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U.S. Elections / Next president won't fulfill Israel's fantasies
By Aluf Benn
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain 

It's the ultimate leftist fantasy. After being elected president of the United States on Tuesday, Barack Obama places the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the top of his agenda. A senior presidential envoy, say, Vice President Joe Biden, is dispatched to the region and does not leave until both sides' leaders sign an agreement to divide the land and to form a Palestinian state.

Obama breaks loose from the Jewish lobby's terror and gives Israel an ultimatum: No more financial aid or political support until Israel dismantles all its settlements and roadblocks, and withdraws to the agreed-upon borders.

Israel then returns to its 1967 borders, an independent Palestine consolidates its control next door and the right wing is forced to admit it was wrong.
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The rightist fantasy would have John McCain elected. He then places the annihilation of the Iranian nuclear program, along with Islamist terrorism, at the top of his agenda. Hundreds of fighter jets devastate Iran's nuclear facilities along with Iran's government buildings, military bases and oil refineries. A special force apprehends Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and brings him to the International Court of Justice.

Israel is brought in to help defeat Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south. Having left the adversaries sorely defeated, McCain announces that Israel will forever remain within "defendable borders," retaining control of the West Bank, the Golan Heights and Gaza - which has just been retaken. Millions of American Jews immigrate to Israel to populate the settlements as the two-state vision is shelved, forcing the left wing to acknowledge its failure.

Neither fantasy will materialize. The new U.S. president will pay the required lip service - he will announce his support for the "two-state solution" and criticize the Iranian nuclear drive. He will express his hopes that the tense quiet will continue in the Middle East, and that a new war will not break out. He will focus on his main task: reviving the American economy and rescuing the global economy from the crisis.

The Israeli government's main objective will be to support this process, and to avoid making too much noise or getting into conflicts. There are four issues on the agenda regarding Israel's relationship with the U.S.: the peace process and related matters, the Iranian nuclear program, military aid, and the weapons control initiatives.

Each of these issues may beget disagreements between Jerusalem and Washington, but they also hold potential for international cooperation and achievements.

If Obama is elected, he will become part of the Israeli election campaign. Tzipi Livni will try to convince voters that Benjamin Netanyahu is bound to get into a serious confrontation with the American administration because of his resistance to the peace process and his support for striking Iran. Netanyahu will try to persuade constituents that his firm positions on these issues will help him negotiate a better deal with the new administration.

A win for McCain would have less impact over here.

Another question is the matter of appointments. If Obama wins, and appoints the old Clinton peace team - as some expect him to do - he will be signaling that he subscribes to Bill Clinton's interventionist approach. If he opts to keep them out of the game, he will be signaling that he is in no hurry to step between Israel and the Palestinians.

But even if Obama does decide to step in, he will discover how difficult it is to reap quick rewards from the Palestinian negotiating table, because of the split between the West Bank and Gaza.

The Syrian channel seems more promising, and Obama seems more open to dialogue with Bashar Assad. At any rate, it seems implausible for the new president to find the time to reach an agreement while tending to the financial issues at hand.


