> mention those right now.)  It reads
>
>    http://action.jstreet.org/t/3945/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=491
>
>
>      You Bring a Promise of Change to America and Hope to Israel and the Middle East
>
>    On Tuesday, Americans - including the overwhelming majority of American Jews -
>    rejected fear and smear campaigns.  They chose to support you, your values and
>    your promise of far-reaching change.
>
>    As President, you will now face daunting challenges at home and abroad -
>    not least in the Middle East.  J Street salutes your commitment to diplomacy
>    in the Middle East, to prioritizing comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace,
>    to direct engagement with Iran and to ending the war in Iraq.
>
>    We applaud your recognition that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
>    conflict is vital to Israel's security and future well being as well as to
>    regional stability.
>
>    J Street and the vast majority of American Jews support these views.
>    We are mobilized as never before to help you fulfill this important
>    mandate for change.
>



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Robert Naiman
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