Really, with all the money he donates to anti-Israel groups, the guy simply can’t stoop any lower, can he? Of course he can.
The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread of democracy in the Middle East as the United States has. But Israel is unlikely to recognize its own best interests because the change is too sudden and carries too many risks. And some U.S. supporters of Israel are more rigid and ideological than Israelis themselves. Fortunately, Obama is not beholden to the religious right, which has carried on a veritable vendetta against him. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is no longer monolithic or the sole representative of the Jewish community. The main danger is that the Obama administration will not adjust its policies quickly enough to the suddenly changed reality.
Soros downplays the Muslim Brotherhood’s radicalism, plays up the influence Israel has on the Obama administration (yes, really) and America (isn’t he tired yet of working so hard against Jews?), calls ElBaradei a hopeful sign that the Brotherhood wants to cooperate, instead of the sign that it wants a puppet they can force out when they’re ready to declare the Islamic state, and utterly, unbelievably, manages to blame Israel for preventing democracy in the Middle East. Twice.
Some have articulated fears of adverse consequences of free elections, suggesting that the Egyptian military may seek to falsify the results; that Israel may be adamantly opposed to a regime change; that the domino effect of extremist politics spreading to other countries must be avoided; and that the supply of oil from the region could be disrupted.
You see? Israel not wanting “regime change” is given as great an impact as disrupting the world’s oil supply from the Middle East. Good Lord, how much does Soros hate being Jewish?
Once you’re finished reading Soros’ crap, you may need to reread Barry Rubin’s explanation of why ElBaradei is going to be controlled utterly by the Brotherhood, how the Muslim Brotherhood declared jihad on America and nobody but he noticed, and how his opponents in the media call him an alarmist yet also prove his points with their inability to refute them, and how desperately they try to make him look ridiculous, because they have no real argument to his analysis.
And the one thing that Barry Rubin has not blamed for the current crisis in Egypt? Israel. When George Soros plays up Israel’s role in this, he adds fuel to the anti-Israel fire, gives aid and comfort to Israel’s enemies, and convinces me that George Soros really, really, really hates being Jewish. You know what, George? Just convert and be done with it. We don’t want you in our Tribe anymore, anyway. You’re doing too much damage.
How about Rand Paul’s recent comment? Talk about a misfire.
What a strange phenomena anti-Semitism is, once again, Jews are castigated, and harmed by a self loathing POS, and then vilified by others because Soros is considered of “Jewish†heritage and ruining this country with his left wing ideology! Is it now appropiate to use the term capo to describe the extreme harm
this SOB is doing to Israel and the Jewish people?
“How about Rand Paul’s recent comment? Talk about a misfire.” Sorry, didn’t see/hear it. What did he say that pertains here?
I would love to be able to ask Soros on the record in front of a crowd a few questions:
1. Mr. Soros, because your mother was “technically” Jewish at the time of your birth, halachically you count as a Jew. But you have said publicly that you are neither a “Zionist,” nor a “practicing Jew.” So, ought you be regarded by others, and do you regard yourself, as a Jew? If the answer to that question is “yes,” then what other than that accident of birth, and its practical consequences, makes you Jewish?
2. Mr. Soros, when discussing the situation in Egypt and the prospects for good emerging from the turmoil there, you wrote in the Washington Post, “The main stumbling block is Israel.” You did not explain how exactly Israel was “the main stumbling block,” though. Would you please do so now, making clear in what way(s) you think Israel is more than a passive observer to what is going on in Israel and will so greatly affect them there. Do you have any evidence to share with us that would prove up your claim that Israel and/or its supporters are being unhelpful as that situation plays out?
3. Why when you have been so open about the great sums of money you have given to influence political outcomes around the world, did you and J Street hide the fact that you provided a substantial portion of the money that launched that purportedly “pro-Israel” organization?
I would love to have those answers from his lips or pen.
Perhaps John M. is referring to Rand Paul’s proposal to eliminate all foreign aid, including that to Israel. From a February 3 piece by Robert Costa on National Review Online:
“On foreign aid, which he hopes to zero out, Paul takes a similar tack. He pulls no punches: Israel, for example, one of the U.S.’s closest allies, would see $3 billion in aid cut. “We just don’t have the money anymore, even for our allies,†he explains.
‘“If you ask the American people if we should borrow money from China to give it to another foreign country, they look at you like you have three eyes,†Paul says. “Our foreign aid has a bad history of allowing theft and aggrandizement throughout the Third World. A lot of that money has been taken and used personally by autocratic leaders.‒
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/258779/rand-rips-robert-costa?page=2