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Obama shows his pro-Israel colours

By Khalid Hasan
[link to www.dailytimes.com.pk]

WASHINGTON: American Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama has turned out to be as much of an Israeli apologist as any American politician.

In a speech delivered before American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbyists in Chicago, Obama revealed a strongly pro-Israel platform. He said the US must preserve “total commitment to [its] unique defence relationship with Israel,” and work to stop Iran’s nuclear programme even if military action is necessary

According to YnetNews.com, a news monitoring blog, in a powerfully pro-Israel speech, Obama said that Israel and the United States do not have the luxury to ignore the exhortations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and “no option, including military action, (should be taken) off the table” in the effort to stop Iran’s nuclear armament. Regading the Middle East peace process, Obama declared that Israel should never feel “dragged to or blocked from the negotiating table” by the United States.

He told an audience of hundreds of AIPAC lobbyists, “The world must work to stop Iran’s uranium enrichment programme and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. It is far too dangerous to have nuclear weapons in the hands of a radical theocracy.”

Even though all options were on the table, Obama said, the utmost efforts should be devoted to “sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions”. He stressed the importance of preventing Iran’s nuclear armament, which could lead weapons of mass destruction into the hands of terrorists, inevitably causing other Middle East nations to join the race for nuclear weapons. “To prevent this worst-case scenario, we need the United States to lead tough-minded diplomacy,” he said.

Obama also said pressure must be applied to Egypt to crack down on the smuggling of weapons and Iranian money into the hands of terrorists in the Gaza Strip. “We must preserve our total commitment to our unique defence relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defence programmes. This would help Israel maintain its military edge and deter and repel attacks from as far as Tehran and as close as Gaza,” he said.

Obama said that “when Israel is attacked, we must stand up for Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself”. He said, “For six years, the administration has missed opportunities to increase the United States’ influence in the region and help Israel achieve the peace she wants and the security she needs. The time has come for us to seize those opportunities.” He added that in the end, “we also know that we should never seek to dictate what is best for the Israelis and their security interests”.