MOSHE PHILLIPS:DID THE STATE DEP’T TRY TO WRECK GLENN BECK’S JERUSALEM RALLY?
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Did the U.S. State Department Try to Wreck Glenn Beck’s Jerusalem Rally?
Did the U.S. A U.S. based Christian organization called the “Liberty Counsel” has claimed that the U.S. State Department tried to wreck Glenn Beck’s August pro-Israel “Restoring Courage” rally in Jerusalem by officially advising American citizens that the immediate area were the rally would be was dangerous.
The terrorist attacks that were perpetrated by Islamo-fascists while Beck was in Israel were in the Eilat area, a four hour drive south from Jerusalem…
Below is the text from the news release from the “Liberty Counsel” —
Press Release
August 29, 2011
U.S. State Department Promoting an Anti-Israel Propaganda Agenda
Washington, DC – The U.S. State Department is promoting an anti-Israel propaganda campaign. The extent of the campaign and the misinformation raises serious concern. The most recent misinformation surfaced last week when the U.S. issued a “warning” to all U.S. citizens the day of Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” event on August 24 in Jerusalem.
On the same day, the Consulate General of the United States released an “Emergency Message” stating that “Jerusalem is under a heightened Security Alert.” U.S. citizens in Jerusalem were told to “exercise extra vigilance and avoid large crowds during upcoming rallies and religious holidays, particularly in and around Jerusalem’s Old City.” The “warning” continued: “On Wednesday, August 24, 2011, there will be a rally held near the south east [sic] corner of the Old City.” The areas where the “Restoring Courage” event was being held “are off limits to official U.S. Government personnel from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on that day due to recent clashes in the area.” http://Jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/wms-082411.html.
Beck’s event began at 5:00 p.m. in the exact area referenced above. “As one who spoke at Glenn Beck’s event outside the Southern Wall of the Old City on August 24, I can say that the U.S. State Department’s ‘warning’ was false political propaganda designed to advance an anti-Israel agenda,” said Mat Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law. “There had been no ‘clashes’ in the area prior to the ‘Restoring Courage’ event, and there were none during or after the event,” said Staver. “When U.S. citizens who attended Glenn Beck’s event learned of the State Department’s ‘warning,’ they were outraged because they knew it to be untrue,” Staver added. Staver also said, “At the event I spoke with Israelis who work in the highest level of government. If anyone would have had intelligence suggesting danger, these people would have, and yet they appeared at the event.”
The District of Columbia is far more dangerous than Jerusalem or the entire nation of Israel. As of August 26, there were 71 murders in the District, down from a high of 479 in 1991. In all of Israel last year there were 139 homicides, but in the District there were 132. Considering only Jerusalem, the number of homicides or violent crimes pales compared to the District.
The U.S. Consulate General for Jerusalem issued a press release promoting a folk rock concert, funded by U.S. tax dollars, to “promote dialogue and mutual understanding between Palestinians and Americans” held in Jerusalem and the “West Bank” only one month prior to Beck’s event. http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov/pr_072011.html. The same website lists 7 pro-Palestinian programs and no pro-Israeli programs. http://jerusalem.usconsulate.gov.
END PRESS RELEASE
The “Liberty Counsel” states that it “is an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono assistance and representation on these and related topics. With offices in Florida, Virginia, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem, Israel, Liberty Counsel has hundreds of advocates around the world.”
The organization says that it is designated “by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization, Liberty Counsel is funded by tax-deductable donations from concerned individuals, churches and organizations.”
The press release can be found online here: http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14102&AlertID=1300
How did this not get any press coverage? —
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