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Israel Is The Ultimate American Welfare State
From the minute Barack Obama was sworn in as President in 2009, Republicans have opposed every single proposal and policy of the Administration and it has become somewhat of a joke. It did not matter that President Obama increased defense spending, sent more troops to Afghanistan, or killed Osama bin Laden, Republicans found some reason to denigrate and oppose the president. This past week, President Obama gave a speech on Middle East policy and Israel, and what it may take to establish peace in the region. As expected, Republicans lashed out at the behest of de facto Republican Congressional leader, Benjamin Netanyahu (R-Israel).
Republicans have proven to be easily manipulated sycophants under the influence of industrialists, evangelical extremists, and now the hard-line conservative Israeli Prime Minister and presumed American foreign policy strategist Benjamin Netanyahu. Conservative pundits have characterized the president’s proposal of a two-state solution, one that Netanyahu allegedly supports, that is based on pre-1967 borders as a “betrayal of the Holy Land.” The president’s proposal requires mutually agreed on land swaps that enable Israel to incorporate the majority of its illegal settlements into its territory while giving over equal amounts of Israeli land to the Palestinians. The president is not the first American leader to propose returning to pre-1967 borders, and it is the exact formula that was used by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Netanyahu in November 2010.
Indeed, President Clinton’s nearly successful peace deal in 2000 proposed the same land swap deal, and in 2008, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert’s negotiations with Palestinians had as its basis a similar land swap deal that would use pre-1967 borders. As they have done for over two years, Republicans take umbrage with Obama’s plan because he is African American; there is no other explanation. When Netanyahu met with the president in the Oval Office the day after his Middle East policy speech, he was condescending and lectured the president as if he was an errant child much like Republicans are prone to do.
Netanyahu parroted Republicans’ tactics when he spoke to the president in the Oval Office by ignoring Obama’s statements of principle from the previous day’s speech, and he failed to acknowledge the president’s hard-line statements that Israel should not negotiate with terrorist group Hamas, maintain a long-term military presence in the Jordan River Valley, and demilitarize any Palestinian State. The President also opposed any unilateral U.N. effort to declare Palestinian statehood. Netanyahu basically lectured the president on a position that he knew President Obama had not taken; a return to the “indefensible” pre-1967 borders. Republicans lined up behind Netanyahu’s lies that the president was essentially abandoning Israel and supporting Arabs who have never acknowledged Israel’s right to exist.
What Netanyahu has done is throw his support to whichever Republican will challenge the President in 2012, and it is evidenced by Mitt Romney’s assertion that President Obama had “thrown Israel under the bus.” The authentic intention of Netanyahu is to continue illegal construction of settlements on Palestinian lands which is an impediment to any serious peace settlement. Just as Republicans take American taxpayer dollars to give to corporations and the wealthy, Netanyahu is directing Republicans to steal American tax dollars and give them to Israel so they can continue to steal Palestinian land. So why does Netanyahu control the Republican Party and conservative pundits? Because he understands that Christians are enamored with the mythological chosen-people meme that the Judeo-Christian bible attributes to Israel.
There is little doubt that Israel is hated by Arabs, and the United States has been their greatest (and only) ally giving them military support and untold billions of dollars in aid. Republicans have followed Netanyahu’s directions in giving Israel entitlements much like they have doled out American’s tax dollars to the corporations without recompense or sacrifice. Like the oil industry that takes subsidies, tax breaks, and oil without paying royalties, Israel takes American aid and cannot concede one thing in the interest of peace in the region.
America has sacrificed its own security for Israel because our unconditional support has infuriated the Arab world, and there is justification for Arab outrage. Like corporations and Republicans, Netanyahu demands entitlements and privileges they are not willing to give to Palestinians. Israel was given a homeland after World War II, and continues to take more, but they deny Palestinians their right to a homeland. With Israel, like the corporate world, it is all taking and no giving, and at Netanyahu’s direction, Republicans continue doing Israel’s bidding in depriving Palestinians a right to exist in the guise of protecting the Holy Land.
Israel, under Netanyahu’s rule, is the ultimate welfare state with America as its benevolent benefactor. Netanyahu has directed Republicans to give unrestricted assets and privileges to Israel because of an alleged “special relationship” that is not a relationship at all. Israel has nothing to offer America and yet demands we give them carte blanche to do whatever they please, and when President Obama offers a peace prospect that includes a land swap, Republicans accuse him of betraying the Holy Land. The prescient question is; what is Holy about Israel? If it is because of the Judeo-Christian bible’s mythology that says the Israelites are god’s chosen people, then America is paying dearly to propagate an ancient Jewish myth. It is incredibly mysterious that Christians are Israel’s greatest supporters when the Jews allegedly crucified Christianity’s namesake. If the bible is the basis for Republican’s undying support of Israel, then it is unconstitutional and further proof that America is indeed becoming a theocracy.
