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Hillary Clinton Secrete Hacked Documents
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ACCUSED SECRETARY CLINTON OF NEGLECTING U.S. ALLIES LIKE ISRAEL, DAMAGING THE
U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP, AND MISUNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS POSED BY GAZA
Bobby Jindal
Attacked The Obama Administration And Hillary Clinton For Neglecting And
Abandoning Our Allies. “Otherwise, Jindal's remark were heavy on blaming
the Obama White House, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for
fumbling foreign policy. ‘Today, we see a world in which the Obama
administration has neglected or abandoned America's long-standing allies. Our
'special relationship' with Britain is gone, NATO is drifting, Eastern Europe
is disaffected, and Israel has been purposefully alienated from the United
States,’ he said. He went on to say the last months has sparked the rise of ISIS,
Russia's incursion into Crimea and Ukraine, and other flare-ups around the
world.” [The Post And Courier, 10/7/14]
Jindal: “The Worst
Legacy Of Obama & Hillary Clinton Is The Intentional Damage They Caused To
Our Relationship With Israel And The Coddling Of Iran.” [@BobbyJindal,
Twitter, 3/3/15]
Ted Cruz:
“Hillary Clinton Seems To Fundamentally Misunderstand The Problem” In Gaza.
In a statement posted to his official Facebook page, Senator Ted Cruz wrote:
“Hillary Clinton seems to fundamentally misunderstand the problem. Hamas doesn't
put rockets in schools, mosques, hospitals, and homes because ‘Gaza is pretty
small.’ Hamas does so--and tells civilians to stay there, when the rockets are
about to be taken out--because they want to use the citizens of Gaza as human
shields. The entire objective, for Hamas, is to have heart-wrenching pictures
of dead Palestinian women and children emblazoned across the evening news, for
the UN and the media to use to demonize Israel. Using civilians as human
shields is a war crime, and Secretary Clinton should not be excusing it merely
as a consequence of the small size of Gaza.” [Blog Post, Senator Ted Cruz,
Facebook, 7/29/14]
CLINTON DEFENSE
SOME
COLUMNISTS CLAIMED THAT SECRETARY CLINTON IS LIKELY TO HAVE A BETTER
RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU THAN PRESIDENT OBAMA
CURRENTLY DOES…
Foreign
Policy’s Aaron David Miller: Secretary Clinton “Has Some Natural Advantages
That Would Help Mitigate Some Of The Gratuitous Tensions That Have Made An
Already Tough [U.S.-Israel] Relationship Tougher And Perhaps Lay The Groundwork
For More Productive Cooperation.” “Indeed, she conceded in her book Hard
Choices that she was never comfortable playing the bad cop with Netanyahu to
Joe Biden’s more even-tempered good cop. And yet, she has some natural
advantages that would help mitigate some of the gratuitous tensions that have
made an already tough relationship tougher and perhaps lay the groundwork for
more productive cooperation.” [Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy, 11/10/14]
Foreign
Policy’s Aaron David Miller On Secretary Clinton: “Should She Become
President…Better Ties With Israel Are Virtually Guaranteed.” “Should she
become president, on one level, better ties with Israel are virtually
guaranteed. I remember well the transition from Bush 41 to Bill Clinton in
1993. A willful effort was made to demonstrate that the page had turned and
that the roller coaster ride under Bush and Secretary of State James Baker
(quite productive really) was over. Granted it was easier then because Yitzhak
Rabin was prime minister. But let’s not forget that the Clintons dealt with
Bibi too as prime minister. It was never easy. But clearly it was a lot more
productive than what we see now. A couple of interim Israeli-Palestinian
agreements and a successful leader summit helped keep things quiet. It was
conflict management. But, hey, that’s kind of what’s required now.” [Aaron
David Miller, Foreign Policy, 11/10/14]
Washington
Post: “From Netanhayu’s Perspective, Clinton Would Be An Improvement Over
President Obama.” “From Netanhayu’s perspective, Clinton would be an
improvement over President Obama, who has all but washed his hands of an
Israeli leader he finds overbearing, Israeli officials and observers said in interviews
here.” [Washington Post, 3/1/15]
SECRETARY
CLINTON HAS LONG-STANDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ISRAELI LEADERS
Foreign
Policy’s Aaron David Miller: Secretary Clinton “Has Long-Standing Ties To A
Wide Range Of Israeli Personalities.” “To put it simply, as a more
conventional politician, Hillary is good on Israel and relates to the country
