The Palestinians are whining that German Chancellor Angela Merkel “offended” their feelings. All together now: Awwwww.
Palestinian Authority officials have accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of “offending the Palestinians’ feelings” during her visit earlier this week to Ramallah, where she met with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
The accusations, the first of their kind against a European leader, were made by top PA officials only hours after Merkel and her entourage left Ramallah on Monday.
“She did everything to provoke the Palestinians during her visit,” said one official. “She showed no understanding for the plight of our people. On the other hand, she appeared to be very biased toward Israel.”
The official claimed that while Merkel refused to meet with families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, she focused during her talks with Abbas on the need to release kidnapped IDF Cpl. Gilad Schalit, who has been held in the Gaza Strip since last June. In addition, he noted, Merkel met with the families of missing IDF soldiers during her visit to Jerusalem.
Charles Johnson very kindly gave me this picture for just such times:
(Note: When I figure out what I did wrong with my images directory, you’ll be able to see the image.
Thank heavens somebody in Europe is finally showing some nads.
Het, how do you say, “Good on you” in German?
There’s something truly surreal about the German chancellor being accused of having a bias toward Israel.
Thanks to you and Charles. I used the photo here