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      1.   WOW! 03:20  |  Axel 02/11/08
      2.   U.S. Elections / Next president won`t fulfill our fantasies 04:45  |  Chaver Steve 02/11/08
      3.   Sudan 06:39  |  Demitri 02/11/08
      4.   grow up, Israel 07:00  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 02/11/08
      5.   obama will pay attention to Israel, but not fulfill fantasies 07:04  |  Natallie Durson 02/11/08
      6.   Wow! If you say it from Germany, its true! 07:34  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/08
      7.   our fantasies?? 08:57  |  Sameer 02/11/08
      8.   Fulfilling our fantasies? Or the American people`s fantasies? 09:05  |  S 02/11/08
      9.   On these two fantasies 09:30  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      10.   If it`s true that Obama said..."I`ll change the world!" 10:02  |  Esther 02/11/08
      11.   What does Sen. Obama know 10:15  |  David Zukerman 02/11/08
      12.   10 YES HE IS NARCISTIC AND ILLUSORY 10:17  |  victor hardman 02/11/08
      13.   OBAMA WILL DECLARE A "WAR" AGAINST ISRAEL 10:18  |  indrajaya 02/11/08
      14.   It appears the Kadima is following . . . 10:18  |  Zev Davis 02/11/08
      15.   What does Sen. Obama know 10:21  |  David Zukerman 02/11/08
      16.   The one good thing about the next President, Obama or McCain 10:23  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      17.   #16 boris the clucking fool and looking away from the truth 10:34  |  victor hardman 02/11/08
      18.   Grow up, USA, what about Wall Street? 10:35  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/08
      19.   For "Victor Hardman" # 17 10:43  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      20.   israel needs to stop being a prarasite 10:56  |  yakov 02/11/08
      21.   fantasy 10:58  |  avrom 02/11/08
      22.   Wait for an INDEPENDENT U.S. president to bring peace 10:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/11/08
      23.   Obama won`t do anything different 11:07  |  Alex 02/11/08
      24.   #10, Esther 12:24  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/11/08
      25.   forever in fantasy land... 12:35  |  ravi 02/11/08
      26.   The Fantasy of others Fantasies 12:41  |  FOX 02/11/08
      27.   Did Bush? 12:57  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/08
      28.   # 10, ESTHER 13:08  |  indrajaya 02/11/08
      29.   Israel is yesterday 13:29  |  tbart 02/11/08
      30.   #25 don´t forget Iran 13:30  |  Siad 02/11/08
      31.   Indrajaya 13 & 28 13:39  |  H 02/11/08
      32.   Next president won`t fulfill Israel`s fantasies ?! 13:56  |  sinalco 02/11/08
      33.   Israel already knows that....... 13:57  |  Dagma 02/11/08
      34.   Wednesday Surprise?!! 14:16  |  Ben Lolo 02/11/08
      35.   lip service is all OBAMA`s got anyway 14:19  |  Avi 02/11/08
      36.   I enjoyed the right wing fantasy 15:11  |  lady from USA 02/11/08
      37.   Cipora #24 15:13  |  Esther 02/11/08
      38.   That`s Not His Job 15:23  |  Steve Grumman 02/11/08
      39.   #12 Welcome back Paul Harris aka Victor Hardman 15:26  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      40.   Peace will be brought only by Arabs and Jews. Both need to grow.. 15:30  |  Hamdi 02/11/08
      41.   Addendum for Cipora #24 15:33  |  Esther 02/11/08
      42.   This is how it will go. 15:40  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      43.   Ya, indrajaya #28, it`s obvioulsy true that.... 15:46  |  Esther 02/11/08
      44.   I have a fantasy 15:52  |  hollingsworth 02/11/08
      45.   #4 Leeza in Manhattan 15:56  |  John 02/11/08
      46.   #5 Natalie 16:03  |  John 02/11/08
      47.   next president won`t fulfill Israel`s fantsies 16:04  |  Lecarone 02/11/08
      48.   Obviously the next President`s priority will be the US economy 16:13  |  Realist 02/11/08
      49.   Fantasies 16:14  |  Dani 02/11/08
      50.   By The Same Token,... 16:17  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/08
      51.   Hypotetical mental mastrubation of the 16:22  |  TOMY 02/11/08
      52.   Fantasies and scenarios 16:38  |  Michael N 02/11/08
      53.   What Obama ACTUALLY said about change.... 16:43  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 02/11/08
      54.   the result of u.s. elections if obama is the chosen 1 ? 17:03  |  yahn goodey 02/11/08
      55.   fantasies 17:16  |  Shmuelshachor 02/11/08
      56.   Steve Grumman #38 17:16  |  George Kaplan 02/11/08
      57.   #47 Lacarone--maybe they have their priorities correct. 17:22  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      58.   That sounds great, Leeza #53..... 17:29  |  Esther 02/11/08
