Much has been made of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s infamous quote: “Israel must be wiped off the map.” Maybe he knew of this Chinese-made globe?
Yes, this globe now found at Target stores, has literally 'wiped Israel of the map'. It is not there. Instead, "Palestine" is printed over the area.
“They’re teaching kids there is no Israel, only Palestine,” Rabbi Gary Moskowitz, who bought a globe for his daughter, told Andrea Peyser of the New York Post. “This foments hatred.”
Amy Reilly of Target customer relations initially said the omission of Israel was due to lack of space on the globe. To which Peyser responded: “Isn’t ‘Palestine’ a longer word?”
What a lame excuse. I am tired of stupid arguments a 3-year-old child could see through.
Anyway, only after getting complaints, Target began pulling the globe from its 1,744 stores.
A spokesman for New Jersey-based Devrian Global Industries, which imported tens of thousands of globes from China, said: “Obviously, it was a mistake. We obviously offended some people.”
Gee, ya think?
Shades Of 1666
No CommentsAugust 9, 2011 at 4:48 pmCategory:Commentary | In the News
Party like it's 1666. They seem to be. The rioters.
The last great London fire was in 1666 (yeah – 666)
Back then, the great London fire was devastating and not something celebrated en masse by lazy and selfish people who just wanted stuff and even had the temerity to post their stolen goods on Facebook!
The riots have spread to other cities outside of London – Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and Nottingham. The riots claimed their first life – a man was shot to death while in his car in South London.
It cannot and should not be tolerated.
The Brits must stop their wussy-ways and march in with weaponry. Real guns and bullets. You shall see how quickly this behavior stops.
For years Glenn was called crazy for suggesting that once the economy melted down, civil unrest would follow. Can it happen in America? Glenn talks about the riots on radio today.
Glenn talks about the riots on radio today.