This week the President heads for a trip to Israel, Palestine and Jordan. Here is the White House' Youtube video on that trip.
I am looking forward to seeing what the President has to say when he gives his speech directly to the Israeli people. It probably won't change anything particularly with regards to the Palestinian situation and based on the new government in place, however, I think it is still excellent that he is talking directly to the Israelis.
I am particularly heartened that the President will be visiting Yad Vashem. As opposed to the nonsense spouted by his political opponents here, the Presidents visit there shows that he is willing to consider Jewish history and understands the impact of the Holocaust on our people.
For this trip, the Palestinians await the President with banners bearing Swastika's over his image (Kind of like a tea-party rally). Already they are gearing up to show the President just how much they don't like him, nor can they stand the fact that the President has been an excellent friend to the State of Israel and the Israeli people.
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| Palestinian Protestors prepare a "warm welcome" for U.S. President Obama |
The protestors some of whom belong to organized Palestinian movements while others are relatives of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, convened just dozens of meters away from the Church of the Nativity, removed the billboard and then proceeded to drive away with the billboard.
They then spray painted the billboard with swastikas and a large – "X" over Obama's face. Incidentally, at the same time a convoy of American cars passed by. One of the protestors threw a shoe at the convoy and fled.Of course the lunatic fringe in the U.S. can't help but to disparage the President either with this completely disrespectful comment:
There has been a major Palestinian outcry against the proposed visit since the US president announced his intentions of including Ramallah and Bethlehem in his trip.
My suggestion to the Israelis is to ignore the guy as much as politically possible. Be nice to him. Feed him a good lunch and dinner. Pat him on the head.
And then send him on his merry way.At least the poster didn't add the phrase "like a good boy". I suppose we should be thankful for small favors (/snark). I guess the sickness that is Obama Derangement Syndrome (ODS) would lead people to completely disrespect their own President even when he is traveling overseas as a representative of the American People.
But I guess these fringers of the Hard Right can take comfort that those on the Hard Left think the same way.
Funny how that works.
And I'm sure that person on the lunatic fringe isn't a racist at all and he's just offering criticism of the president.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Palestinian reaction, they had an opportunity to put on a good face and show President Obama that they're serious about making peace. Instead, they once again prove Abba Eban correct.
Agreed... The Palestinians had a real opportunity here, but, instead they seem to want to piss the Americans off. Never a good idea. But I guess when they realize they've lost the war for American "Hearts and Minds", they figure they should go for broke, which is exactly where they will be left.
DeleteAs for the loons on the fringe... of which one will be here shortly to defend that comment and yammer about "Well Democrats/Liberals did this to President Bush.... " and never address the odiousness of that hateful (bordering on racist) remark in a pathetic attempt to distract from his buddies disgusting remark.
But that aside... Perhaps the person who would suggest "Patting the President on the head and sending him on his way" is really showing (to his own disgrace) just how much contempt he has for the majority of American people who voted for the President and for his country that the President represents. Interesting that he would want to stay here instead of moving to a place where he would certainly seem to care more about.
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DeleteHere's hoping that this trip will be a big success, thereby marginalizing the hateful views behind the vandalism on the one hand, and the lunatic right-wing fringe (as expressed by your referenced comment above) on the other.
One can hope.. and I think that hope is a good thing.
DeleteThe loons on both the Left and the Right are in rare agreement here. I think they should reach out to each other to express solidarity. The "Let's kill the Jews / bomb Israel and America" crowd over at DKos totally think that the President shouldn't go and are all in a lather about how the Palestinians are right to do this.
At the same time as we see above the lunatic fringe on the Right feels the same way except it's the "Let's restart the Crusades" and "oh yeah let's make borderline racist (without really "pulling the trigger") comments completely disrespecting the President".
It's goofy, but when both crazy bigots on both sides converge in this perfect meeting of hate.... You know that you are doing the right thing when you are opposite them.