>From my Iran news feed: http://leighm.net/nws/fds/iranfd.html
The operative phrase is "Deal With". Israelis Want Next US President to Deal With Iran By Julie Stahl CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief February 05, 2008 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - From Israel's point of view, it is critical that the next American president understands -- and deals with -- the threat that Iran poses to the free world and Israel, analysts here said. As a rule, Israeli officials prefer not to comment on American political issues, which they view as an internal American affair. But this time around, the Democratic and Republican primaries in the U.S. as well as the upcoming election appear to be generating more public and media attention here than ever before. The Israeli media is covering the presidential primaries as if it were a local issue, said Prof. Eytan Gilboa, political scientist at Bar Ilan University in Tel Aviv. In full: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200802/INT20080205c.html On Feb 5, 2008 1:52 PM, Michael Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 05 February 2008 16:17:55 Jim Devine wrote: > > > the way I read the weather suggests that Israel Lobby -- or rather the > > Israel Lobbies -- is a bit chastened when it comes to foreign policy > > True, I think. There are straws in the wind that suggest to me that > some other elite elements are getting a little fed up with the Lobby and > may want to take it down a peg or two. Nevertheless, it still swings > a lot of weight, and as noted, even more with Democrats than with the > other war party. >
