Post by Daniel on Apr 26, 2016 17:09:18 GMT -5
Those Frustrating Jews in Israel
April 25, 2016
It seems fitting that the worst president in American history would be matched up with an equally incompetent vice president. Joe Biden has a habit of making embarrassing marks at the most inappropriate times. His latest gaffe involved the nation of Israel.
While giving a speech to J Street , a group of self-hating Jews (a favorite of the Obama Administration), Biden expressed “overwhelming frustrations” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies.
Several hours earlier in Jerusalem, a bombing of a bus injured 21 passengers. By the time Biden spoke, the Israeli police had already determined it was once-again—Palestinian terrorism.
I can only wonder if the source of Biden’s frustration was that no Israelis were killed in the attack. When it comes to diplomatic etiquette, it is standard practice to open with, “I strongly condemn...” when addressing a group that has just suffered an act of unprovoked violence.
A series of knife-wielding attacks against Jews—by Palestinians, has plagued Israel for many months. The State Department has stated there is absolutely no justification for terrorism. Secretary John Kirby said, “We continue to encourage all parties to take affirmative steps to reduce tensions and restore calm.”
The State Department’s moral equivalence here is appalling. We are not dealing with two equal parties in this situation to “reduce tensions” and “restore calm.” Palestinian terrorists have been brutally stabbing and killing Israelis. Last month, an American was one of their victims.
President Obama and other Democrats will often say, “Israel has a right to defend itself.” This remark is made whenever Israelis respond to Arab terrorism. There is nothing magnanimous about that statement because it’s like saying, a woman being raped has a right to ward off her attacker. By stating the obvious truth, the Obama Administration shows its natural bias toward the Arab aggressors.
The movement to Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) Israeli products is a pure exercise in futility and frustration. Trade with Israel is growing. Israel and China have just agreed to a multi-billion free trade deal that could double bilateral trade between the two nations. The limitation on agricultural products from a few selected areas of the “occupied territories” is not going to matter to a nation with a $300 billion GDP.
The world seems to be almost incapable of showing frustration toward the Palestinians. The citizens of Gaza have an incredible fixation with digging tunnels into Israel. The U.S. has given the Palestinians billion of dollars in aid. Much of this U.S. tax-payer money is spent on supplies and manpower to build more tunnels to infiltrate Israel.
The recent discovery of a major tunnel using new Israeli technological may mark the end of Gaza’s weapon of choice. I couldn’t find any reports in the media mentioning how Israel is clever in combating the tunnel menace. The silence can only be the result of disappointment.
There is no logical reason for Biden to harbor frustration toward Israel. In his speech, he talked about the long term goal of having a two-state solution. Biden warned that Israel needs to come up with a comprise—before the Arabs in Israel outnumber the Jews.
How you can you make peace with people who have shown no motivation to hold to any agreement? Netanyahu knows that the status quo is fine for Israel. The Palestinians need the Jewish state for jobs. The more they get walled-off for participating in terrorist acts, the deeper they slide into poverty.
It should be obvious to everyone that Israel has done nothing wrong. Yet she is increasingly seen as the villain. Last week, Mehmet Kaplan, Sweden’s housing minister was forced to resign after it was reported that he said, “Israelis treat Palestinians in a way that is very like that in which Jews were treated during Germany in the 1930s.”
Biden’s diminishing patience with Israel may be driven by the fact that Barack Obama’s term is nearing an end. In the coming months, we may see the White House openly declare Israel to be an enemy of America. Since God has already promised that those who stand against Israel will fail, I am confident that our lawless president will be met with frustration.
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zechariah 12:3).
--Todd
Posted with permission
raptureready.com/rap16.html
April 25, 2016
It seems fitting that the worst president in American history would be matched up with an equally incompetent vice president. Joe Biden has a habit of making embarrassing marks at the most inappropriate times. His latest gaffe involved the nation of Israel.
While giving a speech to J Street , a group of self-hating Jews (a favorite of the Obama Administration), Biden expressed “overwhelming frustrations” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies.
Several hours earlier in Jerusalem, a bombing of a bus injured 21 passengers. By the time Biden spoke, the Israeli police had already determined it was once-again—Palestinian terrorism.
I can only wonder if the source of Biden’s frustration was that no Israelis were killed in the attack. When it comes to diplomatic etiquette, it is standard practice to open with, “I strongly condemn...” when addressing a group that has just suffered an act of unprovoked violence.
A series of knife-wielding attacks against Jews—by Palestinians, has plagued Israel for many months. The State Department has stated there is absolutely no justification for terrorism. Secretary John Kirby said, “We continue to encourage all parties to take affirmative steps to reduce tensions and restore calm.”
The State Department’s moral equivalence here is appalling. We are not dealing with two equal parties in this situation to “reduce tensions” and “restore calm.” Palestinian terrorists have been brutally stabbing and killing Israelis. Last month, an American was one of their victims.
President Obama and other Democrats will often say, “Israel has a right to defend itself.” This remark is made whenever Israelis respond to Arab terrorism. There is nothing magnanimous about that statement because it’s like saying, a woman being raped has a right to ward off her attacker. By stating the obvious truth, the Obama Administration shows its natural bias toward the Arab aggressors.
The movement to Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) Israeli products is a pure exercise in futility and frustration. Trade with Israel is growing. Israel and China have just agreed to a multi-billion free trade deal that could double bilateral trade between the two nations. The limitation on agricultural products from a few selected areas of the “occupied territories” is not going to matter to a nation with a $300 billion GDP.
The world seems to be almost incapable of showing frustration toward the Palestinians. The citizens of Gaza have an incredible fixation with digging tunnels into Israel. The U.S. has given the Palestinians billion of dollars in aid. Much of this U.S. tax-payer money is spent on supplies and manpower to build more tunnels to infiltrate Israel.
The recent discovery of a major tunnel using new Israeli technological may mark the end of Gaza’s weapon of choice. I couldn’t find any reports in the media mentioning how Israel is clever in combating the tunnel menace. The silence can only be the result of disappointment.
There is no logical reason for Biden to harbor frustration toward Israel. In his speech, he talked about the long term goal of having a two-state solution. Biden warned that Israel needs to come up with a comprise—before the Arabs in Israel outnumber the Jews.
How you can you make peace with people who have shown no motivation to hold to any agreement? Netanyahu knows that the status quo is fine for Israel. The Palestinians need the Jewish state for jobs. The more they get walled-off for participating in terrorist acts, the deeper they slide into poverty.
It should be obvious to everyone that Israel has done nothing wrong. Yet she is increasingly seen as the villain. Last week, Mehmet Kaplan, Sweden’s housing minister was forced to resign after it was reported that he said, “Israelis treat Palestinians in a way that is very like that in which Jews were treated during Germany in the 1930s.”
Biden’s diminishing patience with Israel may be driven by the fact that Barack Obama’s term is nearing an end. In the coming months, we may see the White House openly declare Israel to be an enemy of America. Since God has already promised that those who stand against Israel will fail, I am confident that our lawless president will be met with frustration.
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zechariah 12:3).
--Todd
Posted with permission
raptureready.com/rap16.html