Ahmed Yousef of Hamas Twice Endorsed Barack Obama. 
Spoke Sunday 28 more than once with my colleague Aaron Klein, WND and my show, in Jerusalem re the IDF battle plan to degrade and delimit the Hamas military capabilities in the Gaza Strip. Operational details dominated our conversations, however there was time to ask and note that Hamas Chief Political Adviser Ahmed Yousef's mobile phone was back on, after being switched off more than thirty hours since the air strikes started; and that once, and then again later in the day, Aaron was able to get through. Ahmed Yousef (left) asked Aaron to call him back, he was too busy to speak. The air raids have continued and as of yet I do not have a report from Aaron that he has spoken with Ahmed Yousef in a significant fashion. You will recall that Aaron and I not only spoke with but also interviewed Ahmed Yousef twice this past year, in April and again in October, with regard the presidential contest. The first instance, Ahmed Yousef candidly praised Candidate Barack Obama during the primary race with Candidate Mrs. Clinton. And there was not a little noise about his statements, well over a thousand news reports of our straight forward eight minute recorded conversation, much chagrin and hissing by the Obama supporters, some small puffing by the John McCain supporters, and then quiet. The second time in October, Ahmed Yousef said he and political leadership looked forward to mutually beneficial conversations and visit with a new Obama administration (or a McCain administration in theat event, though the McCain mention was manners). We aired both conversations in the NYC/DC/SF show. At the same time, Aaron and I pursued the plentiful evidence and repeated clues that the Obama team was maintaining a direct line with Hamas via cutouts. No need to detail here, it is all water under the bridge, except that the same officials whom the Obama team were contacting discreetly (never admitted to) during the campaign are now in place in the bunkers under assault by the IDF. The same people who twice endorsed Barack Obama are now taking hit after hit from the strikes as they order rocket after rocket fired at Israel. The Israeli Cabinet is fully aware of this twist. Defense Minister Ehud Barak (below), and ex-PM and ex-general, went out of his way today in media remarks to include Barack Obama's opinion of the Hamas rocketeers:
Barak also cited a comment made by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who visited Sderot during his election campaign earlier this year.
"Obama said that if rockets were being fired at his home while his two daughters were sleeping, he would do everything he could to prevent it," Barack told the plenum.
"Obama said that if rockets were being fired at his home while his two daughters were sleeping, he would do everything he could to prevent it," Barack told the plenum.
Meanwhile the Obama team announces that President-Elect Barack Obama is being kept up to date on the Gaza action by intelligence briefings and will momentarily confer with his national security team, chiefly NSA and ex-Marine commandant Jim Jones. I asked Aaron more than once if there is any indication that Ahmed Yousef has attempted to contact PEBO or his team to ask for conversation or help. Aaron does not have this information. Yet. If there has been communication from Hamas to the Obama team via the same cutouts as last Spring (during the choreographed Jimmy Carter visit) or this past summer and fall via other cutouts (Z. Brzezinski's name was mentioned), we do not have a confirm. The IDF does have access to such information. All mobile traffic and internet traffic going out of Gaza is transparent. We watch and wait and listen for the endorsers to speak again. Will they restate their praise of Mr. Obama?
We haven't heard much from the "Office of the President Elect" lately, save for the display of rippling pecs on the beach in Hawaii. We might have expected some kind of statement. The Bush administration's tepid endorsement of Israel was at least some indication of America's leaning. But Bush is a lame duck. What he says no longer matters. Perhaps, Obama's silence is an indication that what happens in the Middle East no longer matters as well.
"We have only one president at a time" is true enough, but that didn't stop Clinton from inserting himself into every conceivable situation after leaving office. …and what about Carter? What happened to the grand Democrat tradition of undermining a sitting president? Why is Obama silent?
Could it be that he's still afraid that his "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds change in an ugly direction" (BARACK OBAMA from “The Audacity Of Hope”) stance will deny him the office? He need not fear. America voted for change. American Jews voted overwhelmingly for change. Not supporting Israel in its time of need represents a change. Let's have it, Mr. Soon-to-be president. Give a shout-out of support to your team. It's the least you can do, while they're slugging it out in the wreckage of Gaza.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeO2J14N3GE&feature=channel_page
this takes you to the IDF's youtube channel.
Heartwarming- war in your home 24/7 if you want to watch it.
Happy New Year!
Good morning Peter..Except for the Jews of the far-left who voted for Obama for 'change' - the remainder of U.S. Jews may be none too pleased with BHO's 'fairness' plan when it comes to support of Palestinians, their causes and their leadership.
Be careful what you wish for.
I'm sure that the current WH occupant supports the current action - and was well-informed of the IDF plans ahead of time. Not much he can say at this point. The usual 'call for a cease-fire' really has no teeth. The Israelis need to do what they need to do.
Didn't Monica Crowley say "the Black Hats always ride together"?
The uneducated and ignorant mob always pulls left especially when there are perceived thefts, bigotries, or violations. If Hamas were to sue for peace, they would lose in the next election to a more radical group and funding from Iran and Saudi princes would dry up. Even with the current devastating bombing campaign, there is no real punishment for either side to violate sovereign borders. The UN is feckless and impotent.
PEBHO would be wise to avoid Israel and Palestinian issues, especially the "peace process." Experts in the State Dept all believe they can do better than the previous administration, yet nothing changes.
Solution? Northern Ireland did not see peace until Ireland (Eire) became prosperous. Until Palestine has a valid economy, I don't see any solutions. Palestine is too risky to invest in right now, the mob and their leaders will steal and destroy any investment there.