Posted on 05/15/2011 2:06:00 PM PDT by RnMomof7
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights—Mobilized by calls on Facebook, thousands of Arab protesters marched on Israel's borders with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations, sparking clashes that left at least 15 people dead in an annual Palestinian mourning ritual marking the anniversary of Israel's birth.
In a surprising turn of events, hundreds of Palestinians and supporters poured across the Syrian frontier and staged riots, drawing Israeli accusations that Damascus, and its ally Iran, orchestrated the unrest to shift attention from an uprising back home. It was a rare incursion from the usually tightly controlled Syrian side and could upset the delicate balance between the two longtime foes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, May 15, 2011.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who heads to Washington at the end of the week, said he ordered the military to act with "maximum restraint" but vowed a tough response to further provocations.
"Nobody should be mistaken. We are determined to defend our borders and sovereignty," he declared in a brief address broadcast live on Israeli TV stations.
I wonder how Obama will handle the exact same thing happening on our southern border. Oh, wait...
(Get a clue!)
The security wall is a myth. The majority of it is removable, chain link, or (I think) non-existent with a laser alarm.
Make no mistake, Israel is being drawn into a war. Their personal reluctance to acknowledge this openly only makes them more vulnerable.
This is what machine guns, auto-cannons and flamethrowers were invented for. Time to chlorinate the Pali gene pool.
This “Arab Spring,” which Obama has been encouraging and may have helped to instigate, is an exceedingly dangerous business.
So it seems. Now we know why the poser bailed out.
I hope the Israelis still have a couple Cobra gunships up their sleeve. It is going to take more than the Orkin Man to control this infestation.
Now we know what the hubbub in Libya was really about. Looks like obama's plan to destroy Israel is about to come to life.
I agree and if Israel defends its borders they will be considered the aggressors.. cause these were just civilians that Israel attacked..
We have world leaders that want a border-less world.. Our President may have caved..but Israel will not.. that is why the boy wonder hates them
There is a long range plan.. interesting that this is just before Netanyahu comes to Washington.. I wonder is boy wonder will serve lunch this time
why, he will take several vacations, play golf, host a dozen wednesday nite cocktail parties, relax with reggie, and eat ice cream, all the usual.It was his plan from the beginning when he gave his famous Arab speech
I wish I knew who the wizard behind the curtain is ...who is pulling Obama’s strings? Who’s dumb puppet is he ?
That’s a REAL wall. Why can’t we have one like that?
Moments like this makes me wonder how much longer “The West” will be able to survive, save Australia (which is isolated and they don’t allow Muslims in).
They said "no, never." They are still saying "no, never."
Some years ago, I was in the Old city of Jerusalem, shopping with my wife in the souk. My wife bought some items, and thanked the shopkeeper, smiling and saying saying "shukran" ("thank-you" in Arabic). Having been with the Jews in the morning, she then made the mistake of saying "shalom" instead of "salaam" as we departed. The shopkeeper went nuts, screaming "NO shalom! NO shalom, NEVER SHALOM....NEVER!" I was seriously worried he was going get violent. I learned a lot that day.
If that's true then this is happening because of Ayatollah Obama's refusal to support anti-government uprisings in islamofascist Syria and Iran.
Mark
And you can bet Obama is rachteting up the pressure on Israel to use as a distraction from his failures in the ME by activiting his allies Bernadine Dohrn/Billy Ayres and Code Pinko types to assist in the instigation of these assaults on the souvereignty of Israel.
Is it me or is this not what the bible says is going to happen? Every one against Isreal? Then only one left to stand with Isreal will be god. Use to be US that would be there for them but no more my friends... No more.
I’ve been speculating ever since he appeared on the scene as to whether Obama leans toward the Sunnis or the Shiites. As a Kenyan/Indonesian Muslim, his background is not exactly equivalent to either group.
But when push comes to shove, I think he tends to favor the Iranian Shiites.
Sure, Syria and Iran are likely behind the violence. But Obama appears to have sent his own agents onto the scene over the past couple of years, especially in Egypt.
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