Posted on 09/01/2010 11:31:50 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday described the fatal shooting of four Israelis in the West Bank as a senseless slaughter that will not stop the U.S. from seeking peace in the Middle East.
Obama spoke alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the two met privately at the White House on Wednesday.
"I did want to specifically take some time out to speak to the people of Israel and to the region about the senseless slaughter that took place near Hebron yesterday," Obama said.
"There are going to be extremists and rejectionists who, rather than seeking peace, are going to be seeking destruction, and the tragedy that we saw yesterday, where people were gunned down on the street by terrorists who are purposely trying to undermine these talks, is an example of what we're up against," Obama continued.
Obama expressed condolences from the American people to the families of the terror victims, and said that the U.S. is unwavering in its support of Israel's security.
"The United States is going to be unwavering in its support of Israel's security, and we are going to push back against these kinds of terrorist activities," said the president.
Obama also sent a message to Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
"This is not going to stop us from not only ensuring a secure Israel, but also securing a longer-lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course," said Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
The man on the right, with the tablecloth on his head, visited the Clinton White House more than any other foreign leader.
Who knew he could actually express sympathy for the Israelis?
Must have hurt him pretty bad, to look at that pic...
Perhaps we could say that Obama did not want to sit in the chair that GWB had sat in. So he was waiting for the reupholstery.
HE TO BLAME DAMN IT!
He ordered the checkpoints closed where this thing occurred!
Notice that Obama rarely looks Netanyahu in the eye.
Did it occur to you that Obama has blood on his hands in this by demanding the closing of the check points where this murder occurred?
Klein: Jews killed on road where Obama demanded removal of checkpoints. Anti-terror barriers credited with stopping scores of attacks
August 31, 2010 by Brenda J. Elliott
Aaron Klein, Jerusalem bureau chief for World Net Daily, reports:
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Today’s deadly terrorist attack took place on a road where the Israeli government removed manned anti-terror checkpoints in line with requests from the Obama administration, WND has learned.
As President Obama was preparing for a Washington summit with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Palestinian terrorists today perpetuated a shooting attack killing two Jewish men and two women, one of whom was pregnant.
The attack took place in the West Bank just south of the entrance to Kiryat Arba, near the historic bibilical city of Hebron.
Israeli security officials say the terrorist shooting was a coordinated ambush.
Officially, Hamas took responsibility for the terrorist attack, in which gunmen opened fire at point blank range on a car carrying the four Israeli civilians.
Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, confirmed to WND his group was behind the attack.
In a separate incident yesterday, gunmen opened fire on an Israeli policy vehicle just outside Hebron. A police officer was killed and two others were wounded in that shooting attack. Israeli security officials say the shooting was a planned ambush similar to yesterday’s attack.
Both incidents took place on Route 60, a West Bank road used by Israeli and Palestinian drivers and patrolled by Israel.
In the last year, the Israeli government removed 19 manned checkpoints in the West Bank. At least fifteen of the removed barriers are in the vicinity of Hebron.
The checkpoints were dismantled in line with demands from the Palestinian Authority that were passed on to Israel by the Obama administration.
George Mitchell, the White House envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically requested that Israel removed roadblocks and checkpoints as a confidence building gesture to restart talks with the PA, Israeli officials told WND.
Anti-terror roadblocks and checkpoints impede Palestinian movement, but have been credited with stopping scores of attacks.
Michael Ben-Ari, a Knesset member from Israel’s National Union party, slammed the dismantlement of the checkpoints. “The writing was on the wall. Opening roadblocks encourages terror and gives a free hand to terrorists,” he said.
Preliminary police reports here show the gunmen today approached the Israeli vehicle and shot the victims multiple times at point-blank range.
The Magen David Adom ambulance authority reported the victims were two men aged 25 and 40 and two women, also aged 25 and 40, one of whom was pregnant.
The victims were all residents of Beit Hagai, a Jewish community in the southern Hebron Hills.
Paramedic Guy Ronen described the shooting scene to the Jerusalem Post: “When we arrived on the scene, all four doors of the car were open and four bodies were strewn on the road. We saw that the vital organs had been struck by a very large number of bullets, and that there was no chance of saving their lives.”
“It was a very difficult scene. We had learned to forget scenes like this in recent years,” Ronen added.
State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley, meanwhile, commented on the terrorist attack, stating: “We are cognizant that there could be external events that can have an impact on the environment. We also are cognizant that there may well be actors in the region who are deliberately making these kinds of attacks in order to try to sabotage the process.”
The attack occurred just before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane landed in Washington, where the Israeli leader is set to begin direct negotiations with PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The negotiations are aimed at creating a Palestinian state.
Members of Netanyahu’s entourage said the prime minister was briefed on the events and that he instructed Israel’s security agencies to prepare for the possibility of further attacks aimed at disrupting the Washington summit.
“Bush was CONSTANTLY photographed talking with world leaders”
Mainly because the leaders respected him as a person and leader. Bush wasn’t in over his head and Zero is. So Zero stays where he isn’t, which is among the Hollywood set.
I notice Bibi didn’t want be in same tv view with Barry I saw on CNN international this morning CG it was very uncomfortable
Too bad Bibi didn’t bring Granny glasses out YET that mean he mean business ROFL
He looks more than that, he looks righteously angry!
BO is nothing but an actor.
Or Obama threatened him in some way.
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I think he left the granny glasses at home LOL!
That first picture of the two of them is hilarious. Bibi looks like the angry papa who just finished chewing out the Odumbo and BO looks like the petulant child he is.
"There are going to be extremists and rejectionists who, rather than seeking peace, are going to be seeking destruction, and the tragedy that we saw yesterday, where people were gunned down on the street by terrorists who are purposely trying to undermine these talks, is an example of what we're up against... The United States is going to be unwavering in its support of Israel's security, and we are going to push back against these kinds of terrorist activities,"
"...and as a first step toward that end, we demand that Israel open all its borders, close all its checkpoints, end the blockade of Gaza, confiscate private arms from all Jewish Israelis, uproot Israeli citizens from the Occupied Palestinian Terror-tories, and open its nuclear program to international inspection."
Great shots of BiBi as always. Great man of integrity and strength...unlike others. Nough said.
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