Posts Tagged ‘israel’
Jerusalem Post Editor says Obama is “a hostile president overall” toward Israel
Jerusalem Post Editor says Obama is "a hostile president overall" toward Israel. We don't know what he is doing here! Glick is an editor at the Jerusalem Post. She discusses Obama's trip to Israel. via Caroline Glick on WMAL 3-20-13 - YouTube. Obama's Charm Offensive is not playing with the Israeli people
White House Israel Map Erases Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan Heights
Obama’s Middle East Map Erases Israeli Territory The map of the Middle East displayed in an Obama administration video released days before President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel shows the Jewish state dispossessed of substantial parts of its current territory, including its capital. The map of Israel, displayed repeatedly during the video, shows the Golan Heights, Jerusalem, northern Israel, and areas surrounding what is currently the West Bank as non-Israeli territory. The Golan Heights is shown as part of Syria; Jerusalem is shown as part of the West Bank; and northern Israel is shown as part of Lebanon. via Washington Free Beacon. TEL AVIV – The White House has released what it says is a map of Israel. The only problem is that Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Golan [...]
Just like Mideast Peace Talks? Obama’s Limo Breaks Down in Israel
Obama's Limo stalled, Secret Service says they don't know the cause! Some say it was filled with Diesel Fuel. I know, It is the SEQUESTER! Those damned Republicans! The official limousine awaiting President Barack Obama's arrival in Israel malfunctioned after its driver refueled it using gasoline rather than diesel fuel, an official said Wednesday. The limo failed to start, and required towing in Jerusalem at 10 a.m. local time. Obama, who landed in Tel Aviv around noon, was not in the country at the time the limo was towed. A second presidential limo was brought to transport Obama. "We experienced mechanical trouble with one of the cars," Edwin Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, told a pool reporter traveling with Obama. "We don't know the cause." via CNN.com [...]
Obama gets no Love from Israeli poll
Israeli poll shows Obama Least Loved of U.S. Presidents But Obama wants to change all of that. He plans to speak directly to the Israeli people to change their minds about him. Obama will use that charm that has helped him so well in United States politics to get his addenda passed. This from the Israeli daily Maariv On the Eve of United States President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, its appears that most Israelis believe that he is hostile or indifferent to their country. Further most Israelis have and negative attitude toward Obama, according to a survey from Maagar and Ma'ariv. 38% of respondents said Obama reveals hostility toward Israel, 14% believe says he is indifferent attitude. conversely, a third of all respondents believe that Obama supports the Israeli [...]
Kerry to visit Middle East will skip Israel
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit the Middle East and other countries from February 24- March 6. He will visit Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The State Department spokesperson stated that Kerry will visit Israel during Obama's visit later in March John Kerry will tour the Middle East during his first foreign tour as U.S. secretary of state, but will visit Israel two weeks later with President Obama. Kerry's itinerary, announced Tuesday for his Feb. 24-March 6 trip, includes Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. In Italy, he will meet members of the Syrian opposition in the country's civil war. The former Massachusetts senator said [...]
Israeli War planes strike weapons convoy between Syria, Lebanon
JERUSALEM—Israeli warplanes are reported to have attacked an arms convoy traveling from Syria to Lebanon Tuesday night. Syrian state TV confirmed Wednesday an Israeli airstrike on a military site near Damascus, according to the Associated Press. U.S. officials have reported the strike, but did not disclose the location, according to the AP. The attacked weapons delivery appears to be an attempt by embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to arm Hezbollah with SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles, according to the Israel Project (TIP). “Israeli officials have been warning for months, and in increasingly explicit language, that Jerusalem will not allow the transfer of Syria’s advanced weapons including and especially chemical and biological weapons, to terrorist groups,” TIP [...]
Obama to Pick Controversial Hagel for Defense Secretary
CNN is reporting that President Obama will announce Monday that former Sen. Chuck Hagel will be his nominee for Defense Secretary. Hagel an 'in-your-face' pick Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday called former Republican Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who is President Barack Obama’s likely pick for defense secretary, an “in-your-face” nomination” and someone who is “out of the mainstream” of thinking on foreign policy issues. “I’m going to vote for Senator Kerry . I don’t agree with him a lot, but I very much think he’s in the mainstream of thought,” Graham said on CNN’s “State of the Union." via POLITICO.com. GOP still skeptical as Obama seems set on Hagel On “Fox News Sunday,”Sen. Ted Cruz said the Iranian mullahs who support terror groups in [...]
Palestinian U.N. Acceptance, Crossed the Line
This last week, the United Nations voted in large majority to officially recognize Palestine as a sovereign state and of an “entity” status at the U.N. from thus forth. As we all know, some privileges that could now belong to Palestine include being able to file former complaints against Israel. President Abbas of Palestine has already publicly made insanely unfounded accusations that Israel is guilty of “ethnic cleansing”. It comes across to me as relative common sense that the United Nations is in fact not being a generous world organization by recognizing an independent Palestine; but actually de-valuing their own credibility and reputation. Since Hamas, a terrorist organization, houses itself in this newly recognized U.N. entity, the United Nations is indeed recognizing [...]
White House Statement on Terrorist Attack on Tel Aviv, Israel
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv The United States condemns today’s terrorist attack on a bus in Tel Aviv. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those injured, and with the people of Israel. These attacks against innocent Israeli civilians are outrageous. The United States will stand with our Israeli allies, and provide whatever assistance is necessary to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of this attack. The United States reaffirms our unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security and our deep friendship and solidarity with the Israeli people. Related articles Video: Bus explosion in Tel Aviv injures 10 (hotair.com)
Gaza cease-fire between Israel and Hamas will take effect 9 p.m. local, 2 p.m. ET
Egypt announced on Wednesday that a ceasefire had been reached to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, ending a week of violence in and around the Gaza Strip that killed more than 150 people. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr made the announcement in a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying the ceasefire would come into effect within less than two hours. “Egypt has made great efforts ... since the start of the latest escalation in the Gaza Strip,” Amr said. “ will come into effect at nine Cairo time,” 1900 GMT, he added. “These efforts and contacts have resulted in understandings to cease fire and restore calm and halt the bloodshed that the last period has seen,” he added. “Egypt calls on all to [...]
