Chuck Hagel is a true friend of Israel
Anyone who believes that Israel’s future is secured by shedding itself of occupation and working to establish a viable Palestinian state cannot doubt that the true friends of Israel are those prepared to act as a sort of loyal opposition in telling its governments, as they move ever further to the right, that they are endangering the future of the Jewish state with the perpetual expansion of settlements, the disparaging of Palestinian leaders committed to a negotiated two-state solution, the attempts to make it all but impossible for East Jerusalem to be the capital of an independent Palestine, and by maintaining the oppression of another people in a way that increasingly eats at Israel’s claim to be democratic.
That has been Hagel’s position and his nomination raises the prospect that there may finally be a visible debate in the US about what it now means to be pro-Israel.
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Oy!
trs on January 10, 2013 at 3:42 PM
So basically, Hagel is like the girlfriend to the female that tells her she is fat to her face.
Zaggs on January 10, 2013 at 3:43 PM
And it seems bho/team every person bho has nominated is also a ‘friend of Israel’? The ball face lie here is beyond belief!
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letget on January 10, 2013 at 3:45 PM
Liberals continues to push the ridiculous fantasy that those who seek the destruction of Israel, are Israel’s greatest friends, and that “peace” is achievable if only Israel would just surrender its land to the palestinian terrorist squatters. It’s a threadbare fantasy, full of holes and which provides little protection from the bitter cold of reality.
Pork-Chop on January 10, 2013 at 3:51 PM
What a pile of road apples. Anyway, Bagel is just another big-mouthed four-flusher.
Seth Halpern on January 10, 2013 at 3:52 PM
With Hagel the R is silent, so it should read as Fiend of Israel.
Flange on January 10, 2013 at 3:53 PM
When all jews are murdered there will be peace for jihadis. They then can move on to their next target.
GardenGnome on January 10, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Such a creature does not exist, and you have to be a liar or a complete idiot to think otherwise.
RadClown on January 10, 2013 at 3:56 PM
is an idiot. The fakestinians don’t want a viable state. They just want to destroy Israel, like the rest of the arabs and the persians.
So many people have no sense of history, nor any sense of contemporary arab culture, at all. These people should still be in elementary school, not writing stupid pieces like this.
Hagel is a clear enemy of Israel as is this McGreal dipsh!t. “Loyal opposition” … LOL. External entities are not the “loyal opposition” you blithering idiot. Just call yourself the Israel-hater that you are. Don’t be bashful. Be proud of your alliance with arabs/persians/muslims who are enemies of civilization. Be the proud self-hating nihilist that the modern Western left is comprised of.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on January 10, 2013 at 4:05 PM
So, we are just upending the definition of friend?
myrenovations on January 10, 2013 at 4:05 PM
I just Love NewSpeak at its mondern best!
jaydee_007 on January 10, 2013 at 4:07 PM
The only “friend” of any Jew is an Uzi.
Rixon on January 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM
Guardian.uk. “True” friend of Israel.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
OxyCon on January 10, 2013 at 4:23 PM
More American arrogance from from a European settler living safely in the lap of luxury on occupied Native American land.
Ben Hur on January 10, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Chris McGreal is one of the most anti-Israel writers on the anti-Israel rag, The Guardian.
Yeah, I’ll take his word about Hagel being a friend to Israel after McGreal stops lying about the IDF deliberately targeting Palestinian children.
He hates Israel, so of course he thinks Hagel is great.
Meryl Yourish on January 10, 2013 at 5:11 PM