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Gideon Levy / Let's hope Obama won't be a 'friend of Israel'
By Gideon Levy
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The march of parochialism started right away. The tears of excitement invoked by U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's wonderful speech had not yet dried, and back here people were already delving into the only real question they could think to ask: Is this good or bad for Israel? One after another, the analysts and politicians got up - all of them representing one single school of thought, of course  and began prophesizing.

They spoke with the caution that the situation required, gritting their teeth as though their mouths were full of pebbles, trying to soothe all the fears and concerns. They searched and found signs in Obama: The promising appointment of the Israeli ex-patriots' son, whose father belonged to the Irgun, and maybe also Dennis Ross and Dan Kurtzer and Martin Indyk, who may, God willing, be included in the new administration.
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But in the background, a dark cloud hovered above. Careful, danger. The black man, who had associated with Palestinian expats, who speaks of human rights, who favors diplomacy over war, who even wants to engage Iran in dialogue, who will allocate more funding for America's social needs than to weapons exports. He may not be the sort of "friend of Israel" that we have come to love in Washington, the kind of friend we have grown accustomed to.

What's the panic all about? The truth needs to be said: At the base of all of these fears is the angst that this president will push Israel to end the occupation and move toward peace.

Well, maybe Obama will not be a "friend of Israel." May the great change he is promising not omit his country's Mideast policy. May Obama herald not only a new America, but also a new Middle East.

When we say that someone is a "friend of Israel" we mean a friend of the occupation, a believer in Israel's self-armament, a fan of its language of strength and a supporter of all its regional delusions. When we say someone is a "friend of Israel" we mean someone who will give Israel a carte blanche for any violent adventure it desires, for rejecting peace and for building in the territories.

Israel's greatest friend in the White House, outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush, was someone like that. There is no other country where this man, who brought a string of disasters down upon his own nation and the world, would receive any degree of prestige and respect. Only in Israel.

Only in Israel does the prime minister place George Bush's portrait in his den, in his private home. Only in Israel does the prime minister travel to visit him in the White House.

That's because Bush was a friend of Israel. Israel's greatest friend. Bush let it embark on an unnecessary war in Lebanon. He did not prevent the construction of a single outpost. He may have encouraged Israel, in secret, to bomb Iran. He did not pressure Israel to move ahead with peace talks, he even held up negotiations with Syria, and he did not reproach Israel for its policy of targeted killings.

Bush also supported the siege on Gaza and participated in the boycott of Hamas, which was elected in a democratic election initiated by his own administration.

That's just how we like U.S. presidents. They give us a green light to do as we please. They fund, equip and arm us, and sit tight. Such is the classic friend of Israel, a friend who is an enemy, and enemy of peace and an enemy to Israel.

Let us now hope that Obama will not be like them. That he will reveal himself to be a true friend of Israel. That he will put his whole weight behind a deep American involvement in the Middle East, that he will try to solve the Iranian issue through negotiation - the only effective means. That he will help end the siege on Gaza and the boycott of Hamas, that he will push Israel and Syria to make peace, that he will spur Israel and the Palestinians to reach a settlement.

We should hope Obama will help Israel help itself, because that is how friendship is measured. That he will criticize its policy when he must, because that, too, is a test of true friendship.

Let him use his clout to end the occupation and dismantle the settlement project. Let him remember that human and civil rights also apply to the Palestinians, not only to black Americans. And apropos world peace, he needs to start with peace in the Middle East, home to the most dangerous of conflicts, which has been threatening the world for a century now, and is feeding international terrorism.

A true friend of Israel needs to remember that Israel may be "the only democracy in the Middle East," but not in its own backyard. That next to Sderot, which he visited, is Gaza. That "common values" must not include a cruel occupation. That friendship does not mean blind and automatic support.

Let him speak with Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, as often as he can and with whomever is willing to talk. And let him do it before the next war, not after it. Let him remember that he has the power to do all that.

Changing the Middle East was in the power of each and every U.S. president, who could have pressured Israel and put an end to the occupation. Most of them kept their hands off as if it were a hot potato, all in the name of a wonderful friendship.

So bring us an American president who is not another dreadful "friend of Israel," an Obama who won't blindly follow the positions of the Jewish lobby and the Israeli government. You did promise change, did you not?

