Obama Re-Elected as Mideast Watches
November 7, 2012 14:15 by Pesach Benson
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Today’s Top Stories:
1. America re-elects Barack Obama. The Times of Israel rounded up reactions from Israeli and Palestinian officials. More Israel-angles at the Washington Post.
2. The IDF’s concerned that terrorists will take advantage of Syria’s chaos to launch attacks on Israel. YNet writes:
The bullet which hit an Israeli regiment commander’s jeep on the border fence in the Golan Heights on Monday serves as another reminder of the explosive situation on the Israel-Syria border.
3. Reuters: Bahrain blames Hezbollah for a string of explosions that killed two in Manama.
Israel and the Palestinians
Hanne Nabintu Herland
• A Jerusalem panel discussion on Norwegian anti-Semitism got awfully heated. The Times of Israel describes how the sparks flew:
Hanne Nabintu Herland, a historian of religion, bestselling author and self-described “social pundit,” accused Norway of being “the most anti-Semitic country in the West” and attacked the government in Oslo for “biased support for only the Palestinian views.” Representing the Norwegian Embassy in Tel Aviv, deputy head of mission Vebjørn Dysvik rejected the claims yet admitted that his government had work to do regarding anti-Jewish sentiment within Norwegian society. He also said that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and 1978 invasion into Lebanon — which he said was “not Israel’s finest hour” — contributed to a mainly negative view of Israel among ordinary Norwegians.
Last month, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe issued a report arguing that Norwegian anti-Israel attitudes were fueling anti-Semitism.
• AP picked up on an Israeli tender to build 1,200 settler homes, calling it a warning to the PA:
While construction would take months to begin, officials indicated that the timing of the tenders was meant to signal to the Palestinians that they should consider the possible consequences of their plan to ask the U.N. General Assembly later this month to upgrade their status to non-member observer state.
• US judge dismisses Hamas financing suit against Arab Bank
• A Financial Times staff-ed (click via Google News) weighs in on the Palestinian statehood push.
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dorit
5:08 pm
Nov 07, 2012
A very sad day for us here in the US, and just as troubling for Eretz Yisrael. This man is no friend of Israel, nor of a God-fearing democracy. His agenda is to ‘transform’ the US into a product of his socialist ideals, into: the ‘United Socialist states of America’ ! Now it is solely in Hashem’s hands – His plans & purposes will unfold. This election is heralding in the bringing down of the US ‘to its knees’, as well as the official beginning of the ‘end of days’ as predicted in the Bible. We must pray & prepare ourselves & our families…
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emes
6:00 pm
Nov 07, 2012
There is an old saying “never wish for a new Tzar!” but, maybe if there wasn’t such a small minority of Jews in the US, (2% overall) there could have been a different outcome to these elections but who really can predict how anyone in office will turn out? Yes it has been noted that some ineptitude and luke-warm overtures have been extended by Obama to Israel but would Romney have been much different? – Look at our Prime Minister at present, sucking up to the arab populous in the name of business and with what or whom are they bartering; at the end of the day, Jews have been and will always be alone so we will do whatever it takes to survive, including remember!
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Liron
11:11 pm
Nov 07, 2012
emes, the small minority you correctly note–mostly the Reform–have been supportive of Obama, and contributed heartily to re-elect him. As far as Romney goes, most Mormons that I know are informed that Israel is to be supported and defended, just like the Evangelical Christians. Israel would have had a faithful supporter in Mitt Romney.
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theo musikanth
5:18 pm
Nov 09, 2012
Seven out of every ten Jews supported Obama – the man who said Israel should return to the 1967 borders !
Where is their inherent love of Israel ?
I am shocked and disgusted !
As far as I am concerned American Jews have lost their Jewish neshamas
To say Israel is marginal to them further discredits them
As I see it Jews of America have nothing to be proud of and nothing to teach their co religionists elsewhere
Shame on you !!!
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