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Friday, March 29, 2019
Dr. Lance Wallnau - Feast of Purim, Glenn Beck, Guatemala, Joe Biden
Dr. Lance Wallnau - Feast of Purim, Glenn Beck,
Guatemala, Joe Biden
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Rosenberg Blasts Obama for Snubbing Jordan’s King Abdullah by joelcrosenberg
Jordan's King Abdullah
Rosenberg Blasts Obama for Snubbing Jordan’s King Abdullahby joelcrosenberg |
(Virginia Beach, Virginia) -- President Barack Obama's decision to pass on meeting Jordan's King Abdullah is a sign that the president doesn't understand the Middle East or how to fight radical Islam, author and Middle East expert Joel Rosenberg told CBN News.
Jordan is a key U.S. ally in the Middle East and the fight against the Islamic State. Abdullah is in Washington this week, but Obama, who will give his final State of the Union Address tonight, has declined to meet with him citing "scheduling conflicts," according to a report by The Times of Israel.
"He had time for Matt Lauer this morning on the 'Today Show.' You know, I mean, carve out 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour with our main ally in the most dangerous fight that we are in right now," he continued. "This just goes to the heart of it, if you understand Islam, if you understand the Middle East, then meet with your allies."
A White House official said the two leaders will meet "in the near future," according to The Times report.
Abdullah met with Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday and Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Monday.
The Times reports Abdullah and Kerry held talks about defeating the Islamic State and reviving peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians. That discussion included conversations about the Temple Mount and ongoing disputes between parties on both sides.
A Pentagon spokesman said Carter told Abdullah he deeply appreciates Jordan's help in countering the Islamic State.
The Islamic State has conquered large parts of Iraq and Syria and proclaimed itself a caliphate. The radical Islamic army has attacked and killed religious minorities and turned women into sex slaves.
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Biden says ‘no tolerance’ for comments from PM’s media czar pick - THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
Joe Biden speaks in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2015. (Larry French/Getty Images for ANOC/AFP)
Biden says ‘no tolerance’ for comments from PM’s media czar pick
Speaking to US Reform Jews, vice president highest level official to take aim at Ran Baratz, but also stresses support for Israel and against incitement
November 8, 2015THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
WASHINGTON — While defending the strength of US-Israel ties as a relationship that can overcome policy disagreements, Vice President Joe Biden lashed out Saturday night against what he called “terrible comments” made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media czar appointee Ran Baratz.
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Addressing the Union for Reform Judaism’s biennial conference, Biden told the audience during his keynote speech that “there is no excuse, there should be no tolerance for any member or employee of the Israeli administration referring to the president of the United States in derogatory terms. Period. Period. Period. There is no justification for an official Israeli voice degrading the secretary of state, who has worked so hard, so long for the security of Israel.”
His statement was greeted by applause from the thousands-strong audience, as he continued to condemn similar insulting statements directed toward Secretary of State John Kerry.
Although Biden did not mention Baratz by name, the recent Netanyahu appointee was the unquestionable target of the vice president’s ire. Baratz’s appointment earlier this week made international headlines when it was revealed that he had made derogatory comments on social media about President Reuven Rivlin and Kerry, and accused Obama of anti-Semitism.
Three government ministers have already called publicly for Baratz’s nomination as head of media for the Prime Minister’s Office to be rescinded, but on Friday, Netanyahu denied reports that he was reconsidering the appointment of Baratz, who runs a right-leaning news site.
With Netanyahu’s meeting with Obama only two days away, Biden has become the highest-ranking US official to respond to Baratz’s comments.
Earlier statements were confined to official spokespeople.
On Thursday, State Department Spokesman John Kirby called the comments “troubling and offensive.”
“We obviously expect government officials from any country, especially our closest allies, to speak respectfully and truthfully about senior US government official,” he said. “It’s a rule you learn in kindergarten about name-calling and it’s simply not a polite thing to do.”
In recent weeks, US and Israeli officials had sought to calm already fraught waters in advance of Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, where he is expected to advocate for increased defense support from the US.
