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Maariv's publication of Barack Obama's Western Wall note spurs outrage, boycott
Haaretz.com ^ | 7/28/08 | Eran Azran

Posted on 07/28/2008 6:46:12 AM PDT by Celerity

The rabbi who supervises Jerusalem's Western Wall condemned the removal of a prayer note purportedly written by Sen. Barack Obama, saying the action was "sacrilegious."

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Moral Issues; Prayer; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: israel; isreal; obama; obamasbigadventure; prayernote; westernwall
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I wonder if it's just Barack's business card "Vote for me!"
1 posted on 07/28/2008 6:46:13 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: Celerity

I feel pretty! -Barack


2 posted on 07/28/2008 6:54:18 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: Celerity
Obama's senior strategist Robert Gibbs told CNN: "We haven't confirmed nor denied" that the note is from the Illinois senator.

Let's hope his senior strategist is as bad at strategy as he is at English.
3 posted on 07/28/2008 6:56:37 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: Celerity
I wonder if it's just Barack's business card "Vote for me!"

The full article has the notes contents.

"Obama's note was published in Maariv and other international publications following his authorization to make the content of the note public. Obama submitted a copy of the note to media outlets when he left his hotel in Jerusalem."

Leave it to Obama to betray someone else's beliefs and a sacred place in a rush for publicity. What a clueless jerk.

4 posted on 07/28/2008 6:58:54 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW ("Make yourself sheep, and the wolves will eat you" Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Celerity

On this issue, I agree with the Rabbi.


5 posted on 07/28/2008 7:02:36 AM PDT by SumProVita ("Cogito ergo sum pro vita." .....updated Descartes)
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To: Celerity
Put that puppy on

6 posted on 07/28/2008 7:09:16 AM PDT by library user
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To: DJ MacWoW

Dear God,

Would you be so humble as to be my running mate?

Hugs and Kisses, sweetie
- Barry O


7 posted on 07/28/2008 7:13:00 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: SumProVita

It is so obviously an Obama Campaign stages “incident” to elicit outrage and sympathy.


8 posted on 07/28/2008 7:14:18 AM PDT by SolidWood (Obamarxislamism, the threat to our Republic!)
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To: Celerity

I think Obamarama left the note in the wrong location - isn’t there a Mosque nearby?


9 posted on 07/28/2008 7:15:01 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (It's the Vast Wright Wing Conspiracy - labeling all whites as racist.)
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To: Celerity

LOL!!!!


10 posted on 07/28/2008 7:15:29 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW ("Make yourself sheep, and the wolves will eat you" Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Celerity
Obama reportedly wrote in the note: "Lord - protect my family and me. Forgive my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will."

Obama's note was published in Maariv and other international publications following his authorization to make the content of the note public. Obama submitted a copy of the note to media outlets when he left his hotel in Jerusalem.

Obama's such a waste of carbon. He probably had never heard of the wailing wall a month ago.

11 posted on 07/28/2008 7:17:54 AM PDT by far sider
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“Maariv’s response: “Obama’s note was published in Maariv and other international publications following his authorization to make the content of the note public. Obama submitted a copy of the note to media outlets when he left his hotel in Jerusalem..”
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If this is the case, so far as I can tell, nobody stole anything. This whole thing was ginned up from the start.


12 posted on 07/28/2008 7:21:37 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: far sider

God’s response:

“Dear Barack,

Drop your party affiliation, stop preaching hate and forsake Islam, as well it’s blood thirsty followers. Return to the individual people their rights to protect themselves, and care for themselves and their family without fear of persecution. Walk away from your path of greed and power and walk the path I lay out for you

-> God”

“Dear God,

No.

-Barack Obama”


13 posted on 07/28/2008 7:23:48 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: Celerity

At least he didn’t begin the note “Father:”


14 posted on 07/28/2008 7:43:11 AM PDT by Syberyenta
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To: sinanju

No, he provided the copy AFTER one newspaper had published it. There’s no indication he had any intention of making it public before this despicable newspaper misappropriated the note and published the contents.


15 posted on 07/28/2008 8:19:02 AM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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Okay, then there are no excuses. Sacrilege not too strong a word. I had always assumed the notes were gathered up every so often and ritually disposed of. The idea of stealing a note, any note, and publishing the contents is outrageous.


17 posted on 07/28/2008 8:29:51 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Can you point to anything to indicate that Obama gave Maariv permission to publish the note, and provided a copy of the text, only after it already was published in Maariv? That's not how I understand it happened.
18 posted on 07/28/2008 8:31:11 AM PDT by Piranha
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Then it WAS a pre-arranged set-up. Just like his family’s appearance on The View.

He once again gets to play both hero and victim.

So he stayed at the King David?


19 posted on 07/28/2008 8:34:29 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: sinanju

The notes ARE collected every so often (I believe it’s twice each year) and ritually disposed of.

Did you see the You Tube video on the Israel Insider link posted above? If it is really made by the campaign, it supports the idea that the prayer was authorized to be published: It quotes it in full twice.


20 posted on 07/28/2008 8:36:48 AM PDT by Piranha
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