There is nothing wrong with America standing as an ally to Israel, and indeed, it is in keeping with protecting a sovereign nation’s right to exist. However, there is something wrong when a foreign leader comes to America and attempts to control foreign policy because Republicans and conservative Christians owe their allegiance to a Holy Land and not the United States. Netanyahu is the leader of the Republican Party, but he has not been elected president regardless that his country resides in the fairy tale Holy Land. It is obvious that Netanyahu has been directing Republicans to oppose the president’s agenda from afar because the level of contempt and disrespect he displayed toward President Obama mirrors the Republicans since 2009.
America’s dedication to Israel has never wavered and the level of support they receive warrants a willingness to seek peace for their citizens and stability of the region. Israel has nothing to offer the United States and they are fortunate to have a staunch ally that supports them unconditionally. But there must be conditions for continued support, and hosting the Armageddon “end of the world” scenario does not qualify. The fool from Alaska has stated that America must support and defend Israel because the final battle of Revelation will take place in the Holy Land occupied by Israel, and there are millions of American idiots who subscribe to that scenario. Although that characterization is popular, it is not reasonable that Republicans in Congress and conservative pundits all believe Jesus will descend on a white horse to finish off Satan in the final battle at Armageddon.
The Republican opposition to President Obama’s Middle East policy may include a few fundamentalists who actually believe that America owes Israel unconditional support and military aid for the impending Revelation battle, but more likely their opposition is race-based. The president’s proposals were also George W. Bush and Bill Clinton’s proposals, so there is no reasonable excuse to oppose Obama’s peace plan. Perhaps Republicans are repaying the military industrial complex for campaign contributions by providing Israel with military hardware, but with two wars underway, that is not the only reason. It is more likely that Benjamin Netanyahu is the leader of the Republican Party and they oppose the president because he is an African American. The fact that there is really no such thing as the “Holy Land” for the president to betray means it must be racism. It has, after all, been the reason for Republican opposition to President Obama from his first days in office, and Republicans, like their bosses Netanyahu, Koch, and theocrats, oppose a Black man in the Oval Office.
DISCLAIMER: The author is not an anti-Semite and the opinions are his alone.
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29 Responses to Israel Is The Ultimate American Welfare State
Oldsun
May. 28th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Oh, my Scoot Rose is a moron. You are really going to use the sea argument hahahahahahaha. Oh my how little you understand. Please tell when the Nation of Zion (oops did mead to use the original name) was established times up 1952 under a UN agreement. Before that, Zion did not exist and had not existed for about 150 years. Facts I know that many of the supports of the friends of Israel’s fan club hate to hear, but true nonetheless. So please tell me one time where the sea passage hits Israel can you look at a map please for once in your life jackass. Google earth a free program or use the Maps part of Google really any part of Google will help you.
Scott Rose
May. 28th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I stand by my comment. Diplomatic relations between 1) The EU; 2) Israel; 3) the US and 4) Egypt keep open the sea passages, and Hezbollah, Iran, al-Qaeda and other such entities have an announced intention of closing of the sea passages – just as Bin-Laden had announced intentions of destroying the World Trade Center.
Oldsun
May. 28th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
I have ever had the misfortune to meet online look at a map the Sinai Peninsula is controlled by Egypt not Israel you MORON so how in the hell does Israel help the US with this??????????
ripuree
May. 28th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Well stated food for thought.
Nancy
May. 28th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
First time I was actually repulsed at something Politicususa published. This entire piece is bunk!
Oldsun
May. 28th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Oh right you can question Israel. Our Israel master may bet upset oh wait we don’t have any masters. Yes you can question Israel and yes in light of our 14 trillion debt we need to look at funding here at home first before we fund other countries.
english saddle
May. 28th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Well written food for thought. N was very rude to president and I didn’t appreciate the attitude of entitlement. Don’t get the accusation if anti Semite. Is no one allowed to say he was rude or we give a lot of money? Even usreali journalists were saying Obama plan made sense and some were ashamed of n for his attitude. Glad you had the courage to speak up. If the Jewish people think thus discussion is anti semetic what do they thunk of the right wings plans for Jews when Jesus cones back?
english saddle
May. 28th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Jessica you are always calling people vile names and getting histrionic accusing them of wanting to kill people. Please moderator get rude of her violent comment!!
Gary
May. 28th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Why doesn’t the Israeli government fully accept the Jews from Ethiopia, they have been there for centuries?
sherriww
May. 28th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
I guess there are many reasons why we help Isreal so much,however,regardless of any other consideration,I do believe that mr.N. coming here and talking down to OUR President,is reason enough to pul back on some of our financial aid to them. It is needed here at home,and I do not believe in giving to someone who insults you. I never used to feel this way,but I am starting to feel that all our foreign aid must be cut somewhat,to further our needs here at home,instead of letting our whole infrstructure crumble,our schools go to hell,and our social security and medicare and medicaid be cut,as all these Repubs want-and believe me,that too,is because of the same thing,the fact that they hate a Black man in the WH.Never mind that he is twice as smart as any of them could ever be,and that he actuallys CARES about people! Repubs cant have THAT!
