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Why do Israelis dislike Barack Obama?
By Bradley Burston
Tags: Henry Siegman 

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There are many people, gifted with rare intelligence and tolerance for humankind, who, when addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, run off the rails.

This week, it was the turn of former American Jewish Congress national director Henry Siegman. Noting opinion polls showing that a bare six to eight percent of the Israeli public supports Barack Obama, Siegman concludes that the dislike for Obama is a reflection not of the president's policies, but of something essential - and fundamentally defective - in the Israeli people itself:

"The Israeli reaction to serious peacemaking efforts is nothing less than pathological," Siegman writes, calling it "the consequence of an inability to adjust to the Jewish people's reentry into history with a state of their own following 2,000 years of powerlessness and victimhood."

He concedes that polls show that a clear majority of Israelis favor a two-state solution, and thus, Palestinian statehood. But he argues that, while they insist that they much prefer peace, if put to the test, Israelis will prove to be liars, and opt for occupation. "Israel's public never tires of proclaiming to pollsters its aspiration for peace and its support of a two-state solution." Nonetheless, "the reason for this unprecedented Israeli hostility toward an American president is a fear that President Obama is serious about ending Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza."

Siegman's thesis makes no room for the possibility that the administration may have made more major mistakes in handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, than it has made in any other primary policy sphere.

There is no allowance for the sense that when Barack Obama made an early priority of his presidency a high profile visit to Cairo, its centerpiece an extended address to the Muslim world, a subsequent personal appeal to Israelis might have helped him advance his peacemaking goals.

There is no consideration of the possibility that the administration failed in doing requisite preparation with Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak prior to dropping on Israel the bomb of a blanket settlement freeze demand - which might have been well-received by the Israeli public, had it been accompanied by gestures on the Palestinian or wider Arab side. As it was, rumors of normalization moves were humiliatingly waved away by Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, who wrote that a settlement freeze, even if agreed to by Israel, fell far, far short of his key nation's minimum preconditions for any steps toward relations with Israel.

Demanding not a freeze but total removal of all existing settlements as a mere initial precondition, the prince states that any gestures will have to wait until the return to Arab hands of the West Bank, the Golan, and Shabaa Farms in Lebanon. "For Saudis to take steps toward diplomatic normalization before this land is returned to its rightful owners would undermine international law and turn a blind eye to immorality."

But what should any of that matter to Henry Siegman? From the tone of his arguments, he belongs to the school of thought which suggests that hating Israelis is a form of working for peace.

So willing is Siegman to disavow any legitimate feelings on the part of Israelis, that he suggests that that their worst fears - of Iran, of rocket attacks, of world isolation and abandonment - not only are baseless, but are also a source of consolation:

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's message that the whole world is against Israel and that Israelis are at risk of another Holocaust - a fear he invoked repeatedly during his address in September at the United Nations General Assembly in order to discredit Judge Richard Goldstone's Gaza fact-finding report is unfortunately still a more comforting message for too many Israelis."

Siegman doesn't merely think that Israelis are mistaken. He loathes them. In his reading, they are venal, deceitful, the source of the conflict and the obstruction to its solution. In Siegman's reading "the conflict continues because U.S. presidents ... have accommodated a pathology that can only be cured by its defiance."

It may be argued that Israel has much more to fear from people who think like Henry Siegman, than from Richard Goldstone. A close reading of the Goldstone report, and an open hearing of his views, as in this interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner of Tikkun, shows that Justice Goldstone cares a great deal about Israelis and the direction in which their country is headed.

Meanwhile, given Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's opaque, work-in-progress assessment of current Israeli policy as an unprecedented restriction on settlement, but far short of what the administration would like, it should surprise no one in Washington if the White House has now managed simultaneously to alienate Israel's left, right, and center.

For Israel's sake, for the Palestinians' sake, and for the good of his presidency, the administration must radically reassess its approach to the Mideast conflict.

The fears of Israelis are real. The grievances of the Palestinians are just. If both peoples have one trait in common, it is that they cannot be bludgeoned, bribed, or sweet-talked into supporting a policy which favors only side.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are nothing if not good students. It is time to go back and hit the books. If they can broker a package deal which addresses the most critical needs of the Palestinians (including fostering Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, furthering PA security and solcial welfare responsibilities, easing the Gaza siege, and curbing settlement) as well as providing something Israelis can reasonably view as an advance over their current situation (such as making good on hopes for Muslim-world normalization measures), they have a chance of success.

