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		<title>By: Richard Silverstein</title>
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		<dc:creator>Richard Silverstein</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I think we need to stop referring to “Orthodox Jews.” full stop, as being anti-Obama.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
I was referring to several attacks on Obama by Orthodox Jews including one reported here by a writer for the Agudath Israel blog which likened him to Haman.  Orthodox Jewish settlers also displayed an image of him as a Nazi Brownshirt on their blog.  Israeli Americans voted for McCain by a 3 to 1 margin because many are Orthodox.  The Clarion Fund, an Aish HaTorah front group, also campaigned against Obama (though somewhat surreptitiously).

I&#039;m not claiming all Orthodox Jews hate Obama.  I applaud those who don&#039;t.  But many do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I think we need to stop referring to “Orthodox Jews.” full stop, as being anti-Obama.</p></blockquote>
<p>I was referring to several attacks on Obama by Orthodox Jews including one reported here by a writer for the Agudath Israel blog which likened him to Haman.  Orthodox Jewish settlers also displayed an image of him as a Nazi Brownshirt on their blog.  Israeli Americans voted for McCain by a 3 to 1 margin because many are Orthodox.  The Clarion Fund, an Aish HaTorah front group, also campaigned against Obama (though somewhat surreptitiously).</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not claiming all Orthodox Jews hate Obama.  I applaud those who don&#8217;t.  But many do.</p>
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		<title>By: itzikl</title>
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		<dc:creator>itzikl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think we need to stop referring to &quot;Orthodox Jews.&quot; full stop, as being anti-Obama. True they voted for McCain in much higher percentage than other Jews, but plenty of orthodox Jews voted for Obama. I look forward to seeing the estimates when they come out. Also, you should know that there was a group &quot;Orthodox Jews for Barack Obama,&quot; that worked very hard to combat he lies and win him votes in the orthodox community.

Take a look at the comments on this link, to cite just one example, you&#039;ll see the orthodox world is not politically monolithic.
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=25506</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we need to stop referring to &#8220;Orthodox Jews.&#8221; full stop, as being anti-Obama. True they voted for McCain in much higher percentage than other Jews, but plenty of orthodox Jews voted for Obama. I look forward to seeing the estimates when they come out. Also, you should know that there was a group &#8220;Orthodox Jews for Barack Obama,&#8221; that worked very hard to combat he lies and win him votes in the orthodox community.</p>
<p>Take a look at the comments on this link, to cite just one example, you&#8217;ll see the orthodox world is not politically monolithic.<br />
<a href="http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=25506" rel="nofollow">http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=25506</a></p>
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		<title>By: ellen</title>
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		<dc:creator>ellen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rahm Emanuel&#039;s appointment does not bode well for moderation in the Middle East:

He is considered the most hard-line supporter of Israel, sometimes more so than Bush. In June 2003, for example, he signed a letter criticizing Bush for being insufficiently supportive of Israel. &quot;We were deeply dismayed to hear your criticism of Israel for fighting acts of terror,&quot; Emanuel, along with 33 other Democrats wrote to Bush. The letter said that Israel&#039;s policy of assassinating Palestinian political leaders &quot;was clearly justified as an application of Israel&#039;s right to self-defense&quot; (&quot;Pelosi supports Israel&#039;s attacks on Hamas group,&quot; San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2003).

He supported Israel&#039;s war on Lebanon. For his statement: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/il05_emanuel/HRES921.html
He attacked Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al Maliki, because Maliki had labeled Israel&#039;s attack on Lebanon as an act of &quot;aggression.&quot; Emanuel called on Maliki to cancel his address to Congress.

As chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), he worked hard to guarantee that Democratic candidates in key toss-up House races [in 2006] were pro-war. In this he was largely successful, because of the money he commands and the celebrity politicians who reliably respond to his call, ensuring that 20 of the 22 Democratic candidates in these districts are pro-war.
(John Walsh, The Book of Rahm:Emanuel&#039;s War Plan for Democrats, Counterpunch)

While most of the country opposes the Iraq war, Congressman Rahm Emanuel has steadfastly supported it, voting for every single one of Bush&#039;s war funding bills.

See also http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9939.shtml, &quot;Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rahm Emanuel&#8217;s appointment does not bode well for moderation in the Middle East:</p>
<p>He is considered the most hard-line supporter of Israel, sometimes more so than Bush. In June 2003, for example, he signed a letter criticizing Bush for being insufficiently supportive of Israel. &#8220;We were deeply dismayed to hear your criticism of Israel for fighting acts of terror,&#8221; Emanuel, along with 33 other Democrats wrote to Bush. The letter said that Israel&#8217;s policy of assassinating Palestinian political leaders &#8220;was clearly justified as an application of Israel&#8217;s right to self-defense&#8221; (&#8220;Pelosi supports Israel&#8217;s attacks on Hamas group,&#8221; San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2003).</p>
<p>He supported Israel&#8217;s war on Lebanon. For his statement: <a href="http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/il05_emanuel/HRES921.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/il05_emanuel/HRES921.html</a><br />
He attacked Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al Maliki, because Maliki had labeled Israel&#8217;s attack on Lebanon as an act of &#8220;aggression.&#8221; Emanuel called on Maliki to cancel his address to Congress.</p>
<p>As chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), he worked hard to guarantee that Democratic candidates in key toss-up House races [in 2006] were pro-war. In this he was largely successful, because of the money he commands and the celebrity politicians who reliably respond to his call, ensuring that 20 of the 22 Democratic candidates in these districts are pro-war.<br />
(John Walsh, The Book of Rahm:Emanuel&#8217;s War Plan for Democrats, Counterpunch)</p>
<p>While most of the country opposes the Iraq war, Congressman Rahm Emanuel has steadfastly supported it, voting for every single one of Bush&#8217;s war funding bills.</p>
<p>See also <a href="http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9939.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9939.shtml</a>, &#8220;Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: John Dickerson</title>
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		<dc:creator>John Dickerson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>After thinking about it, I suspect it might be very clever of President-elect Obama to name Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. Remember, Obama (unlike Bush) is no stooge. He will stay informed, and he will call the shots.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After thinking about it, I suspect it might be very clever of President-elect Obama to name Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. Remember, Obama (unlike Bush) is no stooge. He will stay informed, and he will call the shots.</p>
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		<title>By: John Dickerson</title>
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		<dc:creator>John Dickerson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now the Muslims will want to drink the blood of our white babies!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now the Muslims will want to drink the blood of our white babies!</p>
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		<title>By: ellen</title>
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		<dc:creator>ellen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>3 recommended articles on Obama&#039;s choice for Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel:
Andrew Cockburn: Meet Rahm Emanuel
John Walsh: How Rahm Emanuel Has Rigged a Pro-War Congress
John Walsh: Emanuel&#039;s War Plan for Democrats</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>3 recommended articles on Obama&#8217;s choice for Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel:<br />
Andrew Cockburn: Meet Rahm Emanuel<br />
John Walsh: How Rahm Emanuel Has Rigged a Pro-War Congress<br />
John Walsh: Emanuel&#8217;s War Plan for Democrats</p>
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		<title>By: John Dickerson</title>
		<link>http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/05/obama-wins-this-is-our-time/comment-page-1/#comment-103796</link>
		<dc:creator>John Dickerson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;One Tiny Step for Mankind&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;One Tiny Step for Mankind&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: jim s</title>
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		<dc:creator>jim s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is great.  I just hope that he is more radical in economic and fiscal policies and more even-handed in Middle Eastern policies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is great.  I just hope that he is more radical in economic and fiscal policies and more even-handed in Middle Eastern policies.</p>
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