Progressive journalists Max Blumenthal and Joseph Dana have posted an astonishing video shot in Jerusalem on the eve of Barack Obama's Cairo speech, in which a crowd of drunken youths tells us how they really feel about the U.S. President. Most of the youths interviewed by Blumenthal and Dana are obviously Americans, in Israel for some education and/or indoctrination program and feeling an all-new sense of swaggering macho entitlement and self-importance fueled by alcohol and testosterone.

This picture is one far darker than that of simple youthful exuberance "gone wild," however: Epithets including "nigger" and "faggot" as well as other obscenities are hurled at Obama by the youths, leading one to wonder how much of their hate was brought with them from America and how much was drilled into their little heads after their arrival in Israel. One young man states clearly that in his opinion Obama "deserves to get shot" and then exclaims "white power, fuck the niggers." Another says, "We're coming for you, Obama." None of the interviewees seems exceptionally bright, one young lady revealing her ignorance by first calling Obama "a Muslim" and "a terrorist" then boasting that she knows what she's talking about because she's a political science major although she doesn't even know who Benjamin Netanyahu is ("Who's Benjamin Yahoo?"). Watch and be astonished:



I sincerely hope that the parents of these spoiled, ignorant little brats will see this video and be deeply, deeply embarrassed by their children's behavior. Then I hope that each of these youths will be dragged back home to America by the scruff of the neck, grounded with no allowance for life, and given a lecture on bigotry that s/he will never, ever forget. And sent to bed without any supper or beer. Finally, I hope that these parents and others will take a serious look at what their children are learning in education/indoctrination programs such as that which these youths represent (I gather from Blumenthal and others referenced below that Birthright Israel is a likely candidate). Minus only the wet white-sheet-and-hood contest, whatever program this crew represents looks to me like some strange combination of a Wahhabist madrassah and Spring Break in Klan Country.

See also: Max Blumenthal, Haaretz, Mondoweiss. Blumenthal's and Dana's video has been censored by The Huffington Post.

Mark C. Eades
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