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ANALYSIS / So is Obama a danger to Israel after all?
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel U.S. elections 

Every Israeli who has lectured to a Jewish-American audience in the past year knows the drill. Immediately after leaving the stage he is taken aside by a few worried Jews. "We know you can't publicly interfere in our our business," they whisper into his air. "But tell the truth: Is Obama a danger to Israel?"

According to the polls, most Jews say "no" to this question despite such concern among some Jews. Despite the negative campaign about Barack Obama's "connections" with Israel and the hoopla over his middle name (Hussein), the overwhelming majority of Jews will apparently maintain their historical loyalty to the Democratic Party. But the nagging doubt won't go away.

The standard Israeli answer is that Obama apparently is not a danger to Israel. The American system is stronger than the individual. Barring an extreme crisis, it's hard to see how a single president could put a serious anti-Israel spin on U.S. Middle East policy. That kind of change takes years, and Obama, anyway, is talking about changes in other areas.
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upport for Israel is rooted deep in the heart of the Washington establishment. And, of course, we can't scoff at the declarations of the candidate himself, who has reiterated his commitment to Israel.

But there is one unknown in Obama's foreign-policy equation: his attitude toward Iran. Officials in Jerusalem won't say it out loud, but Obama's support for renewing the dialogue with Tehran is making them very uncomfortable. True, President George W. Bush plans to establish a U.S. interests office in Tehran. But Bush overall has demonstrated determination against Iran, while to Israeli ears Obama's tone regarding that country's nuclear program sounds slightly appeasing. It could, of course, go the other way: A failure of diplomatic contacts with Iran could stiffen President Obama's attitude to Iran. In addition, he is well aware of the suspicions against him in this area. Nevertheless, when it comes to Iran, it would appear that Israel would be more comfortable with President John McCain.

It's hard to ask Israelis to look at the wider picture with the threat of an Iranian bomb floating overhead, but an Obama victory would have a plethora of positive implications that don't necessarily have any connection to the Middle East, such as for interracial relations in the U.S. and America's image around the world.

Even more important: Obama is poised to become president of a country where just 50 years ago in some states a black man risked being hung on the nearest tree merely for looking at a white woman; a place where just 45 years ago Jewish civil rights activists were murdered, their bodies thrown into a Mississippi delta swamp for registering and encouraging black voters; where Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered by a white racist for daring to argue that blacks deserved equal rights.

One of the unofficial songs of Obama's campaign has a special significance: "Yes, We Can," written and performed by two natives of New Orleans, Lee Dorsey and Allen Toussaint. New Orleans is the city that the Bush administration left to die in Hurricane Katrina.

"Yes, We Can," like most of the great anthems of the civil rights movement, was written in the 1960s. In 1964, when Obama was 3, Sam Cooke wrote "A Change Is Gonna Come." On Tuesday, if Obama wins, radio stations in the U.S. will be playing this song, whose third verse  "I go to the movie and I go downtown, somebody keep telling me don't hang around"  was once too blunt for radio play.

An Obama victory will be no less important than King's March on Washington, and nearly as important as the Civil Rights Act signed by then president Lyndon Johnson.

On Tuesday morning a black man - even if he is not the direct descendant of slaves (his father came to America from Africa 90 years after the abolition of slavery) - is expected to be elected to the most important job in the world. Somewhere, Sam Cooke must be smiling.

