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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama addressing the AIPAC 2008 Policy Conference on Wednesday, in Washington. (AP)
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Abbas slams Obama for saying Jerusalem to stay Israel's undivided capital
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Barack Obama, Israel 

In his first foreign policy speech since clinching the Democratic nomination in the U.S. presidential race Tuesday, Barack Obama asssured the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Wednesday that he would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear arms, and that Jerusalem would remain the undivided capital of Israel.

"Let me be clear," Obama said, "Israel's security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable. The Palestinians need a state that is contiguous and cohesive and that allows them to prosper. But any agreement with the Palestinian people must preserve Israel's identity as a Jewish state, with secure, recognized and defensible borders. Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided," he added, in efforts to secure the Jewish vote.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently negotiating the establishment of a Palestinian state with Israel, lambasted Obama's remarks later on Wednesday, saying there would be no peaceful solution to the Middle East conflict without a resolution of the status of Jerusalem, which both sides claim as their capital.
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"This statement is totally rejected," Abbas told reporters.

"The whole world knows that holy Jerusalem was occupied in 1967 and we will not accept a Palestinian state without having Jerusalem as the capital."

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack also distanced the U.S. government from Obama's remarks, saying any final decisions on the toughest issues in the peace talks were for Israel and the Palestinians to make on their own.

"It is for the parties to resolve these issues. And we are going to continue to do what we believe is right in terms of... helping to bring about peace, without respect to presidential politics," McCormack said.

In his speech, Obama alluded to a rumor campaign about his alleged Muslim roots and his inclinations on the Middle East issues, telling his audience they may have received e-mails telling "tall tales" about him.

"All I want to say is - let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama, because he sounds pretty frightening," the presidential hopeful joked.

The Republican candidate for the presidency, John McCain, has assailed Obama in recent weeks on his previous statements suggesting a willingness to talk directly to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel to be wiped off the map.

Obama has since said he would not guarantee a meeting with the Iranian president. He went a step further in the AIPAC speech by laying down conditions for what he said would be "tough and principled diplomacy" with Tehran.

"There will be careful preparation. We will open up lines of communication, build an agenda, coordinate closely with our allies, and evaluate the potential for progress," Obama said. "I have no interest in sitting down with our adversaries just for the sake of talking. But as president of the United States, I would be willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leader at a time and place of my choosing, if and only if it can advance the interests of the United States."

Obama said the danger from Iran in the Middle East was "grave."

"I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon - everything," he said to a standing ovation.

Regarding Hamas, Obama said that "we must isolate Hamas unless and until they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist, and abide by past agreements," echoing the demands of the Quartet. "There is no room at the negotiating table for terrorist organizations."

McCain addressed the AIPAC conference on Monday, and promised to pursue tougher financial sanctions on Iran if he won the presidency. He also called for a worldwide divestment campaign against Iran aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions.

Obama also criticized McCain during his address to AIPAC, for what he said was the Republican Senator's support for staying in Iraq, rather than a plan for victory in there.

"Keeping all of our troops tied down indefinitely in Iraq is not the way to weaken Iran, it is precisely what strengthened it," Obama told AIPAC.

"McCain offers a false choice: stay the course in Iraq or cede the region to Iran. ... It is a policy for staying, not a policy for victory," Obama said, adding he favors a phased withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

He said McCain refuses to understand or acknowledge the failure of the policy that he would continue. "He criticizes my willingness to use strong diplomacy, but offers only an alternate reality, one where the war in Iraq has somehow put Iran on its heels. The truth is the opposite.

"Because of the war in Iraq," he said, "Iran, which always posed a greater threat to Israel than Iraq, is emboldened, and poses the greatest strategic challenge to the United States and Israel in the Middle East in a generation."

Iraq, Obama said, "is unstable, and Al-Qaida has stepped up its recruitment."

Israel's peace efforts, he said, "have stalled, and America is more isolated in the region, reducing our strength and jeopardizing Israel's safety."

Also speaking at the AIPAC conference was Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton, who has not yet conceded the race and voiced strong support for Israel in her own remarks.

Obama and Clinton spoke Wednesday when they ran into each other backstage at the AIPAC meeting, Obama told reporters. Asked if Clinton indicated that she planned to concede, Obama replied, "It wasn't a detailed conversation." But he added that he is very confident of "how we're going to be able to bring the party together."

The former first lady is yet to concede defeat, although she is courting an invitation from Obama to become his vice presidential running mate.

