Compare and contrast: Hundreds of Egyptian Christians have been arrested and charged with serious crimes, dutifully reported by the AP as a riot (as opposed to “protest”—their standard word for Palestinian riots in Israel). When Muslims rioted against Christians and murdered nearly a dozen? Only the drive-by shooters faced long jail terms, if I recall correctly. The reason behind the riot? Egypt stopped Copts from building a church. I eagerly await the UNHRC’s condemnation of this violation of Egyptian Christians’ human rights. The AP boilerplate keeps on chugging along.
Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 80 million. They complain frequently of discrimination, though they generally live in peace with the Muslim majority despite occasional flare-ups of violence, especially over limits on church building.
They generally live in peace, except when Muslims kill them over rumors that a Christian woman, who supposedly converted to Islam, was “forcibly” converted back to Christianity. Or build churches. Or have the entire Coptic community blamed for one man’s crime (see previous reason for Muslim riot against Christians).
The irony is so thick you can cut it with a sword: Libya gives out human rights awards. Yes, Libya. Yes, Libya! And who is getting the award this year? Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the man who is moving Turkey into the Islamist orbit, who is making up charges against the military so he can jail his foes and further his Islamist aims. But don’t be too shocked: Previous winners include Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez.
Um… what’s the point of this article? I read this NY Times piece and tried to figure out exactly what its point was. Isabel Kirshner calls the Palestinian “study” that says the Western Wall was never Jewish a “feud” over the Wall. A “feud.” As if the Palestinians had any legitimacy with their lies. Oh, wait. I think I’ve found the point. It’s yet another case of advancing the Palestinian side as if it contains any truth, kind of like the Jenin fable. Now I get it.
Oh, Canada! Liking the Canadians more and more on their Israel policy. They’re boycotting Durban III. Betcha Obama won’t have the balls to do it.
Looks like they are breaking the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Commandments where Israel, her people, her land and her long history are concerned. Big Guy doesn’t like liars, thieves, murderers or idiots.
Yasher Koach, Meryl! Tell it like it is. Ya think someone will listen? I have my doubts…
(Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Posted about mine…)
The Obama administration already boycotted the Durban II conference in 2009. I know you’re no big fan of his, but geez, how about easing up on the snark a bit?
“They complain frequently of discrimination, though they generally live in peace with the Muslim majority despite occasional flare-ups of violence, especially over limits on church building.”
Yeah, what a bunch of whiners! This is sickening, the whitewashing of Muslim violence and discrimination against Christians is as disgusting as their relentless demonization of Israel.
Joshik, you do realize that easing up on the snark for me is about on the same level of asking the Pope not to be Catholic. I think by now, it’s physically impossible for me not to snark, sometimes with ill effects. Although I don’t know if you can technically call that a snark. (Not the Obama thing, my asking “Seriously? I’m paying cash and you want my phone number?” to a clerk last week who got pretty huffy because I apparently said it more harshly than I intended. But excuse me, I think the first question from her should have been, “Are you a member of our frequent shoppers club?” rather than just assuming I was and asking me for my phone number.)
Anyway, nope, I won’t be letting up on Obama anytime soon. He’s the one who’s made the settlement freeze a precondition, because he called for it in the Cairo speech. He’s the one who authorized the 42-minute dressing-down of Netanyahu by Clinton over something that Netanyahu had no control (which, strangely enough, included building more “settlements” in Jerusalem). Oh, wait. I’ll let up on Obama in 2012, after he becomes the one-term loser that he’s most similar to—our pal Jimmy Carter. Oh. You know, I may not let up after that, either. Depends on how stupid he gets after the election.
If you believe that Obama has an ax to grind with Israel now, just think what his actions would be if he were re-elected! The only thing tempering his attitude towards Israel is the coming 2012 election, once that is done, and he is either reelected, or lame duck for two and a half months, watch out!
Also, another elephant in the room is the Black attitude towards Jews, that will get much worse if the +90% of Blacks that automatically vote for him scapegoat that Jews are now “responsible†for him not being reelected. Never mind that his approval rating is 40% with Americans, it will be the “50%†of Jews that refuse to vote for him again that will be singled out and blamed for his pending 2012 loss.