If not, it is time to leave the people here who hate one another to themselves. And to Henry Siegman. In a place where dignity is everything, there is a certain honor to be gained in recognizing that you tried your best, but that peace will have to wait for a time when Israelis are less preoccupied with hating one another other, and Palestinians, the same.


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  1.   Why? Why not? 17:19  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/09
  2.   why ? 17:42  |  P vd Spuyt 02/11/09
  3.   Settle ment Freeze Too Much, eh? 17:44  |  Moderate Jew 02/11/09
  4.   Brad, just read Gideon Levy`s article will you? 17:49  |  Michael 02/11/09
  5.   Who Don`t Israelis Hate, if they Happen Not to Agree with Them? 17:51  |  Monitor 02/11/09
  6.   Pathological Reason 17:52  |  Shimon Cleopas 02/11/09
  7.   It never was about peace or "occupation", EinsteinD 17:52  |  Dani 02/11/09
  8.   Harry Segman believes Israel an obstacle of making business with 17:59  |  Absolute Sweden 02/11/09
  9.   There will surely be a special place in hell for Seigman 18:04  |  McQueen 02/11/09
  10.   Loong, Growing List of Intelligent Jews Opposing Occupation 18:05  |  Moderate Jew 02/11/09
  11.   Whatever, there seems to be no embodiment of a Pres... 18:08  |  Esther 02/11/09
  12.   On the other hand 18:09  |  arieh zimmerman 02/11/09
  13.   Simple 18:10  |  stella westwell 02/11/09
  14.   I am israeli and I love him 18:10  |  Liat Peretz 02/11/09
  15.   Why dislike Obama? 18:14  |  Joe 02/11/09
  16.   well 18:16  |  Peter 02/11/09
  17.   Does Siegleman post here? There are several... 18:21  |  Lee 02/11/09
  18.   . . . where is the bold inspiring Pres? 18:26  |  Mark Lincoln 02/11/09
  19.   I think most Israelis like Obama 18:29  |  fo realz 02/11/09
  20.   israheli want to have peace while stealing more land 18:32  |  game is up 02/11/09
  21.   what`s to like in the messiah man-child? 18:32  |  Mark 02/11/09
  22.   Hard to swallow it but it is true! 18:34  |  Jack 02/11/09
  23.   Because They Fear They Cannot Control Him 18:39  |  Yaakov Sullivan 02/11/09
  24.   excellent analysis by bradley burston 18:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/11/09
  25.   4% Approval fo Obama is like Same Approval for US in Total 18:54  |  Stephen 02/11/09
  26.   esther 18:56  |  elsie 02/11/09
  27.   I`m afraid you`re wrong about Goldstone, Bradley 18:57  |  Lee 02/11/09
  28.   Why, You Ask? 18:58  |  Cool B 02/11/09
  29.   And what if Siegman is right ?? 19:01  |  daniel 02/11/09
  30.   a Secure Israel 19:06  |  Jay 02/11/09
  31.   Americans agree 19:09  |  Zeek 02/11/09
  32.   jews are flawless, except when 19:09  |  David Moshkovitch 02/11/09
  33.   Brad Ignore That Guy I`m With You... 19:16  |  Yosemite 02/11/09
  34.   Right to criticize Seigman Foolish advice on peace 19:18  |  Shalom Freedman 02/11/09
  35.   Why? 19:29  |  Shmuelshachor 02/11/09
  36.   Why? For most of the same reasons Israelis dislike Shimon Peres! 19:31  |  Dr. L. Brnd 02/11/09
  37.   Burston, some introspection, please !! 19:37  |  David 02/11/09
  38.   Obama needs to show he is for justice not OPEC 20:00  |  Baruch Gold 02/11/09
  39.   hey, over 50% of American no longer like Obama 20:01  |  Terry 02/11/09
  40.   I`m not use to Burstein writing jingoistic propanda for Israel. 20:04  |  Czarkazem13 02/11/09
  41.   Brad in a bubble 20:05  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 02/11/09
  42.   Brad the attention-craving anti-Jew is at it again 20:05  |  Matt T 02/11/09
  43.   Henry Siegman and CFR 20:14  |  Terry 02/11/09
  44.   how come ? 20:15  |  timjim 02/11/09
  45.   Lee are you proposing that criminals just refuse to 20:22  |  labhras 02/11/09
