Dem Rep: Obama Vowed No More Tacit Support Of Israeli Military Actions

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Dem Rep: Obama Vowed No More Tacit Support Of Israeli Military Actions


In an interview with me, Dem Rep Robert Wexler, a leading voice in Congress on Israeli-Arab affairs, made a fascinating point, arguing that one of the most important lines in Obama’s Cairo speech was this one:



Wexler told me he thinks that Obama’s promise to “say in public what we say in private” to all parties was “one of the critical lines in the speech, even though casual observers may gloss over it.”

Wexler explained that this one line concealed far more significance for his audience than many would appreciate. He said Obama was reassuring Arabs that America would no longer give wink-wink-nudge-nudge private support for Israeli military actions, a vow that will have great resonance in the Arab world.

He was saying that “it is no longer acceptable to say in private, `Go Israelis, take on Hezbollah,’ or `Go Israelis, take on Iran,’” Wexler said. “He has called out all of the parties, including ourselves, to step up to the plate as adults and make difficult political decisions.”

Food for thought.

I'm tired of the Israeli government assuming they can do anything and the US will agree to it.

I'm really interested to see how this will play out.

He's pretty influential.

I can see some will not deal with this very well. Patient has a history of hysterical decompensation, sudden violence, and suicidal actions.

I guess it depends on how committed everyone really is to a solution.

During the Clinton years, this would have been unthinkable. As the Repubs become more and more of a regional, extreme party...Democrats can now say what they've probably wanted to for a very long time. But the Israeli Right is very strong still amoung the elites and they won't lay down quietly.

He's calling new settlements illegitimate and basically saying it's my way or the highway. I wasn't sure he would push this hard.