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US condemns Mohammed Morsi anti-Semitic remarks
Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 9:17PM GMT 15 Jan 2013 | Jon Swaine

Posted on 01/15/2013 2:12:00 PM PST by Olog-hai

The White House has condemned anti-Semitic remarks by Mohammed Morsi, the Egyptian president, who once described Israelis as the “descendants of apes and pigs”.

Mr. Morsi’s slurs, which emerged in recordings from 2010, were termed “deeply offensive” by Jay Carney, Mr. Obama’s press secretary, who said concerns had been raised with Egyptian officials.

Mr. Carney urged Mr. Morsi, who has promised to respect Egypt’s decades-old peace treaty with Israel, to promptly state publicly that he respects people of all faiths. …

Jewish groups have sharply criticized the remarks and said they raised troubling questions about the future of America’s delicate relations with Egypt’s new leaders. …

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; egyptmb; mohammedmorsi; morsi; morsiantisemitic; muslimbrotherhood; rop

1 posted on 01/15/2013 2:12:09 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Morsi: “Yeah yeah yeah, whatever”


2 posted on 01/15/2013 2:13:22 PM PST by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: Olog-hai

Jay Carney is deeply offended. Oh, dear.


3 posted on 01/15/2013 2:17:46 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Olog-hai

hey obama and you socialists, hows that middle east and obama’s policy working out for there, you frigging idiots.

Now we get into Mali, after Libya and after getting rid of an ally of 30 years in Egypt


4 posted on 01/15/2013 2:18:36 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Olog-hai

Jay Carney, Mr. Obama’s press secretary, who said concerns had been raised with Egyptian officials. Actually Jay jumped all over their butts saying that it is Obamas prerogative to criticize Israel and they Morsi better stop upstaging him!


5 posted on 01/15/2013 2:26:00 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Olog-hai
“Morsi, here are 20 of our best fighter jets, now don’t say mean things about Israel, pretty please?”
6 posted on 01/15/2013 2:28:55 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: Olog-hai

oooooo! Condemned! That is sure to make the 6th century sand monkey quake in his boots.


7 posted on 01/15/2013 2:34:12 PM PST by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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To: Olog-hai

Mr. Morsi’s slurs, which emerged in recordings from 2010, were termed “deeply offensive” by Jay Carney,

although the Food Stamp President actually agrees with him. Jay Carney is a dolt and lightweight and nobody pays attention to him. Anyone whose last job was as a mouthpiece for Slow Joe cannot really be taken seriously ever.


8 posted on 01/15/2013 2:39:38 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet
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The condemnation is just about as good as being whipped by wet spaghetti noodles. another waste of a million dollars by Odumbass


9 posted on 01/15/2013 3:06:02 PM PST by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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