Travis, Idiotic.
On Jun 11, 3:56 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this is hilarious. > > From: *Travis* > Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 > Subject: Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture > > http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128... > > *June 9, 2009 7:34 PM* > Some Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture *Posted by Howard Arenstein* | [image: > Comments] > 438<http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128...> > > (White House Photo/Pete Sousa) > Israeli TV newscasters Tuesday night interpreted a photo taken Monday in the > Oval Office of President Obama talking on the phone with Israeli Prime > Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "insult" to Israel. > > They saw the incident as somewhat akin to an incident last year, when the > Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at President Bush in Baghdad. > > It is considered an insult in the Arab world to show the sole of your shoe > to someone. It is not a Jewish custom necessarily, but Israel feels enough a > part of the Middle East after 60 years to be insulted too. > > Was there a subliminal message intended from the White House to Netanyahu in > Jerusalem, who is publicly resisting attempts by Mr. Obama and Secretary of > State Hillary Clinton to force Israel to stop any kind of settlement > activity in occupied territories once and forever? > > Whether or not it is true, it shows the mood in Israel. They feel cornered. > The reactions out of Israel reflect that feeling. > > Netanyahu is making a speech Sunday, in part as a response to Mr. Obama's > address to the Arab world last week in Cairo. > > Israel's Channel One TV reported that Netanyahu was told Tuesday by an > "American official" in Jerusalem that, "We are going to change the world. > Please, don't interfere." The report said Netanyahu's aides interpreted this > as a "threat." > > Netanyahu met with George Mitchell today for four hours in Jerusalem. The > State Department announced this afternoon that Mitchell will be stopping in > Beirut and Damascus when he finishes his visits to Israel and the > Palestinian Authority. > *Read More Posts In World Watch* > *Share & Save: del.icio.us <http://del.icio.us/post> > digg<http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128...> > Find Related: [image: Sphere] Sphere > It<http://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/blog...> > * > *[image: E-Mail This Story] E-Mail This > Post<http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/send_article/mostpopular.html?story_hea...> > Printable > Version<http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/09/world/worldwatch/entry5076128...> > * > > __,_._,___ > > -- > *~@):~{> > > -- > *~@):~{> > > image1826695.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > blog_icon_print.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > image2593862.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > image5076108x.jpg > 33KViewDownload > > icon_comment.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > icon_email.gif > < 1KViewDownload > > image2596828.gif > < 1KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
