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• Sarah Palin is extremely pro-Israeli in many ways. This
has been proven by her strong stand on the security of Israel and
its importance to the United States of America.
• Palin is reported to have signed a resolution honoring
Israel on its 60th birthday.
• Palin has always been conscious of the Jewish community
in Alaska and intends to look at this community globally for
future plans.
• Palin has interests and ties with the Holy Land and is a
very effective personality in this issue across party lines.
• Palin received support and praise from Chabad Rabbi
Yosef Greenberg for lending support for the building of a Jewish
museum showing that she is a religious person who believes that
God works his will in everything.
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• Barack Obama states that the only way for Israel to
achieve peace with their neighbors is to "begin with a clear and
strong commitment to the security of Israel".
• Obama criticized those who denied the Holocaust, yet he
supports talks with the Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who also
denies the holocaust and eventually promises that a new one would
come.
• Obama has praised past Israeli leaders for their kind
gestures of peace towards Palestinians but refused to recognize
their earlier attempts that led to violence and death of
Israelis.
• Barack Obama mentions that he is in support of
resumption of the aid to the Palestinian government with a
condition that the government 'renounces terrorism'.
• Obama opines thus, "Nobody is suffering more than the
Palestinian people." He has declared recently in his speech ?our
enemies are not just terrorists, it's not just Hezbollah, it's
not just Hamas, and it?s also cynicism."
• Obama contends that there is a need to preserve Israel
as a Jewish state though it has its politicians and its security
as well.
• With regard to the security of Israel Barack Obama
stated, "you will not see, under my presidency, any slackening in
commitment to Israel?s security."
• Obama stood strong with regard to Israel's right to
defend itself from the rocket attacks and raids of Hezbollah.
• He hates characterization and rejects the term apartheid
in any discussion with regard to Israel's progress.
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