During his Saturday evening speech, Biden largely seemed to adhere to the positive relations message. “Notwithstanding even those terrible comments, no one can undermine our relationship or our commitment to the security and future of the Jewish and democratic State of Israel,” he said.
Biden acknowledged repeatedly during his speech that Israeli and American leaders had maintained working relations despite substantive disagreements.
“I’ve [had] my share of differences with Israeli leaders,” Biden recounted. “I’ve never thought, from [former prime minister] Menachem Begin on, that the settlement policy made any sense,” he said.
‘Despicable incitement’
Describing America’s commitment to Israel’s security as “rock-solid and unshakeable,” Biden also expressed concern at the continuing violence plaguing Israel and the West Bank.
“We have strongly condemned Palestinian acts of terror against Israel,” he said, highlighting what he described as “inflammatory rhetoric” that spurs on “random acts of violence.”
Such incitement, Biden said, “is despicable and dangerous for the entire region.” At the same time, however, Biden emphasized that “both sides need to demonstrate restraint and avoid incitement.”
“We don’t want another intifada or to risk violence escalating any further,” he added. “These sad events are a reminder that we need to work toward a lasting peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people.”
Insisting on the viability and necessity of the two-state solution, Biden also singled out for criticism those who would “delegitimize Israel.”
“The efforts to delegitimize Israel are anti-Semitism, plain and simple, and we will not hesitate to call it out,” Biden insisted.
Addressing the controversial nuclear deal with Iran, Biden said he and Obama were committed to stopping Iran from getting a bomb, and thanked the audience for “not bowing to the pressure to condemn [the deal] right out of the gate.”
The vice president thanked the “many…who had the courage to step out and support it” but also said that he “respected” those who chose not to support it after reviewing the facts.
“The core of our alliance is as solid as steel. No one president or prime minister can alter that no matter what they do,” Biden stressed earlier in the speech, emphasizing what he described as “our unwavering commitment to be the guarantor of Israel’s security.”
“No one has done more for Israel’s security than the Obama-Biden administration,” he continued. “We have had our disagreements, but we have taken our security cooperation to use Bibi’s – Mr. Netanyahu’s – words, unprecedented levels.”
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Israel's Ariel Sharon Laid to Rest - CBN News
Israel's Ariel Sharon Laid to Rest
Israeli President Shimon Peres, a longtime friend of Sharon, called him a "man of the land" and a "military legend."
Sharon's body made the trip from the parliament to southern Israel and Sharon's ranch.
On the way, Israel's military honored Sharon at Latrun, the site of one of the Jewish state's pivotal battles during the War of Independence in 1948, where Sharon fought and was wounded. Then his body made its way to his ranch and final resting place.
At the gravesite, Sharon's two children, Gilad, and Omri, had their shirts torn as a biblical sign of mourning. His son, Gilad, declared his father turned the impossible into reality.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz saluted Sharon as commander and said the IDF would continue to emulate his military initiatives.
Sharon leaves behind a rich legacy in Israel's modern history.
For nearly 60 years -- for better or for worse -- Sharon was on the front lines of Israel's military and political battles.
Sharon was lionized for his heroics in the 1967 Six Day War and for how he turned the tide of the battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Still, many criticized his actions in the 1982 Lebanon War and the bitter 2005 unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Yet at his funeral, his supporters remembered Sharon as a leader who felt a deep responsibility for the Jewish state, its people, and their Promised Land.
By Chris Mitchell
CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Leaders from around the world gathered in Israel Monday to say a final farewell to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Sharon died Saturday after living more than eight years in a coma from a massive cerebral hemorrhage in 2006. He was 85.
Sharon's official state memorial began outside Israel's parliament building in Jerusalem. Leaders like U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid homage to Sharon.
CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Leaders from around the world gathered in Israel Monday to say a final farewell to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Sharon died Saturday after living more than eight years in a coma from a massive cerebral hemorrhage in 2006. He was 85.
Sharon's official state memorial began outside Israel's parliament building in Jerusalem. Leaders like U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid homage to Sharon.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, a longtime friend of Sharon, called him a "man of the land" and a "military legend."
