“Obviously, he’ll influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to be mopping floors at the White House.”
Rahm Emanuel’s Dad when asked about his son being name Chief of Staff of the White House [via JTA]
Who’s ready for another 8 years of security fences, cluster bombs, and endorsement of Israeli war crimes? Because I certainly am! 
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Pops is a Zionist loon, granted. Bush 41 was a halfway intelligent guy trusted to run the CIA, what happened to his kid ? A father isn’t always the best gauge of his son’s abilities and deepest thoughts..
Israeli war crimes? We must be thinking about different wars, and different arabs.