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      2.   Stating the Obvious 03:28  |  Ron 09/11/08
      3.   Self Destructive-Self Hating Jew 03:36  |  Disgusted 09/11/08
      4.   Excellent! 04:08  |  James Hovland 09/11/08
      5.   Excellent Article 04:23  |  KEN 09/11/08
      6.   I HOPE HE WILL BE A FRIEND OF EVERYBODY 04:43  |  indrajaya 09/11/08
      7.   it would not be a success unless some one said 04:52  |  ``self hating jew" 09/11/08
      8.   Thank you 05:03  |  Mo 09/11/08
      9.   Mark this Gideon Levy, the wingnuts are coming... 05:05  |  BBSNews 09/11/08
      10.   Gideon On Obama 05:12  |  Hussein 09/11/08
      11.   Gideon Levy - " friend of Israel" 05:41  |  Ariane Condellis 09/11/08
      12.   Required reading for Barack Obama 05:47  |  Ben Alofs 09/11/08
      13.   friend of Israel 05:48  |  Al Peuster 09/11/08
      14.   great editorial 05:52  |  Becca 09/11/08
      15.   levy , blind by hostility against israel 05:59  |  paulo2005 09/11/08
      16.   But how is it that President Shimon Peres has just stated... 06:07  |  Smadar 09/11/08
      17.   Friends of Israel 06:09  |  Rand M. Elison 09/11/08
      18.   A Friend of Israel 06:22  |  Mary Norton 09/11/08
      19.   Let`s Hope Obama Has The Courage 06:35  |  Darien 09/11/08
      20.   with "friends like Gideon Levy" 06:45  |  Larry Levine 09/11/08
      21.   Please explain 07:06  |  Edifice 09/11/08
      22.   Levy is the enemy from within pretending to be a friend 07:09  |  Genuine Tosefta 09/11/08
      23.   SHAME ON YOU 07:10  |  Christian 09/11/08
      24.   on defining a "good friend" of israel`s 07:18  |  eric 09/11/08
      25.   Gideon Levy`s solution or peace in Israel 07:35  |  S B L 09/11/08
      26.   slef-hatred or fearless honesty ? 07:35  |  Truth 09/11/08
      27.   Friends of Israel 07:40  |  Peter 09/11/08
      28.   Proud of your wisdom Gideon 08:06  |  Peace loving muslim 09/11/08
      29.   For Israel`s Friends 08:07  |  Steve 09/11/08
      30.   LET`S HOPE THAT OBAMA WILL BE A GREAT PRESIDENT 08:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      31.   MONEY TALKS B/S WALKS !!! 08:14  |  victor hardman 09/11/08
      32.   labels of "antisemitic", "anti-israel", and "self-hating-jew"... 08:15  |  eric 09/11/08
      33.   Levy is the blind trying to lead the blind 08:24  |  Joe Sittizen 09/11/08
      34.   #24, eric 08:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      35.   Well meaning GL will have us all dead within a decade. 08:39  |  Proud Israeli 09/11/08
      36.   Gideon Levy`s Premise? 08:46  |  HAL 09/11/08
      37.   gideon, about talking to iran, hezbollah, hamas, syria 08:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      38.   Emanuel is there to secure the "friendship" 08:58  |  free mind 09/11/08
      39.   Ending occupation is not enough 08:59  |  The Detroiter 09/11/08
      40.   Gideon Levy`s plea for Obama to rape Israel 09:05  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/11/08
      41.   gideon levy 09:06  |  alain 09/11/08
      42.   #39 does that include 800,000 muslim women 09:20  |  victor hardman 09/11/08
      43.   with writers like Gideon who needs anti-israel propaganda 09:22  |  Joseph 09/11/08
      44.   Two States One Land 09:36  |  Jeb 09/11/08
      45.   Barack Obama, the "great messiah" or the "great opportunist"..??? 09:51  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/11/08
      46.   unbelievable illogic! 09:54  |  Betty 09/11/08
      47.   What`s overlooked 09:54  |  Paul 09/11/08
      48.   self-hate? 09:57  |  Richie 09/11/08
      49.   Jeb when we have Palestinian voices like yours 10:03  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/11/08
      50.   #45 dopey dino doesnt know a president is 20,000 people 10:15  |  victor hardman 09/11/08
      51.   Notice how the people who like this article hate Israel 10:22  |  McQueen 09/11/08
      52.   As usual nothing - NOTHING - is demanded of the Palestinians 10:25  |  McQueen 09/11/08
      53.   Femocracy by Gideon Levy 10:31  |  Ralph 09/11/08
      54.   whay does levy choose to live there? 10:43  |  isak 09/11/08
      55.   Gideon 10:51  |  Steins 09/11/08