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      1.   Arab support 02:50  |  Dale 04/11/08
      2.   Obama won`t be a danger 03:04  |  American 04/11/08
      3.   The biggest danger to Israel is ... 03:35  |  Morris Valentine 04/11/08
      4.   Israel is on a self destruct course... 03:58  |  Joe 04/11/08
      5.   danger 03:59  |  Shmuelshachor 04/11/08
      6.   Hyberbole 04:29  |  FRED 04/11/08
      7.   FRED on Hurricane Katrina... 05:44  |  BBSNews 04/11/08
      8.   The Washington Post endorsement points to an honest observation 06:07  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      9.   Both Morris and Joe echo a growing trend of truthiness... 06:16  |  BBSNews 04/11/08
      10.   Our biggest worry... 06:38  |  Eli 04/11/08
      11.   No 07:02  |  Yosemite 04/11/08
      12.   Danger 07:05  |  Dani 04/11/08
      13.   Will the true Obama please step forward 07:06  |  Peter Williams 04/11/08
      14.   Tomorrow I Am Voting Kosher 07:48  |  Yosemite 04/11/08
      15.   Obama won`t protect Israel from Iran 08:00  |  George 04/11/08
      16.   Obama is Pro-Israel! 08:02  |  Dave 04/11/08
      17.   To correct the article 08:04  |  Natallie Durson 04/11/08
      18.   Obama is not only a danger to Israel but to the West 08:07  |  redmike 04/11/08
      19.   Harel Is Whistling in the Graveyard 08:10  |  Tod Zuckerman 04/11/08
      20.   How fast can the US policy change 08:28  |  Gregor 04/11/08
      21.   Weak article 08:33  |  ScotGuy 04/11/08
      22.   Is 2+2 = 4 after all? 08:42  |  Mladen Andrijasevic 04/11/08
      23.   BNBS have you asked Hamas on THEIR peace views yet? 08:42  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      24.   Israel`s Dangers are Within not Without 08:47  |  Dagma 04/11/08
      25.   no one knows what obama will do 08:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      26.   #3, Morris Valentine 09:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      27.   BBS Have you given Hamas the same advice? 09:15  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      28.   MORRIS IS RIGHT, ABSOLUTELY RIGHT 09:20  |  indrajaya 04/11/08
      29.   Israel, grow up 09:21  |  Dav 04/11/08
      30.   To Fred: I thought the same thing. This is why I hate journalism 09:22  |  AA 04/11/08
      31.   Obama is not a danger....... 09:22  |  Choni Davidowitz 04/11/08
      32.   About the question in the title 09:25  |  S 04/11/08
      33.   #8, Jacob Blue 09:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      34.   Who cares........ 09:33  |  William 04/11/08
      35.   DAV Israel DOES manage its own life.Despite the brothers &sisters 09:44  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      36.   #26 weren`t you supposed to be sleeping by now, Indo Indy? 09:44  |  Mark B. 04/11/08
      37.   Israel is headed for civil war 09:53  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      38.   #24 Cipora Julianna Kohn 09:56  |  Mark B. 04/11/08
      39.   LINTHWAITE Civil war? Look no further than home! 10:15  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      40.   #38, Mark B 10:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      41.   Obama and Israel, there is only one looming question..... 10:48  |  Swiss (Dino) 04/11/08
      42.   # 36, MARK. B 10:58  |  indrajaya 04/11/08
      43.   The real danger to Israel is irrelevance? 11:05  |  Manny Goldstein 04/11/08
      44.   #8 jacob needs to discern the difference between performance and 11:07  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      45.   Obama and Israel 11:22  |  ari 04/11/08
      46.   Syria has moved tank-artillary and commando units facing MT Hermo 11:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      47.   M.Goldsmith 50 million US Christians don`t call Israel irrelevant 12:40  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      48.   danger to israel? 12:46  |  dani.a 04/11/08
      49.   This article shows a reckless mentality 12:50  |  Montrealer 04/11/08
      50.   #10 Eli the perfect example of what Israel has to be worried abo 12:54  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      51.   I agree with number 4, the greatest threat to... 13:02  |  Edith 04/11/08
      52.   EDITH Worry about your own internal threats 13:11  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      53.   #8-Jacob Blues "US Does Not Abandon Allies" 13:11  |  Ben Israel 04/11/08
