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  • What? Obama, Biden and Hillary Are Hypocrites When It Comes To Israel?! Really?!

    THE FULL MEASURE OF JOE BIDEN’S HYPOCRISY ON JERUSALEM by ‘Sultan Knish’ Posted Mar. 31, 2010

    Not that long ago, Joseph Robinette Biden was supposedly gravely insulted by Israel announcing that potential housing to be built in Jerusalem had passed one stage of a multi-stage approval process. Biden was so insulted by this dastardly act that he stood up the Prime Minister of Israel for 90 minutes and that he and various Obama Administration officials proceeded to lambaste Israel for "insulting" Biden. Hillary Clinton proclaimed; "it was not only an insult to Biden, but an insult to the United States." "There was an affront, it was an insult", huffed Senior Obama advisor David Axelrod. Hundreds of newspapers immediately penned editorials denouncing Israel's grave insult. The essence of it was that Israel had insulted Biden by laying claim to Jerusalem during his visit.

    There's just one problem with this. In 1995 Biden himself served as a co-sponsor of S. 1322, known as the Jerusalem Embassy Act. (Additional Senate co-sponsors included such obscure legislators as John McCain, Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid, Jesse Helms, John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, Strom Thurmond and Bob Dole.) Let's look at the text of the Jerusalem Embassy Act now.
    (a) STATEMENT OF THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES-

    (1) Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected;

    (2) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel;
    So if we believe the White House, in 1995 Senator Biden co-sponsored a bill in which he laid out a Statement of the Policy of the United States as that of an "Undivided Jerusalem" that is the undivided capital of the State of Israel. In 2010 that same Biden however was gravely insulted by a potential Israeli housing project in Jerusalem.

    But surely that was an accident. After all Biden might not have known what resolution he was actually co-sponsoring. Except that in 1992 Biden also served as co-sponsor of Senate Consecutive Resolution 113. It states that;
    Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress--

    (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reunification of that historic city;

    (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel during the past twenty-five years; and

    (3) calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to issue an unequivocal statement in support of these principles.
    So in 1992, Biden "strongly believed" that Jerusalem should be Israel's undivided capitol and even wanted the President to issue an "unequivocal statement" in support of that. Fast forward a bit and Biden is supposedly gravely insulted because Israel believes unequivocally that Jerusalem is its undivided capital.

    Now certainly Senator Biden twice co-sponsored resolutions and bills that proclaimed Jerusalem to be Israel's undivided capital. But he couldn't for the love of God have done it three times? Or could he have? In 1990 Senator Joseph Robinette Biden co-sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 which stated that;

    Whereas ambiguous statements by the Government of the United States concerning the right of Jews to live in all parts of Jerusalem raise concerns in Israel that Jerusalem might one day be re-divided and access to religious sites in Jerusalem denied to Israeli citizens; and

    Whereas such concerns inhibit and complicate the search for a lasting peace in the region: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the Congress--

    (1) acknowledges that Jerusalem is and should remain the capital of the State of Israel;

    (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic religious group are protected; and

    (3) calls upon all parties involved in the search for peace to maintain their strong efforts to bring about negotiations between Israel and Palestinian representatives.
    Now just so we're keeping track, Biden co-sponsored three Senate resolution, all three of which insisted that Jerusalem should remain Israel's undivided capital. One of which insisted that it was vital for the peace process that Jerusalem should be affirmed by US policy as Israel's undivided capital.
    So naturally, like any good politician, he was insulted by Israel taking him at his word. To argue that Biden was gravely insulted by Israel, is to argue that he was insulted by the policies he himself supported.

    Not just passively supported, but co-sponsored in three Senate resolutions which repeatedly stated that these were meant to be the policy of the United States.

    But of course the hypocrisy train doesn't just stop at Joe Biden Station.

    Hillary Clinton who claimed that Israeli housing "was not only an insult to Biden, but an insult to the United States", in 2007 (barely 2 and a half years ago) issued a paper stating,
    "Hillary Clinton believes that Israel's right to exist in safety as a Jewish state, with defensible borders and an undivided Jerusalem as its capital, secure from violence and terrorism, must never be questioned."
    And barely 2.5 years later, Hillary Clinton is vocally doing the questioning. And the woman who not that long ago said that an "Undivided Jerusalem" must never be questioned, was pretending that Israel approving housing in Jerusalem was a grave insult to the United States.

    The question must then be asked, if Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton supported an undivided Jerusalem and if Israeli housing projects in Jerusalem are an insult to the United States-- weren't Hillary and Joe insulting the United States. Or were they just insulting the Jewish voters who believed their empty promises?

    But the "insults" don't stop there. In 2008 Obama gave a speech in which he said,
    "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.
    " To be fair to Obama, he didn't waste too much time divorcing himself from the statement he had just made. It actually took him only a day to explain that he actually supported dividing Jerusalem, he just didn't want it divided by barbed wire. No, seriously.
    You know, the truth is that this was an example where we had some poor phrasing in the speech. And we immediately tried to correct the interpretation that was given. The point we were simply making was, is that we don’t want barbed wire running through Jerusalem, similar to the way it was prior to the ‘‘67 war, that it is possible for us to create a Jerusalem that is cohesive and coherent.

    After a prolonged study by experts in semantics, it turns out that Obama felt that "Undivided Jerusalem" was subject to all sorts of misinterpretations, such as it being undivided, when he actually meant that it should be cohesive and coherent. Unlike Obama himself. Since no one knows what in the world "cohesive and coherent" might mean as applied to a city, that made it a safe statement to make.
    To sum up, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and even Obama were enthusiastic supporters of an "Undivided Jerusalem" not too long ago, but in the spring of 2010 they were gravely insulted because Israel moved housing in Jerusalem to be built on deserted land through one stage of a multi-stage approvals process while Biden happened to be in the country.

