Daily Kos To Visit Israeli Town Sderot, Primary Target Of Hamas Rockets
Y-Net:
Prominent writers, members of progressive American organizations known for their heavy criticism of Israel will tour the country, meet with top officials. ‘We want to provide them with an eye-opening experience that will help them better understand the complexity of the Arab-Israeli conflict,’ says trip organizer Ira Forman
WASHINGTON – A group of influential bloggers from the left of the US Democratic party’s spectrum will land in Israel on Thursday for a six-day visit.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has long since been exerting considerable efforts to bring the prominent writers for an extensive tour of the country, in recognizing the influence many of the writers wield and the fact some of them represent websites that are less-than-friendly towards the Israel.
While Israel enjoys relatively balanced coverage in American mainstream media, there are numerous blogs identifying with the liberal left who are unwaveringly critical of Israeli policies, often referring to Israel as an apartheid state which, among other things, is responsible for Washington’s decision to go to war in Iraq.
Helicopter tour to allow group to understand bigger picture
The unique tour was organized by the Solomon Project, which was founded in 1996 to “educate the American Jewish community about its rich history of civic involvement.”
The bloggers, along with leaders from various progressive organizatios, will meet with Israeli bloggers, journalists and Knesset officials. They will also be briefed on the security situation in the region and Israel’s civil society.
The group will be taken to view Sderot and Israel’s ‘narrow waistline’ by helicopter in an effort to convey the true meaning of a return to the borders of June 4th 1967. The guests are also scheduled to visit with the top negotiator for the Palestinian Authority, Saeb Erekat and may also meet Prime Minister Ehud Olmert or Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni.
“We are looking forward to an informative and educational trip,” said National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) Executive Director Ira Forman, director of research for the Solomon Project Research.
“It is important that progressive bloggers and leaders of progressive organizations learn first-hand about the current situation in Israel. We also want to provide them with an eye-opening experience that will help them better understand the complexity of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Among those participating in the tour are Daily Kos editor David Waldman and former Moveon.org lobbyist Tom Matzzie, who currently heads the anti-war ‘Campaign to Defend America.’
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It can’t just be me. I know that God made everbody and that we look like what-ever it is that we look like. But these whack jobs from the far left, or middle left for that matter, always look as if they are either high on drugs, or have some kind of brain tumor thing that they are living with.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:11 amJust take a good look at this Markos person, unreal eh?
Pat, is Vermont offering tours to you and others on the right side to help you better understand them?
April 8th, 2008 at 10:14 amwon’t have any effect on them.
they believe in 9/11 conspiracies, that bush it hitler… not amount of proof is going to change their minds.
we just need to throw them in prison for being liberals!! good thing we can spot them by how they look!!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:23 amFuckin’ very funny, Steve.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:24 amHEY!
That’s the Mad Magazine guy!
Say, when did he get the gap fixed between his choppers?
So, Mad Mag is going on this “fact-finding” mission to Israel?
Waaay cool!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:26 amWhy does Markos look as if he is a whiny little faggot that hates his republican father, and therefore everything good about this country? Oh, wait, he’s a lib that says it all…
April 8th, 2008 at 10:29 amWhy does Markos look as if he is a whiny little faggot that hates his republican father, and therefore everything good about this country? Oh, wait, he’s a lib that says it all…
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You mean like Ron Reagan Jr.??
April 8th, 2008 at 10:35 amBrad, I was gonna say about the same thing. He looks like the typical SF HOMO self hating loser. I wonder if his Hamas pals are gonna kidnap him and force him to convert at gun/swordpoint?!?!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:37 amDrill
Ron Reagan Jr. now thats a perfect example. now that guy should be ashamed of himself. Michael Reagan on the other hand, good man!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:54 amSounds like Israel has a better handle on fighting the information war than the Pentagon does.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:56 amI can never remember that idiots last name, so I just call him mini Melosivich. Although Melosivich probably had a personality.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:14 amPlus Newsweek hired that TURD as a columnist. appearantly he was in the Army… Don’t ask, Don’t tell must have pulled the plug on that career option
Whackjob, whackjob, whackjob…
April 8th, 2008 at 11:17 amI thought for sure (and still kinda think) that Daily Kos is going over there to plot targets for Hamas so that Hamas can be over and done with their war against Israeli “oppression” even faster.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:30 amPERHAPS WE CAN FORWARD THE CO-ORDINATES OF THIS
April 8th, 2008 at 11:31 amLITTLE GROUP OF RUMP RANGERS TO THE HAMAS TERRS, NOW
THAT THEY WILL BE BUNCHED TOGTHER, LIKE FLIES ON SHIT.
