With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visiting the White House today, Congressional hawks were quick to condemn Obama for not being much more hostile toward him, and for not issuing myriad demands upon his arrival.
The big issue, for the Congressmen, was Abbas not recognizing Israel as a “Jewish state,” with Rep. Doug Collins (R – GA) saying that anyone who sets foot in the White House should be expected to make such a declaration of recognition.
Several went on to suggest that Israel’s willingness to give lip-service to Palestinian autonomy of some form while the Palestinians weren’t willing to immediately give in to all Palestinian demands proved a “double standard” in the negotiations.
Abbas addressed the issue again with the press today, saying he and predecessors had repeatedly recognized Israel in general for decades. His government is reluctant to give in on the “Jewish state” issue, however, because of the implication to Israel’s Arab minority.
In all fairness, is about time of Obama, or anyone to get though with these chicken hawks once and for all.
Such confirmed fools worldwide let all the Zionist leave Palestinian land and live in America they already control everything.
The World needs a new leader – America has lost it's mind. Seriously, Russia or China or some collection of other countries needs to step up restore sanity in international affairs. And, the first step is to muzzle Israel.
Obama needs to get "tough" with Abbas? WTF?!? Obama NEEDS to quit licking Israeli boots and demand that Netanyahu drag Israel back inside those pre-1967 borders, end their brutal occupation of Palestine, and for once start to act as civilized people. Doug 'the spug' Collins probably ought to move to Tel Aviv and come out of the Israel first closet.
This is like the Reichstag issuing a plea for the jackbooted storm troopers to get tough on the Warsaw Ghetto. What statesmen! What heros!
Ehud Barack Obama should get tough with Nutty Yahoo. Israel forces Palestinians off their land and uses water from their homes to irrigate their farms. Every president after WWII has kissed Israel's ass by giving them a never-ending Marshall Plan, so much military and economic aid and it isn't even a third world nation.