in a way this president doesn’t. She visited the country for the first time in
1981 and has been as frequent visitor ever since; she has long-standing ties to
a wide range of Israeli personalities and has incorporated all of the tropes from
Leon Uris’s novel Exodus, including making the desert bloom, etc., into her
vocabulary. Unlike Obama, who was not quite 6 years old at the time of the 1967
war (the seminal event that mobilized both the non-Jewish and Jewish
communities in support of Israel), Hillary is from a different generation and
functioned in a political world in which being good on Israel was both
mandatory and smart.” [Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy, 11/10/14]
Foreign
Policy’s Aaron David Miller: “Hillary Has Formed Close Relationships With
Israelis,” Such As The Family Of Assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. “Then
there’s the reality that unlike Barack Obama, Hillary has formed close
relationships with Israelis. These aren’t instrumental ties of convenience
either. Like her husband who was shattered by Rabin’s murder, she grieved
personally too. And her friendship with Rabin’s wife Leah was among the
strongest. I accompanied her to Mrs. Rabin funeral in 2000 and observed how
deeply she was affected by Leah’s passing, which along with Rabin’s murder
reflected a consequential moment in the Clinton presidency. Rabin, Yasser
Arafat (the most frequent visitor to the Oval Office in 2000), and the Oslo
process gave a young president with little experience in foreign policy a brief
brush with history and the larger-than-life personalities that can drive it.
Hillary had a front-row seat. And I believe the tragedy and unfulfilled promise
of it all touched her deeply. She has empathy for the Palestinians too, a fact
that got her into trouble in 1998 when in a message to the Seeds of Peace
organization she endorsed Palestinian statehood before it was fashionable in
U.S. policy. But her real affinity lies with the Israelis. Indeed, like Bill
Clinton, the Israelis frustrate her. But she has bought off on the idea that
unless you can get Israeli buy-in, there just won’t be a deal. And that means
being tough at times but very reassuring most of the time. Vinegar is useful,
but honey more so.” [Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy, 11/10/14]
CLINTON
HAS SHOWN HER ABILITY TO WORK WITH NETANYAHU IN THE PAST
Washington
Post: The Relationship Between Secretary Clinton And Netanyahu Was Built On
A Shared Sense That Each Can Do Business With The Other…[And] Did Not Seem To
Suffer From The Rougher Patches During Clinton’s Tenure As Secretary Of State.”
“Clinton’s tough line with Netanyahu was born of a two-decades-old
acquaintance built on wary respect and a shared sense that each can do business
with the other. Their relationship did not seem to suffer from the rougher
patches during Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, officials said. Clinton
and Netanyahu made a point of showing no hard feelings when Clinton visited
Israel just two months after the March 2010 settlement debacle and telephonic
dressing-down.” [Washington Post, 3/1/15]
Israeli
Prime Minister Netanyahu Said He Knew Secretary Clinton Understood “That Israel
Will Have To Take Whatever Action Is Necessary To Defend Its People.” “I’m
sure you understand that Israel will have to take whatever action is necessary
to defend its people. This is something that I don’t have to explain to
Americans. I know that you, President Obama, and the American people understand
that perfectly well.” [Al Jazeera English, YouTube, 11/20/12]
Washington
Post: Secretary Clinton Praised Netanyahu “Publicly For Taking
‘Unprecedented’ Steps Toward Peace, Defended Israeli Military Action In The
Gaza Strip In 2012 And Nudged Netanyahu Into A Cease-Fire With Old-Fashioned
Shuttle Diplomacy.” “She also praised him publicly for taking
‘unprecedented’ steps toward peace, defended Israeli military action in the
Gaza Strip in 2012 and nudged Netanyahu into a cease-fire with old-fashioned
shuttle diplomacy.” [Washington Post, 3/1/15]
SECRETARY
CLINTON SUPPORTED EXPANSION OF U.S. FUNDING FOR ISRAEL’S IRON DOME MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEM
Israeli
Prime Minister Netanyahu Thanked Secretary Clinton For Her “Support Of Iron
Dome.” “I want to thank you especially for your support of Iron Dome—it’s
been saving lives.” [Al Jazeera English, YouTube, 11/20/12]
According
To Her Memoir, Secretary Clinton And President Obama “Got To Work Expanding
Security Cooperation And Investing In Key Joint Defense Projects, Including
Iron Dome.” “President Obama and I wanted to take it to the next level.
