◼ Mark Levin: Obama quotes Saul Alinsky in the Middle East – what the hell is he doing there? (Audio, Listen Online) - the Right Scoop
◼ Obama compares Israel/"Palestinian" conflict to U.S./Canada relationship (Video) - Robert Spencer/Jihad Watch
Obama Uses His Egyptian Disaster to Argue That Israel Should Trust the Terrorists: frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfie…
— Daniel Greenfield(@Sultanknish) March 21, 2013
◼ Obama Uses His Egyptian Disaster to Argue That Israel Should Trust the Terrorists - Daniel Greenfield/FrontPage
Obama demands empathy from Israelis but makes no such parallel request of the other side. Most Israelis have wanted the fighting to end for decades. The problem is on the other side. And that is what Obama fails to address.
Wanting a better life is not the same as wanting peace. Wanting a better life for yourself is not the same as a willingness to let someone else have a better life too.
Rather than address the hatred and bigotry on the terrorist side, Obama takes refuge in meaningless words and demands that Israelis show an empathy that has not been and will not be reciprocated. And he uses the meltdown in Egypt to bolster his case where Islamists and their opponents have been fighting it out in the streets.
Obama refuses to learn from history and he insists that Israelis should likewise refuse to learn from history.
◼ Obama in Israel: What’s Behind All the Smiles? - Helle Dale/Heritage
It may be true that the United States is Israel’s best friend, but Israelis may not find it a comforting thought. Only 10 percent of Israelis hold a favorable view of Obama and his foreign policy. Palestinians are even less enthusiastic.
Nor is this surprising. Since Obama has been in office, the Middle East region has become a far more dangerous and unstable place. The Administration’s hands-off approach and the hope that others will take the lead—which are key aspects of the Obama Doctrine—have allowed turmoil in the region to go unchecked.
◼ Morning Bell: Obama Doctrine on Display in the Middle East - Amy Payne/Heritage
President Obama’s car came to a halt in Israel yesterday, reportedly because it had been filled with the wrong kind of gas.
“This is a metaphor for his Middle East policy—he’s been running on the wrong kind of fuel,” said Heritage expert James Phillips.
