"Be very careful, gentlement of the Zionist movement. Governments come and governments go, but a people remains forever."
-Nasif-al-Khalidi, spokesman of the Arab Congress, to Nachum Sokolow of the World Zionist Congress, in May 1914, after learning that the Zionist Executive turned down a meeting with the Arab leadership for fear of provoking Constantinople.
Our elected officials should take heed as they vie to remain favorable in the eyes of our Western "friends". Within just a few short years of the above quote, the Turks were no longer of interest, yet the imprint of the Zionist snub to the Arab outreach remained clear in the minds of the Arab leaders.
While it is without a doubt in the best interest of Israel to maintain good terms with the US, when the relationship turns abusive and overbearing, as it has, Israel must remember that it is ultimately the Arab people who will remain as our enemies, long after Obama or any US policy leaves the scene.
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