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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2275)	10/12/2000 8:04:59 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 10042

And Hillary isn't helping out her hubbie or our "neutral" stance as a peacemaker one little bit with rhetoric like this: First Lady Urges Support for Israel By Tom Hays Associated Press Writer Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000; 5:51 p.m. EDT NEW YORK –– Amid loud cheers and boos at a pro-Israel rally, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged New Yorkers Thursday to set aside politics and support President Clinton's fraying peace efforts. "I know this is the season of politics, but it is also a time of great peril. I believe it is imperative that we stand clearly with Israel and we stand in support of the president," she told about 15,000 people rallying near the United Nations. The first lady briefly shared a stage with her Republican Senate opponent, Rep. Rick Lazio, who shook her hand and left before she spoke. In his speech to the rally, Lazio had accused the administration of "leaving Israel in the lurch." "I ask the president, is this any way to treat a friend?" he said. Both Senate candidates are vying for Jewish support, about 12 percent of the New York vote. Recent polls show Jews favoring Clinton roughly two to one. The first lady was greeted by a mix of loud cheers and people booing and screaming "hypocrite" as she took the stage. She criticized the United States' abstention on a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the use of "excessive force" by Israel in recent Israeli-Palestinian clashes. The Security Council's "one-sided condemnation of Israel is shameful and ignores the reality of what's happening in the Mideast," she said. Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert also spoke at the rally and condemned Palestinian attacks on Israelis soldiers and holy sites. He called on the United States and Israel to unite "to defeat all of those who deep in their hearts really want to see all Jews removed from Jerusalem." Some people at the rally carried signs reading: "Arab Children are Arab Assassins" and "Arafat Stop the Violence." Michael Strongin, 16, blamed Palestinian aggression for pushing Israel to the brink of war. "What would any of the New York police department do if people started attacking them with stones, fireballs or molotov cocktails?" he said. "They most surely would not stand by as Israel is told to do." During the rally, the first lady also expressed "shock and sorrow" at Thursday's deadly attack on a U.S. Navy ship in a port on the Arabian Peninsula. "We must say clearly that terrorism of any kind will not be tolerated," she said. "It is not an acceptable negotiating tool." **************** Little wonder that Clinton's attempts at a mid-east emergency summit were scoffed at by the Arabs.. What the events that unfolding folks before your eyes.... I have a gut feeling that we're seeing a crucial moment in history that bodes ill for the future... One of those paradigms in history... Regards, Ron