      54.   This used to be the best newspaper ... 13:14  |  Edith 04/11/08
      55.   #39 Peter SM 13:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      56.   Why worry about Obama? 13:20  |  Tzfonit 04/11/08
      57.   Obama has far more than "connections` to Jihad 13:22  |  redmike 04/11/08
      58.   republican dogs 13:24  |  Bobby Goodman 04/11/08
      59.   Twaddle 13:28  |  Mark Lincoln 04/11/08
      60.   Choni are you out celebrating with your choms? 13:30  |  Ari ben Yisrael 04/11/08
      61.   #47 Peter SM - A question of priority 13:32  |  Manny Goldstein 04/11/08
      62.   Dale is right 13:33  |  Jackie 04/11/08
      63.   #56 Tzfonit please read 13:37  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      64.   Mark Lincoln 13:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      65.   #31 Choni Davidowitz 13:50  |  37498 04/11/08
      66.   M GOLDSMITH Priority 1,is the economy. 13:51  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      67.   #9 BSnews - How dare you 13:57  |  * BEN JABO 04/11/08
      68.   There is no threat of an Iranian bomb overhead... 14:11  |  Edith 04/11/08
      69.   Labhras, If I am an illegal settler... 14:15  |  Tzfonit 04/11/08
      70.   #66 -Peter SM You are right about the economy 14:37  |  Manny Goldstein 04/11/08
      71.   American Jews 14:46  |  Gene 04/11/08
      72.   #40 Cipora Julianna kohn 15:31  |  Mark B. 04/11/08
      73.   #7BBC news `wanna-be`. 15:44  |  John Allen 04/11/08
      74.   The Rightwing Slander of Obama 15:49  |  Jacob 04/11/08
      75.   Obama is a danger to Israel 16:01  |  Frank 04/11/08
      76.   FACTS HAVE NEVER STOPPED THE LEFT BELIEVING ITS OWN PROPAGANDA 16:03  |  Freethinker 04/11/08
      77.   Obama is naive and unexperienced enough to be a danger 16:08  |  Yaakov K. 04/11/08
      78.   FOR ISRAEL AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL MEAN 2 THINGS 16:15  |  Joel Stein 04/11/08
      79.   # 76 Freethinker, who killed Oslo? 16:19  |  Mark B. 04/11/08
      80.   Hey Cipora, actually "W" fit the bill for what you said 16:19  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      81.   Hey Cipora, in response to your post #33 16:30  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      82.   Yes Victor, as a securities analyst, I`ve seen plenty of both 16:34  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      83.   Offensive article 16:34  |  Dave Duncan 04/11/08
      84.   Cipora, you need to adjust your TV antenna 16:37  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      85.   Obama Dangerous to Isreal 16:38  |  Geoff 04/11/08
      86.   No difference 16:41  |  truth 04/11/08
      87.   Predictions 16:43  |  Gene 04/11/08
      88.   Twaddle; you would think Mark Lincoln was an extra on Ally McBeal 16:46  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      89.   #82 JACOB and opportunity just like j carter esq?? 16:47  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      90.   Barak (derived from Barake in Arabic!) Hussein Obama may or may 16:47  |  Aldo 04/11/08
      91.   Oh, and by the way Mark Lincoln, the press does have a right to.. 16:54  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      92.   Nothing to do with being black! 16:55  |  Geoff 04/11/08
      93.   Obama is a danger to an arrogant Israel, not to Israel 16:56  |  Aounist 04/11/08
      94.   #83 dave doesnt know manure from clay 16:57  |  victor hardman 04/11/08
      95.   Honestly Victor, I probably wouldn`t give Obama a job as janitor. 17:05  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      96.   Are we not bit premature?! 17:09  |  Ben Lolo 04/11/08
      97.   Amos Harel`s answer is Yes, Obama is a danger to Israel 17:10  |  Joe Camel 04/11/08
      98.   truth about Obama and Israel 17:22  |  dovid goldstein 04/11/08
      99.   To BBS News #9 Israel tried peace but Arafat refused it. 17:23  |  Big Sur 04/11/08
      100.   Interesting Geoff 17:24  |  Dave Duncan 04/11/08
      101.   Obama Will Not Be A Danger? 17:27  |  Ron 04/11/08
      102.   #67 Hey BJ, where have you been? 17:48  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      103.   #78 Hey Joel Stein 17:50  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      104.   #47 Peter SM 17:53  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      105.   #57 Say Redmike 17:57  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      106.   more truth 17:58  |  dovid goldstein 04/11/08
