Pro-Obama in Israeli West Bank's 'Little America'

[Ian David]

Nov 4, 2008 22:26 | Updated Nov 5, 2008 0:37
Pro-Obama in W. Bank's 'Little America'
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

For many of the US citizens living in Turmusayya, a small village north of Ramallah, it doesn't really matter who wins the US presidential elections because - in their view - at the end of the day the new president will have to do what the Jews want.

Yet despite the indifference, almost all the US citizens here on Tuesday expressed support for Senator Barack Obama.

Turmusayya, home to some 5,500 villagers, has long been referred to by many Palestinians as "Little America" because of the large number of US citizens living there. At least 60 percent of the villagers are citizens of the US and other countries around the world.

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"If you want to harm America, vote for McCain," said Ali Abdullah, who lived in Chicago for nearly 30 years. "McCain will bring America down; he will bring America to its knees."

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