Israel Matzav

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Rep. Dov Hikind tees off on Obama's double standards for Israel

Dov Hikind is angry and he's not going to take it from the Obama administration anymore.

Let's go to the videotape.

By the way, the story about the second-guessing comment may be found here.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not deny a report that he told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro "not to ever second guess me again" on how to deal with Hamas, though he said the report did not reflect the general "tone and substance" of the calls.

"First let me make a general statement about our relationship with the United States," Netanyahu said in English on Saturday evening when an American journalist asked about the report from Matt Lee of the Associated Press. "I think the United States has been terrific."

Netanyahu then praised President Barack Obama's "unequivocal stand with Israel on our right to defend ourselves" as well as the "untiring efforts" of Kerry. He also called Shapiro "a great ambassador" and thanked Congress for passing an additional $225 million to help Israel pay for its Iron Dome defense system.

I can see Netanyahu saying that, and with good reason.

Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, double standards, Dov Hikind, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Operation Protective Edge

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Hysterical: Jon Stewart on Dov Hikind's Purim costume

As many of you know, there is a custom on Purim to dress up in costume. Here in Israel, people dress up in appropriate costumes, like the ones below, and no one makes a big deal out of it. For an example, see below:

Of course, in America, where they actually know what that costume signifies, no one would wear a Fez (here, everyone wears them). Here's an example from America:

And with that we come to New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind. Hikind, the man that Chuckie Schumer doesn't want to be, dressed up in a costume that would not have made anyone bat an eyelash in Israel: He colored his face black (that's him in the middle).

That was too much for the politically correct New York City media and for some in the black community in New York who are looking for an excuse to seethe.

But Jon Stewart has the answer. Let's go to the videotape (Hat Tip: Debbie R).

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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I'm not usually a big Jon Stewart fan, but he's spot-on this time. The criticism of Hikind is nonsense.

Labels: Dov Hikind, New York City, Purim