Blaming an anti-Islamic movie produced in the United States for the latest wave of Islamic violence, protestors in Cairo on Tuesday evening stormed the American Embassy in that city. In addition, another violent protest was held outside the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, setting the complex ablaze.
Israel Radio reports the American ambassador was killed on Tuesday night, on the 11th yahrzeit of 9/11.
The New York Times reports that both protests were sparked by news that Florida pastor Terry Jones — known for burning the Koran, hanging President Obama in effigy, and being generally despicable — was marking “International Judge Muhammad Day” (September 11 to the rest of us) by promoting a low-budget film circulating on YouTube that mocks the Muslim prophet.
About 2,000 protestors were outside the Cairo embassy as some tried climbing the walls and burning an American flag. It was replaced with a black flag reading “There is no god but God” and “Muhammad is his prophet”.
In Benghazi, a group of several dozen men attacked the consulate with rocket-propelled grenades, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. While the building was evacuated, it was burning due to the rocket attacks.
CNN reports “radicals” from the Islamic Ansar al-Sharia organization were responsible for the attack in Benghazi, with US Secretary of State Clinton confirming a State Department official was killed.
“We are heartbroken by this terrible loss,” Clinton said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who have suffered in this attack.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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thank you obama. you supported the up raising and are getting back from the same Al kaida and moslem brotherhood.
The blood is on your hands. I wish my fellow Yidden frum or not your frum, very secular or traditional will realize the white house is NO FRIEND OF ANY JEW. It is for votes only. he was raised on Islamic milk with hatred for Jews and hatred for American and hatred for England.
What despicable animals they are! Is America going to do anything about this? Of course not! They’re just going to say the silly,inane things Clinton is saying. May Hashem save us from these creatures.
Heartless Clinton is heartbroken. Hillary’s “thoughts and prayers” are with the family of the deceased. This is what she calls nechama, gleaned from a book on etiquette.
Things were better and safer when these arab countries including Libya, Iraq, Egypt etc had dictators keeping these savages in line.