Israel: Obama criticism of Jerusalem construction is racist

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 Israel Today Staff


Israel: Obama criticism of Jerusalem construction is racist

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Wednesday called US President Barack Obama's strong criticism of the building of additional Jewish homes in a Jewish neighborhood of the Israeli capital a position based on racism.

Said Barkat:

"Israeli law does not discriminate between Jews, Muslims, and Christians or between eastern and western Jerusalem. The demand to halt construction by religion is not legal in the United States or in any other free place in the world. I do not presume that any government would demand to freeze construction in the United States based on race, religion or gender and the attempt to demand it from Jerusalem is a double standard and inconceivable."

The Jerusalem mayor was responding to Obama's remarks to Fox News earlier in the day, in which the president referred to the approval of 900 new apartments in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo as "settlement activity," and suggested that it justified further Palestinian violence.

Many Israeli lawmakers publicly agreed with Barkat, including opposition leader Tzipi Livni, who told visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that "Gilo is part of the Israeli consensus, and that understanding is important for every discussion on the final borders of any future agreement."

Kouchner took a lighter view of the issue than Obama, and told reporters that he didn't feel the construction of additional Jewish apartments in a neighborhood where so many Jews already live should in any way hinder the peace process.

But the Palestinians took their cue from Obama. Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat was quick to confirm that the Palestinians, too, view the Jewish presence in Gilo as settlement activity, and do not feel they can make peace with Israel so long as it continues.

Built in 1971, Gilo was a barren hilltop when it was liberated by Israel from illegal Jordanian occupation in the 1967 Six Day War. Today it is home to more than 30,000 Israelis, and an integral part of Jerusalem.

Will Oprah Winfrey Run for President?

So, next season will be Oprah's last. I have personally never watched a full episode of the show. In fact I don't even have television but I digress. It really looks like Sarah Palin might be setting her sights on 2012. Could Oprah be setting herself up preemptively as the counter argument? Maybe she's not looking for the Oval Office in 2012 but perhaps to run as V.P. ? It really does look like a possibility folks. If she can help Obama take the female vote from Palin and give it to Obama then that would line her up for the top of the ticket in 2016. Joe? Joe who?


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David Suzuki is Guilty of Child Abuse... In My Opinion

If David Suzuki ever takes me to court for slander, this will be my defense. I know that Reverend Suzuki probably has hot and cold running lawyers over there (courtesy of the Canadian taxpayer) but I believe I have a pretty solid case. Now, I'm not suggesting we should have child abuse charges filed against his holiness. In fact I kind of like him. He reminds me of Mr. Miagi from the Karate Kid movies. The fact remains that he greatly offended me when he called my daughter an animal; and he did it right in front of me. Sure, he was on a stage, speaking to hundreds of college students and I was in the audience but still, the effect was the same.

Now, if he was to take me to court for slander he wouldn't get anything because I have nothing. Secondly, I would argue that taking me to court for slander is, in my opinion, an abuse of the Canadian judiciary. He would argue that it isn't. That would be his opinion. It is my opinion that Suzuki is guilty of abusing my daughter. That is my opinion. I also have reason to believe that he knew there would be those in the crowd who would be offended at this. I know this because he himself said as much when he told of times when the exact same speach made people very upset.

So this is my defense, Dave. You have wronged me by shoving your religion down me and my family's throats in a very important ceremony which you ruined. Yes, you Dave. Without any evidence of positive mutations anywhere on a macro scale you decided to call my daughter an animal defying the very dictionary definition itself. That's child abuse, Dave. That's child abuse.
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Anna Maria Tremonti Thinks You're an Idiot

She's the main host of CBC Radio's "The Current". Last Friday the program had child abuser (my opinion) David Suzuki as guest. He used the entire time and tax payer funded program to spew his liberal biases concerning the affects of humanity on his god (the planet).

Today, Anna Maria Tremonti read some mail about this and one gets the impression that it was not a popular thing for them to do and Reverend Suzuki may not be the man of the year afterall. Miss Tremonti had another guest on her show to explain how wrong the sceptics are and why. She had none other than James Hogan on and he put us all at ease by saying that real science is published in peer reviewed magazines. Of course all of these magazines are without bias (wink wink). He expained that people who deny climate change are scientifically wrong. Whew! It's a good thing he explained that because the climate changes EVERY DAY! He never even uttered the words "man made". Way to cover your ass James. Mr Hogan, by the way, is chair of the David Suzuki (child abuser, my opinion) Foundation.
As a rebuttal she had on noted sceptic Lawrence Solomon and treated him with the typical, tax-payer funded, disrespect after playing verbal footsies with Hogan. The CBC Radio has become a disgraceful dispay of liberalism that borders on religion. It has become an abomination. By the way, will someone get James Hogan a dictionary so he can look up the word "peer". Thanks so much.


