Time for Obama to Make a Major Address in the U.S. on Israel and the Middle East
All agree that Obama has to be a very careful candidate when it comes to Israel. Yet there remains an urgent need for a reassuring speech, particularly for the 400,000 Jewish American voters in Florida.
On Barack Obama’s recent trip to the Middle East he visited an Israeli family whose home had been destroyed in a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. A young son in this family lost his leg in the attack. After the visit Obama stated,
“If somebody was sending rockets into the house where my two daughters sleep at night, I’m going to do everything in my power to stop that, and I expect Israelis to do the same thing.”
This moving and empathetic statement appears to have been lost on Americans. It needs now to be heard in the United States, particularly to reassure Jewish American voters in southern Florida.
The venue for a major address by Obama on the Middle East would be in Miami or Fort Lauderdale. Obama would reiterate in the strongest terms his support for the state of Israel and the right of Israelis to take actions to protect their nation from attack. (Click Here to Read More)
Barack Obama’s plan to sit down with leaders of Iran, his plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq, and the persistent rumors that he is a Muslim cause unease among members of the Jewish community. Also, many Jewish voters are unsure about the depth of Obama’s commitment to protect Israel. Yet, over many elections, Jews have been steady loyalists in the Democratic Party.