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Retired Israeli Generals Support Obama
The Jewish Council for Education & Research has officially endorsed Obama. They have created a short film expressing why Obama is better for Israel. In this short film, many of the most respected military and intelligence experts in Israel discuss the impact of the Bush/McCain foreign policy on Israel, the need for the United States to engage directly with Iran, and their personal feelings about Sen. Barack Obama. Produced by ReviseFilms and presented by the Jewish Council for Education and Research (JCER).
Retired Generals of the Israeli Defense Forces and high-ranking Mossad officials on Barack Obama... from www.JCER.info on Vimeo.
According to a recent article in the Jerusalem Post several Israeli generals interviewed in this video claim they were misled about the purpose of the interview and the nature of the report, believing that they were being interviewed more generally about how the next U.S. President must approach the conflict and not asked specifically whether or not they endorsed Barack Obama. Read the Jerusalem Post article.
I hope Obama WILL take the Israeli-Palestinian peace process seriously. He hasn't yet made it a centerpiece of his campaign. There's generally a sense that Obama will restore of sense of diplomacy to U.S. international relations, but I'm not holding my breath for any great push in the peace process. With the economy in shambles and Iraq and Afghanistan holding our attention, it's easy to see how vital foreign policy issues like this will get lost in the shuffle.