Warning & Disclaimer: This video contains a lot of profanity and offensive racist language. I don’t agree with any of the sentiments or statements in this video.I found this video via the Drudge Report on the Jerusalem Post (article link). The title of this video is “Feeling the Hate In Jerusalem on Eve of Obama’s Cairo Address” and it has been viewed on YouTube over 250,000 times.There is some debate in the article about the merit of finding drunk racist Jewish American twenty-something year olds in Israel and splicing together the most offensive comments into a 3:48 YouTube clip.That being said, it’s clear that there’s a massive amount of contempt being articulated against Obama by these individuals. Sure, they are drunk, but liquor does have a tendency to reveal people’s true colors. (Feel free to get me wasted and I promise you won’t be hearing the same from me).These people are ignorant bigots and unfortunately, they’re not alone in their thinking. The Hebrew term Chillul Hashem (literally: desecration of the name of God) is used to describe an instance when an act brings shame upon God or Judaism. This is a classic example of a a Chillul Hashem.These people are all pathetic.
(Warning: foul language, racism, and terrorist threats towards the president of the United States by citizens from the nation of Israel)aura writes; but this is the man America elected to be president. And with American giving Israel $8 billion dollars a year in aid, is it really nice to call Obama a nigger, terrorist, watermelon [...]
The following videos feature young Israelis and American Jews answering the question: What do you think about President Obama's Cairo speech? Language Warning: Strong use of the "F" word and the "N" word. Don't watch the first video if you are easily offended. The second video is a more measured, but mixed, response. The videos are produced by an American documentary maker, Blumenthal and are moving around the Internet with the moniker "Feeling the Hate in Jerusalem." I'm not seeing "hate" in these videos. I see deep frustration, dismay, fear and a feeling of gross unfairness with the way Israel is treated by the world. While I do not condone the language, these are young people and their lives lay ahead with great uncertainty. How would you feel if your country was under physical assault from all sides? The first video begins with a young man in a bandanna speaking. Ignore this - just get past it. His response is not indicative of what is to come. His remarks are clearly racist. The filmmakers have been criticized for using "inebriated teenagers." You'll see the difference in response between those clearly drinking and those not, in the second video. Blumenthal says that absolutely no remarks positive to President Obama were edited out. Here's a preview: 1) You're all about talking to the Arabs," says one. "You're going to Cairo making a speech to the Muslim world trying to get them to love you, what about the Jews, man? What are we, chopped liver? You don't care about us. Are we nothing to you? Do we matter? Do you care if we get driven into the sea? Do you care if we get nuked? Are we even... ugh... do you care about us?!" 2) My grandmother was in Auschwitz, Obama," he adds. "We're not going to take any Auschwitz bullshit! Listen, Obama, my grandma's number was 1268493, I remember her number on her arm, dude. And listen, never again will we deal with this, never again!" 3) Another member of the group stands up and declares, "I worked for the Obama campaign, but honestly, you f**kin' with Israe...
Dandelion SaladMore on Israeli refuseniks from Jewish Peace News:New Profile: Repression and ResistanceNew Profile: In Their Own WordsAn update on New Profile investigation and a request for further support***Israeli citizens reject military service – 06 Jun 09AlJazeeraEnglishA growing number of Israelis are refusing to join the country’s military, despite military service being compulsory for most [...]
From Max Blumenthal: On the eve of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt, I stepped out onto the streets of Jerusalem with my friend Joseph Dana to interview young Israelis and American Jews about their reaction to the speech. We encountered rowdy groups of beer sodden twenty-somethings, many from the United States, and all eager to vent their visceral, even violent hatred of Barack Obama and his policies towards Israel. Usually I offer a brief commentary on my video reports, but this one requires no comment at all. Quite simply, it contains some of the most shocking footage I have ever filmed. Watch it and see if you agree. Joseph Dana, who lives in Israel, explains in the same post exactly what we're seeing, and why these kids are typical:Max and I went on to the streets of Jerusalem at ten o’clock on a Wednesday to ascertain the feelings of the young population about Obama’s upcoming speech in Cairo. As is often the case, the streets of central Jerusalem were not filled with native Israelis but American Jews. Doubtlessly anyone who has visited Jerusalem has encountered the droves of American Jewish kids that are sent to Israel to study for a period of time from Teaneck or Westchester. We asked people a simple question, “What do you think of Obama and Israel?” Most of the people that we talked to were dual American Israeli citizens. The answers in this video reflect the education and worrisome perspectives that many American Jews harbor towards Israeli politics. The sense of entitlement that the American Jewish community has when it comes to Israeli policy is on full raw display in the words of these young adults.
Un reportero entrevista a jóvenes judíos en Jerusalén sobre Obama y su acercamiento a los árabes después de su discurso del Cairo. La reacción es…sin palabras. Como veras son pocos y consumiendo alcohol…siendo así, impacta los comentarios.
This video left me speechless, simply for the fact that according to the videographer these are not Israeli-born citizens but dual citizens from the States. They are obviously drunk but I feel they are expressing their true feelings for their Democratically elected president and those feelings are rather disturbing. Not enough is being said about [...]
Beware this video has plenty of absence language.This is truly a Shocking footage of some American Jews in Jerusalem reacting to President Obama’s speech in Cairo to the Muslim world.The attitude of the people in this video is exactly the same as the Israeli Settlers who live in stolen land from Palestinians in illegal settlements. [...]
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More on Israeli refuseniks from Jewish Peace News:
New Profile: Repression and Resistance
New Profile: In Their Own Words
An update on New Profile investigation and a request for further support
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Israeli citizens reject military service – 06 Jun 09
AlJazeeraEnglish
A growing number of Israelis are refusing to join the country’s military, despite military service being compulsory for most [...]