Rev. Wright's Church Newsletter Includes Commentary Critical Of Israel
Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, continues to make headlines. The most recent focus? His church's newsletter.
A June 10th, 2007 issue of the newsletter featured an open letter written by Ali Baghdadi, appearing on the "Pastor's Page," that calls Israel an "apartheid" regime. The letter says Israel worked on an "ethnic bomb" that kills "blacks and Arabs." The letter also says "Israel was the closest ally to the white supremacists of South Africa."
In the introduction to an article printed on the "Pastor's Page" on July 7th, 2007, Wright references "the 'state' of Israel" – note the quotation marks around the word "state."
And on July 22nd, the "Pastor's Page" carried a pro-Palestine article by Hamas leader Mousa Aba Marzook excerpted from the Los Angeles Times.
"Why should any Palestinian recognize the monstrous crimes carried out by Israel's founders and continued by its deformed modern Apartheid state?" Marzook asks.
The revelations could hurt Obama's standing with the Jewish community, with whom some commentators have already suggested Obama has a problem. The American Spectator has seized on comments by Obama advisor Merrill McPeak concerning the influence of pro-Israel voters on Middle East policy. ("Obama has a Jewish problem and McPeak's bigoted views are emblematic of what they are," wrote Robert Goldberg.)
But Obama trails Clinton by just five points among Jewish Democrats, according to this recent Gallup poll – a divide that is within the poll's margin of error and one that cuts against the notion that Jewish voters are rejecting the Democratic frontrunner.
A June 10th, 2007 issue of the newsletter featured an open letter written by Ali Baghdadi, appearing on the "Pastor's Page," that calls Israel an "apartheid" regime. The letter says Israel worked on an "ethnic bomb" that kills "blacks and Arabs." The letter also says "Israel was the closest ally to the white supremacists of South Africa."
In the introduction to an article printed on the "Pastor's Page" on July 7th, 2007, Wright references "the 'state' of Israel" – note the quotation marks around the word "state."
And on July 22nd, the "Pastor's Page" carried a pro-Palestine article by Hamas leader Mousa Aba Marzook excerpted from the Los Angeles Times.
"Why should any Palestinian recognize the monstrous crimes carried out by Israel's founders and continued by its deformed modern Apartheid state?" Marzook asks.
The revelations could hurt Obama's standing with the Jewish community, with whom some commentators have already suggested Obama has a problem. The American Spectator has seized on comments by Obama advisor Merrill McPeak concerning the influence of pro-Israel voters on Middle East policy. ("Obama has a Jewish problem and McPeak's bigoted views are emblematic of what they are," wrote Robert Goldberg.)
But Obama trails Clinton by just five points among Jewish Democrats, according to this recent Gallup poll – a divide that is within the poll's margin of error and one that cuts against the notion that Jewish voters are rejecting the Democratic frontrunner.
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See all 117 CommentsIt proves the strangle hold Israel really has on the politcal process of the USA.
I agree. Should we elect a person President who has the closest association with racism and hatred since the Civil War?
HILLARY CAUGHT "EMBELLISHING AGAIN"
"I think for anyone to try to question the Clintons'''''''' huge support (for Ireland) and start trying to nitpick and saying, ''''''''But she wasn''''''''t sitting down at the negotiation table'''''''' _ sure, we know she wasn''''''''t sitting down at the negotiation table," Ahern said.
After suffering criticism from rival Obama''''''''s campaign and Protestant politicians in Northern Ireland, Clinton this month backed off language that suggested she was ever involved in the 22 months of negotiations that preceded the Good Friday pact.
But Clinton still suggests that she wielded a hidden hand over the diplomatic triumph.
"I wasn''''''''t sitting at the negotiating table, but the role I played was instrumental," she said in a March 13 interview with National Public Radio."
We''''re sure it was Hillary, just as sure as we are that you ducked snipers and ran for cover with no greeting ceremony in Bosnia.
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Newsflash for you: Obama''s Pastor and Obama''s church are NOT, NOT, NOT (can ya her me now!!!!)running for president, so please stick to the real issues shaping this campaign: OLD man McCain''s age and his ability to stay awake during critical intelligence briefings and, the other candidate--Lil'' Hillary--and her idea of foreifn policy, donning an apron and baking our terrorist enemies a batch of brownies. Missy and Grandpa are out!
