US Complains it was Not Notified of Israel Sukkah Building Frenzy

Jewish Press ^ | October 11th, 2014 | PreOccupied Territory

[SJackson]

[Editor's Update: We thought it was obvious, but apparently not... this blog post is SATIRE.]

Washington, October 8 – Aides to US President Barack Obama expressed displeasure today over not being informed of plans to assemble tens of thousands of makeshift residential structures over the last week in Jewish communities in areas both Israel and the Palestinians claim.

The huts mostly consist of wood panels, or of metal frames holding up canvas walls, with reeds or palm leaves as roofing. Satellite images and eyewitness reports alerted the Obama administration of the flurry of new construction activity, all of which appears to be taking place within the boundaries of existing Jewish communities in those contentious areas. The structures are apparently functioning as additional living space, as the inhabitants of those communities have been observed transferring tables, chairs, beds, and even rugs into the booth-like structures.

The administration stopped short of actively rebuking the Netanyahu government over the construction, as the effort has the hallmarks of a grass-roots initiative and not an officially sanctioned building spree of the kind that has infuriated White House officials in the past. In fact, hundreds of thousands of such structures have been hastily built over the last week even within the pre-1967 lines, indicating broad popular support for the initiative. However, Obama aides did communicate the president’s concern over any kind of development on land claimed by Palestinians for a state.

Another factor contributing to the administration’s muted response is the unlikelihood that the structures have been approved by Israeli government authorities. The addition of the booths - or, in many cases, simply the covering of an existing walled patio or terrace with the reed or leaf roofs – almost certainly constitutes a zoning violation wherever it occurs, and in the White House’s assessment the Israeli authorities are almost certain to inform the residents of their obligation to dismantle the structures.

“We’ve had a few cases of a similar nature even in the US,” said a White House staffer speaking on condition of anonymity. “We’ve had groups of Jews, sometimes entire communities, building these temporary structures that are in clear violation of building codes, zoning designation, and other municipal approvals necessary for the erection of such entities. People complain about it, the town or city gives the owners a couple of weeks’ notice to take down the structure, and they comply. At this point we’re going to assume the same process will play out over in the West Bank, though I imagine they’ll have some difficulty notifying every single homeowner right away.”

“It always seems to happen this time of year, too,” mused the official. “I wonder if there’s some way to predict the phenomenon?”

[Editor's Note: This blog post is SATIRE.]

[DoughtyOne]

LOL, the idea of Israel sharing its plans with this administration.


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[SevenofNine]

What permit didn’t go through the State dept

Oh please when did OBama came Israel housing inspector

Did I miss something on morning news this morning LOL!

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[Obadiah]

Isn't Israel a sovereign nation? Since when have they been required to get permits from Obama?

[SoFloFreeper]

Awww, too bad. The anti-Israel American government wasn’t told by the pro-Israel Israeli government about what it was doing.

[GeronL]

Why should Israel notify the US when it builds a house? That is ridiculous.

[GeronL]

[Editor's Update: We thought it was obvious, but apparently not... this blog post is SATIRE.]

It is hard to satire the left today, because they usually outdo the jokes

[AnAmericanMother]

Oh LOL.

[kevkrom]

For those reading who don't know about the Jewish festival of Sukkot, an observant family builds a temporary "house":

The Hebrew word sukkōt is the plural of sukkah, "booth" or "tabernacle", which is a walled structure covered with s'chach (plant material such as overgrowth or palm leaves). The sukkah is intended as a reminiscence of the type of fragile dwellings in which, according to the Torah, the Israelites dwelt during their 40 years of travel in the desert after the Exodus from slavery in Egypt. Throughout the holiday, meals are eaten inside the sukkah and many people sleep there as well. A sukkah is also the name of the temporary dwelling in which agricultural workers would live during harvesting.

[coincheck]

Folks, this is the Feast of Booths, celebrated once a year where the Israelites build these booths and live in them for one week to remember their wandering in the wilderness for 40yrs and to remember how God provided for them while they were there.

They do not leave them up, they are only temporary.

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[Zionist Conspirator]

Now if only their political endorsements were satire. (They endorse every liberal Democrat to come down the pike in local, city, and state elections, including recently endorsing Cuomo for another term.)

[onedoug]

One would think that “someone” in the soebarkah admin would have realized this, and the temporary nature of the sukkah. Or are they totally islamist?

[kevkrom]

(Um, it’s satire... I only posted that information so everyone can fully understand the joke.)

[SJackson]

That's true. I can see why the editor put an explanation in before and after. And still some posters think it's true. Because it's believeable.

There have been lawsuits filed in the US over Sukkah booths. Usually homeowner's associations or condos.

[Eleutheria5]

Oh, great black father in Washington. I confess. I dood it, too. Mine’s two meters by two. Bees invade it by day, and alley cats by night. We get lighting from my porch. I am so sorry for impeding piece./s

[onedoug]

Odd sort of joke under the head of the Jewish Press. Is this their joke?