      107.   #64 Say Cipora 18:00  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      108.   To CJK (#26): Just the facts, ma`am. 18:01  |  Morris Valentine 04/11/08
      109.   # 90 Aldo, you discovered something important! 18:02  |  Roxana - IRAN 04/11/08
      110.   To #46 - Syria 18:07  |  Col [Res] COHEN 04/11/08
      111.   Israeli paranoia again 18:16  |  Roxana - IRAN 04/11/08
      112.   still more truth 18:24  |  dovid goldstein 04/11/08
      113.   I hope Obama has seen his own blunder vis a vis Iran 18:25  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/11/08
      114.   NATALIE DURSON 18:26  |  gaoni 04/11/08
      115.   BBS 18:28  |  joe 04/11/08
      116.   Sorry Roxana, elections work a bit differently in the US 18:34  |  Jacob Blues 04/11/08
      117.   MONTREALER 18:39  |  joe 04/11/08
      118.   I`m afraid for Israel 18:40  |  Shelly 04/11/08
      119.   O-man = the left and they hate Israel 18:41  |  Mark 04/11/08
      120.   OBAMA 18:44  |  joe 04/11/08
      121.   i certainly hope obama is bad for zion 18:47  |  i voted for him 04/11/08
      122.   Obama a danger?Joe biden 18:47  |  zahavit klugman 04/11/08
      123.   William of Portalnd 19:09  |  Suzanne 04/11/08
      124.   #121 PT Barnum once said there is a fool born every minute 19:16  |  Big Sur 04/11/08
      125.   #113 Fortuna 19:20  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      126.   #67, Ben Jabo... 19:30  |  Silvienne 04/11/08
      127.   Paradoxically 19:33  |  Daniel 04/11/08
      128.   "I voted for him" #121 19:33  |  gaoni 04/11/08
      129.   #111, Roxana... 19:34  |  Silvienne 04/11/08
      130.   OBAMA IS ANOTHER BLAIR 19:40  |  Ian 04/11/08
      131.   #99 Big sur likes to copy and paste over and over 19:43  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      132.   gregor 20 19:46  |  potobac 04/11/08
      133.   #69 Tzfonit very gracious of you. 19:53  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      134.   #125 Ballistic 19:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/11/08
      135.   Joe, this is not text messagng... 20:03  |  BBSNews 04/11/08
      136.   #37 Chris`I should worry more about.. 20:04  |  Kathy 04/11/08
      137.   # 126 There`s a A fool Born Everyday it Seems.Wow 20:15  |  James D 04/11/08
      138.   Shelly on Obama and the lies about him... 20:16  |  BBSNews 04/11/08
      139.   are there any american jews? they are all isreali aren`t they? 20:23  |  not fooled 04/11/08
      140.   #134 Yes Chris, talk to everybody!! 20:33  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      141.   danger to israel 20:37  |  Jean La Salle 04/11/08
      142.   #129 Dear Madame..Do you think 9/11 was? 20:37  |  James D 04/11/08
      143.   Heil to the Chief but... 20:51  |  Salomoni 04/11/08
      144.   Israel` biggest danger 20:53  |  David 04/11/08
      145.   #140 Yes Talking Is a good remedy,But.. 20:54  |  James D 04/11/08
      146.   9/11 nwas done by muslim radicals with mossad coverage and backin 20:54  |  no lie 04/11/08
      147.   "American system", "Washington establishment": Code for AIPAC 20:55  |  Gray 04/11/08
      148.   What does Israel have to worry about? 21:03  |  Camisha 04/11/08
      149.   #143 Mr,Solomoni Hail to the Chief ..but..Indeed. 21:06  |  James D 04/11/08
      150.   Arab Israeli Prime Minister? 21:08  |  Sheri 04/11/08
      151.   #136 Kathy has selective memory 21:09  |  Labhras 04/11/08
      152.   Labhras (#133) & Ben Ami 21:10  |  Gil 04/11/08
      153.   Labhras, not quote... 21:25  |  Tzfonit 04/11/08
      154.   so many know it alls out there 21:25  |  ross 04/11/08
      155.   BALLISTIC Whoever wins there is large core of support for Israel 21:41  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
      156.   Ballistic # 125 21:54  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/11/08
      157.   We CAN Change the World 21:54  |  Linda 04/11/08
      158.   Big BS news 22:04  |  Philippe 04/11/08
      159.   Cipora # 25 22:07  |  Philippe 04/11/08
      160.   what will we do without american help? 22:15  |  yenef 04/11/08
      161.   obama SHALL be bad for Israel 22:15  |  don muntean 04/11/08
      162.   not to worry `don muntean` 22:25  |  gawd will protect yu 04/11/08
      163.   #157 - can your smear truth ? 22:39  |  redmike 04/11/08
