Obama visits Israel for annual Knesset blowjobs

[Tim]

Barack Obama hails 'eternal' US-Israel alliance at start of Middle East visit

The alliance between Israel and the United States is eternal, Barack Obama has said after landing in the Jewish state for his first visit since becoming US president more than four years ago.

"I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations, to restate America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security and to speak directly to the people of Israel and to your neighbours," Obama said at a welcoming ceremony at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport. "I am confident in declaring that our alliance is eternal, is forever," he added.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ma ... l-alliance" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Phys]

Anyone whom knows me, knows that I'm a liberal/commie lover, but Obama is a whore for Israel again and again!!

Obama's Veto on Israeli Settlements Demonstrates Contempt for International Humanitarian Law

The US veto of a mildly worded United Nations Security Council resolution supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and reiterating the illegality of Israeli settlements in occupied territories leaves little doubt that, in certain critical respects, President Barack Obama shares his predecessor's contempt for international law. All fourteen of the other members of the Security Council voted for the resolution -- which was cosponsored by a nearly unprecedented majority of UN members -- not only situating the United States as an extreme outlier in the international community, but placing President Obama to the right of the conservative governments of Great Britain and France.

The draft resolution Obama found so objectionable called on both Israelis and Palestinians to act on the basis of international law, other obligations and previous agreements; to help advance the peace process through confidence-building measures and continued negotiations on final status issues; and for regional actors and the international community to support the peace process. The resolution specifically reaffirmed previous UN Security Council resolutions acknowledging that Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands occupied since the June 1967 war are illegal and constitute a major obstacle to peace. Unlike these previous resolutions, however, which called on Israel to withdraw from already existing settlements, this resolution simply insisted that Israel cease additional settlement activity in Palestinian areas.

Even this was still too much for President Obama, however, who had UN ambassador Susan Rice cast the first veto of his administration.

Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention -- to which both Israel and the United States are signatories -- prohibits any occupying power from transferring "parts of its civilian population into the territory it occupies." The United Nations has repeatedly recognized that Israel is in violation of this critical international treaty, including UN Security Council resolutions 446, 452, 465 and 471, which were passed without US objections.

In addition, a landmark 2004 decision by the International Court of Justice also confirmed the illegality of the settlements, noting the illegitimacy of "any measures taken by an occupying Power in order to organize or encourage transfers of parts of its own population into the occupied territory." Given that the World Court decision also enjoined the United States and other signatories to "ensure compliance by Israel with international humanitarian law," the US veto of a UN Security Council resolution attempting to encourage compliance indicates that President Obama is willing for the United States to violate the decision by the World Court as well.

The administration acknowledged that its problem with the resolution was that it reiterated the illegality of the settlements. However, the official State Department position, in effect for nearly 33 years and never formally repealed, states categorically that, "While Israel may undertake, in the occupied territories, actions necessary to meet its military needs and to provide for orderly government during the occupation, for the reasons indicated above the establishment of the civilian settlements in those territories is inconsistent with international law." Obama, in vetoing this resolution, is thereby undermining the official position of his own State Department.

Refusal to recognize the illegality of Israeli settlements at the United Nations was not always the US position. When Israel's colonization drive began in the 1970's, the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations were quite willing to do so. However, despite his distinguished legal background, Obama has demonstrated -- on this issue, at least -- he has even less respect for the law than Richard Nixon.

Read the full text here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-z ... 38060.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

refresher on Nixon: http://www.ancreport.com/forum/v ... 80#p188080" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Ry]

they are all Israeli bitches because Israel can pay them directly. Special interest groups are bad enough but competing with a state financing politicians just isn't fair.

[Phys]

Netanyahu actually supported Mitt Romney for president.

[Karl Rove]

he was heckled

http://www.buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/obama ... -in-israel" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

he played it like a boss, i must say, "welcoming" the heckle

i'm sure the heckler's point will get no press

[Ry]

Israel supported Romney and Obama to be president and bought the congress. Netanyahu has known Romney for many years and he hates Obama, for one Obama is half black and Bibi is a racist with a racist cabinet. Obama still sends them their billions of dollars and doesn't nothing about the settlements, co-sponsored the bill to put sanctions on Iran etc etc. Romeny does it because he is an ass hole. Obama does it because he is a pussy.

[Phys]

Romeny does it because he is an ass hole. Obama does it because he is a pussy.

Yup!

[Tim]

Obama has a Muslim sounding name so naturally the racist Israelis in power don't like him. "Oy, we don't like this schwartze but he still gives us money anyway."