in other words terrorism is only worth fighting for when its against America”
But my problem here is that several of the Kedoshim WERE American. Daniel Pearl was a Jew, too. What did our nation do when HE was beheaded?
Now to address charliehall: I respect your right to believe as you wish and even to defend the honor of Obama, because this is a free nation. But I am honestly surprised and dismayed when time after time, ANYONE, and especially any frum Jew still does so. Obama has been unbelievably contemptuous of Israel, of its leadership, of its people, and of its extremely painful recent history (based on his inability to talk plainly about the terrorists). His arrogance knows no bounds. One could argue that the people who surround him, his advisors and speech writers, are the real ones at fault, but that was Achashverosh’s problem, too. Obama has too many Haman’s at his ear, and he himself is CLEARLY no Jew-lover.
He is Barak HUSSEIN Obama, and this is how he identifies first and foremost. Whatever he said that “sounded” like he was speaking out for Israel, did not address the issue in any way. His ONLY words should have been, “We condemn in the strongest terms possible, the butchering of innocent Jews, especially while in the midst of their prayers! There can be no moral justification for attacking rabbis wrapped in their prayer shawls. No ideology can allow such barbarism!” Instead he called for “both sides” to act to lower tensions. There would be no tensions whatsoever if these savages would stop attacking Jews. And anyone watching them dancing in the streets in celebration, holding up axes and guns, should be nauseated. AND OUTRAGED!
Someone made the really stupid comment somewhere that there is some type of equivalence between Har Nof and the actions of Boruch Goldstein, who also killed Arabs amidst their prayers. He should not have done what he did. The BIG difference however is, the Shul of Har Nof, was not an armory with a hidden cache of weaponry to be used to attack and kill Arabs without provocation. Unless I am very much mistaken (known to happen from time to time), there was a veritable arsenal that was discovered hidden in that Arab place of worship, (because who would expect someone to hide such things in a holy place?).
A president probably has to walk a fine line, but this is something that OUR president should have condemned in the harshest language possible, as well as any other world leaders who likewise were pretty silent because, “It’s only Jews.” I cannot wait for Obama to be permanently out of office. it is very clar where his allegiance lies, and it is neither with Israel NOR the USA, for that matter.