Posted on 01/30/2010 11:54:35 AM PST by mathprof
I've just read the transcript [1] of the president's remarks about Haiti, the ones he made on January 15. He noted that, in addition to assistance from the United States, significant aid had also come from "Brazil, Mexico, Canada, France, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, among others." Am I missing another country that truly weighed in with truly consequential assistance? Ah, yes. There it is. Right there "among others." Yes, the country to which I refer is "among others," that one.
The fact is that, next to our country, Israel sent the largest contingent of trained rescue workers, doctors, and other medical personnel. The Israeli field hospital was the only one on the ground that could perform real surgery, which it did literally hundreds of times, while delivering--as of last week--at least 16 babies, including one premature infant and three caesarians. The first 250-odd Israelis were real professionals, and they were supplemented by others, also professionals. And to these can be added the many organized Jews from the Diaspora who, in solidarity with Israel, also went on a work pilgrimage, an aliyah, in solidarity with Haiti.
It's not that Israeli participation in the Haiti horror was being kept secret. I myself saw it reported several times on television—on ABC [2], NBC [3], CBS [4], and CNN [5].
So didn't Obama notice? For God's sake, everybody noticed the deep Israeli involvement. I understand that Obama doesn't like Middle East narratives that do not contain "one side and the other side" equal valence. But he couldn't have that here. The Arabs don't care a fig, not for their impoverished and backward own, and certainly not for strangers. That's why their presence in Haiti amounted to a couple of bucks from Saudi Arabia and maybe from some other sheikhs.
An afterthought: Who would want Arab participation in the rescue effort? This was serious work and dangerous work. Amateurs weren't welcome.
Yes, I think that the labors of the Israelis were edited out of Obama's speech, either by his speechwriters (who have made dissing Israel their forté) or by his own oh-so-delicate but dishonest censoring mechanism.
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A Jew who voted for Obama finally realizes Obama doesnt care for Jews. Duh!
http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-spine/maybe-i%E2%80%99m-getting-paranoid-%E2%80%A6-about-obama
The only country Hussein hates more than America is Israel. He would have to sacrifice three goats if he spoke the name of that country.
thanks, not sure what happened with my cut/paste on this one :(
Happens to all of us. :D
Our Moose Limb president doesn’t recognize Israels right to exist let alone their commitment to the human community.
One of the dirty little secrets of the Democratic party is that it has lots of anti-semites.
Obama may or may not be one...but he certainly treads carefully to be sure he never makes Israel look good.
The last two groups left in the world that it’s ok to hate are Jews and white male christians.
Tragically, my Jewish friends have been some of his biggest supporters, as they are concerned with social justice and fairness and bought into what he said, even though it is not ultimately about either.
... because what would a column by Marty Peretz be without some of his own favorite prejudice ...
0bummer is an Islamophile, and Israelphobe, if not outright anti-semite.
Get used to it.
The author, judging from his name, is probably Jewish. He is obviously a lib and BHO supporter. When will Jews learn that secular liberal gentiles ARE NOT THEIR FRIENDS? I am shocked that a people, so intelligent, can be so naive.
The author notes the omission of Israel “with concern”, then will forget it until the next “omission”, which will noted with “concern”, then forgotten. He will then vote for BHO next time, and will be shocked with next “omission”, and so on.
Explain this one for me.
Interestingly, “Diaspora” is a word that was frequently used on Rev. Wright’s TUCC web site to describe members of his ‘church’.
That is, before Obama was selected to be The One in the primary. Then the TUCC cleaned up their site, deleting all references to the “Diaspora”, in addition to all the marxist black liberation theology references.
“The last two groups left in the world that it’s ok to hate are Jews and white male christians.”
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I am a white southern baptist male descended from confederate veterans with an English surname traceable to the Norman conquerors, oversized, heterosexual veteran far to the right of Rush Limbaugh and given to calling Obama voters fools to their faces. I figure I am probably on an “OK to kill” list somewhere.
You better keep an eye out...if a lefty got you, the news media would openly applaud.
As far as O is concerned, Israel doesn’t exist.
Just a day or two after the earthquake the Haitian ambassador stated that Israel was in the country assisting in the rescue operation.
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