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| Gore & Bush vie for Jewish support |
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| Kashif |
| 10/12/00 at 19:47:05 |
| Suddenly, foreign policy is the hottest election topic United States By David Usborne in New York 13 October 2000 Foreign policy has abruptly taken centre-stage in the US presidential race, with both candidates competing to deploy forceful rhetoric in response to the worsening crisis in the Middle East and to yesterday's apparent terrorist attack on an American warship in Yemen. Neither campaign is missing the chance to seek support among Jewish voters. Unsurprisingly, there is little concern for the Clinton administration's efforts to present America as an honest broker in the crisis. Instead, each man is straining to voice support for Israel and shift blame to Yasser Arafat. Al Gore called on "Chairman Arafat to issue instructions to those who have been perpetrating violence to cease and desist". Within moments, George W Bush was also before the cameras, saying Mr Arafat, "must stand up and call on his people to put down their rocks and arms". The imperative for both campaigns to side with Israel in this crisis and divert the burden of blame to the Palestinians was on vivid display in their latest debate. Mr Gore said: "Israel should, should feel absolutely secure about one thing. Our bonds with Israel are larger than agreements or disagreements on some details of diplomatic initiatives. "They are historic, they are strong and they are enduring." The Vice-President stressed Washington's honest broker role, but his words had betrayed a political imbalance towards Israel. Mr Bush said: "I call on Chairman Arafat to have his people pull back to make the peace." He made no similar appeal of the Israelis. A few breaths later, he added: "I want everybody to know, should I be the President, Israel's going to be our friend. I'm going to stand by Israel." None of this is helpful to President Bill Clinton, for whom Middle East peace was meant to become his lasting legacy. He knows the candidates are doing all they can to secure their share of the Jewish vote, especially important in big states such as New York, Florida, a battleground state, and California. The Jewish community in America is in deep distress. More than ever, its common concern now is the absolute defence of Israel and its sovereignty. In this atmosphere of inflamed passions, the candidates can do nothing but voice support for Israel in the strongest terms. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Middle_East/2000-10/us131000.shtml |
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| Re: Gore & Bush vie for Jewish support |
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| Mona |
| 10/12/00 at 21:52:21 |
| Assalamu alaikum, This is even extending to Canadian politics. There are going to be federal elections this November by most recent estimates where a new prime minister would be elected. And guess what, Stockwell Day -the leader of the opposition (Canadian Alliance party)- has 'clarified' his stance! "My policy would be one of pro-Israel - a very supportive approach," Day was quoted as saying. "It would be a supportive, friendly, pro-Israel policy I would be proposing." Also, Mr. Day has does not agree with Canada voting at the UN to condemn the use of excessive force against Palestinians. Muslim Canadians, BEWARE of Stockwell Day!! |
| Re: Gore & Bush vie for Jewish support |
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| Saleema |
| 10/13/00 at 01:11:01 |
| Assalamoalykum, When the Repulican John MacCain was running in the primaries, I was for him a 100%. Reason why? Well, even then Bush was saying that he would stand by Israel and would not "allow Israel to be pushed back into the Red Sea." Dumb idiot didn't evne know its the Meditaranian Sea. Gore was silent on it, i guess "the peace process" was going on at the time and they wanted to seem like an "honest broker." I was so dissapointed when MacCain just gave up like that, without a fight, a real fight. He just ran out of money, and rich boy Bush didn't. In the second debate between Bush and Gore, Bush mentioned Arab Americans as being targets of racial profiling and how he was againt the Secret Evidence law. He said that a good friend of his in the Congress is helping to pass the Secrete Evidence repeal bill. Gore didn't mention Arab Americans at all when talking about racial profiling and he went after Bush, so it wasn't even like he could have forgotten it since he has to mention a few races and stuff. I mean, this is a pretty big thing in congress. And he also was smart enough not to mention it for another reason. A very good reason. His runing mate, Lieberman, about whom the Israelis said was a "very good friend" of theirs, came up with the bill and was a strong advocate for it while it was going through the senate and congress. After all this, I am still for Bush. Foreign policy is a BIG concern for me but so is domestic policy and the republican domestic policy is in line with Islam, well, very close in line to Islam. While on the other hand, the Democratic domestic policy is *very* far away from Islam. This reminds me of what JFK once said, "Domestic policy can hurt us, but Foreign Policy can kill us." But foreign policy between the two candidates seems to have killed us already half way. We have yet to see what will happen next and how. Since we have seen defeat, (half way), in the foreign policy field, at least I can look forward to some morale and sympathy from Bush in the Domestic concerns. However, I am not despairing, I have not given up hope. 'Verily the Help of Allah is near...' When I read about the attack on the internet about 10:25, a gasp escaped from me and then the shahada, over and over again. And I realized at that moment about how much we need God and His Protection right now. When I first read the news, a feeling of hopelessness enveloped me but then I thought of the aya, 'Verily the Help of Allah is near...' and I felt reassured again. I still have hope even though I am very sad right now. I was disturbed by the mob that threw the body of the Israeli soldier out the window. It was sickning, it was disgusting. The Prophet told us, Allah's orders, that no one can mutilate the bodies of people who died and are your enemy. There is no place for torture in Islam. I understand the Palestnian anger and frustration, but that doesn't excuse what they did. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was so sadened when Hamza's (may Allah's peace be upn him), body was mutilated. Non-Muslims say that there are no rules in a war but that is not how a Muslim thinks. There are rules set by Allah and we need to follow them. Wassalm |
| One simple Question! |
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| jaihoon |
| 10/13/00 at 02:45:38 |
Is it possible that the present crisis in Palestine is the product of the election think-tanks to win the jewish vote in US? US agencies have done it before in the rest of the world, why wouldn't they now? "I speak openly whats hiddenin my heart!: |
| Re: Gore & Bush vie for Jewish support |
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| Saleema |
| 10/13/00 at 13:21:10 |
| Assalamoalykum, I seriously doubt that. Becuae Gore selected a jewish guy, liberman, as his vice president. And Bush was supporting Israel even during the "peace process," even when no one asked him what he thought about Israel. Wassalam |
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