White House knocks "divisive rhetoric" against Arabs in Israeli election

[Lamar]

[quote] The White House said on Wednesday that it was deeply concerned by the use of "divisive rhetoric" in the Israeli election that sought to undermine Arab-Israeli citizens.[/quote]
[url]http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/israel-election-whitehouse-idINKBN0ME2AG20150318[/url]

[quote]Facing a potential defeat in Israeli elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned supporters in a video Tuesday that the country’s Arabs are voting in large numbers. “The right-wing government is in danger. Arab voters are coming out in droves to the polls,” said Netanyahu, per Haaretz. “Left-wing organizations are busing them out.” The paper reports that there are indeed “signs of increased voter turnout among the Arab Israeli population relative to the previous election,” though Arab political figures are as of yet “reluctant to express too much optimism.”[/quote]
[url]http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/17/netanyahu_arab_voters_at_polls_in_droves.html[/url]

[Reshy]

Another term with a terrible leader that will make Israel look bad and suffer more.

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=Reshy;47350882]Another term with a terrible leader that will make Israel look bad and suffer more.[/QUOTE]

some would say the same about the US and the opposite about israel

[Aide]

[QUOTE=Reshy;47350882]Another term with a terrible leader that will make Israel look bad and suffer more.[/QUOTE]

Let's not let people from other countries chime in and tell you what they think of Israel's government. I bet you they wouldn't say that. Their's nothing wrong with Israel as a country but what the government is doing isn't right. US isn't innocent either but what were seeing is the US showing some back bone and speaking up about injustices.

Of course I could of misread your entire post if so I'm sorry and agree with the statement.

[Monkah]

Didn't this happen in the US, with the Republicans claiming that all of the minorities were going to vote for Obama in large numbers?

[Lamar]

[QUOTE=Monkah;47351984]Didn't this happen in the US, with the Republicans claiming that all of the minorities were going to vote for Obama in large numbers?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, a number of racists who happened to be republican were fear-mongering in such a way. You didn't see any of the serious contenders make racist and divisive remarks like that though.

[Zero-Point]

[QUOTE=Aide;47351973]Let's not let people from other countries chime in and tell you what they think of Israel's government. I bet you they wouldn't say that. Their's nothing wrong with Israel as a country but [b]what the government is doing isn't right. US isn't innocent either but what were seeing is the US showing some back bone and speaking up about injustices. [/b]

Of course I could of misread your entire post if so I'm sorry and agree with the statement.[/QUOTE]

No matter how I try, I cannot explain that bit to any conservative I've met without them accusing me of supporting our "Commie-in-Chief".

[editline]18th March 2015[/editline]

[QUOTE=Lamar;47352033]Yeah, a number of racists who happened to be republican were fear-mongering in such a way. You didn't see any of the serious contenders make racist and divisive remarks like that though.[/QUOTE]

Were? They still are. Not a day goes by where I DON'T see some idiot ranting and raving about how Obama's trying to bring Sharia Law to the US.