Right away, we got to work expanding security cooperation and investing in key
joint defense projects, including Iron Dome, a short-range missile defense
system to help protect Israeli cities and homes from rockets.” [Hillary
Clinton, Hard Choices, 6/10/14]
·
Assistant
Secretary Of State For Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro: “Since Day
One, President Obama And Secretary Clinton Have Not Only Honored And
Re-Energized America's Enduring Commitment To Israel's Security, But Have Taken
Action To Expand It To An Unprecedented Level.” “Since day one, President
Obama and Secretary Clinton have not only honored and re-energized America's
enduring commitment to Israel's security, but have taken action to expand it to
an unprecedented level. Our work is rooted in knowledge shared across the
decades by presidents and policymakers on both sides of the aisle that a strong
and secure Israel -- and an Israel at peace with its neighbors -- is critical
not only to the interests of Israelis and Palestinians, but also to America's
strategic interests.” [Assistant Secretary Shapiro Remarks at the Brookings
Saban Center, State Department, 7/16/10]
·
Assistant
Secretary Of State For Political-Military Affairs Shapiro: The President Asked
Congress For $205 Million To Support Iron Dome Because He And Secretary Clinton
Understood That “The Rocket Threats From Hezbollah And Hamas Represent The Most
Immediate Challenge” To Israeli Security. “Let me now turn to another area
where we are deepening our security relationship with Israel. The rocket
threats from Hezbollah and Hamas represent the most immediate challenge. This
is a very real daily concern for ordinary Israelis living in border towns such
as Sderot, who know that a rocket fired from Gaza may come crashing down at any
moment. As a Senator, President Obama travelled to Israel and met with families
whose homes had been destroyed by rockets. So the President understands this
threat. Secretary Clinton understands it. And I understand it. That is why
earlier this spring, the President asked Congress to authorize $205 million to
support the production of an Israeli-developed short range rocket defense
system called Iron Dome.” [Assistant Secretary Shapiro Remarks at the Brookings
Saban Center, State Department, 7/16/10]
SECRETARY
CLINTON SIGNALED THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO RETAIN ISRAEL’S SUPPORT FOR AN
IRANIAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Washington
Post: Secretary Clinton “Is On Record Voicing Much The Same Concern” As
Israel Over A Possible Iran Deal, And “If A Deal Is Signed, Clinton Would Carry
It Forward But Would Probably Also Find Ways To Reassure Netanyahu That The
United States Will Not Be Hoodwinked.” “The Iran deal at issue now is
likely to be resolved before the 2016 election, but not the underlying fear for
Israelis that Iran remains what Netanyahu calls an ‘existential’ threat next
door. Clinton is on record voicing much the same concern, along with doubts
that Iran would abide by any deal it struck. If a deal is signed, Clinton would
carry it forward but would probably also find ways to reassure Netanyahu that
the United States will not be hoodwinked.” [Washington Post, 3/1/15]
SECRETARY
CLINTON DENOUNCED HAMAS AND PALESTINIAN ATTEMPTS TO BYPASS A PEACE PROCESS WITH
ISRAEL
Secretary
Clinton: “I Would Not Put Hamas In The Category Of People We Could Work With.”
