FOXNews.com article by Ken Blackwell on Obama Admin. policy toward Israel notes JINSA Afilliation, 4/9/10
Does Obama Want Israel to Sign a Suicide Pact?
By Ken Blackwell
President Obama is often said to be pursuing a Wilsonian line in foreign policy. Wilson wanted, ineffectually, “to make the world safe for democracy.” Is Obama trying to make the world safe for Islam?
Does Obama Want Israel to Sign a Suicide Pact?
By Ken Blackwell
President Obama is often said to be pursuing a Wilsonian line in foreign policy. Wilson wanted, ineffectually, “to make the world safe for democracy.” Is Obama trying to make the world safe for Islam?
President George Washington did something amazing in 1790. He delivered an address–often described as his Letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport. Washington’s address was given in response to the congratulations he had received from Rhode Island’s oldest Jewish community. The Jews’ letter to the President applauded the formation of the Washington’s administration under the new Constitution. Their letter to the President used a wonderful phrase: “This government gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” These words have for centuries been attributed gratefully to Washington, but they were first addressed to him. Washington was the first ruler in human history to address the Jews as equal fellow citizens. That is but one of many reasons to honor the Founders’ work and to recognize its continuing importance. Washington concluded his address with a ringing phrase from Scripture: “Let each sit under his own vine and fig tree and let there be none to make him afraid.” (I Kings 4:25)
It’s worth remembering that amazing Washington letter. Next week, in the city of Washington, more than 40 nations’ representatives will gather for President Obama’s “Nuclear Security Summit.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be one of them.