Told You So!

A year and a half ago people looked at me like I was crazy. My own daughter was among those who were angry at me for voicing an opinion that I had at the time. All this uproar was caused by several statements that I had made concerning my feelings about the upcoming election. Having been interviewed by this paper and others as well as TV and during what I thought would be a non-political radio broadcast, I repeated my belief that one of the reasons that I would not support candidate Obama was my mistrust of his future policies concerning Israel. People told me that concern was ridiculous: “democrats always help Israel,” “the whole Jewish community supports Obama, it will be OK.”


None of those arguments changed my mind. Now I am sorry that my concerns were well founded. Events last week prove that our President is much more concerned in courting the favor of the Arab world than in the security of Israel or the simple recognition that Israel is America’s only ally in the Middle East. Obama slips Netanyahu in the back door to avoid pictures, tries to tell him how to run his country (sorry threats don’t work like they do in American politics,) and then leaves him sitting like a scolded school boy while the President goes to eat. I think Ed Koch said it best in an editorial that he wrote last week. Koch noted that Obama treated Bibi like a third-world dictator, while he treats third world dictators like honored heads of state.

I am saddened by the widening rift in our country. The “great uniter” is tearing our country apart. While many hail this time as a “rebirth” of a new, better America, I believe the short presidency of Obama has already done more damage that we can even measure. That is an American problem that we will deal with in the next election. That will be the debate that we will hold until the next election. What I hope is that all Americans and, in particular, all Jews will agree on right now is our need to support Israel. Democrat or Republican, you must affirm that Israel is America’s ally for peace not, as the administration has said, the road block to peace.

Obama’s shameful break of trust comes at the worst possible time. It weakens Israel and emboldens terrorists everywhere. All this at a time when Israel may be the only one to stand up to Iran. Now we know that if Israel is forced to act they can’t count on our President for support. That is the greatest insult of all. If you love Israel I ask you to think about these events and share your feelings with others.