They must still be waiting for that memo from the U.N. that Muslims are persecuting non-Muslims in Indonesia. Any old excuse for inaction will do. “Cirebon: Muslim extremists disrupt Christian services as police looks [sic] on,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, May 19: Jakarta (AsiaNews) — Islamic extremist groups disrupted two post-Easter services in […]
Archives for May 2011
Netanyahu to Obama: No way
Bravo. “Israel Expects Obama to Take Back “˜1967 Lines” Demand,” by Gil Ronen for Israel National News, May 19: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was quick on the draw Thursday in voicing clear displeasure with President Barack Obama’s mideast policy speech. “Israel appreciates President Obama’s commitment to peace,” the response began, curtly. “Israel believes that for […]
Hamas to Obama: Not enough, dhimmi
Appeasement only makes the crocodile hungrier. “Hamas: Obama speech total failure,” by Elior Levy for Israel National News, May 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): Terrorists unimpressed with Obama’s words: President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy speech Thursday was a “total failure,” Hamas said Thursday evening. “The (Arab) nation does not need a lesson […]
Romney: “Obama has thrown Israel under the bus. He has disrespected Israel and undermined its ability to negotiate peace.”
Americans should have seen this coming. “Obama ‘disrespected’ Israel, threw it ‘under the bus,’ says Romney,” by Michael O’Brien for The Hill, May 19: President Obama “disrespected” Israel and threw it “under the bus” in a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East on Thursday, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney charged. Romney strongly criticized Obama, who, […]
Knesset members: Obama is the new Arafat
An apt analogy. “Right wing MKs: Obama is the new Arafat,” by Gil Hoffman and Rebecca Anna Stoil for the Jerusalem Post, May 19: Knesset members on the Right expressed outrage on Thursday night at US President Barack Obama’s call for the creation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed […]
Hamas TV praises jihadi suicide bombers and encourages young men to seek jihad martyrdom by killing Jews
These are the people for whom Obama wants to truncate Israel and establish a state. “Hamas TV Extols Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and Jihad Fighters: Jihad-Fighting Mothers Urge Their Sons to Seek Martyrdom,” from MEMRI TV, April 28: Following are excerpts from a Hamas TV program about Palestinian female suicide bombers, which aired on Al-Aqsa […]
Netanyahu: Obama’s plan would leave Israel indefensible
Which may be the point. In any case, it is good to see Netanyahu standing firm. “Israeli leader reacting to Obama speech: West Bank pullout would leave Israel indefensible,” by Josef Federman for Associated Press, May 19: JERUSALEM “” Israel’s prime minister on Thursday gave a cool reception to President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy speech, […]
Obama calls for the destruction of Israel
One more extract from his Mideast speech today: For the Palestinians, efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. Symbolic actions to isolate Israel at the United Nations in September won’t create an independent state. Palestinian leaders will not achieve peace or prosperity if Hamas insists on a path of terror and rejection. And Palestinians […]
Obama pledges that U.S. will work in Mideast to ensure “that all faiths are respected”
Another segment from Obama’s Mideast speech today: Such tolerance is particularly important when it comes to religion. In Tahrir Square, we heard Egyptians from all walks of life chant, “Muslims, Christians, we are one.” America will work to see that this spirit prevails — that all faiths are respected, and that bridges are built among […]
Obama hails Mideast revolutions
In the course of Obama’s speech today, he said this: We support a set of universal rights. Those rights include free speech; the freedom of peaceful assembly; freedom of religion; equality for men and women under the rule of law; and the right to choose your own leaders — whether you live in Baghdad or […]