Days before the recent Israel/Hamas conflict erupted, the
Presbyterian Church in America withdrew $21 million worth in investments from
Israel because, as spokesman Heath Rada put it, the Israeli government’s
actions “harm the Palestinian people.”
Soon after, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on
NBC’s “Meet the Press” and was asked if he was “troubled” by the Presbyterian
Church’s move. Netanyahu responded:
It should trouble all people of conscience and
morality because it’s so disgraceful. You know, you look at what’s happening in
the Middle East and I think most Americans understand this, they see this
enormous area riveted by religious hatred, by savagery of unimaginable
proportions. Then you come to Israel and you see the one democracy that upholds
basic human rights, that guards the rights of all minorities, that protects
Christians—Christians are persecuted throughout the Middle East. So most
Americans understand that Israel is a beacon of civilization and moderation.
You know I would suggest to these Presbyterian organizations to fly to the
Middle East, come and see Israel for the embattled democracy that it is, and
then take a bus tour, go to Libya, go to Syria, go to Iraq, and see the
difference. And I would give them two pieces of advice, one is, make sure it’s
an armor plated bus, and second, don’t say that you’re Christians.
It’s difficult—if not impossible—to argue with Netanyahu’s……To Read More….
My Take - Whether it's Hollywood, academia, the news media, politics, industry or
religion - they're all facets of Western civilization who are emitting the stench
of leftist corruption and the hypocrisy that goes along with it. How long can a
society last that despises itself more than its enemies
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