“I would not put Hamas in the category of people we could work with. I don’t
think that is realistic because its whole reason for being is resistance
against Israel, destruction of Israel, and it is married to very nasty tactics
and ideologies, including virulent anti-Semitism. I do not think they should be
in any way treated as a legitimate interlocutor, especially because if you do
that, it redounds to the disadvantage of the Palestinian Authority, which has a
lot of problems, but historically has changed its charter, moved away from the
kind of guerrilla resistance movement of previous decades.” [The Atlantic, 8/10/14]
Secretary
Clinton: “What You See Is Largely What Hamas Invites And Permits Western
Journalists To Report On From Gaza.” [The Atlantic, 8/10/14]
Secretary
Clinton On Israel-Gaza Conflict: “Part Of The Hamas Calculation…[Was] To
Provoke Israel To Respond.” In a live question-and-answer session at
Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco, Secretary Clinton said: “Because of the
actions by Hamas, first to rain rockets onto Israel, Israel being provoked —
because I do think that was part of the Hamas calculation, to provoke Israel to
respond, to defend itself, which any nation has to do if you are under attack
like that, and then we see the unfortunate effects of any conflict with
innocent people being caught in the crossfires.” [Politico, 7/21/14]
Secretary
Clinton Called The 2012 United Nations General Assembly Vote To Recognize
Palestine As A Nonmember State “Unfortunate And Counterproductive.” “Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton blasted the United Nations General Assembly Thursday
for voting to recognize Palestine as a nonmember state. ‘I want to say a few
words about the unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at the United
Nations General Assembly,’ Clinton said at an event hosted by Foreign Policy
magazine in Washington D.C.” [Politico, 11/29/12]
SECRETARY
CLINTON DEFENDED ISRAEL’S ACTIONS DURING A RECENT ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT
Secretary
Clinton: International Criticism Of Israel’s Self-Defense “Is Uncalled For And
Unfair.” “We do see this enormous international reaction against Israel,
and Israel’s right to defend itself, and the way Israel has to defend itself.
This reaction is uncalled for and unfair.” [The Atlantic, 8/10/14]
Secretary
Clinton: “It Is Not ‘Accurate Or Fair’ To Say Israel May Have Committed War
Crimes.” “Hillary Clinton retorts an U.N commissioner, tells
@FareedZakaria, it isn't ‘accurate or fair’ to say Israel may have committed
war crimes.” [Twitter, @danmericaCNN, 7/25/14]
Secretary
Clinton: “If I Were The Prime Minister Of Israel, You’re Damn Right I Would
Expect To Have Control Over Security” In The West Bank. “I got Netanyahu to
agree to the unprecedented settlement
freeze, it did not cover East Jerusalem, but it did cover the West Bank and it
was actually legitimate and it did stop new housing starts for 10 months…So
what I tell people is, yeah, if I were the prime minister of Israel, you’re
damn right I would expect to have control over security [in the West Bank],
because even if I’m dealing with Abbas, who is 79 years old, and other members
of Fatah, who are enjoying a better lifestyle and making money on all kinds of
things, that does not protect Israel from the influx of Hamas or cross-border
attacks from anywhere else. With Syria and Iraq, it is all one big threat. So
Netanyahu could not do this in good conscience.” [The Atlantic, 8/10/14]
…AND
CALLED THE TEMPORARY RESOLUTION OF THE 2012 ISRAEL-GAZA CONFLICT ONE OF HER
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Politico:
Secretary Clinton Considers The 2012 Cease-Fire Between Israel And Hamas “One
Of Her Biggest Accomplishments As Secretary Of State,” But That Truce “Has
Fallen Apart Less Than Two Years Later.” “Hillary Clinton often points to
the 2012 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas as one of her biggest
accomplishments as secretary of state. She may have to add an asterisk to that
story. The truce Clinton helped forge has fallen apart less than two years
later, and Israel and the Palestinian militant group that runs the Gaza Strip
are again deep in military conflict.” [Politico, 7/15/14]
Politico:
In The Weeks Before The Cease-Fire Collapsed, Secretary Clinton “Singled Out
The Deal Repeatedly As One Of Which She Is Particularly Proud.” “On her
book tour in the United States and Europe, and in several speeches before the
book’s release, she has singled out the deal repeatedly as one of which she is
particularly proud — and still intact. In a C-SPAN interview that aired over
the July 4 weekend, right before hostilities broke out in a concerted fashion,
Clinton was asked about her ‘favorite’ story from the book. She offered several
anecdotes, but noted the Gaza cease-fire first.” [Politico, 7/15/14]
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