Will Obama's "1967 borders" for Israel comment hurt him with Jewish voters?

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think you are making the mistake of simplifying the situation due to your lack of knowledge about the events that led to the current borders.

Just 5 or 6 years ago Israel pulled out of the Gaza strip to cede control back to the Palestinians and soon as they left, Hamas, a terrorist organization took control of the territory.

The idea that Islamic terrorists attack us because of support of Israel is foolish. It is simply political rhetoric middle eastern style.

The Palestinians have been treated like **** by Arabs for far longer than the US has been around. Don't forget that the entire country of Jordan was at one time considered Palestinian territory and I don't see them opening their borders. Egypt pimped the Palestinians after the creation of the state of Israel and don't forget that the territories that we are speaking about when talking of the 1967 borders were not in control of the Palestinians then and it is a joke to think that had the 6 day War not occurred that they would be in control of them now.

It is really a sad indication of how uneducated the US general public is on this area of the world when anyone can possibly bring up words like fairness and compassion considering how Israel is treated by its neighbors in the region.

Well said