Posted on 07/24/2008 5:33:21 AM PDT by Zakeet
Barack Obama completed his trip to the Middle East with a pre-dawn visit to the holiest place in Judaism where he received a mixed reaction from Orthodox Jews.
The US presidential nominee was heckled as he visited the Western Wall in the early hours of Thursday morning, bowing his head in prayer and observing traditional custom by placing a folded piece of paper into the crevice of the wall.
Orthodox men interrupted their morning prayers to catch a glimpse of the Illinois senator, reaching out to shake his hand as he passed them by. But not all were taken by the Democrat. One yelled out: “Obama, Jerusalem is not for sale!” before Mr Obama was whisked away to his waiting plane.
Mr Obama’s visit to the wall ended a packed trip to Israel during which he also stopped at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and visited a house hit by Hamas rockets.
During his week-long tour of the Middle East Mr Obama met Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
He now travels to Europe where he will visit Germany, France and England.
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Every time he opens his mouth he shows the fool that he is..
The trouble is that too many of the sheeple get their news from the boob tube. I had to actually send an email with a link to some people who DID NOT believe me that the dims won't even allow a vote to drill here.
That does not make the local news cycle and many don't get on the net to see hat is really happening in the 9% congress with rats in charge. The biggest problem is that they all vote. Uneducated voters should be banned from the voting booths.
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Christians wear yarmulkes to the Western Wall as a sign of respect. Men are required to cover their heads at Jewish holy places, which also includes the Yad Va Shem Holocaust memorial. Snobama-messiah on the other hand......all part of his traveling “salvation” shuck and jive circus.
Bump for later.
I agree with you. I am a Catholic and this is very offensive to me too.
A big gaffe on his part for not respecting/knowing the history of the region.
**It’s being reported that after being heckled Obama commented to the effect that he expected more reverence to be shown there.**
Then he should have set the example by being reverent. Obamanation’s gaffe. His team didn’t tell him the history of this site.
That would be great to put on YouTube.
**Imagine the Wailing Wall as a backdrop for a campaign ad.**
Good point.
Obama vs. Obama
1— I really do care about the Jews
2 — This scene and voice over “Obama doesn’t respect Jews and their traditions.”
Obama vs. Obama
Hop to it, McCain camp and RNC
Actually, I wouldn't put down Obama for the yarmulke alone. That has become the routine for visiting American politicos, including W in '98 (as governor of Texas) and McCain earlier this year.
But I would criticize "Osama" Obama for the timing of his visit, 5 AM Israel time, and the fact that the "event" was only 12 minutes. Obviously, merely a photo-op squeezed in before taking off for Germany.
BTW, I've seen here on FR that the backdrop for Obama's Berlin speech will include architecture from the Nazi era - one day after his appearance at the Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem. Inappropriate, or even worse.
Some people are so blind...one would think Israelis would know better. Or are those New York imported Jews?
LOL!
Ping!
Hardly anything that couldn’t have been predicted a week ago.
Like the Israelis are gonna cheer some clown named Hussein?
This Jew finds this anti-Semitic fraud’s visit to the Western Wall particularly offensive.
Some saw that an Obamination was defiling the Holy Land..
Don’t forget tax evader. Though he’s not being criminally prosecuted, he’s in the hole for over $1,000,000 to the IRS.
An Obamination before the Almighty..
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