Clinton followed Obama to the podium at AIPAC, delivering a strong defense of Israel and also of her rival, saying to applause: "Let me be very clear. I know that Senator Obama will be a good friend to Israel."

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      1.   is this US or Israel`s presifdential election?! 03:37  |  John 05/06/08
      2.   to Dutch et. al. 04:04  |  natan 05/06/08
      3.   Politician talk 04:31  |  Brod 05/06/08
      4.   OF course Mr Obama is RIGHT 04:34  |  Victor_the_Egyptian 05/06/08
      5.   Change you can believ in ! 04:41  |  Truth 05/06/08
      6.   Commitment to the Resolution of the ME Crisis is NOT the problem 05:42  |  Shimon Cleopas 05/06/08
      7.   2020...USA occupying the all ME... 05:45  |  jc 05/06/08
      8.   Iran to Obama: We`re committed to defend palestinians from israel 06:08  |  Aounist 05/06/08
      9.   Interesting: Easier said, what will Obama... 06:14  |  The Archives 05/06/08
      10.   How would Obama respond to the intention.. 06:24  |  The Archives 05/06/08
      11.   Tough Luck, Abbas, Nobody Cares What You Reject 06:31  |  Jeff Northridge 05/06/08
      12.   Jerusalem Was Liberated From Jordan (arabpal) & There is a Treaty 06:47  |  Joseph . E 05/06/08
      13.   Obama..i lost your respect 07:18  |  Sami 05/06/08
      14.   Shame USA! 07:22  |  Niva dos santos 05/06/08
      15.   Israel not alone 07:53  |  ATLAS 05/06/08
      16.   Israel`s Peace Efforts have stalled says Obama 07:56  |  Natasha 05/06/08
      17.   IT`S ALWAYS ABOUT "ISRAEL"!!!!!!!!!! 07:58  |  Samy 05/06/08
      18.   No rights to Arabs on Jerusalem 08:08  |  Jean Van Daem 05/06/08
      19.   To Aounist # 6 - Tell that to the Arab League 08:14  |  Dolly 05/06/08
      20.   obama 08:16  |  dave 05/06/08
      21.   Obama shame 08:20  |  jay 05/06/08
      22.   #9 Jeff 08:27  |  kathy 05/06/08
      23.   #2 Natan 08:31  |  kathy 05/06/08
      24.   The True Colours of Abbas. 08:33  |  The Threadmill 05/06/08
      25.   Fell of my chair 08:41  |  Gilad 05/06/08
      26.   Finally A Courageous Person! 08:41  |  Khaled 05/06/08
      27.   Jerusalem 1967? or 2008 City Limits? 08:59  |  Mark of Lewiston 05/06/08
      28.   Obama is just sucking up 09:02  |  wibism 05/06/08
      29.   Of course he is right 09:02  |  Victor_The_Egyptian 05/06/08
      30.   So long as Obama continues to talk about "talking with" Iran, ... 09:14  |  Ami 05/06/08
      31.   Our anti-"Zionists" (euphemistically) are still in a daze... 09:15  |  S 05/06/08
      32.   The da Vinci Code Cracker 09:18  |  Shimon Cleopas 05/06/08
      33.   #2 Natan. Israel is begging for Western Olim. 09:27  |  Maureen Ann 05/06/08
      34.   Same old story...they all begin that way! 09:31  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      35.   Jerusalem and Abbas 09:34  |  Fredy Ross 05/06/08
      36.   To "truth" (oh brother)..Jerusalem is Jewish..in the bible 09:36  |  spade 05/06/08
      37.   Obama speaks well, but words are empty 09:41  |  Jeremy 05/06/08
      38.   abbas on his island 09:45  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      39.   no understanding of defense policy 09:47  |  C. Jones 05/06/08
      40.   where are other comments? 09:49  |  C. Jones 05/06/08
      41.   Abbas 09:53  |  joki 05/06/08
      42.   #9 Jeff Northridge. About "screwing up foreign aid." 09:55  |  Maureen Ann 05/06/08
      43.   to Abbas 10:02  |  Harry 05/06/08
      44.   #6 Aounist 10:04  |  joki 05/06/08
      45.   Obama to Iran: What with? We have nukes, you don`t 10:20  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      46.   Reminds me of the movie Bulworth 10:27  |  Amin 05/06/08
      47.   Obama remarkably stupid and naive. 10:42  |  Michael 05/06/08
      48.   US loves Israel 10:46  |  Jack 05/06/08
      49.   Why do we always hear... 10:47  |  Ariel 05/06/08
      50.   Obama, stop playing the McCain. 10:56  |  Nora 05/06/08
      51.   Pity we don`t all read or believe the Hebrew bible! 11:02  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      52.   Obama, the "great uniter" in fact a "great divider"....???? 11:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      53.   Jerusalem has never been holy to the Palestinians 11:12  |  Eli 05/06/08
      54.   strange definition of occupation 11:17  |  refugee (again) 05/06/08
      55.   # 34 Palestinian Brit, you may be quite correct...... 11:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      56.   Michael UK 11:18  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 05/06/08
      57.   Michael UK 11:18  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 05/06/08
      58.   By the way, I checked out a few liberal U.S. blogs....... 11:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      59.   Holy to Palestinians - Christian and Moslem. No 53 11:32  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      60.   Maureen Ann 33 11:36  |  ChanahS 05/06/08
      61.   Not a word about this in the DailyKos 11:39  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      62.   Undivided Jerusalem 11:47  |  Cyasher 05/06/08
      63.   Jerusalem For Jews Our Lord Says 11:51  |  Khaled 05/06/08
      64.   # 52 Swiss(Dino) 11:54  |  Arab American 05/06/08
      65.   PalBrit - yourself an immigrant 11:55  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      66.   To no 34 , 55 Palestinian Brit 11:58  |  Arthur 05/06/08
      67.   Poor europeans and arab appeasers 11:59  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      68.   Obama just performing the obligatory kneel before almighty AIPAC 12:00  |  Palestinian in UK 05/06/08
      69.   Where is the change you are promising senator Obama 12:00  |  Palestinian 05/06/08
      70.   Obama to muslims: "Sorry. Fresh out of change" 12:09  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      71.   Palestinians Can Have Mecca As Capital 12:16  |  Khaled 05/06/08
      72.   # 64 Arab American 12:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      73.   Judaism needs to be rewarded & not to be punished. 12:27  |  Akram Zekaria 05/06/08
      74.   Oooooo The muslims are no longer going to vote for Obama 12:33  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      75.   # 61 Denise Thompson (2nd try), maybe you should check out.... 12:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      76.   IT IS A VERY CLEVER STATEMENT, NOTHING MCCAIN CAN DO ABOUT IT 12:41  |  indrajaya 05/06/08
      77.   #75 Swiss(Dino) 12:50  |  Sarah 05/06/08
      78.   What a riot. Desperate talkbackers try to equate 12:55  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      79.   #13 Sami, obviously Arabic is quite enough to live in Ann Arbour 12:55  |  Freethinker 05/06/08
      80.   Obama and Nazis Now Love Israel 12:57  |  dyinglikeflies 05/06/08
      81.   To the question of Jerusalem. The City of Jerusalem has been .... 13:00  |  Amihai 05/06/08
      82.   The next USA President 13:01  |  Mordecai Ben Natan 05/06/08
      83.   # 76 indrajaya 13:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      84.   Relax folks! Obama must have been advised to grovel before AIPAC! 13:10  |  lakshmi 05/06/08
      85.   Killing peace beforehand 13:19  |  Jan Elshout 05/06/08
      86.   Good idea Dino! 13:24  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      87.   It`s irrelevant if other issues can`t be resolved 13:29  |  Sam 05/06/08
      88.   TO PALESTINIAN BRIT 13:34  |  louis 05/06/08
      89.   Why Declare you hand? 13:44  |  Ronnie Wolman 05/06/08
      90.   Obama obviously not up to speed on this issue 13:47  |  Natallie Durson 05/06/08
      91.   # 76, SWISS (DINO) 13:49  |  indrajaya 05/06/08
      92.   # 84, LAKSHMI 13:52  |  indrajaya 05/06/08
      93.   Don`t worry, haters, be happy! 13:54  |  dyinglikeflies 05/06/08
      94.   # 77 Sarah 13:57  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      95.   # 86 x-ray 14:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      96.   Even with Alleged Muslim Roots...... 14:23  |  Natasha 05/06/08
      97.   #72 Swiss (Dino) 14:24  |  Arab American 05/06/08
