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American visiting US Jerusalem consulate: "I felt like an interloper, not an American citizen..."

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Submitted by Aaron (United States), Oct 3, 2008 at 13:38

Adult supervision, indeed.

http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/wisdom/entry/the_american_consulate_in_east

Sherri Mandell (son murdered several years ago by Muslim terrorists) describes her family's recent visit to the insultingly obtuse American consulate in eastern Jerusalem.

"Do not go to the American Consulate website if you want to think that America is neutral in the conflict that exists here. The cultural activities that are currently being highlighted are almost exclusively for Palestinians: Ramadan cultural evenings, books donated to high schools in Beit Jala and Nablus, a musical evening video-conference from the states for Palestinians...

"... I felt like an interloper, not an American citizen receiving services that are due to my son and me. It felt like being in an Arab consulate, not an Israeli one, and certainly not an American one."

"Serving the needs" of American citizens is the publicly professed mission of America's Jerusalem consulate. Currying favor with the PLO and its Muslim backers is the actual one.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
The first US Consul in Jerusalem was a convert to Judaism. The consulate is embarrassed about that. [59 words]Joshua FoxMar 7, 2013 03:17204085
1President Obama could have changed this but he did not. [37 words]Phil GreendMar 3, 2013 23:28204014
5American visiting US Jerusalem consulate: "I felt like an interloper, not an American citizen..." [152 words]AaronOct 3, 2008 13:38139492
1But of course! [69 words]ShishirOct 5, 2008 04:05139492
how can we protest this? [78 words]Oren Ben-BassatMar 18, 2008 05:55122916
Further obnoxiousness [139 words]Jonathan GoldbergJun 7, 2006 08:4547229
An explanation, Jonathan [177 words]Tito CohenJul 10, 2006 17:3847229
1Add on to the story [153 words]Jerusalem inhabitantJan 20, 2006 08:0932049
1Experience with the US consulate [191 words]William Cantor, MDJan 19, 2006 13:2032002
1More Proof of American Politician's Lack of Will [92 words]Stephen HancockJan 19, 2006 07:2831986
1Two American embassies [77 words]deegeeDec 31, 2005 04:5930834
1The US Consulate In Jerusalem [127 words]Adina KutnickiDec 30, 2005 12:0430789
US State Department Is Really the Anti-US State Department [59 words]Tom DundeeMar 8, 2013 13:2430789
2A prediction [52 words]Robert KosloverDec 28, 2005 18:3930712

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