From: "Reem Faisal" <faisalreem-AT-hotmail.com> To: H2COOL2224-AT-aol.com, tooffee_alfaisal-AT-hotmail.com, Subject: Fwd: Gore's speech to Jews (This may make you nauseous!) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:27:58 AST Read this and despair. >From: "Zeynep Alp" <zeynepalp-AT-hotmail.com> >To: aasra-AT-iupui.edu, Ahlam92-AT-aol.com, aisha_ana-AT-yahoo.com.br, >asma6-AT-caramail.com, ayse-AT-siraat.com, blissfulelif-AT-hotmail.com, >Blmsky01-AT-aol.com, celebiel-AT-hotmail.com, cloakd-AT-iquest.net, >darwiodrade-AT-hotmail.com, daud-AT-isna.net, dbade2000-AT-aol.com, >akhabeer_sa-AT-yahoo.com, ssyeed-AT-aol.com, >Mehmet.Pacaci-AT-divinity.ankara.edu.tr, ebattal-AT-hotmail.com, >faisalreem-AT-hotmail.com, hayoubi-AT-iupui.edu, heatherobannon-AT-usa.net, >jazmineloaiza-AT-hotmail.com, kerim-AT-hotmail.com, lpoyraz-AT-hotmail.com, >mahmad58-AT-hotmail.com, mekhud-AT-yahoo.co.uk, nazreen_h-AT-hotmail.com, >oba-AT-goibsmail.com, omer.karamollaoglu-AT-hazine.gov.tr, panton-AT-isna.net, >rasul_madyun-AT-hotmail.com, ravzak-AT-yahoo.com, saleembasharat-AT-hotmail.com, >salwaxzenhom-AT-yahoo.com, sham_sham1-AT-yahoo.com, siddiquisa-AT-aol.com, >sobikhan-AT-hotmail.com, ituba-AT-hotmail.com, ulkuzeynep-AT-hotmail.com, >yzkavakci-AT-yahoo.com, zeki-AT-poyrazinsaat.com.tr >Subject: Gore's speech to Jews (This may make you nauseous!) >Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 15:39:55 EST > > >From: AMILAnet <amila-AT-mpac.org> >Subject: COMMENTARY: This may make you nauseous! >Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 15:48:26 -0800 > >- From Haris Amin, hamin2-AT-home.com: > >With lips firmly planted, Gore gave this speech to our Jewish bretheren. > >Haris Amin > >----- > >Vice President Al Gore delivered a speech at the 39th Annual Policy >Conference of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), on May >18,1998. In a break with tradition, Gore's office refused to make copies >of his speech available. However, a copy has been leaked to the press. > >Following is that speech: > >I can't tell you how glad I am see so many warm friends . . .To my >friend, Chairman Steve Grossman ...I was going to acknowledge Jim >Nicholson also...Mel Solberg (ph), chairman of the conference of >presidents of major Jewish organizations ... To Minister Natan Sharansky, >my warm friend. Where are you, Natan? To my colleagues in the >administration who are present, Jack Lew, director of OMB; Martin Indyk >of the State Department; and John Holum of the State Department; in the >White House, Leon Fuerth and Marie Echaveste and Ann Lewis; and so many >other distinguished guests.. . I overlooked, in protocol order, the past >presidents who are with us here. . .Bubba Mitchell (ph). .. Ed Levy >(ph),... and Larry Wineberg (ph), my good friend. > >Well, ladies and gentlemen, I am truly delighted and honored to be here >tonight. I want to salute you for your love of Israel, for your energetic >and enduring support of the U.S-Israel relationship and partnership, and >also for coming here every year to advocate for one of the most important >cornerstones of American national security, and that is a strong and >stable state of Israel. We appreciate your efforts. Every so often, in >the course of this historic friendship, it's good to revisit core >principles. And I'd like to do that this evening. To begin with, every >American citizen is better off because we have a loyal and committed >friend in the Middle East that votes with us in the United Nations more >often than any other country on the face of this earth. That is a >partner. That is a fellow democracy that values what we value, a trategic >ally and friend that we must support with the highest level of loyalty, >and we will. The committed involvement of the students here tonight >really and truly represents an inspiring rebuke to the view that today's >young people in America have a dwindling interest in politics and public >life. You reject apathy. You reject selfishness and inwardness and >indifference. So thank you for your enthusiasm and your commitment. Keep >it up. Remain involved. We need your voices. > >We meet tonight, of course, in the jubilee year of our > >great friend, Israel. And I must tell you on a personal note for my wife >Tipper and me, three weeks ago, the celebration of that jubilee was among >the most moving moments of our lives. To sit with Prime Minister >[Binyamin] Netanyahu and his wife Sara, with President [Ezer] Weizman. . >. to see the house of Israel gathered. . . in Jerusalem; to have the >honor and the challenge of putting into words to the people of Israel the >bottomless reservoir of love and respect felt for them by the people of >the United States of America and then to hear that love roared back, >believe me, that was a joyous mission. It was a great honor to represent >our country on that mission. At that celebration, we were not merely >celebrating that evening. We were not simply honoring the passage of 50 >years. We were honoring what has been achieved in those 50 years. Israel >has opened its doors to millions from the farthest reaches of the globe >and gathered them into a great nation. The Jewish love of justice has >built a powerful democracy. The Jewish love of courage has built a >powerful military and the Jewish love of knowledge and respect for >learning has turned an infant nation state into a high-tech economic >power house. > >On this latest trip to Israel, I visited the world renowned Weizmann >Institute where Boeing and two Israeli companies are working together on >a tremendous solar energy project that could substantially reduce the >world's use of fossil fuels. Israel is now second in the world in the >number of annual high-tech startups. One century ago, Israel was a dream. >Half a century ago, Israel became a reality. Today, Israel is a miracle. >We in America believed in Israel and loved Israel from the beginning. We >are intensely proud that 11 minutes after David Ben-Gurion declared the >new state of Israel, the United States, under the wise leadership of >President Harry S Truman, became the first nation in the world to >recognize Israel. And on that auspicious day was born not only one of the >most enduring nations in history but also the most enduring friendship >between nations in history. Our admiration for Israel has never been >greater; our commitment to Israel has never been stronger; our friendship >with Israel has never been deeper; America stands by Israel now and >forever. > >Our special relationship with Israel is unshakable; it is ironclad, >eternal and absolute. It does not depend on the peace process; it >transcends the peace process. Our differences are momentary, not >permanent. They are about means and not ends. And let me say to my fellow >citizens here in the United States, to our friends in Israel and let me >say especially to the citizens of any nation who may wish Israel ill, >don't you even think for one minute that any differences about this or >that between the governments of the United States and Israel belie even >the slightest weakening in our underlying unity of purpose or will shake >our relationship in any way, shape or form. Our commitment to the >security of Israel is unconditional and this administration is acting >decisively to meet that commitment. We provide more than $1 billion in >annual economic assistance. We support billions of dollars in joint >economic ventures that have helped to make Israel into a second Silicon >Valley. We support the binational industrial and agricultural research >funds that have led to billions of dollars in product sales. We are >Israel's largest trading partner, exceeding $12.5 billion per year. We >pushed for the end of the Arab boycott of Israel that opened markets, >expanded Israel's exports, and multiplied Israel's foreign investment. Of >course, we are not only committed to Israel's economic security, we are >resolutely committed to Israel's military security. We provide $1.8 >billion annually in direct military assistance, including advanced >aircraft like the F-15 and the F-16, to help maintain Israel's >qualitative edge in military capacity. In the face of growing threats, we >have worked to provide additional military assistance as needed. And we >intend to increase our direct military assistance in the years to come. > >To combat terrorism, we organized at Sharm el-Sheikh the first >counterterrorism conference to bring together Israeli and Arab leaders. >Together our researchers are developing new anti-terrorist technologies. >We rushed Israel $100 million in emergency aid to respond to new threats >when they emerged. We imposed sanctions on terrorist sponsors, like Iran, >Libya, Sudan and others. During the recent Gulf crisis, we immediately >deployed a joint task force headed by a team of senior officers to >coordinate U.S. military assistance to Israel to help meet a potential >threat from Iraq. And as we deployed additional U.S. troops to the Gulf, >we were prepared to commit additional Patriot missiles to bolster >Israel's air defenses had it become necessary. To meet the continuing >threat of Katyusha rockets, we funded and developed the tactical, >high-energy laser program to provide Israel with a laser defense. To meet >the growing threat of ballistic missiles, we upgraded the U.S.-Israel >weapons research and development partnership to build the Arrow >anti-tactical ballistic missile system. And most recently, we have worked >with Congress to provide an additional $45 million to help Israel begin >to build a third Arrow battery. But that's far from the full story. Let >me expand for a moment on the threat of ballistic missiles. President >Clinton and I consider this a matter of the utmost gravity. As many of >you know... I was the author and principal sponsor of the legislation >which now restricts the proliferation of ballistic missile technology. >And as a member of the executive branch, I have become even more deeply >involved in this issue. I've been particularly active over the last two >years as Iran has tried to develop weapons of mass destruction and >longer-range ballistic missile systems capable of threatening the entire >region, including Israel. > >Let me assure you, the United States government at every level, from >President Clinton on down, has been working diligently to block this >process, cut off its oxygen and suffocate it and end it. We are working >on every front to upgrade the coordination of measures to prevent the >spread of dual-use technologies to countries like Iran and to counter >terrorism. And I believe we are making progress in enhancing multilateral >cooperation