State Department Anti-Israel Ideology Gets Silly, Kills Americans
From the part of the US Federal Government that brought you totally suicidal pro-Arab demands (our favorites: give the Palestinians guns and Hezbollah land), we bring you totally irrational pro-Arab propaganda:
The United States has avoided any mention of Israeli participation in the international aid effort for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In a briefing on Sept. 6, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack focused on Arab offers of assistance to the United States.
"We also have received several large, very large, donations from Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates," McCormack said. "We have also seen donations made to the Red Cross from Australia, China, India, Ireland, Japan, Maldives, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen."... Earlier, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also thanked donors for the Katrina relief effort. Ms. Rice cited offers of assistance from numerous countries, including China and France. She did not mention Israel.
Officials acknowledged that Israel was one of the first countries to offer to send military and civilian teams to New Orleans. But they said the administration, which has highlighted offers of aid from Islamic governments as well as American Arab and Muslim groups, asked Israel to postpone sending aid until a later stage...
Officials said the Bush administration delayed accepting Israel's immediate offer to help the hurricane victims. They said the administration was concerned that such a move would deter Arab and Islamic countries from offering assistance.
Why this isn't more of a scandal is beyond us - in the immediate, 24 hour period after Katrina hit, Israel offered crucial aid to save the people who were at risk of starving or drowning. They were turned down so that Muslim countries wouldn't be so upset about Jewish involvement that they would refuse to send aid - which would come three or four days too late anyway. Once again, the State Department's antipathy toward Israel and blind adherence to Islamist oil barons cost American lives.
The United States has avoided any mention of Israeli participation in the international aid effort for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In a briefing on Sept. 6, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack focused on Arab offers of assistance to the United States.
"We also have received several large, very large, donations from Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates," McCormack said. "We have also seen donations made to the Red Cross from Australia, China, India, Ireland, Japan, Maldives, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen."... Earlier, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also thanked donors for the Katrina relief effort. Ms. Rice cited offers of assistance from numerous countries, including China and France. She did not mention Israel.
Officials acknowledged that Israel was one of the first countries to offer to send military and civilian teams to New Orleans. But they said the administration, which has highlighted offers of aid from Islamic governments as well as American Arab and Muslim groups, asked Israel to postpone sending aid until a later stage...
Officials said the Bush administration delayed accepting Israel's immediate offer to help the hurricane victims. They said the administration was concerned that such a move would deter Arab and Islamic countries from offering assistance.
Why this isn't more of a scandal is beyond us - in the immediate, 24 hour period after Katrina hit, Israel offered crucial aid to save the people who were at risk of starving or drowning. They were turned down so that Muslim countries wouldn't be so upset about Jewish involvement that they would refuse to send aid - which would come three or four days too late anyway. Once again, the State Department's antipathy toward Israel and blind adherence to Islamist oil barons cost American lives.
