Obama received campaign contributions from Gaza Palestinians

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Israel Today Staff

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was apparently the recipient of nearly $30,000 in campaign contributions from a pair of Palestinian Arabs in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

While recently investigating online campaign contribution logs, Pamela Geller of the blog Atlas Shrugs discovered a curious set of entries from mid-2007 showing a series of contributions from two Arab men who listed their place of residence as "Rafah, GA."

Skeptical about the existence of a town in Georgia called Rafah, Geller did some digging and discovered that the contributions had in fact come from the Gaza Strip border town of Rafah.

It is illegal for a US presidential candidate to receive contributions from non-US citizens, or to receive in excess of $2,300 from a single individual.

Curious for more information, WorldNetDaily correspondent Aaron Klein tracked down the two Gaza Arabs, brothers Monir and Hosam Edwan.

The Edwan brothers said that they and many other Palestinians love Obama, and are confident he will be the US president to force Israel to surrender land for the birth of a Palestinian Arab state.

When pressed about their illegal contribution, the brothers altered their story and insisted that they had not made an online donation, but had rather purchased $30,000 worth of t-shirts from the Obama campaign website.

WorldNetDaily also learned that while Monir and Hosam are themselves believed to be non-religious, their clan is known for supporting Hamas.

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[47] COMMENTS:

1 .

The AntiChrist

For all who think that Obama is "The Anti-Christ" let me remind you as to what exactly the anti-Christ is. According to Scripture (you pick the translation) The anti-Christ is anyone who does not believe that Jesus is the Son Of God. Now keep in mind that this excludes Satan and his agents because they stated ,In Scripture that Jesus is the Son of God. The true anti-Christ is any person or group of people that deny Jesus being the Son of God. Study this out for yourself and learn to keep Spirit matters straight. Its really not that hard....Pray for understanding and believe!

Dan

9/19/2008 6:25 PM

2 .

Raciest?

In reading these comments I found one that said Obama is bringing out the raciest''s. Well guess what he is doing it by being A Raceist and constantly pointing out how evil white people and women for that matter ,are. I would have never considered the color of the man''s skin if he hadn''t pointed it out time after time.

Dan

9/19/2008 6:12 PM

3 .

Obama is not legal

Where is Obama''s birth certificate? This question got lost in the load of bull he has been feeding the public. I hope the American Voters are seeing this man for what he really is and who he is REALLY for. It isn''t for unity like he first started preaching. Please people WAKE UP AND SEE OBAMA''S TRUE COLOR.

Dan

9/19/2008 6:03 PM

4 .

Johanathan

You judge true Christians wrongly. Some who claim to be Chrisitan are not true Christians.
I don''t know of any believers (Christians) who hate Jews or would ever want to harm them.
Like myself, we support you and bless you in our prayers, praying for your nation and your people.
That is a direct result of Love for you.
My heart goes out to you, that you will realize what you wrote is not true of the real Christians.

Ellie

8/8/2008 12:57 AM

5 .

Just one thing, Johanathan.....

Evangelical Christianity is probably the best FRIEND Israel has!!! They in no way are interested in wiping out Juaisim, but rather realize that the Christian faith is but a branch of Judasim. Smart people are against Obama because he is bad for America. True Christians are against him because he is bad for America and for Israel. Please to get your facts straight, kind sir.

One in Yeshua

8/7/2008 11:17 PM

6 .

I say: SHOW ME THE T-SHIRTS!!!

$30,000 WORTH OF T-SHIRTS, EH???
YEAH, RIGHT.

Apostle1

8/7/2008 10:18 AM

7 .

Hope for the US and Israel

Lots of Americans have problems with Obama AND McCain. The US could have hope with another Presidential candidate. His name is William "Bill" Koenig. You can see him on YouTube and his website. I pray that the US will see truth and vote their conscience, according to the will of God.
http://www.youtube.com/user/koenig08
http://www.williamkoenig.com/

Della

8/7/2008 6:20 AM

8 .

Why the hatred

Blogville is over run with
hate. Judaism is in danger. The Evangelical Christian right is well funded to
wipe out Judaism. Read Jew''s for Judaism. With the drum beat of hate against Obama some nut will do the unthinkabe and the blacks will revolt, just what the people who hate this great nation want turmoil,so they can seize power sound familiar it happened in Germany. I ask my brothers think don''t believe the hate mongers. We could lose this beloved country.

Johnathon B

8/6/2008 8:24 PM

9 .

UNDENIABLE

Putting All other things aside,and all other maybe''s. The facts are clear, Obama is anti-Christian in his voting record, and, in his platform. His pastor- mentor is a raciest with a foul mouth who has the audacity to call himself a man of God. Obama is slick tounged and dangerous. I greatly fear that the liberal media, (controlled by who?) is having far to much influence upon the unlearned and gullible.
We better be on our knees repenting for the sins of this nation and begging God to have mercy and not bring this judgment upon us.. The liberal mindset has been programmed into our culture. BUT , the results are determined by the Church . So we who call ourselves Christian, AWAKE!!

