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Rahm Emanuel's Celebrated Pro-Israel Stance Growing Increasingly Sophisticated

Nuanced

He supported the Geneva Initiative? Really?

A close examination of Emanuel’s voting record during three terms as a Congressman from Illinois... paints a more complex picture of the next president’s gatekeeper... [he] has consistently supported a dovish policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... He then signed another letter to Bush in July 2003, backing $20 million in direct funding for the Palestinian Authority. In November 2003, he was one of two Jewish members to co-sponsor a House resolution to support the Geneva Initiative, an unofficial framework agreement for a two-state solution reached between moderate Palestinians and dovish Israelis.

At least the Geneva Initiative would be an alternative to the Saudi Initiative that Obama may or may not support and that would demographically destroy Israel. And at least it would be an alternative to the newest plan for irreversible concessions that Obama may or may not support and that would divide Jerusalem.

I mean - it wouldn't be much of an alternative since the Geneva Initiative also endorses the so-called Right of Return and also divides Israel. But at least it has a different name!

And in case you're wondering: "may or may not" probably means "does."

References:
* Emanuel’s Record on Israel Is More Dovish Than the Headlines Suggest [Forward]
* Barack Obama links Israel peace plan to 1967 borders deal [Times Online]
* Does Obama Really Support The Saudi Peace Plan? (Updated) [Daled Amos]
* Times UK Celebrates Saudi Peace Initiative - Now Without Peeking, Do You Think It's Good Or Bad For Israel? [MR]
* Obama Tells Abbas: I Support Dividing Jerusalem [A7]
* Obama camp denies Jerusalem promised to Abbas [YNet]
* Hey Europe, Shove It [MR]
* ANALYSIS / Obama embrace of Arab peace plan could benefit Livni [Ha'aretz]

Previously:
* Detente In Our Time - Obama Prepares To Sell Out Poland In The Face Of Russian Aggression. Again. (Plus: By The Way, Missile Defense Works)
* Obama's Top NSA And CIA Picks: Harsh On Israel, Sympathetic To Iran And Hezbollah
* Rahm Emanuel Apologies To No One. Except To Easily Offended Arab American Groups Who Occasionally Try To Block US Counterterrorism Efforts.

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