Barack Obama's silence on Gaza bombings is galling to Arabs

Chicago Tribune by Liz Sly | Jan. 5, 2009 (News Report)
A region that had high hopes for him now feels he's condoning Israeli attack

"People recall his campaign slogan of change and hoped that it would apply to the Palestinian situation," said Jordanian analyst Labib Kamhawi, speaking from Amman, Jordan. "So they look at his silence as a negative sign. They think he is condoning what happened in Gaza because he's not expressing any opinion." Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 5, 2009 - 9:11 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Kenneth Sibbett (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 5, 2009 - 9:11 AM PST
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Kaizar Campwala
3.5
 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 5, 2009

This piece gets high points for enterprise, in offering an important, but under-reported angle on the Gaza crisis.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 5, 2009

An insightful report with sources from both Obama's camp and the Palestinian side, with even Al-Jazeera adding insight. What Israel's problem?

No matter what Obama say's right now will upset someone or distract from something Bush is working on an he doesn't know about. After all, Bush has been known to be secretive about everything that goes on in his administration.

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