Posted on 02/25/2016 10:51:27 AM PST by Nachum
President Barack Obama has announced in a rare statement that he will not follow newly passed measures aimed at boosting the Israeli economy and strengthening ties between the United States and the Jewish state, according to a statement issued by the president.
Obama stated that while he would sign the new trade resolution, portions of which focus on combatting economic boycotts of Israel, he would not enforce certain pro-Israel provisions that order the United States to stop partnering with countries that support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or BDS, which aims to isolate Israel.
The president’s rejection of these provisions comes two weeks after the White House issued a separate statement expressing support for every provision of the trade bill except for those focusing on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship.
The Obama administration has repeatedly opposed efforts to fight the BDS movement over the past several months, with several senior officials expressing support for European efforts to explicitly label Jewish-made products produced in disputed areas of Israel.
Obama claimed in the statement that his administration does not back the BDS movement. However, he will not uphold parts of the new trade legislation that seek to combat the BDS-backed labeling of Jewish goods, which the Israeli government has described as anti-Semitic.
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I almost fear his post-presidency more than his current one, because he’ll be free to do what Dhimmi Carter does (promote Palestinian Muslimist goals), but since Obama won twice and has the blacks in his vicegrip, he has more sway with people, especially since the media has made him into Captain Honesty. Even David Brooks claims he has “integrity” http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/conservative-pundit-obamas-integrity-taken-granted LOLOLLLL, even tho he lied about Jeremiah Wright, Rashit Khalidi, Edward Said, etc.
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I wonder what country Obama plans on living in when Jan 21, 2017 rolls around.
He has certainly made himself persona non-grata all over the world. Maybe his grandmother in Kenya will take him in.
Is Israel Obama’s Emmanuel Goldstein?
Yes.
It’s a royal prerogative. His Oneness is decreeing a line item veto, even after line item veto was declared unconstitutional by SCOTUS, even though he didn’t specify a veto of specific items when he signed the bill into law.
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