President Barack Obama recognized Holocaust Remembrance Day that was marked in Israel on Thursday with a splendid statement against anti-Semitism while ignoring Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s remarks last night that noted that Iran is preparing to murder 6 million Jews in Israel with a nuclear weapon.
Obama dutifully said, “Never Forget” and “Never Again” and added:
Yet, even as we recognize that mankind is capable of unspeakable acts of evil, we also draw strength from the survivors, the liberators, and the righteous among nations who represented humanity at its best.
With their example to guide us, together we must firmly and forcefully condemn the anti-Semitism that is still far too common today. Together we must stand against bigotry and hatred in all their forms. And together, we can leave our children a world that is more just, more free, and more secure for all humankind.
Netanyahu has asked that if President Obama is so sure his deal with Iran can stop the regime in Tehran from procuring a nuclear warhead to be aimed at Israel, all Iran has to do to signal its peaceful intentions is to recognize Israel as a country.
Obama rejected the idea out of hand, explaining that it is not practical because it would ruin his deal with the Islamic Republic.