RELATED:Obama takes responsibility for Democratic ‘shellacking’Jewish leaders: Political shift won't affect ME policyMinorities Affairs Minister Avishay Braverman (Labor), as he prepares to depart for a visit to the United States on Thursday, said that “as an economist, and as someone who did his PhD in the US, and lived there for many years, I am very worried by the situation” that emerged from the polling booths Tuesday. Braverman pointed to what he describes as a lack of economic vision on the part of the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives.“The difference between mice and men, they say, is memory. The Bush administration accumulated the greatest national debt in US history as a result of two wars and by offering tax cuts to the wealthiest sectors of society. And by the end of his term, there was a real risk of the US dragging the world into a global depression that could have lead to a situation similar to the 1930’s,” he asserted.“Obama managed to stop that risk through monetary reform, through Ben Bernanke’s efforts at the FED, and through reinvestment efforts. If, instead,” said Braverman, “he had pursued the laissez-faire policy advocated by the far right, the economy would have gotten worse. They simply advocate cutting the budget, which will only raise unemployment.”Ultimately, said Braverman, “it is not important to me whether Democrats or Republicans are in office, but whether they maintain America’s status in the world.”The Labor MK recalled a famous meeting between David Ben-Gurion and president- elect John F. Kennedy in January 1961, at the end of which, Kennedy reportedly said to Ben-Gurion “your people helped me to get elected – how can I help you?” The elderly Ben-Gurion, according to the story, told the young president “you can be a great president for your people.“I hope that Barack Obama will be a great president for America,” continued Braverman, emphasizing that Israel needs the United States to remain a strong partner in peace negotiations.
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RELATED:Obama takes responsibility for Democratic ‘shellacking’Jewish leaders: Political shift won't affect ME policyMinorities Affairs Minister Avishay Braverman (Labor), as he prepares to depart for a visit to the United States on Thursday, said that “as an economist, and as someone who did his PhD in the US, and lived there for many years, I am very worried by the situation” that emerged from the polling booths Tuesday. Braverman pointed to what he describes as a lack of economic vision on the part of the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives.“The difference between mice and men, they say, is memory. The Bush administration accumulated the greatest national debt in US history as a result of two wars and by offering tax cuts to the wealthiest sectors of society. And by the end of his term, there was a real risk of the US dragging the world into a global depression that could have lead to a situation similar to the 1930’s,” he asserted.“Obama managed to stop that risk through monetary reform, through Ben Bernanke’s efforts at the FED, and through reinvestment efforts. If, instead,” said Braverman, “he had pursued the laissez-faire policy advocated by the far right, the economy would have gotten worse. They simply advocate cutting the budget, which will only raise unemployment.”Ultimately, said Braverman, “it is not important to me whether Democrats or Republicans are in office, but whether they maintain America’s status in the world.”The Labor MK recalled a famous meeting between David Ben-Gurion and president- elect John F. Kennedy in January 1961, at the end of which, Kennedy reportedly said to Ben-Gurion “your people helped me to get elected – how can I help you?” The elderly Ben-Gurion, according to the story, told the young president “you can be a great president for your people.“I hope that Barack Obama will be a great president for America,” continued Braverman, emphasizing that Israel needs the United States to remain a strong partner in peace negotiations.