I hope the Israelis show them the captured videos they have, and then have them meet with the families of the people in the videos. Let them meet people whose children were shot point blank while hiding under their own beds — by these “freedom fighters.”
Alas, the price of Freedom is that creatures like this will drink from the well they didn’t drill.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:50 amYou often tell someone’s crazy by looking in their eyes; he has the same bug eyes as Pelosi, and that runaway bride.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:11 pmSteve,
The funny thing is Israel is a very socialist, leftist society, so it like trying to get the zany far left, KOS, to agree with the “normal” left.
Only lefties would allow themselves to be bombed, rocketed, and shot at daily and not put a end to once and for all.
JS
April 8th, 2008 at 12:12 pmGot to give the Israelis credit for trying to educate these fools…
April 8th, 2008 at 12:20 pmIP727 - right on Bro’ Maybe a few of these little maggots will get smoked over there.. but they’ll always find a way to spin it “Bush’s fault”
April 8th, 2008 at 12:42 pmIt’s wasted energy really. And of all people, the libs should know that wasting energy bad.
April 8th, 2008 at 12:59 pmPush them out of the Helicopter.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:53 pmI am not calling for their physical demise, but hamsrus , I mean hamas, has a difficult choice; the press they would get by wacking these infamous bloggers vs the continued positive press by acting like shiny happy people for them during the visit.
April 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pmPlease tell me that Metrosexual Markos will go, please…
April 8th, 2008 at 2:57 pmWouldn’t it be sweet if Hamass or Hizzbullshitta launch a strike against Israel just when the gaybait losers arrive at the border?
I have to agree that Israel has a better handle on the Information game than does the Puzzle Palace.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:22 pmKudos to the Israelis for at least trying to educate the left-wing US paper tigers (ie progressives, fags, Daily Crapper (Kos) etc).
People, people, people…
These pinkoes are just going over there so they can have the “comeback line,” “Don’t call me anti-Israel, I know the problems Israel has, I’VE VISITED SDEROT, but…” [insert standard idiotic comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany or South Africa]
or it might be a little sham-innoculation for Jewish dhimms–a lot of them are uncomfortable w/Hussein Obama, so BHO’s Kos fans may be trying to get some street cred w/those moron liberal Jews.
They’ll be back w/their “DOWN WITH ZIONIST KIKES!” signs as soon as the election is over.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pmWell, we’re about to see just how much “cognitive dissonance” pain these guys can stand. ‘Cause they’re going to see and hear damn little that fits or is even slightly compatible with their (One-)World View.
Hilarious fantasy: they all come back with their minds and attitudes and politics flipped 180°.
If only!
April 8th, 2008 at 6:24 pmI agree with J-Odysseus.
Nothing (not logic or morality) will ever convince liberals to see the light. So the only reason why they are going to Sderot is to use throw-away lines, to be better debaters (masterdebaters!), & to be more sinister when talking to weak minded people who may think that folks like markos are “open” to all points of view.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:27 amFor once, i am rooting for ham-ass…bombs away, aim for the roaches!!!
Hey,
I volunteer to take MarKKKos around for a tour of understanding. We will start by leaving him “in the hood” for a few days in his pink panties.
Then after a glorious 72 hours, I will teach MarKKKos how to water ski without the ski.
Well wrap up the tour by me showing him the woodshed where my father and his father taught their sons the idea of perfection and respect.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:03 am