bonnie Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 US Consular car refuses Israeli inspection Jack Kemp A US Consulate car traveling to the West Bank this past November has created an international incident when it refused to show documents to Israeli border guards. The Jerusalem Post reports that: "Israel is also furious that one of the consulate cars was found to have transported a Palestinian without permits between Jerusalem and the West Bank." [...] "According to a detailed official Israel Police description of the incident obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post, the drivers refused to identify themselves or open a window or door. The drivers, according to the report, purposely blocked the crossing, tried running over one of the Israeli security guards stationed there and made indecent gestures at female guards." If this weren't enough, US regional security officer Tim Laas stated he didn't find the Israeli guards worthy of inspecting the papers of senior US officials. Apparently Mr. Laas believes there isn't enough tension in the Middle East and he can do his job better by angering the Israelis. The Jerusalem Post further states that: "Laas claimed that the Palestinian woman who had been in the car served as a translator for Dayton and the consul and that she had been returning with the team to Israel. He said it was possible that there had been a mishap with her papers." One wonders if we all can use Mr. Laas's line of thinking on our next visit to the US Capitol or to the airport. We can try to smuggle someone inside a suitcase and accost the guards, saying they aren't worthy of checking our documents. But, perhaps maybe not. Mr. Laas works in a country where (I speak from personal experience) the Israelis inspect one's bags when one goes into a movie house or a supermarket. His sense of outrage at an inspection of documents rings hollow - as do many other things in the Obama Administration's foreign policy. Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted December 26, 2009 Members Share Posted December 26, 2009 The US again showing its true colors to those in other countries. "We are superior to you, why should we have to show you our papers." pk Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Oplinger Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Don't know if it's that, pk, or if it is an attitude reflected by this adiminstration's State Department toward the Israelis. Possibly a bit of both...but I'm betting it's more of the latter the the former... Quote "As iron sharpens iron, so also does one man sharpen another" - Proverbs 27:17 "The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended." Ellet J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" - John Wayne "The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated" - Ronald Reagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members phkrause Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 Don't know if it's that, pk, or if it is an attitude reflected by this adiminstration's State Department toward the Israelis. Possibly a bit of both...but I'm betting it's more of the latter the the former... Sorry I don't accept that. I've spent time in the army and we had that attitude than, and its no different now. My family that lives in Germany thinks this is the first administration that has actually shown any respect towards other countries, since Clinton, Carter and especially Kennedy. pk Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Oplinger Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 It doesn't surprise me that the German/European outlook on Democrat/statist presidents would be a thumbs up, as the European press sees them as likeable cousins, of their own cloth. It doesn't surprise me either that every Republican presidency gets the "high-handed, cowboy" label from the same, as these are generally the antithesis of what they view as right and proper in the world. When I dig a bit deeper...I can't help but notice the incident involved our diplomatic staff and the Israelis, whom Obama scorns and really wants to see taken down a peg or two - the same president who has shown an extreme level of high-handedness to Britain and several other traditional allies of the US, all the while bowing to the Suadi king and to the Japanese. The latter has turned the Chinese-US relations inside out, as the Chinese are now actively pursuing a course to economically isolate the US, with help from the developing market countries like India and Brazil. So I will stay the course on saying it says more about the chutzpah of the current US administration than about America. Quote "As iron sharpens iron, so also does one man sharpen another" - Proverbs 27:17 "The offense of the cross is that the cross is a confession of human frailty and sin and of inability to do any good thing. To take the cross of Christ means to depend solely on Him for everything, and this is the abasement of all human pride. Men love to fancy themselves independent. But let the cross be preached, let it be made known that in man dwells no good thing and that all must be received as a gift, and straightway someone is offended." Ellet J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" - John Wayne "The person who pays an ounce of principle for a pound of popularity gets badly cheated" - Ronald Reagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted December 31, 2009 Members Share Posted December 31, 2009 It doesn't surprise me that the German/European outlook on Democrat/statist presidents would be a thumbs up, as the European press sees them as likeable cousins, of their own cloth. It doesn't surprise me either that every Republican presidency gets the "high-handed, cowboy" label from the same, as these are generally the antithesis of what they view as right and proper in the world. When I dig a bit deeper...I can't help but notice the incident involved our diplomatic staff and the Israelis, whom Obama scorns and really wants to see taken down a peg or two - the same president who has shown an extreme level of high-handedness to Britain and several other traditional allies of the US, all the while bowing to the Suadi king and to the Japanese. The latter has turned the Chinese-US relations inside out, as the Chinese are now actively pursuing a course to economically isolate the US, with help from the developing market countries like India and Brazil. So I will stay the course on saying it says more about the chutzpah of the current US administration than about America. Sorry I don't agree with that at all, Reagan had a good rep, so did bush 1, and a few others that I can't think of right now. pk Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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