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The Spectacle Blog
What can I say about President Obama’s remarks concerning Israel? At best, they were steeped in moral equivalence. At worst, he demonstrates his profound ignorance about the history of The Jewish State:
For decades, the conflict between Israelis and Arabs has cast a shadow over the region. For Israelis, it has meant living with the fear that their children could be blown up on a bus or by rockets fired at their homes, as well as the pain of knowing that other children in the region and taught to hate them. For Palestinians, it has meant suffering the humiliation of occupation, and never living in a nation of their own.
So let’s see here. Israelis are faced with hatred and death while Palestinians are faced with “humiliation.” Who is Obama kidding? Any humiliation suffered on the part of the Palestinians was brought about by their leadership, not by Israel. Let us remember that the State of Israel was established through the United Nations Partition Plan of 1947. In case President Obama is too ignorant for words, partition means to divide. Lo and behold, The British Mandate for Palestine was to be divided into a Jewish land and an Arab land. The Jews accepted. The Arabs didn’t and instead told their people to leave which they did thus giving rise to the term Palestinian refugee, a group of refugees unlike any other in the world. As for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, they were controlled (occupied if you will) by Egypt and Jordan, respectively. Isn’t it curious how there was no clamor for a Palestinian state until after Israel took over Gaza and The West Bank following the Six Day War in June 1967?
Ah yes, 1967. The year President Obama believes “the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on.” Of course, he dropped that bombshell right after stating scarcely seconds earlier, “No peace can be imposed upon them - not by the United States, not by anybody else.” President Obama’s knack of contradicting himself never ceases to amaze.
With that in mind, perhaps we can expect some tap dancing from Obama in the coming days. But let’s assume Obama draws a line in the sand at 1967. Does this also mean Israel has to return The Golan Heights to Syria? No wonder George Mitchell walked away. It’s all quite unsettling. Speaking of which:
For over two years, my administration has worked with the parties and the international community to end this conflict, building on decades of work by previous administrations. Yet expectations have gone unmet. Israeli settlement activity continues. Palestinians have walked away from talks.
Well, when in doubt, Obama brings it back to the settlements which he has long considered an obstacle to peace. Yet there hasn’t been an Israeli settler in Gaza since 2005. And what has Israel got in return for unilaterally dismantling settlements in Gaza? A kidnapped soldier (who is still in captivity), a war with Hamas and ongoing rocket attacks. Some peace.
It has been said that Obama is stuck in the 1960’s with regard to his domestic policies. Apparently, the same can now be said of Obama where it concerns Israel.
Tina B| 5.20.11 @ 6:40AM
What is also amazing is the class and respect shown by Netanyahu in the face of this. Don't you know he wants to react like the rest of us, and mock BHO's ignorance of History and Israel. He wants to shout at him like the baboso that he is, and tell him the borders were formed in the 50s, and fought for and won in the 60s. And stolen and ignored ever since.
As lame as BHO is, Bebe is the opposite. Until the Lord chooses to step in and save His people Israel, we will only see more of this, sad to say.
God bless Alan West and Herman Cain in the coming political race. One can only hope. And vote.
Occam's Tool| 5.20.11 @ 11:39AM
Tina, you are awesome!
Alex| 5.20.11 @ 11:46AM
Israel is lucky to have a leader like Netanyahu who does not go around disgracing his nation and snubbing his allies.
2012 cannot come quick enough.
martin j smith| 5.20.11 @ 7:45AM
As I aid elsewhere--Obama's foreign policy ( in general and the Mid-East overall in particular should be made an ISSUE IN THE COMING ELECTION.
Occam's Tool| 5.20.11 @ 11:39AM
Thank you, Martin. Correct as usual.
Timothy L. Pennell| 5.20.11 @ 8:38AM
• To all of my USEFUL IDIOT, Jewish "Older Cousins", I say: What did you THINK he was gonna do?
Born to a Muslim/Marxist Father and an Atheist/Communist Mother. Raised in Muslim Indonesia, til the age of 11. Attended MUSLIM SCHOOLS. At Muslim Schools they ;teach': "Look out! There's a JEW behind that rock! KILL HIM! He attended MOSQUE. "Death to America! Death to Israel! He knelt on his Prayer Rug, facing Mecca, and prayed to a Muslim God of MURDER, RAPE, MUTILATION and CRUELTY, 5 times a day.