DIANNE USA

8/6/2008 2:07 PM

10 .

WHY IS IT UP TO A BLOGGER TO FILTER

out Obama''s campaign contributors? Like to know what was done with the $.

Poppy Bison

8/6/2008 10:44 AM

11 .

Thank you Reader!!! God bless you.

8/6/2008 4:43 AM

12 .

PH postings

The Main Library is just couple blocks from Police Station. The Tel # he gives is a city extension. 630-1200
likely in the Sheriff''s Divison.
He''s a nut case and can''t hide forever. This info will be given to sheriff''s dept.

Reader

8/6/2008 3:42 AM

13 .

N''obama

that''s NO Obama
And lets not insult the nerds

kevin

8/6/2008 2:11 AM

14 .

The deluded Obama mindset

Outside of a lot of emotional appeals to people who are given to such deceit, and care little about substance, the real danger of an Obama type getting elected to any office, is that besides not having a clue about anything, ..................

he doesn''t know that he hasn''t got a clue about anything.

He is a role model nerd.

David E. Kaus

8/6/2008 12:38 AM

15 .

I see PH is back!

Greetings every one. I agree with Carol. I will just ignore PH comments as they are angry and ill conceived.
To every one else, I don''t have much to ad about Obama just that he creeps me out.
I am enjoying every one else''s posts though.
Be blessed!

Kitty O

8/6/2008 12:26 AM

16 .

Greetings kinch

Assuming that you are fairly new here, this sick demented individual calling himself pal. hus. posts his evil trach on here sometimes more frequently than at other times. we just ignore him most usually. Today, he has changed his attack lines a little, so people have opened his posts. He is of the devil as you can easily tell. Anyone that sick probably doesn''t have a wife at all, just a figment of his sick mind as is his "jewelery". Just skip over his posts and you will be happier for it. Isearl Today will pull them soon, they always do. I hope they find a way to block him altogether so he can''t even get on the site.

8/5/2008 11:12 PM

17 .

Andrea, Re: Israel''s land

It is not Obama''s , Bush''s, or any other nation''s to give. The land belongs to God, and it is Israel''s responsibility to hold onto it.
I don''t pay any attention to who is pushing Israel one way or another anymore.
I''ve read how the story ends. Israel gets all the land when Christ returns, and in the meantiime Israel must decide how to react to the rest of the world who meddles in their land borders.
Armageddon is coming, for Iisrael is going to say NO at some point.

Ellie

8/5/2008 11:02 PM

18 .

The number PH is giving is in probably

phony. If the Jacksonville Police number posted is correct, PH''s number would put him in the same neighborhood.....kinda doubt that one. This guy is so full on you-know-what that his eyes are brown. Don''t fall into his trap. But I do agree that the police need to be on the lookout for him. A call to warn police of a pedophile in the local library or maybe the internet coffee shops would be a good thing. If someone could get the police fax number these remarks could be printed off and faxed to them. He needs to be locked away for sure.

8/5/2008 10:34 PM

19 .

Palestinian Husband idiot

The Holy Scriptures indicate that when someone returns evil for good - trouble will not leave their house.

The Palestinian Husband idiot was allowed to enter the US and then acts so viciously against the very country that let the idiot in. Shame on you PH. Doesn''t our state department have to give the new immigrants a test to determine if they are mentally unstable like the PH?

Shame on the American Wife who married such a moron.

kinch

8/5/2008 10:24 PM

20 .

The Palestine Husband Telephone

Do the first 10 callers get a free gas card??

Mark N.

8/5/2008 9:24 PM

21 .

Contact Jacksonville Police Department

(904) 630-2100

8/5/2008 9:18 PM

22 .

Andrea

How did you get so confused over Moses Father in Law Jetho?
He was a Midianite Priest, father of Moses wife, and he took care of Mose''s wife and two sons until Moses, with GOD''s Leadership, led the children of Israel out of Egypt. Once they reached the wilderness before Sinai, Jetho took Moses wife, Zipporah, and Mose''s two sons to meet Moses again. He viisted long enough to give some good advice on organization to Moses, then worshipped with a sacrifice to God with Moses, Aaron, and returned to his home in Midian.
That is what happened. Jetho was truly a worshipper of the true GOD JEHOVAH! Read the Exodus story up to chap. 19 for for these facts.

Ellie

8/5/2008 8:44 PM

23 .

PS Mark N

I agree with you totally.

Eugene

8/5/2008 8:20 PM

24 .

