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2012 Presidential Candidates Views on the Middle EastThaddeus McCotterOn Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process | On Obama's "Arab Spring" Speech2012 Candidates Table of ContentsIsraeli-Palestinian peace process topMcCotter said that “Peace will come when the
Palestinians and the Arab nations accept Israel as a Jewish state, abandon
their dreams of eradicating it; stop demonizing Israel; cease teaching
their children to hate it; and, conversely, tolerate and protect the
minorities in their midst.” Regarding President Obama's May 2011 Speech topMcCotter encouraged the president to “acknowledge the truths underpinning our alliance; recognize those facts on the ground endangering our alliance; and, so doing, commence strengthening the foundations of the American-Israeli alliance; and the very hopes for Middle East peace.” Furthermore, he denounced President Obama’s May 2011 Mideast speech for failing to support America’s key ally in the Middle East. Obama’s “inconsistent commitment to the strategic partnership that founds America's Middle Eastern policies for our national security and regional peace: the American-Israeli alliance. Israel is a market-based, liberal democracy that protects the lives and property of its people, including its minorities. Israel is America's key strategic ally in the region.” Additionally, McCotter highlighted how Israel’s
interests are in the U.S.’ long-term interests, as well. “Israel
enhances our defense capabilities; provides us a secure foothold in
the strategically important and turbulent Middle East; and has supported
our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan by sharing its military technology
and its intelligence on hostile forces.”
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