Comments on: Hmmm, Quiet Understandings Breached

By: xisnotx

xisnotx — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:47:59 +0000

here are some jews who aren’t happy w/obama youtube.com/wa...

By: dahlia

dahlia — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:03:39 +0000

i doubt the New York Times will acutally follow this path of logic, but I think it is quite important to think of the future implications of reneging upon previous agreements, as the_middle so astutely noted. It may, perhaps, have less significance to Americans than it does to Israelis, but the Maerican administarion should remember that regimes may be less likely to be caught in the cross hairs, and risk being seen as pro-American, if they do not believe that America will live up to her word.

By: Ephraim

Ephraim — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:59:32 +0000

Obama tearing up agreements that Israel reached with Bush?

Oh, wow, I didn’t see this coming. What a shocka!

I wonder why he’s doing this? There was nothing in his campaign rhetoric to indicate he might turn on Israel like this, and his friends and political advisers were all staunch Israel supporters. J Street said so.

I wonder what happened. I am truly mystified. Maybe Jewish Voice For Peace can enlighten me.

By: AlexK

AlexK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:08:50 +0000

Mmmmmm. Where? There ain’t no Shashlik for miles around here. However, my friends in Chicago are opening a restaurant around that theme and calling it “Poke”.

By: froylein

froylein — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:53:11 +0000

Sashka, let’s have some shashlik…

By: AlexK

AlexK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:51:05 +0000

Haha. You didn’t. I pushed myself away. I just have to reread my posts and it does the trick, here, facebook, wherever. And I’m not sure there is any way I can be offended. A bit embarrassed and regretful, maybe, but my skin is as thick as my stubbornness. I really must get out of San Diego. It has this exact effect on me. Too far from home and too far from reality. I’m aware of Israel’s socialist beginnings and I have nothing against Kibuttzniks either, in hindsight. If non-Jews ever wanted to know what internal strife/guilt/duality look like, I have front row tickets. I really need to make a profession out of this, There just aren’t enough verbal bomb throwers as of late.

By: AlexK

AlexK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:42:03 +0000

I feel like the Frisco Kid when he confused Quakers for Hassids. Or like Geert Wilders speaking at a Rainbow Coalition event.

By: LB

LB — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:41:47 +0000

Alex – Ok, maybe I took a step too far, and shot from the hip. I wasn’t offended personally (and if I offended you, I apologize), and I have NEVER asked anyone to thank me, nor WILL I. Ever. I haven’t done half of what others have – who truly deserve our everlasting gratitude.

But there’s a way to express your views. I probably even agree with you more than most others here (I am no Obama supporter), but when you just go ahead and say what you did about Israeli socialists like that, you’ve stepped over the line. Remember, regardless of how much you or I disagree with them – they did found the state.

You say yourself you posts are “acerbic and rash” – but if you have valid points, why don’t you just make them? Why do you feel the need to come off as a lunatic?

In any case, I definitely didn’t mean to push you away from here.

By: AlexK

AlexK — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:40:12 +0000

The ups and downs of bi-polar behavior mixed with an over-inflated sense of self awareness. What can I tell ya? I’m a proud misanthrope without a home, but don’t feel sorry for me!

By: froylein

froylein — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:36:06 +0000

Sashka!