But judging from the crowd’s reactions, it is clear that sentiments ran deeper and that many of the 4,000 activists gathered at Washington’s convention center held strong views regarding Obama’s attitude toward Israel.
“Obama goes on in a manic, obsessive way about the settlements as if the settlement [issue] is key for peace,” said Fred Barnes, executive editor of the Weekly Standard to a roaring crowd. He then added that “the whole idea of land for peace is dead.”
Democratic congresswoman Shelly Berkley of Nevada had the crowd on their feet when she called the debate over the settlements a “red herring” and said there is “no way” that Israel should be restricted from building for the purpose of natural growth. “To pin the peace process on the settlement issue is fool hearted and for the United States to publically dress down the prime minister of Israel is a huge mistake,” Berkley said.
Encouraged by the positive response of the audience and the warm welcoming of host Gary Bauer, Berkley added: “If I wasn’t so Jewish, I’d think about converting right now.”
Source
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment