It would appear that Shas is not willing to be as apologetic as government leaders regarding the Ramat Shlomo construction affair with the United States. Party leader Deputy Prime Minister R’ Eli Yishai has taken a significant amount of criticism during the past week, from Washington and Jerusalem alike, as the announced construction in Ramat Shlomo by the district planning board falls under his jurisdiction as minister of the interior.
The Shas newspaper on Wednesday went on the offensive, calling US President Barak Obama “A Muslim and an amateur who is inflaming the region”.
The Op-Ed continues by comparing to US president to “A Palestinian child that throws rocks at policemen in eastern Yerushalayim, not as a leader and strategist”.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Obama sympathizes with the Muslims at the very least.
He has always sides with terrorists like Bil Ayers against the US and sat for 20 years listening to Rev Wright who he never denounced and only distanced himself from a little bit after it became clear Wright was liability regarding Obamas campaign.
Whne you side with terrorists and racist antisemites, that shows who you are.
Not a smart move by Eli Yishai. You don’t use such infalmmatory language when addressing a head of state–any head of state.
He should have just continued building quietly, without comment.
Actions speak louder than words.
This isn’t a news item. Thoughtful voters knew this long before the election.
an “amateur”? What are the criteria for being a “professional” . Any Jew should be wary of insulting the head of state of the most powerful nation in the world, the nation that is home to more Jews than Israel and the only nation which gives material support to Israel both financially and militarily.
I agree with Eli Yishai. First and foremost, he doesn’t open his mouth until he consults with his manhig. Second, he was just calling a spade a spade. He was just saying the truth.
this is an absolute arrogance on the part of eli yishai. some may say he consulted with the wise but we may never know that. how fast we forget that we are in golus and lost the sense that we have no business being misgara beumos. what obama does in meneuvered from above not from his own bechira. i hope and pray we don’t need any painful reminders of this. suffice it to say that a great rosh hayeshiva had recently said that the gezeira of haman is literally above our heads today as the rosha from the east has or will have the ability to destroy us in minutes we need rachmei shomayim not arrogence.
While America gave Israel a very difficult time in this blown up baloney circus crisis, they didn’t resort to pettyness and name calling. A member of Israels coalition govt calling the President of the USA a Muslim is beyond foolish. It escalates the issue and is very inflammatory. I just don’t know what’s going on in his head that makes him think that calling Obama a Muslim is an appropriate comment. Personally, I hope he loses his job over this because he’s too unintelligent and too much of a loose canon to be part of the govt. We don’t need such politicians.
AN OP-ED is not Eli Yishai and certainly not Hacham ovadia yosef.
Everyone quick to throw rocks to Yishai…
Wow, that was a stupid thing to say. You don’t insult the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Big no-no, especially when he is giving you BLLIONS in “aid” money.
Obama has removed his mask! Israel is being forced to become independent of America and Obama is facilitating that move. So Obama can take credit for that.