      98.   Dino: Swiss-ladies prefer guys with "brain-power" 14:26  |  Freethinker 05/06/08
      99.   Obama wants Jewish vote,knows Jews will decide anyway 14:27  |  Sam 05/06/08
      100.   # 81 amihai 14:33  |  Axel 05/06/08
      101.   Important that Obama puts pro- Israel position on the record 14:36  |  Shalom Freedman 05/06/08
      102.   Amihai, 81. Don`t you agree, the whole question of Jerusalem is a 14:37  |  Rina 05/06/08
      103.   Obama truth or rhetoric to help his campaign 14:39  |  Hilda 05/06/08
      104.   Samy`s dream come true! 14:45  |  utagawa 05/06/08
      105.   72# Swiss (Dino) "Sadudi + C0" is not enough. 14:46  |  Akram Zekaria 05/06/08
      106.   99# 14:54  |  Keops 05/06/08
      107.   103# 15:01  |  Keops 05/06/08
      108.   Would you like to buy the Statue of Liberty 15:02  |  Bruce Rubin 05/06/08
      109.   Bravo for Zionist 15:02  |  Sumanto 05/06/08
      110.   Obama`s protocol with the elders of AIPAC 15:03  |  JJ burke 05/06/08
      111.   Iran to Obama: East Jerusalem will remain Pal`s capital 15:10  |  Aounist 05/06/08
      112.   LOL Left wing nuts go postal 15:10  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      113.   A very Ambitious Obama ....... 15:13  |  Dagma 05/06/08
      114.   Pandering to the Jewish Vote... 15:15  |  Tupac 05/06/08
      115.   So sad, too bad. The arabs waited in vain 15:19  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      116.   84 Lakshmi, Many Americans are looking beyond this election 15:22  |  Dutch 05/06/08
      117.   I wouldn`t believe a word of what he says 15:26  |  Nechama 05/06/08
      118.   Al-Qaida has stepped up its recruitment 15:28  |  Tupac 05/06/08
      119.   Indy, the question is.... 15:31  |  Virginia 05/06/08
      120.   Let`s move the US embassy to Baghdad 15:34  |  Jasem 05/06/08
      121.   Armchair anti-Semites comforting themselves on haaretz talkback 15:35  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      122.   YESHUH EL AL ADONAI:JEHOVAH NEEDS JERUSHALAYYEM 15:36  |  s.martin louis 05/06/08
      123.   The lord gave me Jerusalem 15:37  |  Palestinian 05/06/08
      124.   EXPIRED JERUSALEM IS NO GOOD FOR ANYONE 15:43  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      125.   MY EXPIRED COMMUNIST BABY HAARETZ KNOWS THAT ALL 15:44  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      126.   YOU ! YOU !! YES YOU MY LEFTIST BABY HAARETZ ! YOU 15:45  |  USED A CREDIT ON ME 05/06/08
      127.   LONG AGO I SAID ! GOOGLE IS MY WITNESS. JERUSALEM IS MINE. 15:46  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      128.   4 GODS DID FIGHT OVER JERUSALEM. I AM THE ONE WHO REMAIN. 15:47  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      129.   I AM LOVE. I AM HOPE. I AM HONOR. I AM TRUE STANDING. 15:48  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      130.   WHEN I DIE ! DIG ME INTO SECULAR CEMETERY OF JERUSALEM 15:48  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      131.   IDF GIRLS ADORE GREAT KING & GENERAL ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15:49  |  MISS TALI FARKASH 05/06/08
      132.   LISTEN SON, HAARETZ. WITHOUT ME ! YOU CANT STAND WITH FACISTS. 15:50  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      133.   # 105 Akram Zakaria 15:50  |  Hassan 05/06/08
      134.   I AM LIKE A STAR. WHEN YOU SLEEP ! I PROTECT YOU ALL. 15:50  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      135.   "Obama will be an enemy of Israel " 15:52  |  hollingsworth 05/06/08
      136.   I AM MUCH BIGGER THAN AIPAC. SHUT UP AIPAC. 15:52  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      137.   Obama: An American Jew`s prosective 15:53  |  Alan Louis Klopman 05/06/08
      138.   Shalom Freedman, Re Eat your hearts out 15:53  |  Dutch 05/06/08
      139.   AIPAC + ADL = 0,000000000000000000000000000001 ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15:53  |  IDF GIRLS 05/06/08
      140.   DEAR MR. ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU WRITES ON US 15:55  |  YNETNEWS 05/06/08
      141.   TAKE THAT IDIOT. HE IS YOURS, YNETNEWS 15:55  |  HAARETZ 05/06/08