Mark N

I hape that I am not correcting you in error reguarding your post at 6:49 PM.
"I will say to all three groups... it is you that are not even worthy of even voting.All three basis to vote for a candidate only redefine the word.... STUPIDITY... and the lack of ignornace on your part."
You did mean lack of intelligence didn''t you. The only reason I say anything is that some on this site like to jump on things like this.

Eugene

8/5/2008 8:19 PM

25 .

LOVE FOR ISRAEL

Nations, peoples and individuals are being tested today according to their real intentions towards Israel.Do they know the history of Israel?Do they know the God of Israel?Do they have a revelation of God concerning Israel?Do they know Israel, from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?Do they know the promises of God?What are their actual thoughts concerning Israel?What do they really think of Israel?Can we get a real understanding of Israel apart from the Bible?THOU DOST KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE,WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THEE, BECAUSE HE TRUSTS IN THEE.TRUST IN YEHOVAH FOR EVER, FOR YEHOVAH GOD IS AN EVERLASTING ROCK.(Isaiah 26:3 and 4)

Timoteo

8/5/2008 7:59 PM

26 .

Hi, Ben, guess you know what Im gonna say....

Please ignore the ravings of the lunatic PH. By now we can just about quote exactly what are in his demented posts. Don''t even open them as all it does is get you angry and cause you to stoop to his subteranian level. He''s not worth it. He''s at his ''best'' (is there such a thing coming from him, I rather doubt it) isn''t worth the powder it would take to blow up a gnat. Reading such drivil only draws us away from what is good. Pray for him if you wish, to pray for our enemins is like dumping hot coals in their heads.....oh, yeah, LOTS of prayer for LOTS of hot coalls!!! He might as well get used to hot coals considering where he is headed in the afterlife. God bless

Carol

8/5/2008 7:56 PM

27 .

Daniel Moran FACTS

Excellent point sir!!!

Even with just those facts presented, I dont think it takes a total moron to even figure out who the islamic world wants as president..........

hmmm.. Now I wonder why????

Mark N.

8/5/2008 7:47 PM

28 .

No love and no men in so-called Palestine

If you ever went to school and learned something besides hate and profanity you might be considered a man? Why don''t you try zip code 80204, I love the Jews who are educated and don''t need to use the language of a un-educated arab who won''t come out of the 6th century. By the way President George W. Bush is a real man, not a un-educated boob like yourself. I didn''t think islamist like yourself had anything to do with (ham). By the way are you educated enough to handle such a think as a (ham) radio? Lots of luck lacking palestines husband. You need all you can get, so I''ll pray for you. Remember 80204

BENFOX

8/5/2008 7:31 PM

29 .

OVERSEAS CAMPAIGN FUNDS

President Clinton in eight years as President accepted only $400,000 dollars in overseas campaign contributions. Senator Kerry had accepted $750,000 dollars during his run. George W. Bush accepted roughly $550,000 dollars in oversea contributions. In the short six months that Barak Obama has been running for President he''s accepted $2.8 million dollars in overseas presidential contributions the vast majority from Syria, Iran and surrounding Muslim nations.

Daniel Moran

8/5/2008 7:27 PM

30 .

I dont care what color..

anyone is, I judge a person by what I see. neither candidate, ESPECIALLY OBAMA, is worthy of the White House. Call me a racist if you want to and see if I care.
What I do find amusing, is the supporters of both candidates. One partys supporters are wanting "change", (whatever that means)
the other, figure their candidate is the lesser of 2 evils.
And then you have people just voting for a person because of his race PERIOD.

I will say to all three groups... it is you that are not even worthy of even voting.All three basis to vote for a candidate only redefine the word.... STUPIDITY... and the lack of ignornace on your part.

As I have said many times here before...America better wake up and do their research.
Hatred of the current administration has only fueld ignorance in this country.
Start using common sense for God Sake!!!!

Mark N.

8/5/2008 6:49 PM

31 .

A SNAKE IS A SNAKE

Mikhail

8/5/2008 6:12 PM

32 .

racists and racism

The racists are the ones who make color of skin the foremost factor in making their decisions - such as voting for Obama because he happens to have dark skin. It would be just as wrong to vote for McCain just because he has light skin. I am appalled at the vicious, racists who hang out on Israel today. Ignorance knows no boundaries or flags. I, for one care far more about a man''s religion (one of the candidates has way too much input from the Muslims), financial philosophy (Marxism has already failed, ask the Russians and East Europeans), and whether or not they truly love Israel and her people.

Kinch

8/5/2008 6:03 PM

33 .

PRO ISLAM OBAMA

I get so tired of hearing about black Obama. His mother was white, but he is ashamed to speak of her or his white grandmother. He learned early on that being black carrys him a long way on the ''victim'' train. Isn''t it so that he is actually more Arab than he is black and he is very sympathetic to Islamic agendas? The US and Israel had better beware. . . . .

