Friday, November 30, 2007

Coexisting Apartheid at Annapolis


Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs asks a good question. “Can you imagine, if you will, the leaders of a "white" country refusing to shake hands or walk through the same doors (as) the leaders of a "black" country?” I suppose the last year of any US Presidency is dedicated to legacy building and traditionally that means adding yet one more treaty to the history books. Of course, words on paper don’t mean anything if they leave the real world problems in place, but it does make a new bullet point on a resume.

Caroline B. Glick: This week the Bush Administration legitimized Arab anti-Semitism. In an effort to please the Saudis and their Arab brothers, the Bush administration agreed to physically separate the Jews from the Arabs at the Annapolis conference in a manner that aligns with the apartheid policies of the Arab world which prohibit Israelis from setting foot on Arab soil.

Israel's humiliated Foreign Minister did not receive support from her American counterpart. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who spent her childhood years in the segregated American South, sided with the Arabs. Although polite enough to note that she doesn't support the slaughter of Israelis, she made no bones about the fact that her true sympathies lie with the racist Arabs.

As she put it, "I know what it is like to hear that you cannot go on a road or through a checkpoint because you are a Palestinian. I understand the feeling of humiliation and powerlessness." Rice's remarks make clear that for the Secretary of State there is no difference between Israelis trying to defend themselves from a jihadist Palestinian society which supports the destruction of the Jewish state and bigoted white Southerners who oppressed African Americans because of the color of their skin. It is true that Israel has security concerns, but as far as Rice is concerned, the Palestinians are the innocent victims.

It is amazing how far Condoleezza Rice has drifted out of the national spotlight. Three years ago she plays such a pivotal role in the Bush Administration the Aunt Jemima insults were flying from one side as calls for her candidacy arise from the base. Then about a year and a half ago, there is speculation Bush lost faith in his Secretary of State, and that breach has never fully healed.

August 2006: The U.S. response to the Israeli-Hezbollah war was said to have divided both the administration as well as the family of President George W. Bush. At the same time, it marked the first time since Ms. Rice became secretary of state that the president has overruled her ."For the last 18 months, Condi was given nearly carte blanche in setting foreign policy guidelines," a senior government source familiar with the issue said. "All of a sudden, the president has a different opinion and he wants the last word."

Maybe ‘APARTHEID is PEACE’ bumper stickers will start appearing on Madison motor vehicles next to the ‘COEXIST’ slogan. After all, this may be the best option for people wanting to avoid violence while leaving the ideological hatred intact.