Monday, December 29, 2008

Obama treads lightly on Gaza fighting

President-elect Barack Obama is keeping out of the Gaza crisis not wanting to interfere with the Bush administration. However, Obama's comments seemed to support Israel's actions in Gaza.

If the crisis endures much longer, it may be yet another major problem when Obama takes office on Jan. 20.

Many Muslims around the world have high expectations for Obama hoping that he will bring significant change from past administrations who have tended to side very strongly with Israel.




guardian.co.uk
Obama Defers to Bush, for Now, on Gaza Crisis
New York Times - 46 minutes ago
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and HELENE COOPER WASHINGTON - When President-elect Barack Obama went to Israel in July - to the very town, in fact, whose repeated shelling culminated in this weekend’s new fighting in Gaza - he all but endorsed the punishing ...
Video: White House Blames Hamas for New ViolenceAssociatedPress


ANALYSIS-Gaza offensive set to boost Israel's Livni Reuters
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