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How Does Andy Barrie Keep His Job?

There must be a union of some sort that is keeping Andy Barrie from joining the many others in the growing ranks of the unemployed in Canada. The longer this man lives the more disconnected from reality he seems to become. I have previously documented his complete lack of fiscal comprehension on government matters and today he revealed a new level of idiocy.

Yesterday the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) shut down one of their subway lines because one of the tunnels caved in. It turns out that a construction crew was digging above it unaware that there was a tunnel below them. Enough said.

In an interview this morning with a TTC representative, Andy Barrie asked him if they just shook hands with the construction company and called it even or what? The TTC rep. seemed a little stunned and replied "well... umm... there will be repair costs and it will have to be worked out as to how that gets paid".

Andy Barrie is the morning radio host on CBC radio one in Toronto. If you're not a regular listener to his show then you might be tempted to think he was just kidding. He was not. He continues to exhibit flaming anti-capitalism ideologies along with a complete lack of respect for the way money is collected for his over-generous salary. No, Andy; there are no money trees growing in Ottawa.

And by the way, if you don't see the logical fallacy associated with Andy Barrie's question then your schooling has done you great harm. F.Y.I. - The world simply doesn't work that way Andy.


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Israel: Obama criticism of Jerusalem construction is racist

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 Israel Today Staff


Israel: Obama criticism of Jerusalem construction is racist

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Wednesday called US President Barack Obama's strong criticism of the building of additional Jewish homes in a Jewish neighborhood of the Israeli capital a position based on racism.

Said Barkat:

"Israeli law does not discriminate between Jews, Muslims, and Christians or between eastern and western Jerusalem. The demand to halt construction by religion is not legal in the United States or in any other free place in the world. I do not presume that any government would demand to freeze construction in the United States based on race, religion or gender and the attempt to demand it from Jerusalem is a double standard and inconceivable."

The Jerusalem mayor was responding to Obama's remarks to Fox News earlier in the day, in which the president referred to the approval of 900 new apartments in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo as "settlement activity," and suggested that it justified further Palestinian violence.

Many Israeli lawmakers publicly agreed with Barkat, including opposition leader Tzipi Livni, who told visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that "Gilo is part of the Israeli consensus, and that understanding is important for every discussion on the final borders of any future agreement."

Kouchner took a lighter view of the issue than Obama, and told reporters that he didn't feel the construction of additional Jewish apartments in a neighborhood where so many Jews already live should in any way hinder the peace process.

But the Palestinians took their cue from Obama. Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat was quick to confirm that the Palestinians, too, view the Jewish presence in Gilo as settlement activity, and do not feel they can make peace with Israel so long as it continues.

Built in 1971, Gilo was a barren hilltop when it was liberated by Israel from illegal Jordanian occupation in the 1967 Six Day War. Today it is home to more than 30,000 Israelis, and an integral part of Jerusalem.

USAID helping facilitate Palestinian terrorism

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 Israel Today Staff


USAID helping facilitate Palestinian terrorism

Billions of dollars of US taxpayers' money have been used to advance the cause of Palestinian terror groups against Israel by raising a new generation of young Arabs ready to be recruited for "martyrdom."

In an interview with Arutz 7 Radio, journalist David Bedein said his recent investigations had revealed that Palestinian school textbooks continue to praise the use of terrorist violence against Jews and to deny the legitimacy of the State of Israel.

Those textbooks and the schoolhouses where they are used have been largely paid for by USAID, an American government-funded international aid program that has pumped $2.4 billion into the Palestinian Authority over the past decade.

According to USAID, those funds have been used to "reduce poverty, improve health and education, create jobs and advance democracy." But a USAID official admitted to Bedein that his agency does not check the PA school curriculum it is funding to make sure it complies with the terms of the US-backed peace process.

Incitement to hatred and the encouragement of violence in school textbooks is a violation of Israel's existing agreements with the Palestinians and the US-authored "Road Map" to peace.

Several high-ranking US congressional leaders as well as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have chided the Palestinians in the past over the venomous textbooks, but have thus far failed to take any punitive action, or to at least reduce pressure on Israel until the Palestinians comply with their peace commitments.

USAID says it plans to invest another $153 million in US taxpayers' money into the Palestinian education system in 2010.