American Jewry kicks off annual conference, but guest star Obama cancels

These anti-Israel/Jewish pundits of hate demonstrate pavlovian behavior so perfectly. Just mention the word Jew or Israel and their vile drool fills talkbacks with upsurd fantasies, never ever dealing with the reality of the other side. It's a process- drooling, rabies and a miserable death- perhaps you can find a vaccine for them doc!

J., you're mistaken. Obama cancelled after the date for memorial for the slain For Hood soldiers was announced. Take a look at this paper! Obama couldn't be anyplace else but at that memorial. All the country's flags are flying at half mast. It's a very important here. Incidentally, like the overwhelming majority of American Jews I voted for Obama and will vote for him again...

Albert Einstein said in his last days of life: ?Religions are childish Fairy Tales?. It is mostly false and negative and sets people against each other. It's very sectarian. There is no place for it in modern civilisation. We need minds to be opened and polished and furnished with the great wonderfulness of science and knowledge, not poisoned with the redundant mindless idiotic sewage of horrible ignorant stone age savages.

President Obama travels to Texas to mourn with the troops who were shot by a US soldier of Palestinian descent, and Mark turns it into a political attack ad against the Israeli Prime Minister. That's a new low even for you Mark.

Albert Einstein said in his last days of life: ?Religions are childish Fairy Tales?. It is mostly false and negative and sets people against each other. It's very sectarian. There is no place for it in modern civilisation. We need minds to be opened and polished and furnished with the great wonderfulness of science and knowledge, not poisoned with the redundant mindless idiotic sewage of horrible ignorant stone age savages.

I'd like to see an IQ comparison between the attendees of J Street attendees and the attendees of this conference. The definition of "heavy hitter" is in the eye of the beholder.

Would they have refused to reschedule if Obama had asked them? Obama had already arranged to not meet Netanyahu at the event. Rham Emanuel is a man much more like Netanyahu, but even more ruthless and nasty. That might be an interesting meeting.

On one hand, the calamitous incident in Texas is a valid reason for President Obama not to attend the General Assembly of Jewish Federations. But perhaps it is not entirely the reason, and may be face-saving, in a sense. To me, at least, it defies logic to think that a person such as Obama, who was married to his wife by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright (who detests Israel and Jews in general); whose daughters were baptized by Rev. Wright; and who attended Wright's church for more than 20 years could lose much love for Israel or Jews in general. But that is just one man's opinion.

he is going to the victims funerals of the Allah Achbar shouting American Officer.Damage control after reaching out to the Muslim World.

A not-so-subtle slap in the face to the Israeli government and all those who support that war mongering, war crime committing government. Good for him!!

when he politely asks to obey international law and stop settlement expansion. Why SHOULD Obama be present at the conference when he is constantly being shunned? No reason to assist.

Obama canceled before the shooting at Fort Hood.

When Obama was seeking election he was as keen as mustard to be seen at Jewish events and say what was wanted of him. A cynical trick by a deceiver. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!

Attending the funerals of 13 slain soldiers seems a very valid reason and not face saving Annon. The world has other issues to deal with other than the wows of Jews..grow up...just look around you and you will see....Jews are fine and doing well...

with the shooting in Fort Hood and the Health Bill going through congress, President Obama simply could not afford to be in some sort of event where he may appear to be enjoying his time. There are more important things,it has nothing to do with it being a Jewish event.

"A person flipped out under what must have been serious stress dealing with people undergoing difficult readjustment after combat, and the only thing you see is his religion." Consider THIS, genius! There are in excess of 1 million active military in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of whom are in the battle zones. Of those, 99% are non-muslim. Yet, to you it is purely coincidental that this terrorist was Muslim. Who are you trying to kid, calling ME the "bigot" while spewing your inane Jew-hating "Observations" on this site 7 days per week. Fact is, this Islamic terrorist was never even in the battlezone. He was always Stateside, nice and safe, worshipping his "religion of peace" in the same mosque as those 19 "peaceful" hijackers of 9/11. YOU, my "friend", are the bigot. YOU are the one who spends every day of his life on an Israeli newspaper's website spewing your hatred of Jews. We Jews don't 'hang out' on Islamic websites spewing our hate. We have more important things to do.

