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Post by Daniel on Apr 27, 2016 8:09:11 GMT -5
Israelis Happy That Obama's Almost Gone
April 26, 2016 | Israel Today Staff
Everyone knows that the current Israeli and American governments don’t get along very well. And the Obama Administration’s hostility toward Jerusalem only seems to be increasing in its waning days.
The Obama White House has experienced “overwhelming frustration” in its dealings with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said US Vice President Joe Biden last week.
Speaking at a gathering of the left-wing Jewish organization J-Street, Biden accused Netanyahu of “moving us and more importantly…moving Israel in the wrong direction.”
In survey results published this week, Israelis signaled that the feeling was mutual concerning President Barack Obama and his handling of American affairs.
Conducted on behalf of Israel’s Channel One News, the poll found that a solid 51 percent of Israelis believe that no matter who wins the upcoming US presidential election, the end result will be a positive change for the Jewish state.
continue reading www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/29084/Default.aspx
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Post by Daniel on Oct 13, 2016 17:56:16 GMT -5
Why Israel fears Obama’s last days
By Post Editorial Board October 12, 2016
Israel faces a unique window of danger from Nov. 9 to Jan. 20: What might President Obama do in his final days in office to slam the Jewish state?
Start with Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent flat refusal to promise a US veto on any upcoming anti-Israel resolution in the UN Security Council.
On Saturday, Haaretz reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Kerry he’s counting on Washington to stick to its policy of nixing anti-Israel resolutions. Kerry’s reply: The administration has yet to make a decision on the matter.
For Kerry to leave any doubt that America would shield Israel at the United Nations is bad enough. But concerns about what Team Obama might do go far beyond that.
In a recent Bloomberg column, Eli Lake reports on the threat of “a last-minute [Obama] speech, an executive order or UN action” at Israel’s expense. He notes that Obama might even recognize a Palestinian state.
It all has Israel’s friends nervous. That’s why 88 US senators last month wrote Obama urging him to recommit to “longstanding US policy” of blocking anti-Israel moves at the United Nations.
Let’s face it: Our president has long left questions over whether he truly has Israel’s back, as he claims. US-Israeli relations were bad from the start of his administration, and grew even worse with Obama’s Iran deal.
continue reading nypost.com/2016/10/12/why-israel-fears-obamas-last-days/
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Post by sevenofnine on Oct 13, 2016 20:39:43 GMT -5
Executive order anybody???
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Post by Daniel on Jan 10, 2017 20:53:33 GMT -5
Barely a fifth of Jewish Israelis think Obama was friendly to Israel, poll shows
By Times of Israel staff January 10, 2017
Shortly before he is to be sworn in as US president, a majority of Israelis expect Donald Trump’s attitude toward Israel to be “friendly,” while most Jewish citizens think Barack Obama’s during his tenure was not, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
The monthly Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University Peace Index found that 69 percent of Jewish Israelis believe the attitude toward Israel of the incoming president will be “very friendly” or “moderately friendly,” with that number rising to 74% among the Arab public.
Fifty-seven percent of Jewish Israelis said Obama has been “moderately unfriendly” or “not friendly at all,” with only 11% or Arab Israelis sharing that belief. Conversely, 22% of the Jewish public said the outgoing president had been friendly while 64% or Arab Israelis said the same.
more www.timesofisrael.com/barely-a-fifth-of-jewish-israelis-think-obama-was-friendly-to-israel-poll-shows/
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Post by sevenofnine on Jan 10, 2017 21:43:51 GMT -5
Yeah you and me both Israel LOL!
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