  46.   Lee are you proposing that criminals just refuse to 20:22  |  labhras 02/11/09
  47.   No substance leader who dodges the hard issues 20:22  |  Natallie Durson 02/11/09
  48.   Very good article, saying the obvious, invisible obvious 20:26  |  Israeli citizen 02/11/09
  49.   we have seen US flag burnings in Israel thanks to obama 20:28  |  zionist forever 02/11/09
  50.   HEY, BRADELY, WHAT GIVES? 20:53  |  EL 02/11/09
  51.   Blame everyone but BHO, is reflective of all who support this 20:56  |  Pssd off American. 02/11/09
  52.   IF I WERE AN ISRAELI..... 21:05  |  Ian 02/11/09
  53.   well said 49 21:09  |  jon 02/11/09
  54.   Labras -- A little over the top, aren`t you? 21:24  |  Lee 02/11/09
  55.   Labras - Do you deny the Goldstone report is seriously flawed? 21:32  |  Lee 02/11/09
  56.   Obama will be gone in 2012, Israel will still be here 21:35  |  Kipperraes 02/11/09
  57.   Natalie - And you think the Pals shouldn`t be pressured as well? 21:35  |  Lee 02/11/09
  58.   Moderate Jew - I`d bet most Jews again the occupation 21:42  |  Lee 02/11/09
  59.   In the end analysis ... 22:05  |  Morris Valentine 02/11/09
  60.   Why 22:26  |  Baruch 02/11/09
  61.   obama 22:31  |  j.j. 02/11/09
  62.   Freezing settlements is the minimum that Israel can do 22:39  |  AB 02/11/09
  63.   Chaim Ben Kahan - I agree with you 23:16  |  stella westwell 02/11/09
  64.   Barack Obama 23:27  |  The Teacher/Instruct 02/11/09
  65.   i`m israeli, i LOVE OBAMA, but HATE SIEGMAN! 23:34  |  michelle 02/11/09
  66.   This Israeli`s main gripe with Obama 23:35  |  Proud Israeli 02/11/09
  67.   Bradley, congrats on an excellent article 23:40  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 02/11/09
  68.   fo realz #19...agree with you, but we`re abysmally disappointed 00:05  |  Esther 03/11/09
  69.   Most of the reasons Bradley gives to counter Siegman`s thesis 00:38  |  JustMe 03/11/09
  70.   Because all he does is talk 00:55  |  Dan 03/11/09
  71.   Why Henry Siegman hates Israel 00:59  |  Maynard G. Krebs 03/11/09
  72.   America still gets down on it`s knees for Israel 01:32  |  Marc Leb 03/11/09
  73.   To the Israelis Obama is just a "Coochie" 01:34  |  Marc Leb 03/11/09
  74.   Not this time, Bradley 01:34  |  Ed 03/11/09
  75.   A Special Hell In Hell Is Back with a Vengeance! 01:48  |  James 03/11/09
  76.   Give me a break!!! 01:55  |  hf 03/11/09
  77.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 01:56  |  James 03/11/09
  78.   IF I WERE ANISRAELI.)Ian In Ukeistan...Sorry .. 02:04  |  James 03/11/09
  79.   I just dont trust that guy one little teeny weeny bit-brrrrr!!!!! 02:09  |  Alan SA 03/11/09
  80.   Dr. L. Brnd@36 Oh please not that long!! 02:16  |  James 03/11/09
  81.   #31 Zeek 02:21  |  Zook 03/11/09
  82.   Bradley, go back to sleep, Siegman`s right... 02:21  |  BBSNews 03/11/09
  83.   There will surely be a special place in hell for Seigman 02:44  |  Benny 03/11/09
  84.   Obama will be gone in 2012, Israel will still be here 02:48  |  Benny 03/11/09
  85.   Blame everyone but BHO, is reflective of all who support this 02:57  |  Benny 03/11/09
  86.   obam and israelis 02:59  |  adi hasak 03/11/09
  87.   Zionism is Racism 03:22  |  Jim Edwards 03/11/09
  88.   Burston-Seigman 03:32  |  Dave 03/11/09
  89.   Not ready for peace 03:32  |  Spokanite 03/11/09
  90.   Israeli vs President Obama 04:29  |  Tony 03/11/09
  91.   # 1 04:30  |  Cesare 03/11/09
  92.   Consolation 04:54  |  tom s 03/11/09
  93.   Barak Obama and Israel 05:26  |  Barry Zornberg 03/11/09
  94.   Bradley - you forget another factor 05:43  |  dana 03/11/09
  95.   #64 Bravo Dana! Thanks for the itruly insightful post. 06:36  |  ditto 03/11/09
  96.   The 2 state solution causes israel to LOSE LAND 06:37  |  Javier Lobo 03/11/09
