As if the Israeli settler movement couldn’t alienate themselves any further from US popular opinion, they are now kicking off a campaign against “the most anti-Semitic American president” Barack Obama. The Ha’aretz article reporting on the effort shares some pretty inspired campaign slogans such as “20 new ’settlements’ by 2010 – Yes We Can!,” the more simple “No, You Can’t” and last, but not least, the campaign poster pictured right.
Of course US popular opinion isn’t the primary target of the campaign, and if anything it’s a sign of the pressure Benjamin Netanyahu is under from the right wing of his coalition. But if the Israeli right, and their supporters in the US, are going to try to appeal to Congress or the US public for sympathy in the face of increasing pressure on Israeli settlements, this campaign is a serious misstep.
The event was organized by none other than Nadia Matar, who when we last saw her was raising money in a New York synagogue and calling for Mahmoud Abbas to be assassinated. Ha’aretz reports that Matar made of point of referring to Obama using his middle name saying, “we have to remind ourselves that he received an Islamic education in Indonesia.” In addition, she had a message for the Israeli government, “We are connected to our land like a mother is connected to her children, and I want to warn you: Don’t mess with a Jewish mother who feels her children or her homeland are in danger. Every part and parcel and hilltop and stone in the Land of Israel is like one of our children. And we’e going to protect it like lionesses.”
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'We're launching a campaign against anti-Semitic Obama': Some 130 protesters gathered in front of the American Consulate in Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon to rally against U.S. President Barack Obama, who had just launched his Middle East tour, during which he is expected to reach out in friendship to the Muslim world. As more than a dozen local and international journalists looked on, the protesters chanted "No, You Can't" and waved posters saying "20 new 'settlements' by 2010 – Yes We Can!" Far right activist Itamar Ben-Gvir, who attended the protest, told Channel 10 that "it appears that we've arrived at a red line, which has already been crossed by the most anti-Semitic American president." >>>>>>>>>> Hummm……..meltdown on the way.
[I]f the Israeli right, and their supporters in the US, are going to try to appeal to Congress or the US public for sympathy in the face of increasing pressure on Israeli settlements, this campaign is a serious misstep. You got that right.
Nuttier and funnier than than American righ-wingers.
The campaign has it wrong. FDR was the most anti-semitic president. Obama is second.
I like the illustration. It makes me think of a child whose mother has refused to give it some toy, drawing a picture of his mother with horns and labeling it "child-hater."
Obama's no one's mother. He is the father of two little adorable girls
Someone mentioned this yesterday but I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Has anyone called Obama "another Hitler" yet for his no-new-settlements stance?
Avishai warns:
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Let the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC — or your local Israeli consulate — know how you feel about this: Political Department Amir Maimon – Minister – Counselor and Head of Department Oded Joseph – Minister – Counselor for Middle Eastern Affairs Oren Anolik – Counselor for Political Affairs Tel: (202) 364-5581 or 5582 Congressional Affairs Daniel Meron – Minister for Congressional Affairs Aviv Ezra – Counselor for Congressional Affairs Tel: (202) 364-5568 Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Jeremy Issacharoff FAX only: (202) 364-5560 ================================== ISRAELI CONSULAR OFFICES ACROSS THE US: call them as well. Atlanta Consulate: Tel: (404) 487-6500 Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina Boston: Tel: (617) 535-0200 Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Chicago: Tel: (312) 297- 4800 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin Houston: (713) 627-3780 Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Los Angeles: 323.852.5500 Arizona, California (Southern), Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming Miami: 305.925.9400 Florida, Puerto Rico New York: (212) 499-5000 Connecticut, New Jersey (Northern), New York Philadelphia: 215-977-7600 Delaware, Kentucky, New Jersey (Southern), Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia San Francisco: (415) 844-7501 Alaska, California (Northern), Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
These people are maniacs.
The 'lionesses' are already on a rampage, it seems. It's a formidable challenge.
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