• Sarah Palin states that USA should not second-guess the
measures that Israel has to take to defend themselves, and for
their security."  She was referring to Israel acting against
nukes in Iran.

• Sarah Palin's stand on the two-state resolution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not made clear. She has also not
commented on whether she favors negotiations of USA with Hamas.

		

• Obama has already angered Palestinians by saying that
"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain
undivided." Obama has had to backtrack, but Palestinians and
Israelis have been left wondering if he really understands the
complexity of their situation. 

• While Obama was talking to a group of Democrats he
stated that "Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian
people."?

• Obama strongly states that the smuggling of weapons and
ammunitions to Gaza should be put to a stop completely.

• He also proclaimed that "America is committed to
Israel's security. And we will always support Israel's right to
defend it self against legitimate threats."

• Obama is full of praise for Jordan and its "constructive
role in training Palestinian security forces and nurturing its
relations with Israel"

• Obama states that "As a part of a lasting cease fire,
Gaza?s border crossings should be open to allow the flow of aid
and commerce, with an appropriate monitoring regime."

• Two statements that he made have really made an impact
and they are (1) "The United States does not accept the
legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements." and (2) the
Palestinians should have a "state of their own."

• During his interview with the 'Atlantic', Obama
proclaimed that the concept of a Jewish state is "fundamentally
just." He feels that USA should reinforce the hands of
Palestinian moderates.

• He strongly supports on fully funding military
assistance to Israel and on cooperating with Israel on the growth
of the Arrow missile defense system.

• He called America's 'strong bond' with Israel
'unbreakable' and stated that "it is based upon cultural and
historical ties and the recognition that the aspiration for a
Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be
denied."