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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (11239)	6/23/2006 8:49:15 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

... in fact Congress appears to be run by Zionists. Which Zionists are running Congress? Do Zionists control all of the functions of Congress, both the Senate and the House, including ALL of the committees and subcommittees? Do Zionists control ALL bills coming out of the House and the Senate? Why am I asking? Well...... Jews have been credited with many great accomplishments, despite their relatively small numbers. Anywhere you look, there is either a cure for a disease, or a great movie, or great music, or some other great scientific achievement, which benefits all of humanity, that can be solely credited to Jews. You are now saying that Jews should also be credited for governing this great country of ours. If your praise is correct, than Americans, and everyone in the world who has benefited from this great country of ours, owe much thanks for the Jews who are helping to successfully run this country. As a Jew and a Zionist, I thank you for the compliment!

To: sea_urchin who wrote (11239)	7/22/2006 10:11:54 PM
From: Cyprian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

There are none, in fact Congress appears to be run by Zionists. But that doesn't mean there are not some Jews, even a small minority, who are upset by what is going on. Now there's an understatement! The kingdom of Babel being built up with blood over there in Palestine and falsely called "Israel" is the work of Antichrist. So you can substitute the word Antichrist wherever you see that kingdom being gathered into the middle east called "Isarel". Hence, the headline should read: "House overwhelmingly backs [Antichrist] in vote" The holy prophets prophesied of this evil Zionism thousands of years ago. They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. (Micah 3.10) House overwhelmingly backs Israel in vote news.yahoo.com By ANNE PLUMMER FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer Thu Jul 20, 2:42 PM ET The House, displaying a foreign affairs solidarity lacking on issues like Iraq, voted overwhelmingly Thursday to support Israel in its confrontation with Hezbollah guerrillas. The resolution, which was passed on a 410-8 vote, also condemns enemies of the Jewish state. House Republican leader John Boehner cited Israel's "unique relationship" with the United States as a reason for his colleagues to swiftly go on record supporting Israel in the latest flare-up of violence in the Mideast. Little of the political divisiveness in Congress on other national security issues was evident as lawmakers embraced the Bush administration's position. So strong was the momentum for the resolution that it was steamrolling efforts by a small group of House members who argued that Congress's pro-Israel stance goes too far. The nonbinding resolution is similar to one the Senate passed Tuesday. It harshly condemns Israel's enemies and says Syria and Iran should be held accountable for providing Hezbollah with money and missile technology used to attack Israel. Yet as Republican and Democratic leaders rally behind the measure in rare bipartisan fashion, a handful of lawmakers have quietly expressed reservations that the resolution was too much the result of a powerful lobbying force and attempts to court Jewish voters. "I'm just sick in the stomach, to put it mildly," said Rep. Nick J. Rahall (news, bio, voting record) II, D-W.Va., who is of Lebanese descent. Rahall joined other Arab-American lawmakers in drafting an alternative resolution that would have omitted language holding Lebanon responsible for Hezbollah's actions and called for restraint from all sides. Rahall said that proposal was "politely swept under the rug," a political reality he and others say reflects the influence Israel has in Congress. "There's a lot (of lawmakers) that don't feel it's right ... but vote yes, and get it the heck out of here," Rahall said. Rep. Darrell Issa (news, bio, voting record), R-Calif., who co-sponsored the alternative resolution and also is of Lebanese descent, agreed. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobby "throws in language that AIPAC wants. That isn't always the best thing for this body to endorse," Issa said. Nevertheless, Rahall and Issa said they were considering voting in favor of the resolution. "I want to show support for Israel's right to defend itself," Issa said. Another lawmaker with Lebanese roots, Rep. Charles Boustany Jr., R-La., said he too planned to vote in favor of the resolution despite holding deep reservations on its language regarding Lebanon. "I think it's a good resolution. But I think it's incomplete," he said. The lack of momentum for alternative proposals frustrated pro-Arab groups. "This is the usual problem with any resolution that talks about Israel — there are a lot of closet naysayers up there (in Congress), but they don't want to be a target of the lobby" of Israel, said Eugene H. Bird, president of the Council for the National Interest, a group that harshly condemns Israel's military campaign. "These guys aren't legislating. They're politicking," said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. An AIPAC spokeswoman said Congress's overwhelming support for Israel reflects the support of U.S. voters and not any pressure applied by lobbyists. "The American people overwhelming support Israel's war on terrorism and understand that we must stand by our closest ally in this time of crisis," said Jennifer Cannata. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to discuss diplomatic efforts to end the violence, and the possibility of international troops to police a peace, over dinner Thursday in New York with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. On Friday, Rice will receive a report from fact-finders Annan sent to the region. Rice, herself, is expected to go there. "She intends to travel to the region as early as next week," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. Approximately 2,600 U.S. citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon by the United States since Sunday.