Posted on 08/16/2010 1:11:51 PM PDT by Bokababe
After weeks of heated debate over plans for an Islamic community center near Ground Zero - the site of the 9/11 attacks on New York - it seems Muslim leaders will soon back down, agreeing to move to a new site. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
IIRC, previous articles over the past several months said they DID already have ~$100/150 million to complete the project! Who’s lying here??
This story is discredited. It is BS.
"It's a cookbook!!!!"
http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/index.php?pid=EhJkGeNGuUqJfc9CCfD81h6TpxCIglq1
Do you seriously believe that they used official channles to do this, if it happened?
This is ment to be a victory symbol for the muzzies and nothing more.
Americans must stand tall against this lie.
US State Dept Sends Mosque Imam to Mideast
August 9, 2010 - 7:01 PM | by: Jake Gibson
WASHINGTON– State Department officials on Monday confirmed Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Imam of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque, will soon be going on a trip of the Middle East and the U.S. government will be picking up the tab.
The planned construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City has set off a contentious national debate over religious freedom in the U.S., drawing impassioned opposition from some families of 9/11 victims.
Rauf has emerged as a controversial figure because of his refusal to acknowledge Hamas as a terrorist organization, which is how the U.S. government classifies the group. The imam also has been quoted as saying U.S. foreign policy was in part responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
“He is a distinguished Muslim cleric,” said State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley. “We do have a program whereby, through our Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau here at the State Department, we send people from Muslim communities here in this country around the world to help people overseas understand our society and the role of religion within our society.”
Rauf and his partners are preparing to build a $100 million Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero, where on September 11, 2001 two airliners hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists, slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 innocents.
The project, known as Park 51, cleared a final hurdle on August 3rd, when decision by New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission cleared the way for construction. The tower could span up to 15 stories and will house a mosque, a 500-seat auditorium and a pool.
The State Department has not yet divulged a detailed itinerary of Rauf’s trip, although Arab media is reporting he will visit the oil rich states of Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi.
“It is to foster greater understanding and outreach around the world, among… Muslim- majority communities,” said Crowley. “We’ve done this many, many times, with many leading figures… over the past few years.”
The project has also drawn outspoken criticism from Sarah Palin who famously tweeted, “Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation. It stabs hearts.”
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has forcefully defended the project as a symbol of America’s religious tolerance.
The moslems are very quick to surrender when facing significant pressure.
It’s the weak horse/strong horse thing—they can’t shake it.
Yeah weren’t you wondering what was underwraps at the West Wing... Hmmm
My thought exactly.
The comments from some of the Muslims is better than the story.
“we’ll take our money and jobs to nj”
“ny doesn’t deserve such a great building”
Clueless
"The moslems are very quick to surrender when facing significant pressure.
It’s the weak horse/strong horse thing—they can’t shake it.
" BINGO!!!!!
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!
THE ABOVE NEEDS TO BE REPEATED AD NAUSEUM!!!!
GOOD JOB!!!
:-)
In Israel, it's considered a good paper, if a bit intellectual and a bit leftist. I think it's one of the only Hebrew language Israeli papers not put out by a religious party.
No, hes a Ha’araetz (Israeli daily) columnist.
With a name like Schlomo, his chances of being an Arab are
pretty slight.
“Another factor in the apparent climbdown is a lack of funds to pay for construction of the center, estimated to cost a hundred million dollars. Backers hope moving it will lead to a wave of support, accompanied by cash donations”
This is the dumbest sentence in the article. Arab and other billionaire muslims would be running over each other for the opportunity to contribute to this, $100 million is a plane they use for local trips.
Seems that this story appears to have been a set-up for Haaretz, which the mosque builders used to humiliate them with on Twitter. Now why would the Moslems want to set up the Liberal “NYT of Israel”, who is willing to make any and every concession to the Palestinians? Hmmmm....
Because they might HAVE to back down. If I recall correctly, they do not own the entire parcel of land where they want to erect this eyesore. ConEd owns the other half.
Greg Gutfeld's gay bar, name to be determined (I'm rooting for Outfidels). The same Hard Hats who will refuse to build the mosque will volunteer their services to build the bar. Now that's community outreach.
A gay bar? I saw the guy on Hannity. It would be effective for sure, but you wouldn't catch me in there.
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