UPDATE: February 7, 2011
Published: 02/07/11, 9:02 AM / Last Update: 02/07/11, 9:30 AM
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Obama: Have No Fear, Muslim Brotherhood is not a Majority
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
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n an interview with Fox News Sunday, the president, responding to a question if the Brotherhood is a “threat to the USA,” answered,” I think that the Muslim Brotherhood is one faction in Egypt. They don't have majority support in Egypt.
When pressed to answer if the Brotherhood is a “threat,” President Obama did not directly answer and instead stated, “They are well-organized, and there are strains of their ideology that are anti-U.S. There's no doubt about it.
"But here's the thing that we have to understand, there are a, there are a whole bunch of educators and civil society in Egypt that wants to come to the fore as well. And it's important for us not to say that our only two options are either the Muslim Brotherhood or a suppressed Egyptian people… What I want is a representative government in Egypt.”
Neither interviewer Bill O’Reilly nor President Obama referred to two recent precedents, Hamas and Hizbullah, the well-organized terrorist groups that have manipulated their minorities into controlling Gaza and Lebanon, either directly or indirectly.
Hamas lost out to Fatah in the 2005 presidential election in the Palestinian Authority, in which Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas was elected. However, it later won the first and only legislative elections and then staged a coup in Gaza.
has manipulated its minority presence in the Lebanese government into an effective majority by gaining veto powers, and forcing the appointment of a prime minister acceptable to its interests.
Middle East expert Prof. Shimon Shamir explained on Israel public radio Monday morning, “Do not expect the Muslim Brotherhood to relinquish its platform for Shania,” a reference to their plan to make Muslim law the supreme legal authority.
“They talk about coalitions, but they are much stronger than the other parties, and we saw in Europe how they go into a coalition and then the radicals take over. However, it is too early to say that they are actually in power.”
(IsraelNationalNews.com)
When pressed to answer if the Brotherhood is a “threat,” President Obama did not directly answer and instead stated, “They are well-organized, and there are strains of their ideology that are anti-U.S. There's no doubt about it.
"But here's the thing that we have to understand, there are a, there are a whole bunch of educators and civil society in Egypt that wants to come to the fore as well. And it's important for us not to say that our only two options are either the Muslim Brotherhood or a suppressed Egyptian people… What I want is a representative government in Egypt.”
Neither interviewer Bill O’Reilly nor President Obama referred to two recent precedents, Hamas and Hizbullah, the well-organized terrorist groups that have manipulated their minorities into controlling Gaza and Lebanon, either directly or indirectly.
Hamas lost out to Fatah in the 2005 presidential election in the Palestinian Authority, in which Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas was elected. However, it later won the first and only legislative elections and then staged a coup in Gaza.
has manipulated its minority presence in the Lebanese government into an effective majority by gaining veto powers, and forcing the appointment of a prime minister acceptable to its interests.
Middle East expert Prof. Shimon Shamir explained on Israel public radio Monday morning, “Do not expect the Muslim Brotherhood to relinquish its platform for Shania,” a reference to their plan to make Muslim law the supreme legal authority.
“They talk about coalitions, but they are much stronger than the other parties, and we saw in Europe how they go into a coalition and then the radicals take over. However, it is too early to say that they are actually in power.”
(IsraelNationalNews.com)
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Despite the political coups of Hamas and Hizbullah minorities in the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon, U.S. President Barack insists that the radical is not a threat because it is not a majority.
Obama: Have No Fear, Muslim Brotherhood is not a Majority
Reported: 09:30 AM - Feb/07/11
Despite political coups of Hamas and Hizbullah in the PA and Lebanon, Obama says Muslim Brotherhood is not a threat.
Picture of the Day - Mr. Smiley Face holding sign: "Islam will dominate the world"
Note:
I am certain that all Israelis suffering under the constant missiles and rockets from Hamas will sigh relief to know that Obama does not consider MB a threat. Whew! And to think I was concerned about the next suicide bomber; kidnapping of an Israeli soldier; or, the shooting of an Israeli couple and their family as they drive along the highway. Obama apparently cannot discern between a terrorist and a friend .. as I said earlier this evening. Or, does he side with terrorists, since the Msulim Brotherhood is the father of Hamas, a terrorist organization, according to the United States of America. Oh, the MB has threatened Israel, from its hiding places in Egypt, so I must ask, "Is Obama deaf to these threats?" ...
