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Search results for "The Only Way To Get Peace In the Middle East Is For The U.S. To Stop Enabling Israel"

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Marianne Williamson stated on April 14, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
Says Jimmy Carter was the last "U.S. president to say flat out those (Israeli) settlements are illegal."
By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2019
Tennessee Republican Party stated on February 25, 2008 in in a press release:
"You don't even have to go outside Obama's campaign to find advisers who are anti-Israel."
By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008
Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa:
“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”
By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023
John Boehner stated on May 12, 2008 in a news release.:
Says Obama called Israel "a constant sore" that infects U.S. foreign policy.
By Bill Adair• May 13, 2008
Kinky Friedman stated on August 24, 2011 in an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama’s "favorability rating in Israel once clocked in at 4 percent."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 4, 2011
John Kerry stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
By Amy Sherman• September 13, 2012
Council for the National Interest stated on February 12, 2013 in a billboard:
The United States gives $8 million a day to Israel and gives that country a blank check.
By Eric Stirgus• March 6, 2013
Ron Paul stated on May 05, 2011 in a presidential debate:
"The Arab and the Muslim nations get twice as much money as Israel."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• May 21, 2011
Donald Trump stated on October 07, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”
By Amy Sherman• October 8, 2024
Karen Harrington stated on November 12, 2011 in an interview:
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "has blamed the Republicans for the creation of Hamas."  
By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2011
X posts stated on October 23, 2023 in an X post:
Writer Bari Weiss wrote that what the Trump administration did “was pretty incredible in hindsight.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2023
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden confirms WW3 live on TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
Greta Van Susteren stated on August 02, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"So many people were critical of Secretary (John) Kerry going to Paris and talking with Hamas," because Kerry was seen as "supporting Hamas to the exclusion of the Arab League."
By Linda Qiu, Derek Tsang• August 4, 2014
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview:
Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
By Sarah Hauer• October 2, 2015
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a presidential debate:
"The president said he was going to create daylight between ourselves and Israel."
By Molly Moorhead• October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney stated on August 30, 2012 in remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
In his first TV interview as president, Obama said we "should talk to Iran."
By Katie Sanders• August 31, 2012
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando:
"We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2016
Donald Trump stated on July 28, 2025 in an interview:
“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.
By Samantha Putterman• August 5, 2025
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023

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By Robert Farley• March 14, 2008

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By Warren Fiske• May 31, 2011

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By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008

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By Grace Abels• May 23, 2025

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By Jeff Cercone• October 19, 2023

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