  97.   Bradley Burston 06:45  |  David Abraham 03/11/09
  98.   Too funny... 06:49  |  Victor 03/11/09
  99.   settlements 06:56  |  mobocracyminded 03/11/09
  100.   Claiming that Zionism is racism is anti-Semitic (racism) 07:05  |  SDHD 03/11/09
  101.   Let "em 08:22  |  James Lookretis 03/11/09
  102.   Because of different values 09:20  |  John Stephens 03/11/09
  103.   #54 Lee, that statement misrepresents Goldstone. 09:21  |  Johnboy 03/11/09
  104.   Why? because Obama has a numerical attitude 09:33  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/11/09
  105.   #82, dana 09:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 03/11/09
  106.   dana #91 - your long post, all wrong... 10:41  |  S 03/11/09
  107.   to absolute sweden: what? 10:57  |  Rebecca 03/11/09
  108.   It`s time to abandon the two state solution 10:59  |  honestywithoutmercy 03/11/09
  109.   One must understand Pres.Obama. 11:20  |  Stephen. 03/11/09
  110.   28 11:52  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  111.   before enacting a loser obarmy should read up 11:54  |  vhardman 03/11/09
  112.   35 11:58  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  113.   #103 jb gets it wrong again! the process is that 12:00  |  vhardman 03/11/09
  114.   #105 Cipora Julianna Kohn to dana. Why so defensive? 12:00  |  Keir 03/11/09
  115.   38 12:01  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  116.   Nathalie 12:17  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  117.   107 12:36  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  118.   108 12:42  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  119.   102 12:46  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  120.   86 12:55  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  121.   93 13:03  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  122.   82 13:52  |  Samuel 03/11/09
  123.   Henry Siegman explained it, but it went over the head of Burston 14:48  |  Justine Effort 03/11/09
  124.   J.EFFORT Seligman called Arafats refusal "a disasterous mistake" 15:01  |  PETER SM 03/11/09
  125.   "Memo to Jewish haters of Liberals: The Middle Ages are over " 15:01  |  Carl Sagaya 03/11/09
  126.   One must understand Pres.Obama..Stephen @109 15:04  |  KATHY 03/11/09
  127.   You Know What Bradley... 15:43  |  Yosemite 03/11/09
  128.   To Peter SM #124 16:05  |  Justine Effort 03/11/09
  129.   to Javier Lobo #96 - 2nd try 17:13  |  zeev 03/11/09
  130.   Cippy, Dana no doubt read the ACRI reports... 17:23  |  BBSNews 03/11/09
  131.   Israel like Iran 17:43  |  Another moderate Jew 03/11/09
  132.   dislike 17:44  |  oz 03/11/09
  133.   Populists despise Professor Obama 17:45  |  dnh 03/11/09
  134.   obama 17:54  |  yerushalmi 03/11/09
  135.   Israel is suckerville 17:59  |  Anonymous 03/11/09
  136.   American Jewish Groups 19:56  |  Anonymous 03/11/09
  137.   Israel`s hatred of Hebrew God 20:09  |  Sher Mohammad 03/11/09
  138.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 21:21  |  jon 03/11/09
  139.   To #6 - Pathological Reason 22:17  |  Gully Foyle 03/11/09
  140.   US Jews love Obama 22:21  |  Gully Foyle 03/11/09
  141.   What Siegman crows, is what Goldstone does. 22:34  |  Fortuna Benmayor 03/11/09
  142.   #.126.KATHY 23:05  |  Stephen. 03/11/09
  143.   to PETER SM 124, dishonest debater (2nd try) 23:31  |  zeev 03/11/09
  144.   I`m willing to make a bet that 23:45  |  Palestinian Prince 03/11/09
  145.   J EFFORT The Wikipedia quote comes from Henry Siegman. 23:52  |  PETER SM 03/11/09
  146.   People like Siegman are part of the problem 00:58  |  pt 04/11/09
  147.   ZEEV How does that contradict the fact that Israel made an offer 01:34  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
