WELL, Well, well.... How ironic. It looks like the Western World's double standard towards genocide (in this case in Africa), has truly come full circle.
A nation founded on the premise of being a sanctuary for those who suffered genocide in Europe has now decided to make itself off limits to those who suffered through genocide and persecution in Africa. If anyone still has any doubts about where Blacks stand on the food chain.... and how the White world really sees Africa.... then they are blind. The underlying stream of thought that drives this double standard is that Blacks are less than human....that their lives should not be considered as important as non-Blacks. Therefore genocide against Black Africans is just not considered as important as genocide against Jews or even Albanian Muslims. Why can't we get a news reporter to come out and say what is really going on? Why doesn't anyone in the media have the courage to say what this really is?
If this genocide were taking place in Europe, there would have been a UN Resolution REQUIRING nations to accept refugees. In fact, current international law has provisions for dealing with refugees.... provisions that Israel seems to have ignored with the deportation of refugees back to Egypt.
I also find Israels excuse interesting... officials there are saying that they are being overrun by a flood of African refugees.... however, the numbers don't indicate a stampede or flood of refugees, even for a small country like Israel. This would not even be a huge number for an average major American city. The real issue here is classism and yes... I hate to say it.... racism.
I wonder if Barack Obama, with his Kenyan roots, is man enough to give back any money he has received from AIPAC, and pledge to never accept any future contributions from the group.
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I'm not surprised. Do you know how the 'media' basically had to embarrass Israel into taking in the Ethiopian JEWS about a decade ago?
So, that they wouldn't take in this plain Africans doesn't shock me.
I do wonder...how many from Dafur is the USA taking in?
I don't think Obama takes AIPAC money, but I get the gist of your point.
Obama has been seeking AIPAC support during his campaign. [1]
And Obama has done better than getting a donation or two.... he has the Treasurer of AIPAC (Lee Rosenberg) working on his campaign- serving on his finance committee.
Obadiah Shoher is a Jewish extremist. And his reasoning in the peace seems illogical.
It is hypocritical for Israel to want the world to open its heart when its people are in need, but to then refuse to play its part in doing the same when others are in need under similar circumstances.
Regarding "Shoher"
http://web.israelinsider.com/Views/10596.htm
I hope the majority of Israeli's are not following these kinds of extremist elements.
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