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The Bloc That Shall Not Be Named?

The problem for Obama is that his failure to be more supportive of Israel will not be forgotten by those for whom this is a dealbreaker, which includes not only a fair share of Democratic donors, but also a significant voting bloc in states like New York and Florida. ~Susan Estrich As I have already […]

The problem for Obama is that his failure to be more supportive of Israel will not be forgotten by those for whom this is a dealbreaker, which includes not only a fair share of Democratic donors, but also a significant voting bloc in states like New York and Florida. ~Susan Estrich

As I have already said, I thought Williams’ “name the top three allies” question was ridiculous.  Even assuming that this was not simply a roundabout way to set up a candidate to talk about the eternal bond with Israel that shall never be broken (or whatever it is you are supposed to say to satisfy some people), it was a terrible question.  If it was not much more than an indirect way to say, “So, Obama, how much do you love Israel?”, it is a bad joke.  On what planet is Israel one of our three most important allies?  More important than Britain, Germany and Japan?  Really?

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