      56.   Two States One Land 11:02  |  Jeb 09/11/08
      57.   gideon is right ! I am sorry ! 11:06  |  Charles 09/11/08
      58.   to Joe Sittizen #33 11:07  |  zeev 09/11/08
      59.   With friends like Levy, Hass & Haaretz, who needs ennemies? 11:15  |  Chris 09/11/08
      60.   As a gay American i support my community in Gaza 11:27  |  Yaakov Sullivan 09/11/08
      61.   Gideon is right on! 11:34  |  Danny 09/11/08
      62.   to isak #54 11:35  |  zeev 09/11/08
      63.   to McQueen #51 11:44  |  zeev 09/11/08
      64.   Sorry people, America won`t abandon Israel 11:55  |  Ruben 09/11/08
      65.   Wow 12:00  |  AM 09/11/08
      66.   # 34 how would YOU define one, cipora? 12:14  |  eric 09/11/08
      67.   No good? 12:18  |  Paul 09/11/08
      68.   60 gay american...your community in gaza? 12:18  |  pelsar 09/11/08
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      70.   to McQueen #52 12:22  |  zeev 09/11/08
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      72.   Israeli friends will undermine Obama 12:33  |  ruth goodman 09/11/08
      73.   @Swiss (Dino) 12:39  |  Ralph 09/11/08
      74.   rm 12:46  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/11/08
      75.   OBAMA FRIEND OF ISRAEL 12:48  |  PATRICK RIORDAN 09/11/08
      76.   to Zeev No 63 12:55  |  Jackie 09/11/08
      77.   could Israel be mature enough to have self support 13:19  |  Serdar Kasapoglu 09/11/08
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      85.   Americans must end AIPAC influence 14:35  |  S.Awaad 09/11/08
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      89.   LUCKILY, OUTSIDE ISRAEL ONLY MOONBATS KNOW WHO LEVY IS 14:43  |  Freethinker 09/11/08
      90.   #74 Margie from SA 14:47  |  Labhras 09/11/08
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      93.   Gordon the ghoul 14:49  |  Joe Smith 09/11/08
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      97.   Good post NYL. A bit extreme, but essentially correct. 15:34  |  Toronto`s Finest 09/11/08
      98.   Obama has to be an honest Brooker 15:51  |  A1 09/11/08
      99.   The future is now 15:56  |  Itzik 09/11/08
      100.   Levy hopes Obama will be an Iranian agent 16:01  |  Realist 09/11/08
      101.   Change 16:08  |  peter 09/11/08
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      118.   #22 Genuine Tosefta 16:59  |  John Allen 09/11/08
      119.   #105 Get use to Obama! 17:05  |  John Allen 09/11/08
      120.   Appeasement & Division 17:05  |  Sandro Ribi 09/11/08
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      122.   #11 to Ariane from Athens 17:19  |  Hastaroth 09/11/08
      123.   Gideon Levy: You are, of course, right. We are terrified of peace 17:25  |  Erez Semaria 09/11/08
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      125.   #54 isak 17:37  |  John Allen 09/11/08
      126.   #65 Not one word here. 17:39  |  John Allen 09/11/08
      127.   #71 Didi/Jewish Lobby 17:45  |  Sonny 09/11/08
      128.   To zeev #58 - don`t you read the news? 17:46  |  JoeSittizen 09/11/08
      129.   Bush, the Palestinian`s Balfour. 18:01  |  jgarbuz 09/11/08
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      132.   Mazel Tov 18:06  |  He Who Knows 09/11/08
      133.   # 85 Accept Israel ... Get over it 18:10  |  Larry Levine 09/11/08
      134.   Nice to read you 18:11  |  Edith 09/11/08
      135.   # Genuine Tosefta 18:17  |  Edith 09/11/08
      136.   FOUR MORE YEARS!!! 18:19  |  civilized kid 09/11/08
      137.   Arabs and world never satisfied 18:24  |  Larry Levine 09/11/08
      138.   to Sandro Ribi #120 18:31  |  zeev 09/11/08
      139.   OBAMA 18:31  |  noel nesor 09/11/08
      140.   Cannot understand 18:57  |  Chris 09/11/08
      141.   Lets hope that the Lord is are friend&help return the Palestinian 18:57  |  sam 09/11/08
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      143.   To #39 Detroiter 19:11  |  jgarbuz 09/11/08
      144.   Australia becoming a better friend 19:18  |  Marilyn 09/11/08
      145.   Thanks Gideon 19:20  |  peter 09/11/08
      146.   agree 19:35  |  syrian 09/11/08
      147.   Optoins 19:42  |  Ido 09/11/08
      148.   gideon 19:43  |  eva 09/11/08
