tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5020771631661143883..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is Obama Boycotting Israel?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-41663914263339246972016-02-03T07:33:52.589-08:002016-02-03T07:33:52.589-08:00Anonymous at 5:51 AM demonstrates the interesting ...Anonymous at 5:51 AM demonstrates the interesting Christian/biblical connection to the Jewish people, that is people incidentally persecuted by Christians for 2000 some years as "Christ killers", known to drink the blood of children, and all that.<br /><br />It makes me curious what would have happened if modern Israel would have been called say "Philistine" instead of "Israel", I wonder if Christians would still confuse this modern land as equivalent to ancient Israel?<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel<br /><br />And when did Christians first develop this new-found love for the Jewish people? Oh yes, it was those dispensationalists, started by John Darby.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispensationalism<br />John Nelson Darby (1800 England ..1882) is recognized as the father of dispensationalism<br /><br />My Presbyterian pastor gave a presentation about it, said it was heresy, and that worried me, and generally agreeing fanciful biblical interpretation was a dangerous practice and is hard to refute since people will believe almost anything.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-30531412738175012302016-02-03T05:51:49.776-08:002016-02-03T05:51:49.776-08:00"It’s what you would expect from the most ant..."It’s what you would expect from the most anti-Israeli administration in American history. And we are also not surprised to note that the mainstream media and most Jewish groups are doing their best to make sure that no one knows it is happening."<br /><br />As a "Bitter Clinger" happily living in Flyover Country", I attribute the age old irrational hatred shown towards the Jewish people, to the jealousy of Satan. I also know that God will never abandon the Jewish people. The Lord Jesus Christ will return to save Israel and every knee will bend. "for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’”Matthew 23:39" <br /><br />I am horrified by the rancor being directed toward Israel by the United States government since Obama was elected. I pray that we do not elect anyone who will continue the campaign against Israel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65361342720613668322016-02-03T05:18:05.116-08:002016-02-03T05:18:05.116-08:00Stuart: It’s what you would expect from the most a...Stuart: It’s what you would expect from the most anti-Israeli administration in American history. <br /><br />Well, I'm glad you say "anti-Israeli administration" over "anti-Semitic".<br /><br />I wondered what the fuss was about, found this perspective.<br />https://lobelog.com/the-obama-administration-is-right-to-reject-the-settlementsisrael-conflation/<br />-------------<br />Attention is finally focusing on a bill pending in Congress that would make it U.S. policy to defend and support Israeli settlements. Known as the Customs Bill, this legislation regulates U.S. trade relations with foreign countries and includes the pro-settlement language in a provision that, ostensibly, is about defending the state of Israel against boycotts. It is part of a broader campaign, waged in Washington and in state capitals across the country, that seeks to undermine growing grassroots support for the boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel and reverse Washington’s longstanding opposition to settlements in the occupied territories.<br /><br />Back in July, Congress passed a similar provision as part of the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill. The State Department responded with a statement rejecting the pro-settlements language, noting that “[e]very U.S. administration since 1967—Democrat and Republican alike—has opposed Israeli settlement activity beyond the 1967 lines.” The administration’s rejection provoked a harsh critique by one Washington Post blogger who writes on both legal issues and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br /><br />The blogger, Eugene Kontorovich, testified on the BDS movement and ways to combat it before the Subcommittee on National Security of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform last July. Now, with the Customs Bill in the spotlight and likely to soon come before President Obama, the arguments presented in his critique—which apply equally to the settlements-related provision in the Customs Bill—bear close scrutiny.<br />-------------<br /><br />I suppose it would be much simpler if we just stopped subsidizing Israel. Then we could stop trying to control them. <br />https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/U.S._Assistance_to_Israel1.html<br /><br />$3115 million dollars/year? How many citizens? 8 million, so that's $389 per man, woman and child.<br /><br />I wonder if the American public would like a $389 per capita tax rebate?<br /><br />Perhaps the republicans can talk about that as well in their debates.<br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com