    Now this dog just won't hunt. Either an "Undivided Jerusalem" is a grave insult to the United States and completely destructive of the peace process... in which case Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Obama have all insulted the United States and are destructive of the peace process... or they are completely shameless liars and hypocrites.

    Just to close off this sad chapter with one more stop for the Hypocrisy Express at Joe Biden Station, let's tune in to Joe Biden circa 2001.
    "Why is it that the one ally we have in that part of the world [Israel], that we have the right to publicly chastise them? We would not do that with any other friend …… As much as the Middle East is always on our minds, the best thing we can do is keep it off the US and world press." He also said that such criticism "emboldens those in the Middle East and around the world who still harbor as their sacred goal the elimination of Israel …… It is not for you to tell them [Israel], nor for me, what is in their best interests. We should give them the right to determine what chances they will take"
    Fast forward to 2010 where under the guidance of Barack Hussein Obama, Biden staged a very loud and public bashing of Israel.

    One is reminded of the question, how can you tell when a politician is lying? Easy, his lips are moving.
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  • #2
    Great article going around the InterJew, but unfortunately, parts of it aren't ringing true, at least as far as I can see.

    The second piece attributed to Biden, Senate Consecutive Resolution 113, doesn't seem to exist, at least not for 1992. There's one for 2009,
    S.RES.113 - Federal Government : A resolution designating April 23, 2009, as "National Adopt A Library Day", But not with Biden's name on it.

    All in all, a well written article, just a shame that the fact's aren't all true. There's no reason to lie, especially since there's plenty more out there to quote from, such as the House Resolution Commemorating 30th Anniversary of Reunification of Jerusalem

    House Resolution Commemorating 30th Anniversary of Reunification Jerusalem
    House Resolution 60
    (June 10, 1997)

    Whereas for 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point of Jewish religious devotion;

    Whereas Jerusalem today is also considered a holy city by members of the Christian and Muslim faiths;

    Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Jerusalem for three millennia and a Jewish majority in the city since the 1840's;

    Whereas the once thriving Jewish majority of the historic Old City of Jerusalem was driven out by force during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War;

    Whereas from 1948 to 1967 Jerusalem was a divided city and Israeli citizens of all faiths as well as Jewish citizens of all states were denied access to holy sites in the area controlled by Jordan;

    Whereas in 1967 Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during the conflict known as the Six Day War;

    Whereas since 1967 Jerusalem has been a united city, and persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full access to holy sites within the city;

    Whereas this year marks the 30th year that Jerusalem has been administered as a unified city in which the rights of all faiths have been respected and protected;

    Whereas in 1990 the United States Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 and House Concurrent Resolution 290 declaring that Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, `must remain an undivided city' and calling on Israel and the Palestinians to undertake negotiations to resolve their differences;

    Whereas Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel later cited Senate Concurrent Resolution 106 as having `helped our neighbors reach the negotiating table' to produce the historic Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, signed in Washington, D.C. on September 13, 1993; and

    Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of Israel: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress--

    (1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem and the people of Israel on the 30th anniversary of the reunification of that historic city;
    (2) strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel during the past 30 years;
    (3) calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to affirm publicly as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel; and
    (4) urges United States officials to refrain from any actions that contradict this policy.

    Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 1997.

    Attest:

    Clerk.
    It's a shame, really, because like I said, otherwise it was a very good article

    EDIT: MEA CULPA. Geno found the second bill that I couldn't find, so I retract my objections, render my apologies to the author (should he happen to be reading this) and to you guys, and I still think this is a superbly written article
    Last edited by bigross86; 09 Apr 10,, 00:10.
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    • #3
      Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

      S.CON.RES.113
      Title: A concurrent resolution concerning the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.
      Sponsor: Sen Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [NY] (introduced 5/6/1992) Cosponsors (73)

      Related Bills: H.CON.RES.316
      Latest Major Action: 6/18/1992 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

      That isn't it?

      ---

      Anyhow, agreed, good article. (I saw it on Israpundit.)
      Last edited by Genosaurer; 08 Apr 10,, 23:28. Reason: Format fail
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      • #4
        Yeah, that could be it. I must have search for a good 15 minutes, couldn't find it. I must be tired, it's late here...
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        • #5
          That's the one, Biden was a co-sponsor.

          bigross- To search a bill, google the title and year, you will find the right one. The numbers get re-used in different congresses and sometimes changed as the legislation moves through the process
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          • #6
            I searched for it, and this article came up something like 17 million times.
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            • #7
              Search like this:

              Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 - Google Search

              Scroll down and open the govtrack site and you can see the cosponsors.
              "We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008

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              • #8
                Like I said, the first and third ones I was able to find, it was the second one that gave me problems. But Genosaurer found it, so all is good.

                It's 2:00 AM, I should be sleeping, but the internet, she calls me...
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by bigross86 View Post
                  Like I said, the first and third ones I was able to find, it was the second one that gave me problems.
                  Ah, sorry missed that part. If you don't have a title you have to search the thomas.loc.gov database. If you don't know the congress you have to do multi-congress search.

                  Search Multiple Congresses - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

                  Use the bill number, check all congresses, senate only, as your query and it will narrow it down- the one you were looking for was the second one returned.
                  "We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008

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                  • #10
                    Thankx. I'll remember for next time
                    Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

                    Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.

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