The Jerusalem Pos
Friday, June 5, 2009
US reassured Jews ahead of speech
By E. B. Solomont

...they were surprised to hear Obama voice his support for peaceful nuclear power in Iran.

..."We were completely blindsided by this statement," ....

...Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, founder and president of The Israel Project. "I was deeply disappointed in his speech today."

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Jun 4, 2009 16:52 | Updated Jun 5, 2009 8:55
Analysis: Obama's vital new start... and first misstep
By David Horovitz

....He reinforced the portrayal of Israel as a modern colonial upstart.

... the fact that we were in exile - from this land, this historic Jewish homeland. This is the only place on earth where the Jews have ever been sovereign, the place we never willingly left, the place to which we always prayed to return.

This president, in that place, should have emphasized the point - stressed the physical root of our legitimacy to a Muslim world, and especially a Palestinian populace, that overwhelmingly refuses to acknowledge it.

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