He sat in the Pews of a Vicious RACIST, ANTI-SEMITE, for 20 Years. Had him perform his Marriage. Had him Baptize his children in to his Church of HATE. He attended the JEW HATING, Louis Farrakhan's Rallies. His wife is FRIENDS with the JEW HATING, Louis Farrakhan's wife. He started his Political Career, in the living room of Domestic Terrorists, and well known JEW HATERS - Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. They have already tried to get one "Aid Boat" past the Israeli Blockade, and are readying another. Skip Gates. The Black Panthers. PLO Recruiter Khalid Rashidi. The L.A. Times is still REFUSING to release the VIDOE, that they have, of Barack Hussein Obama, at his good friend, Khalid the Jew Killer's Going Away Party. I wonder why they won't release it? Don't you?
And, of course, who can forget, the Piasse de Resistance?
If you'd like, you can go to the Official Web Site of HAMAS, and purchase for yourself, a Drinking Mug, emblazoned with the face of ABU HUSSAIN. aka Barack Hussein Obama aka Barry Soetoro.
HAMAS believes that Obama has been sent by Allah to DESTROY THE JEWS. They have given him the name: ABU HUSSAIN. His picture on the Mugs, has him in an ARAB Hat, with the Traditional Checkered Dish Rag around his neck.
THEY BELIEVE that he is the DELIVORER!
And with his SPEECH, yesterday, they just might be on to something.
dc| 5.20.11 @ 9:09AM
Tim--you and other clear thinkers amongst your tribe need to get the word to the street, so to speak. Jews/Israelis need to stop the self-hating, stop the appeasement of people who want to kill them to the last man/woman/child, and stop supporting those who support the killers--and those supporters include 99% of the U.S. Demoncrat party, their Dear Leader Hussein included. Wake up, yarmulked folk, you're being sold down the African/Arab river, just as surely as those folks continue to sell each other. This is tribal warfare, so collect your tribe and get ready to fight to the death. See, e.g., Masada--a good historical precedent for what Dear Leader Hussein has planned for you.
Occam's Tool| 5.20.11 @ 11:38AM
dc,
I concur.
the problem is that Jews have difficulties recognizing their friends. It is fairly easy to recognize enemies (on this Blog, for example, John the Terrorist, Clint and Jack in Wi.) because they bellow. It is more difficult to recognize friends for us (like, say, Dr Right and Margie on this blog) because we confuse theological disagreements with existential ones, when the opposite is true.
I have been stating the same basic premise since 1980, and every year I just get more right and precise.
I do want to thank the majority of bloggers on this blog for being supportive of the Jewish people despite the overwhelming enmity you get from Liberal Jews. I apologize for my co-religionists in the US for their idiotic political views. Bibi, however, is awesome. I wish he were President.
NoBama| 5.21.11 @ 1:09AM
I wish we had more Jewish Americans like you with us as we speak out on Israel's behalf. We're quite aware that as the Jews go, so shall we. What's coming is going to make WWII pale by comparison.
Evil is on the march once again, it seems to be our lot. No one will be spared you know; we must fight back without restraint, while we still can.
What puzzles me is why don't Liberal Jews see the Leftist/Muslim freight train of hate and violence hurtling toward them right now? I'm not even Jewish but I sure as hell can see it coming. Doesn't anyone study history?
Bibi is precisely at the right time and place to lead Israel now: he's been put there by the God of Abraham and Moses to guide and protect His people.
God have mercy on all of us.
Maxwell| 5.20.11 @ 9:22AM
Darn! That is well said! Wish I could be as clear.
Michael Hawke | 5.20.11 @ 9:42AM
It seems to me that Obama has announced a new Stimulus Program aimed at exporting revolution and subsidizing Pakistan's nuke weapons program.
Alex| 5.20.11 @ 11:42AM
Where is the outrage? I am amazed at the reaction of several influential conservatives. Is there only Levin who can illustrate the incompetence and damage our President has done?
Where is the Weekly standard etc...?
Wayne | 5.20.11 @ 12:22PM
Well Obama was 6 in 1967 and Ayers was learning to make bombs. This is the result of having a man-child in the White House and running Mc Cain against him.
Red Phillips | 5.20.11 @ 2:05PM
The President of the US is telling Israel and Palestine how to settle their business because?
Occam's Tool| 5.20.11 @ 10:10PM
We seem to care about baby killing scumbags, that's why, Red. Better to let the Israelis finish the job.
But you are mistaken if you think that plugging our ears and closing our eyes will make the jihadists go away. You need to read a bit more history.