Posted on 07/28/2004 1:10:22 PM PDT by MikalM
Just 10 days after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon enraged French leaders by urging France's Jews to leave for Israel, a group of 200 French Jews arrived to start a new life in the Jewish state, with Sharon at the airport to greet them.
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Last Thursday was the largest single immigration day ever according folks at the Airport on Firday.... Heard it myself:)
And the French are pissed again? Too bad. Seem's the French don't like anyone that isn't French. (sarcastic remark)
Yay!
The affected 'shock' over Sharon appealing to French Jews to leave France for their own safety is the pinnacle of French hypopcrisy. If they are so 'offended,' perhaps they could take some concrete steps to counter their current image as a haven for Jew-hating.
With France becoming an Islamic state, anti-semitism (of the anti-Jewish variety anyway) at a recent all-time high it only makes sense that Sharon would make one of his usual appeals for Jews to come to Israel.
The French are just embarrassed that anyone would want to leave their socialist 'paradise.'
This must be driving J. Kerry nuts!
The French Foreign Ministry quickly issued a terse statement calling the remarks "unacceptable" and demanding an explanation. The next day, French President Jacques Chirac called on the Israeli prime minister to explain his remarks and said that until he does, Sharon would not be welcome in France.
Israeli media later reported that Chirac sent a message to Israeli President Moshe Katsav, saying he now considered the incident closed. Chirac's office could not confirm the reports.
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