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Obama: Israel's Security Is Sacrosanct

Candidate shores up Jewish support with post-primary speech

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 4, 2008 11:52 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Less than 24 hours after securing the Dem nomination, Barack Obama moved to shore up his support among Jewish voters this morning, pledging before a pro-Israel lobby his unequivocal support of Israel. “Those who threaten Israel threaten us,” he told the AIPAC. “I will never compromise when it comes to Israeli security.” He promised to send more weapons to Israel, and to work more aggressively towards peace than his predecessor.

“I won’t wait until the waning days of my presidency,” he added, a jab at President Bush’s zero-hour peace push. He said he favored “tough diplomacy” with Iran, arguing that the war in Iraq had made the rogue state stronger. He also made light of smear emails being circulated about him: “Let me know if you see this guy named Barack Obama,” he said, “because he sounds pretty scary.”

Barack Obama right, is embraced by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) board member Lee Rosenberg as he arrives to speak at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
Barack Obama right, is embraced by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) board member Lee Rosenberg as he arrives to speak at the AIPAC Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.
Barack Obama addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Barack Obama arrives to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.
Barack Obama arrives to speak at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference 2008, Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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osmdmorsy
Mar 11, 2010 11:53 PM CST
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We approve that every person is having his own openion and free well whenever he is still alive and conciuos
But also there is some mind issues we have to discuss such as:
1- Limits of freedom and anger
2- Humanity existence among other livings
3- Who are the man and Who created him and what is the relation between each other !! ??
4-Why we are different to each other (Nations and Language)
5- Peace and war, Why they are a twinse and opposite to our vision.
6- Food and Land that we live by and fight for
7- Why we consider hate and love more than other feelings
8- People all over the world and nations are equal in the entire chances of life
9- Who start hatress and human discrase in the world as per history events and facts
10- What is the result of our life to death and what is the benefits of the mean time war going on case this world will be completly destroyed
Hope to complete later on

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