      142.   NO. NO.NO. HE WROTE A POST TO US THIS MORNING. HE IS OURS 15:56  |  ARUTZ 7 05/06/08
      143.   What Obama is saying 15:56  |  Tosefta 05/06/08
      144.   Magic words " UNDIVIDED JERUSALEM" 15:56  |  Sarah 05/06/08
      145.   YUHH TO HAARETZ, YNETNEWS,ARUTZ 7 ! OUR BANNED ONE YOU TAKE :) 15:57  |  ISRAELINSIDER 05/06/08
      146.   Obama Aipac Speach 15:58  |  TM 05/06/08
      147.   JERUSALEM`S GOD LEFT HER. 15:58  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      148.   OOO WORLD. TURN YOUR FACES TO ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 15:59  |  HE HEALS 05/06/08
      149.   OBAMA SAVES TODAY. ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU SAVES CENTURIES 16:00  |  IDF GIRLS 05/06/08
      150.   I AM TIRED OF YOUR LAND, JERUSALEM, HOLI MOLI DREAMS ... 16:01  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      151.   ISRAEL ! YOU IDIOT ! RECONISE YOUR GREAT KING :) 16:02  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      152.   kathy 16:03  |  natan 05/06/08
      153.   HAARETZ HAARETZ ! MY BABY HAARETZ ! I AM NOT A KID !!! 16:03  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      154.   Swiss ( Dino) # 52 16:04  |  Chaval 05/06/08
      155.   LENIN DIED LONG AGO. I AM YOUR DADY HAARETZ :) 16:04  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      156.   WHEN I DELETE, HAARETZ ! EVEN MOSSAD CANT MAKE IT LIVE. 16:05  |  ATİLLA KARAGÖZOĞLU 05/06/08
      157.   maureen 16:08  |  natan 05/06/08
      158.   to Indrayaya 16:09  |  Harry 05/06/08
      159.   Obama=Chamberlain? 16:09  |  Jens 05/06/08
      160.   #47, Michael...what don`t you get??? 16:09  |  DR 05/06/08
      161.   Denis Thompson is in la la land 16:11  |  Ibrahim 05/06/08
      162.   Obama`s pathetic pandering. 16:12  |  Ibrahim 05/06/08
      163.   To our American/Jewish voters, I have but one plea... 16:15  |  PLEASE 05/06/08
      164.   # 42 maurren ann LOL like you care for either Americans or Israel 16:17  |  petra 05/06/08
      165.   # 51 Pity you`re so ignorant. 16:20  |  petra 05/06/08
      166.   # 6 The catholic chat is not here. 16:22  |  petra 05/06/08
      167.   jerusalem will never remain israel undivided capital 16:22  |  m.ali 05/06/08
      168.   Dino 16:23  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      169.   # 28 the more dead pals the better. 16:24  |  petra 05/06/08
      170.   # 33 Maureen Ann lol your side drowning marvellous! 16:26  |  petra 05/06/08
      171.   Obama VS McCain 16:30  |  Alan Louis Klopman 05/06/08
      172.   # 47 Michael no worries you live in England. 16:30  |  petra 05/06/08
      173.   Politician he is 16:31  |  yeah 05/06/08
      174.   # 9 Sounds great!! Hope Obama does just that! Thanks for the 16:32  |  petra 05/06/08
      175.   # 15 HIP HIP HOORAY!!! THREE CHEERS. 16:33  |  petra 05/06/08
      176.   Obama to AIPAC 16:33  |  JordsanisPalestine 05/06/08
      177.   Abbas it`s never going to happen, give it up already 16:35  |  Shepherd 05/06/08
      178.   # 68 AND WHERE`S THE DEED OF THE PROPERTY? 16:36  |  petra 05/06/08
      179.   What Obama is saying 16:38  |  Tosefta 05/06/08
      180.   #17 Sami damn straight its all about Israel. 16:44  |  petra 05/06/08
      181.   The five stages of latte liberal despair 16:45  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      182.   # 19 Dolly, AMEN AMEN AND ONE MORE AMEN!!! 16:45  |  petra 05/06/08
      183.   aipac 16:48  |  Eileen 05/06/08
      184.   # 70 THE PALS ARE NADA. 16:51  |  petra 05/06/08
      185.   Tosefta will tell Obama what he means 16:56  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      186.   # 58 DINO LOL WHOEVER WINS THE ELECTION YOU LOSE! 16:56  |  petra 05/06/08
      187.   #161 - AAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAAH 17:01  |  WWACD 05/06/08
      188.   D. Thompson.-109 how naive of you. 17:08  |  examiner 05/06/08
      189.   Maureen Ann # 42 U.S. Foreign Aid To Israel 17:13  |  Jeff Northridge 05/06/08
