Obama Denounces Anti-Semitism in Black Community January 29, 2008
From The Jerusalem Post, unity-oriented statements from Barack Obama decrying anti-Semitism and hatred which did not get nearly enough attention in the media:
US Sen. Barack Obama spoke out against black anti-Semitism and other bigotry at an African-American church. Obama (D-Ill.), a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, spoke Sunday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to mark Martin Luther King Day.
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“The scourge of anti-Semitism has, at times, revealed itself in our community. For too long, some of us have seen immigrants as competitors for jobs instead of companions in the fight for opportunity.”
This was said before Monday’s official “I have never practiced Islam” statement.
I only hope that Obama’s outreach to Jews is as effective as it is unequivocal — unfortunately the “Obama gap” with Jewish voters is still alive and well, and I hope he’s not fighting as much of an uphill battle with Jewish populations as his detractors would like to make it seem.
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Jimmy Carter and George Bush senior said sweet things about the Jews while running for president as well. His long term views I’m concerned with. When he went to see Farrakan (who know endorses him)years back with his minister, did he, mention his concern about anti-’gutter-religion’ism to him?
Do you feel that these statements to that church have risked Black support for Mr. Guts? Arab-American support for him? Black anti-Semitism did not blow the leg off an Isaeli kid the other day. What’s Mr. Obama’s take on Hamas & Fatah — his REAL take. I think having Carters foreign policy team, led by the man who wants to reach out to Hamas, says it all. I’m not saying that Obama, is himself anti-Semitic — I’m just saying that he is at minimum a potentially very dangerous ignoramous when it comes to Middle Eastern history and the present realities.