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Israel: Obama's Wedge Issue

Charles SWVA Wrote: Aug 05, 2012 6:25 AM
"Can this be a vote-getter?" Among American Jews?: Yes. Figure that out. It is called liberal knee-jerk and it is uncontrollable.

Less than 100 days before the US presidential elections, the Obama administration is openly denying Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem. Can this be a vote-getter?

Last week, the Emergency Committee for Israel released an ad titled, "O, Jerusalem." The commercial showed administration officials squirming when asked to name the capital of Israel, and highlighted the recent refusals of White House and State Department spokespeople to acknowledge that Jerusalem is Israel's capital city. The underlying message of the ad was that the administration's policy is out of step with the views of the majority of Americans.

Barack Obama's position is certainly a political...

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