Former Irish President Mary Robinson has already been attacked in Europe for the fact that she, a friend to Palestinians, will be getting the U.S. medal for Freedom from Barack Obama. Per the Belfast Telegraph:
"There’s a lot of bullying by certain elements of the Jewish community. They bully people who try to address the severe situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Archbishop Desmond Tutu gets the same criticism."
Ms Robinson said she was "very honoured" to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
And fresh out of the woodwork: Abe Foxman has finally broken his silence on the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Irish prime minister Mary Robinson, saying "she also, unfortunately, has an animus towards Israel as evidenced by her tenure as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights."
(h/t Rob Browne and Peter Voskamp)