      190.   @17, samy you are loser and we are winners, big difference! 17:21  |  vladimir 05/06/08
      191.   Israels uncivilized behaviour to continue 17:27  |  Masyus 05/06/08
      192.   Walt and Mearsheimer and Talkback Part 1 17:35  |  Question Mark 05/06/08
      193.   Thank you Abu Mazen 17:35  |  Aphemia 05/06/08
      194.   I like him more and more 17:41  |  August West 05/06/08
      195.   ToDutch: majority of Americans support israel 17:45  |  August West 05/06/08
      196.   #94 Swiss(Dino) 17:46  |  Sarah 05/06/08
      197.   Aounist #8 tough talk, can you walk the walk? 17:50  |  Robert/Montreal 05/06/08
      198.   # 142, TOSEFTA 17:54  |  indrajaya 05/06/08
      199.   # 7 Jc Wi USA 17:55  |  RW 05/06/08
      200.   #17 Samy (IN LA) gr8 to have freedm huh 17:57  |  Robert/Montreal 05/06/08
      201.   #47 Michasel UK did it dawn on you that the majority rules? 18:02  |  Robert/Montreal 05/06/08
      202.   Obama`s Wishful Thinking 18:05  |  Think About it! 05/06/08
      203.   Huge mistake by Obama 18:06  |  Keith T. 05/06/08
      204.   # 105 Akram Zekaria 18:06  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      205.   Pro-Israel influnce 18:07  |  ahr 05/06/08
      206.   Excellent IDEA! Jewrusalem forever. 18:07  |  dav zee 05/06/08
      207.   Tosefta # 178 Obama Said What He Said 18:20  |  Jeff Northridge 05/06/08
      208.   Aphemia, Abu Mazen is just playing the game 18:21  |  Ibrahim 05/06/08
      209.   100000 kisses to Obama, but no thanks 18:21  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/06/08
      210.   thank you guy from Egypt #4 18:26  |  TAZ 05/06/08
      211.   break american ties with israel 18:26  |  yep 05/06/08
      212.   # 167 x-ray 18:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/06/08
      213.   Yes, I totally support Obama on Israel`s Jerusalem 18:30  |  The Archives 05/06/08
      214.   to Sami from Michigan 18:31  |  TAZ 05/06/08
      215.   to #1 18:33  |  TAZ 05/06/08
      216.   Jews are fair 18:37  |  TAZ 05/06/08
      217.   For Palestinian in UK # 68 18:41  |  Fortuna Benmayor 05/06/08
      218.   Margie 57 There you see, Talkbacks work! 18:45  |  Michael 05/06/08
      219.   Why is this a US issue? 18:46  |  Dave Duncan 05/06/08
      220.   petra 179 18:47  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      221.   Natallie - your days appear to be.... 18:49  |  Warren 05/06/08
      222.   One of these days 18:55  |  Janice 05/06/08
      223.   #109 Sumanto Sounds like Tokyo Rose 18:56  |  Robert/Montreal 05/06/08
      224.   As I recall, no "state of Palestine" has ever been in existence.. 19:01  |  Amihai 05/06/08
      225.   Lieberman for VP! 19:02  |  Persianlily 05/06/08
      226.   Samy, WHY must all Arabs be against a tiny little state, 19:06  |  RW 05/06/08
      227.   What the arabist apologist is braying 19:06  |  peter 05/06/08
      228.   Maybe someone forgot to tell Obama 19:09  |  MichaelF 05/06/08
      229.   To Palestinian Brit # 59 - Palestinian Jews. 19:12  |  Dagma. 05/06/08
      230.   Jerusalem remains intact 19:22  |  Persianlily 05/06/08
      231.   Older and wiser 19:22  |  Mani Seo 05/06/08
      232.   amihai 192 19:22  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      233.   to 193 19:23  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      234.   What Obama Also Said 19:24  |  Jeff Northridge 05/06/08
      235.   Tosefta, you saved my day 19:26  |  Mark B. 05/06/08
      236.   To Shepherd # 176 - Agreed! 19:29  |  Dagma 05/06/08
      237.   # 118, VIRGINIA 19:35  |  indrajaya 05/06/08
      238.   Swiss (Dino), Palian Brit & Arab American WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? 19:38  |  RW 05/06/08
      239.   Pals chose their side, acted, and lost, they dont get to dictate 19:46  |  jj 05/06/08
      240.   Question Mark #188-AIPAC and Iraq 19:56  |  Keith 05/06/08
      241.   NEXT...... 19:59  |  Mike 05/06/08
      242.   Jerusalem the capital of Israel 20:17  |  Axel 05/06/08
      243.   Pooooooooooooooooooof 20:21  |  Harold 05/06/08
      244.   Mandatory suckupance but ....? 20:22  |  Gray 05/06/08
