Clinton's worries
We now have more details on what Hillary Clinton said about Israel on Friday to a closed forum at the Saban Center. In a closed session at the Saban Forum attended both by Israeli and American decision-makers Clinton addressed the issue of discrimination against Israeli women. She expressed concern for Israel's social climate in the wake of limitations on female public singing and gender segregation on public transport.As it happens, Israel's Supreme Court ruled several months ago that no one can prevent someone else from sitting anywhere they want on a public bus, so to the extent that this exists (and my neighborhood is one of the places where it nominally does exist), it is totally voluntary. We do not have separate men's and women's buses and no one asks women to give up their seats when it gets crowded at the front of the bus. In fact, the back two thirds of the bus tend to be mostly women on the buses into and out of ultra-Orthodox dominated neighborhoods.
Among the Israeli representatives taking part in the forum were Minister Dan Meridor, Opposition Chairwoman Tzipi Livni, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan and former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi.
Clinton, a longtime advocate for women's rights, noted she was shocked at the fact that some Jerusalem buses have assigned separate seating areas for women. "It's reminiscent of Rosa Parks," she said, referring to the black American woman who refused to give up her seat to white passengers in the 1950s.
Referring to the decision of some IDF soldiers to leave an event where female soldiers were singing, she said it reminded her of the situation in Iran.We've had arguments about this in the comments section, but Jewish law regards a woman's voice when heard by a man not her husband or son as erva (nakedness) in most circumstances and erva is something to be avoided at (literally) all costs. I don't understand the fuss about that incident. No one argued that it couldn't take place - only that religious soldiers who were offended by it should not be forced to stay and listen to it.
This year's Saban Forum has been focusing mainly on issues related to Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Some members of the forum said that Clinton's statements about Israel stemmed from genuine fear for the country's future.Yeah, sure....
Labels: Hillary Clinton, Israeli democracy, Saban Center, women
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:32 PM
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Secretary Clinton is so concerned she appointed a Jewish anti-Semite as an Ambassador to Europe and she fears for Israel's future?
Spare me, please!
Aren't the Clintons the fallback rosy scenario for those who voted for one or the other in the past? And yet, even though they have a more Apple Pie countenance, they are still New Left Marxists, just like the Baader Meinhof bombers. They will undermine the Western Civilization, while protecting favored positions for themselves and their entourage. These are the ones who did the Waco in the '90s. Read about it if you haven't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege
And, of course, the partially obscured OKCity bombing.
We need to vote all of the Marxist Caliphate people out and then work on the selfish moneygrubbers, an overlapping bunch, who, unfortunately, also inhabit the (R) party. (I don't care who is rich, as long as they aren't robbing the public trough or doing deals from inside info or influence gained in their tax-funded position to do it.) It will take time to turn... don't give up, don't sit out. Start with voting out ALL of the marcuse marxist caliphate people (including any Clintons) and move along from there.
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