tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6164040346044136873..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Are Republican presidents Better For Israel Than Democrat Presidents?Rafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-1988543702929740372012-10-25T17:23:01.614+02:002012-10-25T17:23:01.614+02:00Nixon in 1973 was far more supportive of Israel th...Nixon in 1973 was far more supportive of Israel than Johnson in 1967.Bob Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-17401919477131130482012-10-24T19:32:14.904+02:002012-10-24T19:32:14.904+02:00And let's not forget the Clinton administratio...And let's not forget the Clinton administration.shmildanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-62187911043450075312012-10-24T18:39:02.042+02:002012-10-24T18:39:02.042+02:00I didn't read his article that way. My take i...I didn't read his article that way. My take is that he's saying that Republicans pressure Israel, not Democrats - and I was pointing out that that is not the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-71694835216652739712012-10-24T18:17:08.888+02:002012-10-24T18:17:08.888+02:00I read Halevy's op-ed piece in the Times. Unfo...I read Halevy's op-ed piece in the Times. Unfortunately, the Times did not allow for reader comments. I just want to know what relevance all this past history has to the current campaign. Is there anything in Mitt Romney's history to suggest that he has ties to the oil industry and the Saudis like George H. W. Bush? Is there anything to suggest that he is anything other than what he says he is - a staunch supporter of the State of Israel? Are we to ignore the last 4 years of the Obama administration behavior and attitude because he is a Democrat? Halevy's history lesson has no relevance to what the American voter is confronted with today.WBKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-73219857055617167992012-10-24T17:17:26.827+02:002012-10-24T17:17:26.827+02:00it probably ignores that because the given is that...it probably ignores that because the given is that democrat presidents are pressuring israel. his position is that really the repubs pressure worse.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-10835232592200804212012-10-24T17:16:02.368+02:002012-10-24T17:16:02.368+02:00The article ignores Jimmy Carter's pressuring ...The article ignores Jimmy Carter's pressuring Israel in the Camp David accords. Israel did not want to give the whole Sinai back, though they were willing to give a part of it. Carter insisted that the entire region - including air bases, Israeli-developed oil fields, and thriving settlements - be returned to Egypt. <br /><br />We need to look at the individual running, and not only the party, in deciding whom to vote for. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-57610097876694382402012-10-24T15:26:52.311+02:002012-10-24T15:26:52.311+02:00Well, he's right about Eisenhower - I don'...Well, he's right about Eisenhower - I don't think any President ever pushed Israel so hard, or unreasonably, as Eisenhower after the '56 war. And then, there's George Bush Sr., the "one lonely guy" standing up to the forces of the Zionist lobby. And even George W. Bush - I know most of us think of him as a great friend, but I haven't forgotten how adamant he was about Israel getting out of Jenin at the height of the second Intifada. Fortunately, Sharon ignored him until the army did what it had to do.Baruch Gitlinnoreply@blogger.com