Barack Obama promised a presidency of transparency- he has delivered the opposite.
His use of drones in Pakistan and other countries has killed hundreds of civilians. He has also authorized the assassination of an American citizen without due process, and he has not made the legal papers rationalizing such extrajudicial killing available to the public.
On June 1, 2014, New York City will again host a Celebrate Israel parade in Manhattan. Americans positive attitude towards Israel has increased in each of the past decades. Israel ranks #8 in Americans favorability rankings globally, and higher than any country in the Middle East and Africa.
There is only one country in the world whose anthem is all about its capital: Israel’s 2000 year hope is to be a free people in their Jewish homeland of Zion and JERUSALEM.
The “War on Terror” has thus far claimed 4,423 US lives in Iraq; 2,320 lives In Afghanistan and another 66 lives around the Arabian Sea.
In addition, there have been over 50,000 injured, over 34,000 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Diagnoses and over 4,000 servicemen killed since returning from battle from suicide and car accidents.
From Netafim drip irrigation in 1967 to SodaStream today, Israel leads the Middle East in environmentally-friendly projects.
It is a curious phenomenon that some Christian groups are considering a BDS of Israel. Israel is one of the only countries in the Middle East: which has seen an increase in its Christian population; where the number of Christian tourists exceeds every other religion; has complete freedom of religion including protecting Christian holy places.
There are over 100 countries that have a terrible record in their treatment of Christians, yet no Christian groups are considering boycotting them.
Israel’s Hula Valley is one of the great rest stops for birds in their migration from northern Europe and Asia to Africa and back again.
Only Israel has an anthem of hope. The other countries in the region have hymns to martyrdom. Music from Enya- Hope has a Place
The Palestinians accuse Israel of provoking their ire and attacks for such activities as rebuilding a destroyed synagogue and archeological digs.
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