  148.   ZEEV How does that contradict the fact that Israel made an offer 01:34  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
  149.   Why do Israelis dislike Obama 05:15  |  Lily Harvitt 04/11/09
  150.   ZEEV SEIGMAN cannot claim Israel had no peaceful intentions 05:35  |  PETER SM 04/11/09
  151.   #141, Fortuna 06:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
  152.   #114, Keir 06:45  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/11/09
  153.   Lily Harvitt....I don`t agree with you. 07:02  |  Maria 04/11/09
  154.   As Israeli I deeply distrust Obama because he is a modern 10:17  |  Prof. Moshe Nazarath 04/11/09
  155.   #142 I agree with your description 100% 10:30  |  Ardi 04/11/09
  156.   Dana - I`m afraid that it is YOU who are racist 14:29  |  Lee 04/11/09
  157.   People like Siegman are part of the problem:And too many cooks.. 14:54  |  James 04/11/09
  158.   propaganda 15:03  |  Samuel 04/11/09
  159.   132 15:11  |  Samuel 04/11/09
  160.   Lee. The racist cap fits. #156 18:22  |  Roo 04/11/09
  161.   to PETER SM #148 19:11  |  zeev 04/11/09
  162.   to Prof. Moshe Nazarath #154 19:29  |  zeev 04/11/09
  163.   oh yes I replied,what is more Isent you an addendum. 20:43  |  K 04/11/09
  164.   To palestinian prince@144 I`ll go for that.. 20:50  |  James 04/11/09
  165.   Ardi@155 are you referring to Stephen Geneve? 21:05  |  K 04/11/09
  166.   No Bradley stand fast..You were/are correct. 21:58  |  James 04/11/09
  167.   Stephen @163 is meant for you.re4dit when you can. 22:58  |  K 04/11/09
  168.   To Stephen Geneve@??Wherever you are.. 00:51  |  JUST ME 05/11/09
  169.   Return on US aid to Israel #116 02:01  |  Ron 05/11/09
  170.   Land will give back, not lose. #96 Javier Lobo 04:58  |  Ron 05/11/09
  171.   to PETER SM #150 09:09  |  zeev 05/11/09
  172.   ZEEV Seigmans writings create a sterotype of Israeli leaders 11:45  |  PETER SM 05/11/09
  173.   to CJ Kohn #24 - 2nd try 15:50  |  zeev 05/11/09
  174.   to CJ Kohn #24 - cont. 14:26  |  zeev 07/11/09
  175.   RON When did the FBI say what you claim?? 06:43  |  PETER SM 08/11/09
  176.   Psst Bradley it is not only Israelis who dislike Obama 17:05  |  James 08/11/09
  177.   One moment Bradley 19:31  |  Neil 08/11/09
  178.   Obama and Israel 17:39  |  Willoughby Lloyd 09/11/09
  179.   Lee - what values do israel and america have in common? 04:42  |  Dana 10/11/09
  180.   S #106 - Obama`s Gotterdammerung? 04:52  |  dana 10/11/09
  181.   CJK #105 - israel`s "mixed" society 05:04  |  dana 10/11/09
  182.   BBS #130 - thanks for the supporting evidence 05:08  |  dana 10/11/09
  183.   to Dani #7, so right - 3rd try 09:36  |  zeev 10/11/09
  184.   to #13, part II 20:53  |  Lena 10/11/09
  185.   Ha ha, American Jews... 21:10  |  Lena 10/11/09
  186.   #175 Israeli espionage and US aid to Israel 23:46  |  Ron 10/11/09
  187.   An Observation about Left and Right in Israel 04:56  |  David 11/11/09
  188.   So he made 4% approval-level mistakes?? 05:20  |  Jay 11/11/09
  189.   Henry Siegman 14:49  |  Henry Burr 11/11/09
  190.   to Lena #185 - 3rd try 15:05  |  zeev 14/11/09
  191.   They`re not the only ones who dislike him! 02:29  |  Heather Czerniak 16/11/09
  192.   Judea and Samaria 15:01  |  Thoma 17/11/09
  193.   #192 Thoma. Palestinians are in their homeland 20:30  |  Ron 17/11/09
  194.   Sher Mohammad.....on Hebrew G-d 05:02  |  Larry Golden 20/11/09
  195.   Israeli temper tantrum 20:04  |  David 21/11/09
  196.   to dana #180 - 6th try 09:15  |  zeev 22/11/09
  197.   "the bomb of a blanket settlement freeze" 19:19  |  flimflam 23/11/09
  198.   Barack Obama 04:46  |  Sam 24/11/09
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