      245.   Aphemia # 189 Very Funny, But How Can McCain Top Obama On This? 20:27  |  Jeff Northridge 05/06/08
      246.   # 64 Arab-American....the only people who can cause 20:28  |  Lynn 05/06/08
      247.   # 58 Swiss...the Independents are the ones 20:34  |  Lynn 05/06/08
      248.   Obama, Lord Balfour, lost my vote 20:43  |  Secular 05/06/08
      249.   Jeff Northidge 20:49  |  Tareq 05/06/08
      250.   Dagma 20:52  |  Tareq 05/06/08
      251.   Occupation of Jerusalem 20:53  |  Philippe 05/06/08
      252.   # 187 examiner...why? 20:55  |  Lynn 05/06/08
      253.   occupation of Jerusalem 20:57  |  Philippe 05/06/08
      254.   # 91 Indy...to answer; 21:02  |  Lynn 05/06/08
      255.   Palestinian#69 - Just as many resolutions AGAINST Arabs 21:03  |  William 05/06/08
      256.   THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 21:07  |  OLMERT=CRIMINAL 05/06/08
      257.   196 tiny little state 21:08  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      258.   Hassan from Mecca 21:09  |  ZISD 05/06/08
      259.   The truth about Jerusalem in Pal history 21:11  |  William 05/06/08
      260.   Dagma 199 21:12  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      261.   # 204 philippe 21:12  |  Axel 05/06/08
      262.   Lakshmi -Partition Plan is dead 21:20  |  William 05/06/08
      263.   Lynn 21:29  |  examiner 05/06/08
      264.   Tareq - on who are Palestinians re: Dagma 21:29  |  William 05/06/08
      265.   Palestinian in Arab Occupied Israel 21:29  |  utagawa 05/06/08
      266.   #200, Jeff Northridge 21:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/06/08
      267.   Question Mark #188-AIPAC and Iraq 21:31  |  Keith 05/06/08
      268.   Anthony#211- Why did Arabs kill Pal Jews then? 21:37  |  William 05/06/08
      269.   A man good for slavery 21:38  |  Javad 05/06/08
      270.   Hassan #132 21:38  |  truejew 05/06/08
      271.   Obama 21:40  |  JJ 05/06/08
      272.   #178, Tosefta telling us what Obama means 21:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/06/08
      273.   NO to the Usurper Abbas 21:51  |  Brod 05/06/08
      274.   Natalie Durson - Welcome to the Conversation 21:52  |  Alan 05/06/08
      275.   he is politican, don`t believe him....or anyone else.... 22:09  |  r 05/06/08
      276.   Obama? 22:09  |  P. J. Casey 05/06/08
      277.   Sorry who is Abbas again? 22:19  |  Stranger 05/06/08
      278.   Anthony how kind of you. I`m sure you would have 22:19  |  x-ray 05/06/08
      279.   No sarcasm 22:24  |  Sar Chasm 05/06/08
      280.   War`s over, have a good schluff 22:33  |  Nach 05/06/08
      281.   #195 Persian Lilly 22:43  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      282.   To Aounist......We look forward to it... 22:45  |  Jordan 05/06/08
      283.   #185 Petra, yes and they will. 22:46  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      284.   #179 Oh my, another Hagee type 22:48  |  obama 05/06/08
      285.   Question Mark #188-AIPAC and Iraq 22:49  |  Keith 05/06/08
      286.   Sammy from LA, CA 22:50  |  The Gentile 05/06/08
      287.   Who the hell is Abbas?? A murdering holocaust denier.... 22:51  |  Jordan 05/06/08
      288.   #16 Natasha 22:51  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      289.   Lynn 22:51  |  examiner 05/06/08
      290.   Two sides of the coin - No 65 22:55  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      291.   Holy shrines 204 22:55  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      292.   #31 No "S", we are not in a daze 22:56  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      293.   There never was such a thing as a "palestinian" nation... 22:57  |  Jordan 05/06/08
      294.   212 Axel 22:59  |  Anthony 05/06/08
      295.   Anthony, no, thats quite wrong 23:00  |  Realist 05/06/08
      296.   #37 Jeremy 23:00  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      297.   Christian Holy books say nothing about Jerusalem? 23:01  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      298.   #60 Chanah re Maureen Ann 23:04  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      299.   Dagma - Palestinian Jews 23:05  |  Palestinian Brit 05/06/08
