Obama's Anti Israel and Anti Semitism Displayed at White House Chanukah Party

      Only the Obamas could bring politics and their anti Israel and anti semitic agenda to the White House Chanukah party on December 9. Chosen to recite the liturgy before the lighting of the Menorah was Susan Talve,  a reform rabbi from St. Louis, Missouri.  Talve is an ultraliberal rabbi and was involved in the Ferguson protests and Black Live Matter demonstrations.  She also supports the anti Israel BDS movement (boycott, divestment, and sanctions).  It is obvious that Obama knew exactly who he was bringing to the White House for this political escapade and knew pretty much what she was going to say.

      When lighting the Menorah, Talve altered one of the prayers, adding the Hebrew equivalent of foremothers after forefathers.  I understand that in some very progressive Jewish institutions adding or changing words to make them gender neutral or equivalent is a common practice. Talve then made a brief, but ultra liberal speech that had virtually nothing to do with Chanukah, but everything to do with her far far left agenda.  Obama could have made this speech himself.
      First she mentioned Ferguson and her alliance with Black Lives Matter for justice for Michael Brown, then gun control and eliminating toxic nuclear waste from the environment.  She spoke against Islamophobia, homophobia, and transphobia and against closing our borders to all immigrants.  Incredulously, she compared those who push these left wing causes as modern Maccabees who support justice for Palestinians as the indigenous people. What then are Jews? I suppose she considers them to be imperialistic oppressors much like the Obamas,  Her only mention of the miracle of Chanukah was to tie it to left wing politics calling for change. (We all know how "hope and change" has devastated America).  Nothing was said about Muslim persecution of Jews (and Christians).  Reuben Rivlin, Israeli President, was also present and actually lit the Menorah.  President of Israel is largely ceremonial and Rivlin is also a promoter of coexistence between Jews and Palestinians.
      I am a native of St. Louis, Missouri and in doing my research for this blog, I came across some articles and letters to the editor in St. Louis's weekly Jewish newspaper The Jewish Light.  I like to call it The Jewish Lite for it is heavy on left wing politics and lite on anything Jewish or Israel.  I used to send in an occasional  letter to the editor and to their credit, they sometimes published it, but I have given up, in part because my mother used to be criticized for what I had to say.  It was shocking how proud this newspaper is of Susan Talve and her commitment to far left causes including justice for Palestinians.  For many the lessons of the Holocaust have been forgotten over the past 70 years so I suppose some American Jews feel it is more important that there is so called justice for the criminal Michael Brown and justice for Palestinians, than the existence of Israel.
      Happy Chanukah to my Jewish readers and merry Christmas to Christians, to all Happy New Year. Thirteen months until wee are rid off the plague of the Obamas.