Sharon's body made the trip from the parliament to southern Israel and Sharon's ranch.
On the way, Israel's military honored Sharon at Latrun, the site of one of the Jewish state's pivotal battles during the War of Independence in 1948, where Sharon fought and was wounded. Then his body made its way to his ranch and final resting place.
Sons Gilad and Omri
At the gravesite, Sharon's two children, Gilad, and Omri, had their shirts torn as a biblical sign of mourning. His son, Gilad, declared his father turned the impossible into reality.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz saluted Sharon as commander and said the IDF would continue to emulate his military initiatives.
IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz
Sharon leaves behind a rich legacy in Israel's modern history.
For nearly 60 years -- for better or for worse -- Sharon was on the front lines of Israel's military and political battles.
Sharon was lionized for his heroics in the 1967 Six Day War and for how he turned the tide of the battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Sharon in 1967 Six Day War
Still, many criticized his actions in the 1982 Lebanon War and the bitter 2005 unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Yet at his funeral, his supporters remembered Sharon as a leader who felt a deep responsibility for the Jewish state, its people, and their Promised Land.
He is buried next to his beloved wife, Lily,
on the ranch he loved.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Israel Today: Israel, Foreign Dignitaries Lay Ariel Sharon to Rest
Israel, Foreign Dignitaries Lay Ariel Sharon to Rest
Monday, January 13, 2014 | Israel Today Staff
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took the ride to his final resting place in the southern Negev region on Monday following a pair of memorial ceremonies in Jerusalem and Latrun.
The morning started at the Knesset in Jerusalem, where Israeli officials were joined by more than a dozen foreign dignitaries, including US Vice President Biden, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok, Russian parliamentary head Sergey Naryshkin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Spanish Home Affairs Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz and Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.
Biden and Blair joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in eulogizing Sharon.
A massive convoy then made its way to Latrun, where a then-20-year-old Sharon took part and was seriously wounded in a bloody battle against Arab forces during Israel's War of Independence.
Arriving at Sharon's Sycamore Ranch in the Negev, a group of senior IDF generals lowered the former leader's coffin into the ground next to his late wife Lily.
With the Sycamore Ranch situated so close to the Gaza Strip, security officials had feared Palestinian terrorists would try to attack the funeral with rockets. Indeed, earlier in the day two rockets were fired from Gaza, but failed to reach southern Israel.
Standing at the graveside, IDF Chief of Staff Gen. Benny Gantz told Sharon, revered by many as one of history's greatest Jewish warriors, that the Israeli army continues to "march to the sound of your footsteps."
Sharon's tearful son, Gilad, mourned a father who had "become a national legend."
Ariel Sharon funeral: Biden and Blair praise the 'bulldozer'
Published on Jan 13, 2014
Joe Biden and Tony Blair are amongst international political figures who pay tribute to Ariel Sharon at his state funeral on Monday.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily preview of what is on Channel 4 News, sent straight to your inbox, here:http://mailing.channel4.com/public/sn...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Israel Today - "Israel to Ramp Up Building in Jerusalem"
Israel to Ramp Up Building in Jerusalem
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | Israel Today Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday morning announced a major increase in Jewish building projects in Jerusalem.
The announcement came just hours after Netanyahu had freed 26 blood-soaked Palestinian terrorists as a "peace gesture." The new building projects were themselves seen as a gesture to the Israeli public that had so opposed the release of jailed murderers.
The new building plans are to include an additional 1,500 housing units in the neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo in north-eastern Jerusalem, a large new visitors' center at the City of David archaeological park outside the Old City, and a new national park on the slopes of Mt. Scopus.
Ramat Shlomo was at the center of a rift in Israel-US relations in 2010when the municipality announced new building tenders there during a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden. Washington supports the Palestinian claim to the eastern half of Jerusalem.
The City of David archaeological park is situated in the volatile Arab neighborhood of Silwan, another local flash point, and the new park on Mt. Scopus will reportedly prevent the expansion of nearby Arab neighborhoods.
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