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Obama silent on 'Palestinian' television glorification of Fogel murderers

I've already covered the 'Palestinian Authority's glorification of Hakim and Amjad Awad, murderers of five members of the Fogel family, here. Jeff Dunetz makes a good point about President Obama's non-reaction to that television show, as compared with his reaction to announcements of Jerusalem apartment construction.

Where is Mr. Friend of Israel, President Barack Obama? Why isn’t he condemning this glorification of a brutal act by the Government run by his buddy President Abbas? Palestinian State TV runs segments praising terrorists on a regular basis—but the US President and his Administration insists on criticizing Israel’s building of new housing units, saying, “this kind of activity is never helpful when it comes to peace negotiations.” Tell me, how many children had their throats slashed because of a new Israeli apartment in Jerusalem?

In striking contrast, the President has never issued a statement about the murder of the Fogel family and will likely continue his silence over Palestinian Authority TV’s praise of the perpetrators. Jewish voters who are reconsidering their votes for President Obama would do well to note where his priorities lie when condemning actions that are not “helpful when it comes to peace negotiations” in Israel.

Indeed.

Labels: Amjad Awad, Barack Hussein Obama, Fogel family massacre, Hakim Awad, Palestinian Authority Television

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:47 PM