Please try to stick to the real issues in this campaign: OLD man McCain''s age and his inability to stay awake during critical intelligence briefings, and also that other candidate--the girl--whose idea of foreign policy is to don an apron and bake a batch of cookies for terrorist enemies. American doesn''t need or want lil'' missy or granpa.
Obama is just trying to play his cards right and deceive the American people, I know and so should everyone else know that what obama is now starting to say is contradicting to what he was just standing by last week in his speech, And let us not forget rev wright retired a few years ago and obama was still turning to rev wright for leadership, so him
talking about "he would have left the church if rev wright hadn''t retired" is a ball faced lie. He said he wouldnt have felt comfortable staying in the church if he knew certain things would be offensive to americans but he did know and he did stay in that church, He knew what was going on in the church and refused to put wright on his campiagn for that reason alone, and we the american people that truely love our country are still waiting for obama to say GOD BLESS AMERICA
sorry those anti american remarks stay in my head and now i dont think anything he says can make me change my mind about him i will not believe him, i think it was foolish for hi to stay in that church and i bet obama still has rev wright on speed dial asking him what he shold say next to the american ppl to help make this matter go away
again this is why obama is just words, he stated
Had the reverend not retired, and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and Mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn''t have felt comfortable staying at the church," Obama said Thursday during a taping of the ABC talk show, "The View." The interview will be broadcast Friday. but if this was so true then why did obama and rev wright have the talk that obama would have to stray away from his long time religious leader because of certain controversial things might come to light during his campaign,
Obama said he could not denounce his pastor and he has been loyal to him, and has stayed in the church for 20 years, His famous speech made headlines all over the world bringing up the issues of race and the most he was able to say about rev wright was he didn''t agree with what he said on some things, well now that his campaign has taken a hard hit he decided to change his outlook on rev wright,
Those who brush this off are obviously not Jewish and it''s ok for Obama to have set there for 20 years and listened to this racist propaganda?
It''s not ok.
This shows moral judgment.
Oprah left that church after hearing this garbage and took a high moral road.
Obama was caught in a lie regarding all this.
First, he said he had never heard these sermons, then admitted he had & he sat silent!
He points his finger at Clinton for her war vote, claiming she showed bad judgment. Yet, he continued showing bad judgment for 20 years.
History has taught us you do indeed have to have the courage to stand for what is right.
Recall the saying "When they came to get the Jews I said nothing, when they came to get the Poles. When they came to get the homosexuals, the teachers, the intellectuals, the gypsies, I said nothing.
When they came to get me I realized, I was the only one left.
It took tremendous courage for some in Germany those many years ago. They stood up for what they believed and paid a high price.
Obama, who I used to support, has shown he has caved in to pressure from his own group, even in the face of terrible wrong.
Obama is a moral coward and we are fools if we put him in the White House.
Those who brush this off are obviously not Jewish and it''s ok for Obama to have set there for 20 years and listened to this racist propaganda?
It''s not ok.
This shows moral judgment.
Oprah left that church after hearing this garbage and took a high moral road.
Obama was caught in a lie regarding all this.
First, he said he had never heard these sermons, then admitted he had & he sat silent!
He points his finger at Clinton for her war vote, claiming she showed bad judgment. Yet, he continued showing bad judgment for 20 years.
History has taught us you do indeed have to have the courage to stand for what is right.
Recall the saying "When they came to get the Jews I said nothing, when they came to get the Poles. When they came to get the homosexuals, the teachers, the intellectuals, the gypsies, I said nothing.
When they came to get me I realized, I was the only one left.
It took tremendous courage for some in Germany those many years ago. They stood up for what they believed and paid a high price.
Obama, who I used to support, has shown he has caved in to pressure from his own group, even in the face of terrible wrong.
Obama is a moral coward and we are fools if we put him in the White House.
It is not Mr. Obama that has the problem, it is those who call themselves Jews, and cannot separate the political entity known as Israel from the religion known as Judaism, and who cannot separate a second generation "Black" man running for president, from other "Black" people who are more vocal in their struggle against American apartheid, which their families have endured for at least 40 generations.
Sorry for the typo.
How is a country that regards the indigenous people equal rights not apartheid?
Israel and the US were supporters of the South African apartheid regime, it is well documented.
Marzook''s question is a legitimate one, anyone care to answer?
Also, the Pastor''s quotation marks around the word "state", implies he questions the legitimacy of a nation that does violate accepted human rights conventions, which is his, and anyone''s right.
Yes but that is supposed to be acceptible for all the bad things the whites have done to the blacks.
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