Posted on 10/06/2015 3:00:57 AM PDT by billorites
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the UN General Assembly this week, neither Secretary of State Kerry nor even our UN Ambassador, Samantha Power, was present.
Why not? The State Department has said Kerry was involved in some kind of conference call or video conference with the White House. OK, let’s call that plausible. What about Power?
Rick Grenell, for years the spokesman at the US Mission to the UN and a very well-informed observer, tweeted yesterday that Power was instructed to stay away.
Think of how petty that instruction, which can only have come from the White House, really is. To sit in the seat and listen to Netanyahu isn’t endorsing his remarks, it is the politeness we owe an ally. Deliberate absence recalls the years in which dozens of delegations, Arab and “Third World,” would leave the chamber when any Israeli rose to speak. This administration is still griping about diplomatic errors Netanyahu has made, but a refusal to have the US ambassador listen to his speech is petty and damaging, hinting to anti-Israel delegations that the United States may be willing to let all sorts of anti-Israel measures go without opposition or criticism.
This is a low point for seven years of Obama diplomacy. I’ll admit to surprise that Kerry, who appears to value diplomatic niceties greatly (and arguably too much) let this happen. But perhaps he knew nothing about it or was overruled by the White House.
As for Samantha Power, one has to wonder what was running through her mind when she was instructed to stay away. Is this really why she left the academic and intellectual life– to be used by the Obama administration to insult and damage Israel?
Rick Grenell, for years the spokesman at the US Mission to the UN and a very well-informed observer, tweeted yesterday that Power was instructed to stay away. Think of how petty that instruction, which can only have come from the White House, really is. To sit in the seat and listen to Netanyahu isn’t endorsing his remarks, it is the politeness we owe an ally. Deliberate absence recalls the years in which dozens of delegations, Arab and “Third World,” would leave the chamber when any Israeli rose to speak.
Trayvon Martin, he was a thug in making
He thought he'd kill one George Zimmerman
But George's gun sent Trayvon all a splaying
is Matasker* made short work of him.
George Zimmerman, he is a real life hero
He shot Trayvon and wrecked his knock out game
The libbies cried foul -- "How dare George defend himself"?
Cuz the lib/commies are totally insane.
Barack Hussein is the affirmative action Hitler
He's going to kill Israel's six million Jews
He'll have Iran do his dirty work for him
cuz leading from behind is what his wont to do.
George Zimmerman is a real life action hero
he shot Obama's son and bloodied up his hoodie
the world saw that and they declared happily that Zimmerman did a goodie
*I heard the word Matasker for gun spoken by Sean Connery in "The Untouchables."
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