with the EU [European Union], Russia and Japan toward >accomplishing our shared objective in inhibiting Iran's ability to >develop weapons of mass destruction and support terrorist activity. As >part of this effort, we have also intensively engaged the Russians on >proliferation issues and on their plans for enforcing their own >anti-proliferation policies, including when President Clinton met with >President [Boris] Yeltsin at the just completed Summit of the Eight in >Birmingham, England. This battle against proliferation is, of course, a >very high stakes battle. > >Let me say to the men and women of AIPAC who have worked so hard to make >sure that Israel will never be threatened, I pledge to you here this >evening that this admistration will continue to use all of our resources >and all our ingenuity to win this battle, and ensure the safety of >Israel, and protect U.S. national interests. Just today, just today, I >had the latest in a series of meetings with Minister Sharansky. And I >cannot discuss the substance of our conversations, but I can tell you >this: Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Clinton have authorized the >two of us to carry on the most intensive, high-level discussion and close >coordination possible on this subject. I can tell you that we are making >progress. I can tell you that we have more work to do. I can tell you >that there is no disagreement between the two of us on any of the >details. There is constant consultation back and forth. And I can tell >you that we are determined to prevail. We are going to take every step >necessary in order to prevail. Now, all of these efforts I have described >reflect our ironclad commitment in the administration and in the United >States to make sure that Israel is safe. And yet, they represent just one >pillar of our effort in Israel's defense. The second pillar is the search >for lasting peace with security. > >We embraced this search in the very first year of the Clinton-Gore >administration, and our involvement has deepened over time. Remember, for >example, our nation's help in bringing about the peace treaty between >Israel and Jordan. I could cite many other examples over the last 5-1/2 >years. This involvement deepened when Prime Minister Netanyahu invited us >to help in the negotiations over the Hebron agreement when they reached >an impasse. Then, after months of continuing stalemate, it deepened >further when Prime Minister Netanyahu concluded that the step-by-step >approach was not working fast enough and that what was needed was an >accelerated approach to permanent status negotiations. Because our lines >of communication are open in some places where Israel's are closed, Prime >Minister Netanyahu asked the United States to use our good offices to >assist Israel's search for peace with security. As the parties found it >gradually harder to respond to one another, we offered ideas we hoped >would continue the forward movement of the peace process. > >Over the past 15 months, that has been our goal. I personally have met >for many, many hours one on one with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel, >here in the United States, in other countries, on the margins of >international meetings that he and I both were attending. He is a man >carrying the weight of the history of the Jewish people on his shoulders. >He knows as well as anyone that an error at this time could profoundly >affect the future well-being of Israel. In our conversations, I have >always found the prime minister deeply concerned, not only about the >security dimensions of a peace agreement, but also about the true >intentions of his neighbors. Peace on paper is not the same as peace in >ones heart. The prime minister wants to know that his neighbors are truly >seeking peace, and not just a strategic foothold. The United States >shares these concerns, particularly when Chairman [Yasir] Arafat makes >public statements that seem to undercut his signed commitments to peace. >He cannot say one thing to the world and another thing to his own people. >He must speak to his people ... He must speak to his people in consistent >and unambiguous terms about the permanent nature of the peace he is >trying to reach and declare a clear and unequivocal acceptance of the >state of Israel. The United States believes there is one authentic way >for Israel's neighbors to prove their commitment to peace: fight >terrorism. And that is why, in our approach to Chairman Arafat, we have >been insisting strenuously that he owes this process a 100 percent attack >on terrorism, 100 percent of the time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, >365 days a year and not one second less. It is essential. There is some >cause for encouragement in the fact that over the past two months >Chairman Arafat has taken steps to uproot the Hamas terrorist network and >its terrorist infrastructure. Clearly these actions against terrorists >are long overdue, but still they are positive developments, and we will >keep urging him on in what he has begun. > >Ultimately, the prospects for peace rests on the answer to one question: >Will Arab nations and peoples finally accept Israel as a neighbor? In my >conversations with Chairman Arafat, with Crown Prince Abdullah in Saudi >Arabia, and with President [Hosni] Mubarak