His stance on israel will be similar to the last 4 or 5 presidents which is to back israel as our strongest ally in that region. However, i think he will do a better job of "making nice" to the surrounding arab countries by not coming off as anti-arab.
I am a jew that is 100 percent behind israel, but a President who wishes to broker peace in a region needs to come off as fair in discussions. And even if Obama is not fair and still favors israel, the appearance of fairness will help move things along.
Lets remember that Obama is a black man with a muslim name and he just won an election against a white war hero. He is a lot smarter than a lot of people give him credit for.
And lets also remember that he was the editor of the harvard law review. i can imagine the intelligence and dedication it took to achieve this position and it is truly amazing.
i did not support many of BO's policies and did not vote for him, but i beleive he is leaps and bounds more intelligent than john mccain and sarah palin and i do think the president of the united states should be highly educated and scholarly.
Don't be fooled. Only liberal secular Jews voted for him. There's such a thing, however, as conservative and orthodox Jews (who the media will never show) and together with Evangelicals, the three groups work in unison every day to fight for Israel's right to existence.
That being said, I can only pray that Obama will be true to his word about Israel, but only time will tell. What I can say, without a shadow of the doubt, is that Iran is absolutely licking its lips thinking they have a push-over in this president elect.