Yes. The Arabs and other Islamic fanatics hate us and attack us every chance they get. The mere fact that they are bad guys doesn't make Israel good guys. We need to bring our troops and funds home and worry about our own problems. Let the entire Middle East stew in its own ugly juices and work out its own problems. We have problems of our own right here.

What a good excuse to get out of the accepted invitation: good to have it, if not he would have had to find one. Surely he will send another video of his special hot-air talk.

Yo have over the time I have read your posts established yourself as a consummate bigot, but this post is a stretch, even for you. A person flipped out under what must have been serious stress dealing with people undergoing difficult readjustment after combat, and the only thing you see is his religion. If he had been Jewish, would you have termed him a zionist terrorist?

You are factually correct, no doubt about it. I was honestly not looking for "the bad," but I used to be an editor (undistinguished), and in my personal opinion had the article simply stated that Mr. Oren, the third of the major speakers, would be "setting the stage" or "warming the audience up" for the Prime Minister, it might have been better. Then again, there's sure to be a good reason that I'm no longer an editor. Incidentally, ma'am, I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to read my post and commenting on it.

"His" president? Hey, this poster thinks all Jews are part of the Mossad. He probably also thinks all black people dine on chicken and watermelon and that all Mexicans rode with Pauncho Via. Hey, white trash idiot, get out of here and get back to your KKK meeting.

I would not want my president speaking at that conference anyway. He is doing more than needed allowing his mossad rep/lapdog attend. President Obama should have told the planners that he would be unable to attend due to his appointment with his barber.

Most of the comments here don't seem to realize the impact of the Texas shooting on the US... There is no way that the president could not have been there at the memorial... Not everything that happens in the world is about Israel and Palestine.

Of course Michael Oren is the least impressive, compared to the Israeli prime minister and the White House chief of staff! I don't think it's meant to be an insult, I think it's an accurate description of their respective roles. Why look for the bad?

"I guess Obama noticed how Netanyahu shat upon him after all." [Lincoln] That's right, Lincoln, just completely ignore the article, other than its headline. Just completely dismiss the possibility that maybe, just maybe, Obama's decision to attend a memorial service for the victims of Fort Hood takes precedence over a political conference. BTW, inasmuch as the Fort Hood shooting was at the hands of an Islamic terrorist (Gee, what a surprise, eh?), it was not Netanyahu who "shat" upon anyone. Rather, it was yet another member of that wonderful, peaceful, tolerant religion of Islam who "shat" upon 13 Americans. Any inane prolific criticism of that? Of course not. You don't have time for silly little matters like that. You're just a full-time Israel-basher masquerading as some elite expert on history, international diplomacy, military strategy, aerospace engineering, warfare, etc. Remarkable how such a super-genius like you has so much time on his hands.

"American Jewry kicks off annual conference, but guest star Obama cancels" Ed. Nothing is easy any more ! Yesterdays, were all illusions. Today it is all realities. 2-State solution was a good fiction; too good to be true !

I guess Obama noticed how Netanyahu shat upon him after all.

What a shocker! Not. Obama just couldn't stand to be in the room with so many Jews at the same time without the name J Street. After all, a good Jew to him is a self-hating Jew who wants Israel to take the blame for everything since the Alamo. Dignified Jewish business heads and community leaders were too independent for him, so he sends his top Self-Hating Jew in his place. I'm sure that Rahm will have some new ideas about a 3 way division of Jerusalem this time. Barry Zornberg

In my oppinion, the Texas incident has allowed Obama a face saving 'get out' from attending. At this difficult point in his relationship with the Palastinian groups / Arabs in general it could have been seen as being innapropriate for him to be obviously favouring one group over the other. I may be off the mark, but it does add up.

I have no idea what the author actually thinks of Mr. Oren, but unless she puts him in the category of chopped liver, there would have been more appropriate phrases to use than "the least impressive."