in Egypt, and with others >during previous visits, we discussed this issue. One can never dismiss >the effect of decades of organized national hatred directed against >Israel. But neither should we dismiss out of hand, the possibility that >another attitude may have begun to take root. An attitude that favors >ending this conflict in order to get on with the tasks of the future. I >have sensed this attitude in my discussions with King Hussein and others >in Jordan.And there is evidence of its existence elsewhere. If this new >attitude does really exist, it needs encouragement. Otherwise, it could >vanish. > >That, my friends, is what accounts for our efforts to urge the parties in >these talks to work hard for success. This is an important matter. We are >offering the best counsel we can to help find a breakthrough and help >bring the parties to final talks. But through all of this there is one >constant: The United States has an absolute, uncompromising commitment to >Israel's security and an absolute conviction that Israel alone must >decide the steps necessary to ensure that security. That is Israel's >prerogative. We accept that. We endorse that. Whatever Israel decides >cannot, will not, will never, not ever alter our fundamental commitment >to her security. > >In addition, I know many of you have expressed concern about the >establishment of a Palestinian state. Let me make clear our position, >which has not changed. First, the question of the status of the West Bank >and Gaza is an extremely complex issue which Israel and the Palestinians >have agreed should be discussed and resolved by direct negotiations. >Second, this issue, like the other issues reserved for permanent status >talks, can only be settled through negotiations between Israel and the >Palestinians. Finally, it is our view that unilateral actions and >statements by the parties concerning these issues are not helpful to the >environment necessary for making peace. > >Now, I began these remarks speaking of our country's affection for >Israel. Let me now say a words about my own personal feelings about >Israel. I was born in 1948, and when I was growing up watching world >events, I saw in Israel a democracy surrounded by enemies, threatened >with extinction, fighting for existence, sharing our values and my Bible. >I identified closely with the struggle of the Israelis as one naturally >identifies with people of courage, intelligence and determination who are >committed to stand up to injustice, but have so many times been cut down >by injustice. It is difficult for anyone who does not live in Israel and >who has not directly experienced the suffering to understand what it >means to a people who have formed a nation in the wake of the horrific >events of World WarII to then see innocents become victims of terrorism. >We know from whence comes this commitment to justice, grounded in an >appreciation of the divine. This is the sacred principle that brings us >here and binds us together. The bond I feel with this group and with the >American Jewish community springs from this. It is tsedek, tsedek that we >pursue together. And because we are committed to justice, we believe it >is just that Israel exists and flourishes. Earlier I talked about first >principles, our friendship with Israel; our common values; the fact that >Israel is a democracy; an ally, loyal and faithful in the United Nations >votes and elsewhere. But there is another principle involved. I believe, >and the people of the United States of America believe, that when a >people endure over 40 centuries suffering, enslavement by the pharaohs, >wanderings in Canaan, destruction in Judah, captivity in Babylon, >oppression by the Romans, expulsion again, persecutions and sufferings >and pogroms, culminating in the unspeakably horrific frenzy of evil at >the hands of the Nazis, justice demands for them a home, demands for them >a state . . . demands for them security, peace with security, enduring. >The people of Israel deserve a future that is as bright as their own >brilliance, a land secure and impenetrable, the right to feel secure in >their own nation, the right to be safe on their own streets, the right to >live in peace with security. > >In closing, I pledge to you tonight with my whole heart that the United >States of America will stand with Israel forever, to make real the dream >of justice, peace and security for its sons and its daughters. May God >bless, Medinat Yisrael "[Greater Israel.Ed.]", may God bless the friends >of Israel, may God bless the peacemakers. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >| The preceding document was posted on AMILAnet - a service of | >| American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism (AMILA) | >| San Francisco Bay Area - http://www.amila.org | >| ---------------------------------------------------------- | >| Opinions expressed in the above post are those of the author | >| and do not necessarily reflect the official views of AMILA | >| ---------------------------------------------------------- | >| subscribe: send e-mail with "subscribe amilanet" to amila-AT-mpac.org | >| unsubscribe: send e-mail with "unsubscribe amilanet" to amila-AT-mpac.org | >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. 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