      300.   #76 Indrajaya 23:09  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      301.   #78 Denise 23:14  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      302.   #84 Lakshmi 23:20  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      303.   Hey Abass, THE TRUTH HURTS - JEWRUSALEM FOREVER! 23:20  |  JEWISH doctor 05/06/08
      304.   Anthony # 213 23:30  |  Philippe 05/06/08
      305.   # 71 Khaled.Right you are! Palestinians Can Have Mecca As Capital 23:32  |  KATHY 05/06/08
      306.   Anthony 211 23:33  |  ChanahS 05/06/08
      307.   Anthony #213 23:35  |  Philippe 05/06/08
      308.   Anthony 213 23:37  |  ChanahS 05/06/08
      309.   #178 Tosefta 23:40  |  obama supporter 05/06/08
      310.   Anthony 208 23:43  |  ChanahS 05/06/08
      311.   # 82 Mordecai Ben Natan and his 3 Questions? 23:45  |  KATHY 05/06/08
      312.   Anthony#213 - even your description offers a biased view 23:59  |  William 05/06/08
      313.   palestinian # 69 those promises and those made to you by hamas 00:13  |  terrornator 06/06/08
      314.   swiss 72,its simple,saudi and co. oil barons aren`t going to 00:20  |  terrornator 06/06/08
      315.   Keep em thinking you are on their side 00:23  |  Labhras 06/06/08
      316.   Lynn 00:24  |  examiner 06/06/08
      317.   Question Mark #188-AIPAC and Iraq 00:26  |  Keith 06/06/08
      318.   About 22 states 00:31  |  Egypt 06/06/08
      319.   norman finklestein 00:40  |  byron 06/06/08
      320.   William#210 Pal Christians 00:41  |  American Christian 06/06/08
      321.   Dino, Palis Brit & Arab American, Aounist , John 00:42  |  RW 06/06/08
      322.   # 114 Denise Thompson...Wise Lady.Too bad,your sad etc,etc. 00:54  |  KATHY 06/06/08
      323.   Abbas and Hamas agree to setle their differences 01:19  |  Labhras 06/06/08
      324.   OBAMA IS AN IGNORANT TOOL OF ISRAEL 01:28  |  JH 06/06/08
      325.   WHY do Moslems turn their backsides to Jerusdalem when they pray? 01:38  |  PETER SM 06/06/08
      326.   Question Mark #188-AIPAC and Iraq 02:01  |  Keith 06/06/08
      327.   Lynn #203 02:03  |  examiner 06/06/08
      328.   Jean Van Deam and right 02:17  |  Truth 06/06/08
      329.   #178 Tosefta 03:04  |  Beitcafe 06/06/08
      330.   Question Mark # 188 dual loyalty 03:18  |  American in NY 06/06/08
      331.   Aounist # 111 03:19  |  Philippe 06/06/08
      332.   Awfully quiet here today... 03:24  |  Gray 06/06/08
      333.   Jeff Northridge (Post No. 11) 03:49  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/06/08
      334.   Reply to Shalom Freedman in Yerushalayim (Post No. 101) 03:56  |  Johnny Weintraub 06/06/08
      335.   Anthony - I think # 196 is referring to your tiny little brain 04:15  |  Carol 06/06/08
      336.   Daniel 7:25 speaks of no one but Obama! 04:48  |  RY 06/06/08
      337.   Swiss (Dino) 05:11  |  RW 06/06/08
      338.   DINO AND THE LOBBIES 05:27  |  Brant 06/06/08
      339.   ISRAEL CAN`T STEAL EAST JERUSALEM 05:28  |  JH 06/06/08
      340.   TO RW NO MOSQUE IS GIONG ANY WHERE 05:28  |  A.G 06/06/08
      341.   #231 Beitcafe, I also agree with Tosefta`s assessment re: Obama 05:40  |  Smadar 06/06/08
      342.   #219 Keith 05:59  |  Question Mark 06/06/08
      343.   JEWS have been the Jerusalem majority for 200 yrs.Arabs tried to 06:30  |  PETER SM 06/06/08
      344.   axel "quote the law" 16:02  |  byron 06/06/08
      345.   OBAMA=ALIYAH 16:03  |  Choni Davidowitz 06/06/08
      346.   Obama is right 16:15  |  KUTW 06/06/08
      347.   Obama Clarified 16:15  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/06/08
      348.   The Plan 16:44  |  Terry Knight 06/06/08
      349.   #47 Something else 16:57  |  Outsider 06/06/08
      350.   #2 Israel has lost the hearts & souls of many Americans 17:26  |  Dutch 06/06/08
      351.   222 palestinians christians 18:11  |  Anthony 06/06/08
      352.   william 214 18:24  |  Anthony 06/06/08
      353.