“Look, we have disagreements with Saudi Arabia on a number of issues, but this President will never bow down to foreign potentates...
The Saudis knew Obama didn’t have the spine (or interest) to condemn the denial.
These are the Muslims saying Israel is the apartheid state!
They fund the BDS groups against Israel too.
Guess the Obama media are ok with anti-semitism against their own.
We too are denying Israelis visas to come here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3137808/posts
What would have happened if Russia denied visas to homosexuals/pedophiles going to watch the Olympics? Obama and the White House would have gone nuts.
Of course he’ll still go. He has to report in every so often.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Given the fact that the Saudis do quietly allow an occasional Jew, even an occasional Israeli, into the country when it in their interest, I'd speculate the intent might be to let our President know just how unimportant he is, through a slap that will be understood in the region. Hope no one throws a shoe.
Christians did the same Kabuki dance when they there.
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FWIW, the Saudi air force routinely holds joint operations with the IAF -— in the desert southwest portion of the lower 48 states of the USA.
I know, because I have trained Saudi pilots whilst wearing an IDF uniform and flying a US jet.
Things are done in private that are not for public consumption.
What about Chuck Todd of NBC/MSNBC who is traveling with him now? He’s Jewish.