F Joy
May. 29th, 2011 at 1:04 am
There have been several insults to President Obama and the administration by the conservative leader of Israel. Obama doesn’t need to be lectured by N. He probably knows the history of israel even better than the conservative leader. Obama is trying to take things to a different level. N is like the GOP. They don’t believe in progress. They believe in greed. How convenient to address the US congress while President Obama is out of the country. Obama is not against Israel. His message is being misrepresented by N and the GOP. N underestimates Obama as many have done b4 him.
Shadow
May. 29th, 2011 at 3:04 am
yet another dumb liberal troll who was no idea what they are talking about. You play the race card as usual. Obama is mostly muslim not mostly african American. Once your dumbass understands then reply.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
May. 29th, 2011 at 6:50 am
Obama is not at all Muslim. He is a Christian. Please do try to get your facts right if you wish to post here and engage in intelligent debate. Starting from a false proposition puts you on shaky ground at the outset.
Mathew
May. 31st, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Shadow is an idiot. Simply ignore him, he doesn’t have enough IQ to even understand the facts – even if he actually had any.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
May. 29th, 2011 at 6:46 am
In fact, it is now recognized by scholars that the Israelites themselves are the indigenous people of the area – the Canaanites. If the Palestinians are also Canaanites, then what we have going on is a Civil War. I have argued in the past that Gaza should be returned to the Pagans. That would stop the fighting. It was one of the last Pagan cities in the classical world before Christianity forcibly converted everyone. Let’s make it a kind of Pagan Switzerland of the Middle East.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
May. 29th, 2011 at 6:48 am
That’s an untenable position, Artemis. You don’t have to be a victim of a crime to understand the nature of the crime or to oppose it. We are not our ancestors. Modern Americans are not the ones who seized or swindled land from the Native Americans and today’s Native Americans were not the ones who had it stolen from them.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
May. 29th, 2011 at 6:49 am
Another ridiculous assertion. You would make it impossible for anyone to talk about anything.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson
May. 29th, 2011 at 8:49 am
I had a discussion with a religious conservative about Obama’s Israel policy the other day. Naturally, her position was that Obama is stupid. Israel is our only ally, etc, etc. Now I’m the first to admit that I occupy a middle ground where Israel is concerned, but as I told her, I’m not into “Israel right or wrong” – I’m not even into “America right or wrong.” I’m not dying for Israel.
I agree with your statement that Netanyahu is the “de facto Republican Congressional leader.” And by the way, my conservative friend also claimed Obama had insisted on a return to the 1967 borders. I don’t know if being made to understand that he did not would make him seem less stupid in her eyes. We spent most of a few hours with me trying to correct some of her misconceptions (she also didn’t believe the oil companies got subsidies).
I would like to add that I find this to be a sober, reasonable examination of a critical issue in American foreign policy, and I fail to understand where any accusations of anti-Semitism can be made, except by holding to the Republican PoV that to disagree with them is to be anti-Christian and anti-American. Both are absurd positions to take.
Well done, Muse.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
Fact is Israel wanted peace they would be looking to go back to the 1967 boarders. Fact is Israel wanted peace they would stop all building in the Gaza. Calling someone who disagrees with you Israel opinion anti-Semitism proves that you have no legs on your argument.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Really and you can prove that 3200 years “Prior to the 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence, the region was known by various other names including Palestine, Southern Syria, Syria Palestina, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Iudaea Province, Coele-Syria, Retjenu and Canaan”. GTFO you brain twit your are what is wrong with the world you cannot question one country one that has violated international law because that is what Iseael did when they started setting the Gaza. The Gaza was to be only a DMZ and that is the only reason it was to held onto by Israel.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
So now you support Palestinian?
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Take your advice Troll.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
So Israel needs to recieve things before they act? How jewish of them.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Then take it over call it religious land charge 10 dollars at the gate use UN armed forces and set a NUKE right in the middle anyone gets any bright ideas and boom goes the dyamite.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
SO MLK supported adultry too, only human.
Oldsun
May. 29th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Hello by and by your MKL quote is not true here is the link electronicintifada.net/co... eat it tosser.
Hrafnkell
May. 29th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
It is always possible you are mistaken, Artemis.
Jleem
Jun. 8th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Israelites were in Israel far before “Palestinians”. Israel, Gaza, West Bank and Jordan used to be called Palestine not so long ago. The Jews and Arabs lived there. They were called Palestinians because of the place it was called, not because of history
Before the Jews returned to Jerusalem it was not called Palestine, it was called Jordan. Now, only after the Jews returned, did the flag change. It was just to conflict the Jews.
And so you know, not all Muslims are against Israel, in fact, many live there with equal rights. www.arabsforisrael.com