      164.   well its almost over: georges neconned administrtion 22:40  |  thank g-d 04/11/08
      165.   #159, Philippe 22:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      166.   Obama a danger to WHAT??? 22:45  |  TimothyL 04/11/08
      167.   #3, #108, MV, the gravest threat to israel is external 23:07  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/08
      168.   Don?t see how anyone can say Obama is a threat to Israel 23:23  |  American in NY 04/11/08
      169.   *shrug* - redmike, sell it to the gullible... 23:25  |  BBSNews 04/11/08
      170.   25# Both men are playing to the audience. 23:26  |  Akram Zekaria 04/11/08
      171.   Geoff # 86 23:27  |  American in NY 04/11/08
      172.   #155 Peter SM 23:32  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      173.   unknown 23:37  |  eliayhu ellman 04/11/08
      174.   #156 Fortuna 23:37  |  ballistic 04/11/08
      175.   Tzfonit (#153) Sorry but that is incorrect 23:59  |  Gil 04/11/08
      176.   #164, "thank g-d", I second that!!! 00:06  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      177.   #160, yenef...good post! 00:07  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      178.   M. Lincoln :Obama was an asset the Democratic Party could not 00:07  |  Akram Zekaria 05/11/08
      179.   #151, Labhras, if you enjoyed that.... 00:11  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      180.   #155, PETER SM....just one comment... 00:14  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      181.   Completely Fucked Up Depraved Thinking 00:19  |  Peter 05/11/08
      182.   the real danger 00:26  |  emad matahin 05/11/08
      183.   Obama best for Israel 00:30  |  X-MILITARY 05/11/08
      184.   #176 Hey Silvienne 00:43  |  ballistic 05/11/08
      185.   Warning Computer Spam Silvienne __ Please Do Not Open 00:43  |  Gil 05/11/08
      186.   Barack Obama: very very good for the USA 00:47  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 05/11/08
      187.   #175 Gill..What can you expect?BUT! 00:49  |  Kathy 05/11/08
      188.   BALLISTIC putting words in my mouth 00:55  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      189.   Obama is in fact a danger to Israel 00:56  |  heavymelon 05/11/08
      190.   One might expect... 01:02  |  Josh 05/11/08
      191.   I think that the democrats 01:04  |  Mark Lincoln 05/11/08
      192.   Keep on raving Cipora 01:12  |  Mark Lincoln 05/11/08
      193.   # 6 & # 7 01:27  |  Evan Williams 05/11/08
      194.   #150 Another lefty one bleating.. 01:28  |  K 05/11/08
      195.   # 6 & # 7 01:30  |  Evan Williams 05/11/08
      196.   josh of no address is here again.RETURN TO SENDER PRONTO. 01:31  |  .. 05/11/08
      197.   Silvienne # 179 01:35  |  ChanahS 05/11/08
      198.   Obama supports Israel Survival and security 01:41  |  CI 05/11/08
      199.   # 191, MARK LINCOLN 01:45  |  indrajaya 05/11/08
      200.   CI - neither would cooerce Israel 01:50  |  Mark Lincoln 05/11/08
      201.   # 192, MARK LINCOLN 01:50  |  indrajaya 05/11/08
      202.   #192, MarkL, look who is raving 01:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      203.   watermelon # 189 Areamerican Jews and dual loyalty 02:03  |  American in NY 05/11/08
      204.   200, LM 02:16  |  CI 05/11/08
      205.   #181, Peter, and the "most evil thinking" 02:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      206.   obama 02:21  |  Nechama 05/11/08
      207.   A in NY 02:23  |  David Israel 05/11/08
      208.   #203, ANY, lacking logic as always 02:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      209.   Big Sur or big lie? 02:31  |  Truth 05/11/08
      210.   AWOL Heros: Cipora etc: or "Ziona, Hebrew Warrior Princess" 02:43  |  Gray 05/11/08
      211.   202# Mark Lincoln I agree with you about Iran & the Bomb. 03:02  |  Akram Zekaria 05/11/08
      212.   Cipora on Iran... Peter is right, if vehement about it... 03:24  |  BBSNews 05/11/08
      213.   #202, MarkL, by the way 03:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      214.   CJK #208 You lack not only logic, but consistancy 05:01  |  American in NY 05/11/08
      215.   david Israel # 207 05:06  |  American in NY 05/11/08
      216.   danger--what do you think? or dream? 05:16  |  Mark 05/11/08
      217.   #213, ANY 05:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      218.   #21,, Akram Zekaria 05:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      219.   AM In NY "When did you last beat your wife"type posting yet again 05:59  |  PETER SM 05/11/08
