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Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Campaign Trail Newsletter: Chapter 1

The 'Campaign Trail' Newsletter

Chapter 1

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In This Issue

YOUR GOVERNMENT

CZARS INFLUENCE POLICY

IS CLINTON ANTI-ISRAEL

ISRAEL CRITICAL TO USA

Below are the pictures of the people in the US government who carry out policies most critical to Israel's security. President Obama is in charge of making USA foreign policy and his appointees are the people who carry it out. The cabinet secretaries are NOT elected, they are appointed. These are the politicians who are up for re-election/ appointment in 2012.

When Leon Panetta (who recently accused Israel of refusing to negotiate a peace agreement) speaks, he is speaking on behalf of the President. When Joe Biden gets angry and offended that Israel is building homes and apartments in Jerusalem, he is speaking on behalf of the President. Your votes are important!

Dear Friends of Israel,

This is the first issue of our new initiative we are calling ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. This week we will be looking at the question

IS ISRAEL IMPORTANT IN THE USA?

As the 2012 campaign heats up, there will be many questions about the character of the US policies and their effect on israel. We are doing this special newsletter series as our way to stand up for what we have said we believe in...and that is the right of Israel to be a nation and to defend itself, to determine its own policies and practices as a sovereign nation. We also want to arm you with the facts so that you can be an effective ambassador for Israel.

We join with Christians United For Israel CUFI in this pledge

We believe that the Jewish people have a right to live in their ancient land of Israel, and that the modern State of Israel is the fulfillment of this historic right.

We maintain that there is no excuse for acts of terrorism against Israel and that Israel has the same right as every other nation to defend her citizens from such violent attacks.

We pledge to stand with our brothers and sisters in Israel and to speak out on their behalf whenever and wherever necessary until the attacks stop and they are finally living in peace and security with their neighbors.

Go here to join with CUFI in this pledge

	CZARS ARE IN CONTROL OF RECOMMENDING POLICIES TO OUR PRESIDENT. THEY WORK BEHIND THE SCENES. THEY ARE APPOINTED NOT ELECTED NOR NECESSARILY APPROVED BY CONGRESS.
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COMMENTARY MAGAZINE

Clinton's Anti-Israel Broadside Misreads Both Democracy and the Facts

Evelyn Gordon | @evelyng1234 12.05.2011 - 9:25 AM

In the Obama administration's latest salvo against Israel (see HERE and HERE for previous rounds), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly accused Israel of behaving like undemocratic regimes, even comparing it directly to Iran.

This is so outrageous it shouldn't need refuting. But since the secretary of state is clearly confused about what distinguishes democracies from non-democracies, allow me to help: Democracies, like non-democracies, consist of human beings, and human beings everywhere sometimes produce bad ideas. But unlike non-democracies, democracies have numerous self-correcting mechanisms to keep such bad ideas in check. And nothing better proves this than the very examples she cited.

Take, for instance, the segregated buses. Some years ago, a few extremist ultra-Orthodox communities decided that buses should be segregated, with men sitting in front and women in back. Shockingly, the public bus company serving these communities complied. Like Clinton, I find this outrageous, as did most Israelis when they learned of it. But here's the part of the story Clinton didn't tell:

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WHY IS ISRAEL IMPORTANT TO THE USA?

ISRAEL IS the only democracy, true friend and ally of the United States in the Middle East.

ISRAEL Does not request American troops for protection. They have their own very fine armed forces.

ISRAEL'S INTELLIGENCE is the best in the world, thereby providing the US with on the ground intelligence which the USA would not otherwise have.

FOREIGN AID GIVEN TO ISRAEL BY THE US is never lost. It comes back to the US in the form of Military contracts and other trade, shared knowledge, shared security and much more. Much American aid $$$$ to Israel is spent in the USA.

ISRAEL EXPORTS SUBSTANTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND MANY USEFUL TECHNOLOGIES which come back to the USA. Examples: new advances in water saving agricultural and drip irrigation methods, dairy farming, medical advances in every specialty, bio technology, scientific innovation, military technologies, airport and general security knowledge and disaster response knowledge to name a few. Because Israel is an advanced High Tech society, it attracts investment from some of the USA based largest corporations and investors such as Warren Buffet and Microsoft. Israel's universities and hospitals are among the finest in the world.

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COMING UP

Obama and Anti Semitism
Obama and support of Israel as a key ally
'What is President Obama's stand on Israel? Does what he says match what he does?
Obama says that under his leadership, the USA has given Israel more military support than any other presidency, Is that true?
What is Obama's stand on Islam and how does it affect Israel.
Does Obama's call for Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians strengthen Israel or weaken her?
What might an Obama second term look like for Israel?
How does Obama's stance on Israel reflect on American Jews.

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