      149.   a delusional article by a very smart man 19:55  |  Heynowal 09/11/08
      150.   But why would Mr. Levy not want Israel to govern itself? 20:12  |  DJStahl 09/11/08
      151.   Better than Bush 20:13  |  Jose Meras 09/11/08
      152.   to JoeSittizen #128 20:23  |  zeev 09/11/08
      153.   110 Labhras wrong as ever 20:29  |  Henry Blofeld 09/11/08
      154.   re: When we say that someone is a "friend of Israel" 20:33  |  Michelle 09/11/08
      155.   Serdar Kasapoglu 20:43  |  David israel 09/11/08
      156.   to JoeSittizen #128 - something else 20:47  |  zeev 09/11/08
      157.   Levy doesn`t know what a "friend of Israel" is 21:09  |  SDHD 09/11/08
      158.   A remarkable article, not for the quality of its contents... 21:55  |  tristan 09/11/08
      159.   #66, eric 22:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      160.   ZEEV 22:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      161.   G.Levy hopes Obama will not be another friend of Israel 22:30  |  abraham cohen 09/11/08
      162.   Gideon - Obama 22:55  |  Osama & Meshal 09/11/08
      163.   true friends 23:04  |  rm 09/11/08
      164.   to CJ Kohn #159 23:12  |  zeev 09/11/08
      165.   #164, zeev 23:32  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      166.   #144 Marilyn in Australia 23:55  |  John Allen 09/11/08
      167.   This article deserves applause 23:55  |  Sarah 09/11/08
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      169.   Henry from the UK. 00:06  |  Labhras 10/11/08
      170.   Obama=True Friend of Israel 00:23  |  DAT 10/11/08
      171.   77% of the Jews like Gideon 00:32  |  Edith 10/11/08
      172.   to CJ Kohn #165 00:45  |  zeev 10/11/08
      173.   A true friend lets Israel be the Master of her own destiny 01:38  |  Alicia 10/11/08
      174.   Hamas to Iran? 01:52  |  Larry Levine 10/11/08
      175.   Rand M. Elison 02:59  |  rich 10/11/08
      176.   freud and levy 03:08  |  yeastbite 10/11/08
      177.   A thoughtful article by Gideon Levy 03:29  |  Morris Valentine 10/11/08
      178.   Circumventing The Will Of America`s Citizens 03:37  |  Gray 10/11/08
      179.   OBAMA should be a friend of the Pals,Global Jihad,Charter &All 04:28  |  PETER SM 10/11/08
      180.   # 159 to cipora re: friends 05:23  |  eric 10/11/08
      181.   Gideon Levy 06:32  |  American 10/11/08
      182.   Obama and a True Friend of Israel 06:53  |  Phil Jones 10/11/08
      183.   Edith 06:54  |  Connie 10/11/08
      184.   #172, zeev 07:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/11/08
      185.   Friend fo Israel. 07:20  |  Joe Schon 10/11/08
      186.   Beautiful thinking Mr. Levy, but 07:29  |  Steve the Pals. 10/11/08
      187.   President Obama will put AN END to Gadfly Israeli Journalism..... 08:29  |  El 10/11/08
      188.   Alicia I agree with you 10:39  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 10/11/08
      189.   Realistic and Obvious 17:37  |  Human 10/11/08
      190.   CJK # 184 Allies? Really, when? must hav emissed that day. 19:48  |  American in NY 10/11/08
      191.   to CJ Kohn #184 - 2nd try 20:54  |  zeev 10/11/08
      192.   GREAT ARTICLE 00:02  |  M. Levy 11/11/08
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      194.   CHANGE - For the worse 08:13  |  Jesus 11/11/08
      195.   leavy 09:33  |  Abdo 11/11/08
      196.   to Abdo #195 11:06  |  zeev 11/11/08
      197.   Thank You 11:49  |  Ma 11/11/08
      198.   There is only one just solution 19:05  |  Saggy 11/11/08
      199.   Levy is dishonest ... 19:09  |  Saggy 11/11/08
      200.   Let`s hope Obama won`t be a `friend of Israel` 20:11  |  Michael 11/11/08
      201.   A noose around Israel: National Suicide! 06:48  |  Stuart Sontag 13/11/08
      202.   non-Torah reading/doing Jews 18:05  |  Cynthia Moak 15/11/08
      203.   you suffer, they suffer also 14:01  |  A.W 16/11/08
      204.   Well said 10:58  |  M.M 19/11/08
      205.   The limits of what you can say in the media 03:18  |  Lexo 25/11/08
      206.   That`s how people should analyze 22:43  |  Leila 21/12/08
      207.   Let`s hope Obama won`t be a `friend of Israel` 11:48  |  Eric 20/01/09
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