      220.   To AINY, re CJK (#203) 06:00  |  Morris Valentine 05/11/08
      221.   212# Cipora 06:01  |  Akram Zekaria 05/11/08
      222.   Moving Vans Just Got To AIPAC HQ....? 06:07  |  Gray 05/11/08
      223.   Moving Vans Just Got To AIPAC HQ....? 06:07  |  Gray 05/11/08
      224.   Message to Israel 06:42  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 05/11/08
      225.   #220, MV, admitting the ugly truth 06:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      226.   A in NY 06:58  |  David Israel 05/11/08
      227.   Indrajaua - the reality in Iraq 07:03  |  Mark Lincoln 05/11/08
      228.   The Changing of the Guard 07:20  |  Suzanne 05/11/08
      229.   #224, leeza 07:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/11/08
      230.   # 227, MARK LINCOLN 08:07  |  indrajaya 05/11/08
      231.   President-Elect Barack Obama 09:09  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 05/11/08
      232.   Pro-Israel: What does that mean? 09:37  |  DAT 05/11/08
      233.   Biggest danger within 09:46  |  MarkC 05/11/08
      234.   This article is about Obama`s relation to Israel and NOT 09:48  |  S 05/11/08
      235.   To talk or not to talk that is the question 12:33  |  lsxaq 05/11/08
      236.   To talk or not to talk that is the question 12:40  |  lsxaq 05/11/08
      237.   Is Obama a true friend of the present Israeli gov`t that IS 12:51  |  Yaakov K. 05/11/08
      238.   102 Ballistic - On Vacation 16:49  |  * BEN JABO 05/11/08
      239.   #188 Peter SM 18:19  |  ballistic 05/11/08
      240.   Israel Needs a Backbone 19:44  |  Eliana 05/11/08
      241.   #197, ChanahS... 21:00  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      242.   Snipe, Carp, and Whinge. 21:08  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 05/11/08
      243.   #240, Eliana... 21:10  |  Silvienne 05/11/08
      244.   #229, Cipora Kohn calls Leeza "evil"...? 00:18  |  Silvienne 06/11/08
      245.   #210, Gray & Cipora, Ziona Princess... 00:24  |  Silvienne 06/11/08
      246.   Silvienne: "What sort of ally.." 01:30  |  Gray 06/11/08
      247.   not to worry `don muntean` 01:56  |  don muntean 06/11/08
      248.   Peace 02:21  |  Jim 06/11/08
      249.   What will Obama do? 02:31  |  Jim 06/11/08
      250.   #245 Silvienne - You`re sounding just like Ballistic 02:46  |  * BEN JABO 06/11/08
      251.   The Dumbest Question: Is Obama a Danger to Israel? 04:05  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 06/11/08
      252.   #246, Gray... 06:23  |  Silvienne 06/11/08
      253.   #251, I wish I`d written this post...! 06:24  |  Silvienne 06/11/08
      254.   #250, Ben Jabo... 06:28  |  Silvienne 06/11/08
      255.   Israel is jealous now that U.S. talks with others 20:48  |  Martin K. 06/11/08
      256.   #254 Silvienne 16:49  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      257.   #255 Martin K Talk is cheap 16:56  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      258.   #256, Ben Jabo... 17:22  |  Silvienne 07/11/08
      259.   #254-2 Silvienne - One question 17:26  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      260.   Ben Jabo 2nd... 17:30  |  Silvienne 07/11/08
      261.   #257 Silvienne 17:44  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      262.   #255 Martin K - Talk is cheap 17:52  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      263.   Obama/ U.S./ Israel, 2 Questions. 18:03  |  Paradox 07/11/08
      264.   #258, Ben Jabo.... 19:44  |  Silvienne 07/11/08
      265.   #255 Martin K of Bronx 22:57  |  ballistic 07/11/08
      266.   Say there BJ, I am serving up crow! 23:14  |  ballistic 07/11/08
      267.   259 2ND TRY Silvienne - I will answer several things 23:19  |  * BEN JABO 07/11/08
      268.   #263, Paradox of Cleveland... 06:16  |  Silvienne 08/11/08
      269.   #259-2 Silvienne 06:17  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/08
      270.   #261, Ben Jabo... 06:21  |  Silvienne 08/11/08
      271.   #260 Silvienne 06:27  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/08
      272.   #267, Ben Jabo... 06:27  |  Silvienne 08/11/08
      273.   Silvienne - Another thing 06:30  |  * BEN JABO 08/11/08
      274.   #273, Ben Jabo... 09:13  |  Silvienne 08/11/08
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