Obama Talks to Netanyahu—Did Bibi Tell Barry to Stuff It?

Roger L. Simon   From the JPost:

The United States is prepared to facilitate a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, US President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu by phone today.
In the call, Obama “reiterated the United States’ strong condemnation of continuing rocket fire into Israel by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in Gaza and reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against these attacks,” the White House said in a readout of the conversation.
But Netanyahu has ruled out a ceasefire with Hamas in the short-term. On the contrary, the Israeli leader has vowed a series of additional stages to Operation Protective Edge—his government’s response to continued rocket fire on Israeli towns and cities, after Hamas, a terrorist organization, stockpiled tens of thousands of rockets in the coastal territory over the last several years.
A ceasefire is “not even on the agenda,” Netanyahu told members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, just hours before his call with the US leader.

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"I’m confused. Weren’t “progressives” supposed to be for religious freedom and opposed to misogyny,  homophobia and theocracy? Oh, well.  Maybe I was misinformed.
Enough already.  Bibi, it’s up to you.  Western civilization’s last stand.

"We should all be encouraging Netanyahu now, lining up behind him, no matter what our smaller biases. He needs friends at home and abroad.  So do the Israeli soldiers. Even though I am not religious, I will be praying for them."

Rocket Strikes Sderot Day Care Center, No One Hurt

 

From Israel Hayom:  This US President seems to be, um, under-respected by America's allies who are threatened by evil factions

 

Meanwhile, at Obama's base of voters:    ... "In the United States, so-called “peace groups” continue to advocated boycotts, divestments and sanctions against Israel and blame Israel for the current conflict. No BDS effort is directed toward Gaza; to the contrary, they demand that the obviously insufficient blockade intended to keep weapons out of Gaza be lifted." ...Jennifer Rubin

UPDATED: Netanyahu Not Interested In Obama’s Offer To Negotiate Cease-Fire, Says Deal With Hamas “Not Even On The Agenda”…

Weasel Zippers  ... "But Netanyahu has ruled out a ceasefire with Hamas in the short-term. On the contrary, the Israeli leader has vowed a series of additional stages to Operation Protective Edge— his government’s response to continued rocket fire on Israeli towns and cities, after Hamas, a terrorist organization, stockpiled tens of thousands of rockets in the coastal territory over the last several years.

"A ceasefire is “not even on the agenda,” Netanyahu told members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, just hours before his call with the US leader."

UPDATE: Bibi says 'no thanks' to Obama offer to broker cease fire with Hamas
[Caroline Glick] believes that Hamas is encouraged to keep up the attacks because of rhetoric like this and it's hard to argue with her. The president and State Department offer soothing words of support to shore up their Jewish base while savaging Israel in international forums in order to placate Muslims. This is why Bibi hates Obama and considers him a feckless ally.

History Repeating Itself: Obama has Sold out Israel Just Like Chamberlain Sold out Czechoslovakia    "A Decisive Chamberlain-Obama “Appeasement” Moment 

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”   Winston Churchill

"Just as Chamberlain fed Czechoslovakia to the hungry Nazi alligator to appease it, isn’t that what Obama has done–fed Israel to the hungry Islamist alligator, Iran?" 

Q: When is Obama going to take responsibility for something? A: When ….

Legal Insurrection   ... A. When it’s about getting bin Laden, otherwise it’s Bush’s fault.
 

Where Is Obama’s Border Policy? A serious president would push to eliminate the Central American loophole in our immigration laws.

 Charles Krauthammer   ... "There is no logic. Just a quirk of the law — a 2008 law intended to deter sex trafficking. It mandates that Central American kids receive temporary relocation, extensive assistance and elaborate immigration/deportation proceedings, which many simply evade.

"This leniency was designed for a small number of sex-trafficked youth. It was never intended for today’s mass migration aimed at establishing a family foothold in America.

"Stopping this wave is not complicated. A serious president would go to Congress tomorrow proposing a change in the law, simply mandating that Central American kids get the same treatment as Mexican kids, i.e., be subject to immediate repatriation.

"Then do so under the most humane conditions. Buses with every amenity. Kids accompanied by nurses and social workers and interpreters and everything they need on board. But going home.

"One thing is certain. When the first convoys begin rolling from town to town across Central America, the influx will stop." ...   More at NRO

 

Texas Gov. Rick Perry wanted to discuss the issue with America's president   And how'd that work out?

... "He did, however, reluctantly agree to a hastily-arranged meeting with Texas Governor Rick Perry to talk about the growing emergency. Well, not actually talk, but listen. Okay, he didn't listen either - but at least he was in the room - giggling - long enough to get a picture taken..." 

"Things you can do at #hobbylobby #keepyourrosariesoffmyovaries #prochoice."

Althouse    More at "Crafty activists are trolling Hobby Lobby by rearranging in-store craft displays to spell ‘pro-choice’" in The Washington Post.

Shea’s fans — actress Wendi McLendon-Covey and columnist Dan Savage among them — have lauded the stunt as a clever, light-hearted way to draw attention to women’s health and the Hobby Lobby case. Her critics, meanwhile, have dismissed it as childish and misguided, less sticking it to “the man” and more inconveniencing a bunch of frazzled, innocent store employees....

 

In either case, what Shea terms a “protest” or a “prank” is almost indistinguishable from trolling — provoking annoyance and fury, merely to infuriate and annoy. That’s not a criticism, but it’s certainly an intriguing commentary on the state of political discourse these days. We have reached a point where the end-game, perhaps necessarily, isn’t to convert hearts and minds — it’s just to make some noise.

 "1.  "Pro-choice" is the wrong word in the context where the business owners resisted being denied the choice about covering birth control and where that resistance is premised on their religion which they have the right to choose. Those who don't like the choices the business owners have made have the choice to shop elsewhere.

"2. The pranksters are taunting those who have taken a strong stand based on religion. Are we really going to taunt people about religion? If you're inclined to say yes, do you really mean it, across the board for all religions, or is this a special willingness to taunt Christians? If it's special for Christians, why is that? Is it because you think it's okay to taunt what you think is the dominant group? If Christians like the ones your protesting against really were dominant, we shouldn't, in a democracy, end up with laws forcing them to do things against their conscience, so I'd say, the existence of the birth control mandate is evidence that they are not the dominant group, in which case, you're harassing a minority. Why would you do that? Is it that you feel safe picking on Christians?"

Some comments to this story:
  "Uh... because Christians don't tend to kill you when you prank them? 

..."Such HL protests by the post-Marxist Left are not about presenting a rational discourse for the public to mull over & hopefully, support. They seek not to refute, but to make opposing viewpoints "un-thinkable' " ...

..."Everyone feels safe picking on Christians because there are no consequences for doing so. You won't find a similar relish for picking on Muslims, because there is a distinct tendency to riots and slit throats when the "prophet" is maligned (or even depicted). That is certainly an interesting set of incentives to be pushing, isn't it? "

...Michael said (I hasten to add) :

 "There are an uncommon number of fat, tattooed women with a cause. As they degrade their bodies there seems to be a collateral degradation of brain cells. They are very unattractive. Their ideas are sophomoric. Stunts like this are asinine. She is not a customer of the store and making fun, as she is, of both the company and its customers is not a smart or winning strategy.

"She should save her "creativity" for new tattoo ideas. "  

I did a search of "pictures pro choice protests at muslim stores". What do you think came up?  Bupkis

Same for this search: "pictures pro choice protests at islamic centers". One link was to the protest against the Muslim victory mosque at Ground Zero, but not a pro-choice activist anywhere. I'm sure the pro-choice crowd thought that Ground Zero issue was due to intolerance.