Recently, Aron Klein and John Batchelor interviewed Ahmed Yousef, a leading Hamas official, on WABC radio. Yousef said, "We like Mr. Obama and we hope he will win the election." Yousef explained, "He has a vision to change America." Hamas believes that with Obama as President, his administration will be more supportive of the Palestinian demands in peace negotiations with Israel.
Yousef also described Jimmy Carter as "this noble man" who "did an excellent job as President." When asked about Obama's condemnation of Carter's meetings with Hamas leaders, Yousef did not take the condemnation seriously, attributing it to politics during an American election campaign where every politician wants to sound like a friend of Israel.
Why in the world would Hamas believe that Obama would shift American foreign policy more in the direction of the Palestinians? All you have to do is to look at Obama's supporters and advisers for the answer. George Soros, a wealthy Obama supporter and campaign contributor, has a long history of harsh condemnations of Israel. Jimmy Carter has referred to Israel as an "apartheid" state and characterized Israel's response to the Hamas rocket launchings from Gaza as a "crime."
Robert Malley, one of Obama's Middle East policy advisers, recently told the The Times of London that he has held regular meetings with Hamas. Obama advisers Zbigniew Brezezinski and Samantha Power, like Malley, are both well known for their long time anti-Israeli positions. Other reported Obama foreign policy advisers are also known to be hostile toward Israel.
Then there is Obama's long time relationship with Jeremiah Wright, his "former" dear friend, pastor and spiritual adviser of some 20 years. Wright has a long history of sermonizing against Israel, calling it a terrorist state, and has repeatedly praised Louis Farrakhan, a virulent anit-Semite and long time supporter of the Palestinians. Wright has also reproduced the "Hamas Manifesto" in one of his church publications.
Obama has repudiated Malley and Power while downplaying Carter's and Brezezinski's role as foreign policy advisers. He has finally broken off his relationship with Wright because it was hurting him in the polls. He has addressed Jewish groups, assuring them of his strong support for Israel.
I don't for one minute believe Obama was sincere in repudiating his foreing policy advisers and the Reverend Wright. And, I certainly don't believe he was telling Jewish groups the truth about his support for Israel. Wright, saying that Obama was forced to play politics, doesn't believe him either. AND NEITHER DOES HAMAS! That is why Hamas has endorsed Obama for President.
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