tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post212695126738963667..comments2024-03-27T01:43:07.992+02:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Senator Warren's TableAlan Edelsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291102902419614285noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-72096323363619458572019-10-25T15:33:23.237+03:002019-10-25T15:33:23.237+03:00Excellent column. I essentially agree with you ab...Excellent column. I essentially agree with you about Warren. Still, as an American citizen who strongly supports Israel I have to weigh my two responsibilities--(1) supporting candidates with whom I agree on the full range of domestic and international policies and ability to win in 2020 (defeating Trump) vs (2) my support for Israel. <br /><br />I would have to say that this is a close call in Warren's case. Maybe not so close in the case of other Democratic presidential candidates (with the exception of Bernie Sanders), judging from candidates' statements provided by the Democratic Majority for Israel, a group within the Democratic Party. <br /><br />Only Joe Biden's statement mentioned West Bank settlements, although without linking them to US financial support for Israel. As widely known, Bernie Sanders is the least supportive of Israel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-17961100713130305862019-10-25T06:24:39.012+03:002019-10-25T06:24:39.012+03:00Alan-- well done and well written. However, one th...Alan-- well done and well written. However, one thing all of us in the pro-Israel camp have to consider when objecting to Warren's statement: no country has a claim on US support beyond what the US will see as its own interests. So the point is not that 'how dare Warren talk about cutting aid if Israel doesn't do what we want' but rather 'Israel deserves American support *regardless* of progress on the peace process, as long as the Palestinians continue their rejection of the Jewish state." It's a position we can safely stand on, because the Palestinians aren't retreating from their maximalist position anytime in the foreseeable future!DrMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226700783605287653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-3038877037061282272019-10-24T12:13:45.171+03:002019-10-24T12:13:45.171+03:00. I have come to see “settlements” as a function .... I have come to see “settlements” as a function of the dialogue. Each rocket from Gaza created a new settlement. There is some hope in that—in dialogue of any form—for they can with intervention, progress to other forms of dialogue. Advocating for fewer settlements is not a problem as long as the rockets are stopped too. Complaints about previous deals often are based on giving without receiving, an insult to all previous dialogue. That one sided “compromise” does no credit to a lasting peace. To link to “ethnic cleansing” is to distract from the dialogue that has so much potential. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-88615360413120864242019-10-24T10:40:13.033+03:002019-10-24T10:40:13.033+03:00Excellent ..once again..Excellent ..once again..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-71753067052508712722019-10-24T10:39:32.651+03:002019-10-24T10:39:32.651+03:00Great piece but I think you missed a bigger point ...Great piece but I think you missed a bigger point with Elizabeth Warren. <br /><br />Her selection of Max Berger, one of the founders of If Not Now who once tweeted, "I'd totally be friends with Hamas," exposed her position on Israel awhile ago. She has embraced If Not Now while both Biden and Booker have rebuked them.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-36702089198794855752019-10-24T10:00:00.291+03:002019-10-24T10:00:00.291+03:00Well said, we’re definitely worried that there doe...Well said, we’re definitely worried that there does not seem to be even 1 democratic candidate that is educated or thoughtfully informed on Israel.<br />I think we have to gear ourselves up for a major turnaround in U.S. relations. How scary is that when our parents raised us to support the Democrats at any cost?<br />Let’s pray for a year of peace.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-35710834001444036042019-10-24T09:54:36.968+03:002019-10-24T09:54:36.968+03:00Thank you Alan. Your lessons on the history are a...Thank you Alan. Your lessons on the history are always important to me, and thank you for shining a bright light on what Candidate Warren would not be.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-30723568123609175532019-10-24T09:33:17.929+03:002019-10-24T09:33:17.929+03:00Excellent article.
However, the dilemma for the ...Excellent article. <br />However, the dilemma for the Democratic Party is that Warren may be the banner carrier.<br />Were that the case, our choices are little and none.<br />Do we vote out a crazy man who has up to this point made decisions favorable to Israel or vote for a more rational candidate who from the get go may be antagonistic to Israel?<br />Its a proverbial "Rock and a Hard Place".<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-36659431359301509252019-10-24T09:21:39.058+03:002019-10-24T09:21:39.058+03:00Well said! Thanks for sharing! Well said! Thanks for sharing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-87699970827481740302019-10-23T23:23:38.883+03:002019-10-23T23:23:38.883+03:00Couldn't agree with you moreCouldn't agree with you moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-34342490751062826972019-10-23T23:21:07.869+03:002019-10-23T23:21:07.869+03:00Wow! Alan. Well said. Great summary. Wow! Alan. Well said. Great summary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-30738447822784076422019-10-23T23:09:14.295+03:002019-10-23T23:09:14.295+03:00good onegood oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-85287843624671432542019-10-22T22:10:48.687+03:002019-10-22T22:10:48.687+03:00Excellent. Excellent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-79398640675077744112019-10-22T22:06:15.332+03:002019-10-22T22:06:15.332+03:00Warren is a Trump asset. Warren is a Trump asset. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-90980490110577771592019-10-22T14:13:04.974+03:002019-10-22T14:13:04.974+03:00I would remove the hilltop settlements especially ...I would remove the hilltop settlements especially the illegal ones. They should go immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-54196899217209665352019-10-22T14:12:15.386+03:002019-10-22T14:12:15.386+03:00Thoughtful, Alan. Interesting moment if Bibi is n...Thoughtful, Alan. Interesting moment if Bibi is not going to be PM much longer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-71894173279847306602019-10-22T14:11:39.115+03:002019-10-22T14:11:39.115+03:00thank you.
This is great. It could apply equally ...thank you. <br />This is great. It could apply equally to Pete Buttigieg. I have forwarded it to his campaign.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411958894593823280.post-49309356095166918742019-10-22T14:11:00.020+03:002019-10-22T14:11:00.020+03:00��interesting and well written. What happens if sh...��interesting and well written. What happens if she gets the nod?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com