      59.   Labhras # 42 Your Fantasy 17:30  |  Jeff Northridge 02/11/08
      60.   #12 Paul Harris aka Victor Hardman/Devalera 17:32  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      61.   #17 Paul Harris aka Victor Hardman -really 17:37  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      62.   #53 Leeza...and you actually fall for that? 17:40  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      63.   #58 Esther....ad on Obama says 17:42  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      64.   To Hamdi # 40 - There can never be Peace 17:43  |  Dagma 02/11/08
      65.   #23 Alex...no, he is not 17:49  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      66.   Indrayagagaga and Labhrass 17:50  |  Tex 02/11/08
      67.   Before the "ONE" is elected (IF) 17:50  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      68.   To Leeza Cohen Coleman # 4 - Good for the US..? 17:50  |  Natasha 02/11/08
      69.   #25 ravi...you really are over reaching 17:54  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      70.   #10 Esther...he sure did say that 17:56  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      71.   S, May I suggest... 17:59  |  Persian Kitty 02/11/08
      72.   Has Obama Seen ZOHAN Yet? 18:04  |  Yosemite 02/11/08
      73.   #54 obanma seems to be unaware that every american is already 18:05  |  victor hardman 02/11/08
      74.   Mark Lincoln 18:06  |  Persian Kitty 02/11/08
      75.   # 67, LYNN 18:07  |  indrajaya 02/11/08
      76.   A Land of the Jews Free of Arabs Occupation : `Fantaisy` !? 18:09  |  Joseph.E 02/11/08
      77.   Indrajaya 18:13  |  Yosemite 02/11/08
      78.   Barack Obama - a great American 18:25  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 02/11/08
      79.   Israel has no time for Fantasies..... 18:26  |  Dagma 02/11/08
      80.   # 74, YOSEMITE 18:27  |  indrajaya 02/11/08
      81.   #18 Israeli citizen 18:31  |  Sonny 02/11/08
      82.   Persian Kitty thanks a lot for the advice... 18:55  |  S 02/11/08
      83.   #78 Leeza Cohen Coleman 18:57  |  Sonny 02/11/08
      84.   #75 Indy....again, the "race" bull 18:57  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      85.   Our therapists, Clickl & Nat, seem to be really mature people... 18:59  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/08
      86.   #73 hardman...yes, indeed 18:59  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      87.   # 44 hollingsworth "I have a fantasy" 19:00  |  17 02/11/08
      88.   # 83, LYNN 19:10  |  indrajaya 02/11/08
      89.   #78 Leeza....Maybe you didn`t catch 19:11  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      90.   Therefore, remove the US influence and stop Iran 19:20  |  Dennis MI VI 02/11/08
      91.   #45 John...yes, that nasty little document 19:22  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      92.   Hope For New Policy? 19:41  |  Gray 02/11/08
      93.   Don`t you have an "income", Victor Paul Harris Hardman # 73 19:43  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      94.   #66 Tex also has his/her fantasies. 19:47  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      95.   Hear! Hear! Leeza #78...Right-on...! 19:55  |  Esther 02/11/08
      96.   For S #82... Hi there...! 20:14  |  Esther 02/11/08
      97.   Israel has no Fantasies... only Facts.... 20:15  |  Dolly 02/11/08
      98.   Jewish Dreams are my Reality 20:16  |  Shimon Cleopas 02/11/08
      99.   Sonny 20:30  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/08
      100.   Ah...warmongering Dennis again # 90 20:38  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      101.   Labhras # 42, Light onto Nations, true, Israel... 20:49  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/08
      102.   Rasheeda Coleman Cohn.Leftie Esther from TA and Dünkle Deutche 20:52  |  Absolute Sweden 02/11/08
      103.   To Cipora Cohn 21:23  |  O 02/11/08
      104.   BEFORE THE ASTEROID IMPACT, PRAY 21:28  |  Barry S. Roffman 02/11/08
      105.   #89 Lynn on Colin Powell 21:34  |  Mark B. 02/11/08
      106.   To Cipora Cohn 21:36  |  Otto Rand 02/11/08
      107.   It won`t make a difference 21:55  |  Jess Ghannam 02/11/08
      108.   #93 boris the clucking fool is now an economist 22:01  |  victor hardman 02/11/08
      109.   #101 Israeli citizen -- 22:07  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      110.   For Esther #96 Hi co-Tel Avivian...! 22:21  |  S 02/11/08
      111.   NATALIE #5 22:31  |  joe 02/11/08
      112.   #105 Mark B....no, not contradictory 22:40  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      113.   #1-Axel your fatherland has it`s own problems now... 22:40  |  PK 02/11/08
