Israel/Palestine
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Is there an emergency brake on this car? And who does Mozes hang out with that she hears this kind of thing?
Both statements are bizarre examples of Israeli leaders difficulty understanding an increasingly diverse world that is at odds with Zionism. So we see a growing siege mentality, an inability to connect, and extreme anger even at the President of Israels best ally. Its hard to imagine this coming out of any politicians mouth in the U.S., at that level. And its more evidence of Israels racist rightward reality, which is regularly reported on our site and regularly papered over in the New York Times. Max Blumenthal and Joseph Dana documented this 6 years ago and people said they were lying. And its likely just to get worse from here.
The mindset of RW Israel.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)She has an FB page -- or did anyway, over the weekend. Also searched her husband's name and found an email. I object to the lack of respect for our president (at home and abroad!).
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)paid minon's.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)grossproffit
(5,591 posts)Bigots rarely see themselves for what they are.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Is there anyone in Israel's government who isn't?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Interior Minister Silvan Shalom on Monday praised US President Barack Obamas security support for Israel, a day after his wifes tweet about the US leaders skin color drew accusations of racism.
Speaking at an event in London, the minister, who is also tasked with managing a strategic dialogue with the US, said firmly: I can tell you very, very clear and sharp, that President Obama is standing with Israel in the most intimate and important issues for the safety and security of people of the State of Israel.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-wifes-obama-joke-minister-lauds-us-president/
As for his wife, she should resign her position in government and become a right wing talk show host like Sean Hannity who makes more offensive jokes than that about Obama on a regular basis.
Oh wait, she doesn't have a position in government and is a right wing talk show host.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Mosby
(16,424 posts)Now that the hard left has turned on him we are going to hear all kinds of disgusting shit, right here on this website in some cases.
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Running the country can't be framed into just being a black or a white thing.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Racism in Israel's government isn't the story (dog bites man), it's the lack of awareness that racism offends most Americans, especially when directed at their president.
Bibi's former Ambassador to the United States is a well-credentialed Orly Taitz. Now Ron Dermer seems like the reasonable choice.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)It's easy for King Bibi to stand with a bigot and his comments when he seemingly is a bigot himself.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)You don't really know much about him, do you?
He is not religious at all.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)They're a lot less likely to buy into the greater Israel superstition
oberliner
(58,724 posts)That's basically who Netanyahu is.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Meanwhile, Hannity/Limbaugh/Savage and all their local surrogates continue to consistently insult Obama with both implicit and explicit racist attacks without apology.
And they are all popular with large segments of Americans.
Not to mention the criticism directed at Obama by several Republican presidential candidates with racist undertones (why won't he show his birth certificate, etc) none of whom have felt the need to apologize for their comments which are easily more offensive than this tweet.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)on Obama, non-Orthodox/American/intermarried/liberal Jews?
Bibi's side lost the culture wars in the US. And, there is an increasingly strong correlation between supporting Israel and being a rightwing fuckstick in this country.