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Related: About this forumHaaretz endorses Obama, calling him 'good for Israel'
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/11/haaretz-endorses-obama-calling-him-good-for-israel-148290.htmlPresident Obama who has battled accusations that he is insufficiently committed to the U.S. relationship with Israel locks down the endorsement of that country's left-of center newspaper.
In an editorial, the paper calls Obama "good for Israel" and writes:
Obama continued this two-way track vis-a-vis Iran and the issue of Palestinian statehood. Under his pressure, Israel suspended for the first time - for a while - construction in the settlements. Relations between the two countries' armed forces have never been so close. Obama's challenge in his second term, if he wins the elections, is to lead the region to a stable arrangement of peace and security.
The outcome of the elections will be determined by the voters' decision as to which of the two candidates is good for America. But if any of them are vacillating in their vote over whether Obama has been a good president for Israel, the answer is yes.
The outcome of the elections will be determined by the voters' decision as to which of the two candidates is good for America. But if any of them are vacillating in their vote over whether Obama has been a good president for Israel, the answer is yes.
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Haaretz endorses Obama, calling him 'good for Israel' (Original Post)
eridani
Nov 2012
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DCBob
(24,689 posts)1. The idiot GOPers will totally not undertand this.
They have convinced themselves Obama hates Israel and that Israel should hate Obama.
smitra
(290 posts)2. A foreign newspaper, even from a close ally, should not be endorsing a candidate anyway.
That said, it is great that they selected the President. And it is nice that they clearly articulated he has been a 'good president for Israel', which, while it should not, still appears to be an important factor in our elections.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)3. A foreign newspaper can do whatever they want.
good grief.