      114.   #13 22:41  |  joe 02/11/08
      115.   #40-Hamdi you are so right! 22:45  |  PK 02/11/08
      116.   Paul Harris aka victor hardman not giving israel 3 billion 22:47  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      117.   Pali State -- Not 22:49  |  Jasper 02/11/08
      118.   # 54-yahn goodey-Didn`t Eddie Murphy play that part in "The.. 22:53  |  PK 02/11/08
      119.   Lynn missing the point as usual 22:54  |  Labhras 02/11/08
      120.   Yes Israel, missing Ronald Reagan, isnt it? 22:55  |  kaled 02/11/08
      121.   Poor old Victor Paul doesn`t know how it all works # 108 22:56  |  Clickfool 02/11/08
      122.   #119 Labrhas......Mark B is from my ancestral home 23:03  |  Lynn 02/11/08
      123.   if the usa wants to find out first what obama would do 23:06  |  virginia orrall 02/11/08
      124.   Dear S 23:07  |  Persian Kitty 02/11/08
      125.   S #108 23:10  |  Esther 02/11/08
      126.   Amazing ... 23:20  |  Jasper 02/11/08
      127.   Otto Rand 23:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/11/08
      128.   BTW Lynn, on "changing the Constitution" 23:33  |  Mark B. 02/11/08
      129.   Dick Cheney endorses McCain = more of the same! 23:33  |  Maureen Ann 02/11/08
      130.   Pray there won`t be race riots 23:37  |  From within 02/11/08
      131.   Obama and Teddy Roosevelt 23:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 02/11/08
      132.   Addendum re S#82 and S#110 23:57  |  Esther 02/11/08
      133.   Changing the Constitution - Hooey! 00:11  |  Mark of Lewiston 03/11/08
      134.   Colin Powell. 00:14  |  Evan Williams 03/11/08
      135.   Lynn, I had no idea you had Dutchie blood running in your veins 00:15  |  Mark B. 03/11/08
      136.   Sky news clip of Barack Obama 00:19  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 03/11/08
      137.   #52 Michael N,Cipora Jeff N,and all of you.Fasten your seat belts 00:21  |  Kathy 03/11/08
      138.   Next president won`t fulfill Israel`s fantasies 00:39  |  n_erber 03/11/08
      139.   #63 Madam(Lynn)Didn`t you lot know the messiah has arrived? 00:46  |  James D 03/11/08
      140.   #130 From within..Pray there won`t be race riots? They are.. 01:06  |  James D 03/11/08
      141.   #128 To Mr.Mark B..have you not seen the crowds in Berlin? 01:12  |  James D 03/11/08
      142.   Obama 01:23  |  leven5 03/11/08
      143.   #117 Jasper..Pali State --Not..And on Obama? 01:27  |  James D 03/11/08
      144.   American fantasies 01:45  |  William Shakespear 03/11/08
      145.   #36, LADY FROM USA, thou shall not kill 01:48  |  VIPER 03/11/08
      146.   #136 leven5..Obama he Of The Empty Suit,will Be Useless. 02:02  |  James D 03/11/08
      147.   #135 Mark B....(chuckle) 02:07  |  Lynn 03/11/08
      148.   #138 n_erber Nothing will change,except the suffering American 02:52  |  James D 03/11/08
      149.   Dare we hope? 02:58  |  Josh 03/11/08
      150.   #145 - Thou Shalt not MURDER 03:23  |  Barry S. Roffman 03/11/08
      151.   #146, James D. 03:40  |  Josh 03/11/08
      152.   #138 n_erber Yes Business as usual,but a bit more information 03:47  |  James D 03/11/08
      153.   Lynn lied yet again Esther... 04:01  |  BBSNews 03/11/08
      154.   #148, the hope of genocidal maniacs 04:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/11/08
      155.   TIME FOR ARABS TO CREATE PALISTINE 04:16  |  MOSHIACH 03/11/08
      156.   Obama-Livni a winning ticket 05:09  |  Morris Valentine 03/11/08
      157.   # 146 James D. 05:18  |  Mark B. 03/11/08
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      159.   S is for shovel (#8) 05:34  |  Morris Valentine 03/11/08
      160.   #149 Cipora Juliannna Kohn on Obama support 05:37  |  Mark B. 03/11/08
      161.   #149, kohn 05:44  |  Josh 03/11/08
      162.   To CJK (#149): Revealing Cipora 05:50  |  Morris Valentine 03/11/08
      163.   #44 Me too 07:20  |  Pro Israel US jew 03/11/08
      164.   #150 Moshiach-BRAVO 07:35  |  A Nobody 03/11/08
      165.   Pray for Israel, the World & Obama 07:41  |  Dee 03/11/08
      166.   BBSnews, your full quotation entirely credible... 07:55  |  Esther 03/11/08
      167.   #121 boris the clucking fails the evidence of his own eyes 07:56  |  victor hardman 03/11/08
      168.   155 Morris Valentine - Four? Times 07:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 03/11/08
      169.   # 160, MORRIS VALENTINE 08:00  |  indrajaya 03/11/08
      170.   #160, MV 08:06  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/11/08
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