He's baaa-aaack.

Jesse Jackson, whose son Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is, not incidentally, an Obama campaign co-chairman, had this to say to Amir Taheri writing in the New York Post:

"Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" would lose some of their influence with Obama in the White House, and that "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end.

Jackson also said: "Barack is determined to repair our relations with the world of Islam and Muslims," Jackson says. "Thanks to his background and ecumenical approach, he knows how Muslims feel while remaining committed to his own faith."