Bethel

8/5/2008 6:02 PM

34 .

Arab Money

Obama-nation has recieved over $200,000,000.00 from the middle east Arabs. All you need do is go to the New York Times and the lefty witch Dowd, she is the one who released the story. Think before you vote. No-obama-nation also removed the American flag from his plane. Who does he want to serve, surely not Ameriaca.

BENFOX

8/5/2008 5:58 PM

35 .

Another warning

Mt 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep''s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

ChristianSupporter

8/5/2008 5:51 PM

36 .

Very clear, Carol..and there are many black people who agree

If the outer color of anyone''s skin made us smarter, or dumber, or whatever...what a shallow outlook for humanity. But God LOOKS ON THE HEART.

It is what comes from the heart that makes us ANYTHING AT ALL...whatever our skin color.

BKN

8/5/2008 5:37 PM

37 .

sorry for the double post.

Eugene

8/5/2008 5:25 PM

38 .

To Babs, Fejiro and Andrea,

Please do not tag those of us with enough common sense NOT to vote for a man who changes his "policy" with each breth he takes, who snubbed our injured vets in Germany simply because his media morons could not make it a political op visit, who has NO real experience in anything even remotely assoiated with being president of the USA, a man whose birth place is questionable, who has lied about his African family, who attended a "church" for 20 yrs where Islam was lauded, Isreal hated, whites are hated, and the USA is hated, a man whose wife has always been ashamed of this country, a man who said he would take the muslim side if need be. It is NOT about race!!! You people jump on the race thing just because we don''t like your ''golden boy''. Get a DECENT black man and things would be different.

Carol

8/5/2008 5:24 PM

39 .

Babs

If it were true that the Jews steal their money. This would just put them on the same ground with the Palistinians, the Syrians, the Leboniese, the US, the Russians, the Iranians, the Chineese. Oh for get it, every nation in this world at this time steels from someone mostly their own people. That is where the difference comes in. The palistinians steel from the world.

Eugene

8/5/2008 5:23 PM

40 .

Babs

Eugene

8/5/2008 5:22 PM

41 .

Obama

Going through the comments, you find that ignorance has taken the place of reality. God is using Obama to reveal racism in people no matter how they deny it. Black people have been voting for white people all these years it is time for the other way round.

Fejiro

8/5/2008 4:26 PM

42 .

Jethro

It was not Jethro that led the children of Israel out of the wilderness. It was God. Jethro just went along for the trip for awhile. Give Obama a chance, and he will lead them back into the wilderness. If the personage of the antichrist were on the scene, he and Obama would be good friends.

Bobby

8/5/2008 3:54 PM

43 .

Andrea

Shalom Aleichem:
The problems with Obama are numerous. First, He is not a natural born citizen of the U.S. therefore does not qualify to run for the office. His muslim birth and upbringing qualifies him as an "outstanding" liar which he is. He is an outstanding public speaker but with no substance to the talk. We do not need a muslim President much less the most liberal member of the senate.
The man is a sleeze from the tip of his head to souls of his feet.

Milton Evans

8/5/2008 3:13 PM

44 .

Jethro was a Midianite and

the modern day Druze claim to be descendants of him. They are not black but are like the Arabs and people of the region, olive skinned. Jim never said anything racist in his post. I like him am against Obama not because of his colour, but who he is and his stance on the important issues facing our nation. I am against Nancy Pelosi and Harry Ried for the same reason, and they are white.
God bless America and Israel

FRANK

8/5/2008 3:11 PM

45 .

Andrea

You write like George Bush is the ''only'' president that has talked of giving the Pals land for peace. EVERY president in the US has done that. Every president in the future will do that. So far none have done it. The only time land for peace was given was by Sharon.
I for one am not ''racist'' with Obama...just don''t want a Marxist with socialist views in the White House. What little money I have, I want to keep and only give it if it is to a worthwhile charity...such as The Joshua Fund, helping the homeless, etc.

Judy

8/5/2008 2:04 PM

46 .

Corrupt Obama?

How is Obama becoming more corrupt everyday?, Our White President George Bush is the one who is pushing Israel to give up land that G-d promised them. It was a Black man, Jethro who led Moses and the Children of Israel out of the wilderness, perhaps the Black man Obama will lead the Jewish nation into the land that rightfully belongs to them ALL OF ISRAEL! please don''t allow your racism against this man to be so obvious and evil. Shalom!

Andrea

8/5/2008 1:45 PM

47 .

Obama getting more corrupt day by day...

These revelations are not surprising to those of us that never trusted Obama anyway. Our enemies are always in favor of the Democratic Candidate, even more so with Obama. I wonder...how is the liberal western press going to spin this story?

Jim Borge

8/5/2008 12:49 PM