Barack Obama Flies to Ireland to Bash Israel
A case of Jimmy Carter syndrome.
October 16, 2026
A case of Jimmy Carter syndrome.
Earlier this week, Barack Obama sat down for a public interview with a journalist in Northern Island, where he had come to receive an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast. When asked about affairs in the Middle East, he called on Israelis to consider whether “you are just going to be behind walls and wipe out everyone around you, or . . . . find some just way of defending yourself while still acting in an ethical, moral way?” He also accused Israel of taking “land off people” and being “excessive.” The former president has also appeared in a campaign ad for Abdul El-Sayed. Seth Mandel has a diagnosis:
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Earlier this week, Barack Obama sat down for a public interview with a journalist in Northern Island, where he had come to receive an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast. When asked about affairs in the Middle East, he called on Israelis to consider whether “you are just going to be behind walls and wipe out everyone around you, or . . . . find some just way of defending yourself while still acting in an ethical, moral way?” He also accused Israel of taking “land off people” and being “excessive.” The former president has also appeared in a campaign ad for Abdul El-Sayed. Seth Mandel has a diagnosis:
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