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A collage portraying U.S. President Obama wearing a kaffiyeh which is set to be posted across Israel by rightist group Hazit.
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'We're launching a campaign against anti-Semitic Obama'
By Raphael Ahren, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Sevice
Tags: Israel news, Obama, Jerusalem

Some 130 protesters gathered in front of the American Consulate in Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon to rally against U.S. President Barack Obama, who had just launched his Middle East tour, during which he is expected to reach out in friendship to the Muslim world.

As more than a dozen local and international journalists looked on, the protesters chanted "No, You Can't" and waved posters saying "20 new 'settlements' by 2010 - Yes We Can!"

Far right activist Itamar Ben-Gvir, who attended the protest, told Channel 10 that "it appears that we've arrived at a red line, which has already been crossed by the most anti-Semitic American president."
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"We are launching a campaign against Barack Hussein Obama. He is bad for the people of Israel and for the state of Israel and his policies could bring about disaster. We expect our prime minister to say 'no' to anyone who tries to harm us," Ben-Gvir added.

National Union MKs Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari addressed the crowd, largely made up of native-English speaking Israelis.

"I'm here to tell Obama that Eretz Yisrael belongs to the Jewish people," said Scottish-born Edith Ognall, who drove to the capital from her hometown of Netanya to attend the event. "What right does anybody have to tell us to stop building in the land that was given to us by God? I'm not going to stand by and let Obama, or anybody else, tell me where I can live and where I can't live."

Nadia Matar, the Belgian-born co-chair of Women in Green, which organized the event, made a point of repeatedly mentioning Obama' middle name, Hussein, because "we have to remind ourselves that he received an Islamic education in Indonesia."

"We are connected to our land like a mother is connected to her children," the well-known activist told reporters. "And I want to warn you: Don't mess with a Jewish mother who feels her children or her homeland are in danger. Every part and parcel and hilltop and stone in the Land of Israel is like one of our children. And we'e going to protect it like lionesses."
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  1.   A campaign against the US president 21:39  |  WHG 03/06/09
  2.   Too bad Obama can`t get as tough with Iran 21:55  |  Lynn 03/06/09
  3.   Israel has republicans too! 21:57  |  Mark Lincoln 03/06/09
  4.   I like it 21:58  |  Natallie Durson 03/06/09
  5.   Time to change partners and dance 22:01  |  Natallie Durson 03/06/09
  6.   Obama`s plan going down the drain. 22:01  |  Wile E. Coyote 03/06/09
  7.   Just Absurd 22:05  |  Vladek 03/06/09
  8.   President Obama wearing a kaffiyeh 22:09  |  AARON 03/06/09
  9.   how to influence people and win friends 22:10  |  michael 03/06/09
  10.   130 out of 7 million Israelis 22:12  |  AL 03/06/09
  11.   your all nuts 22:16  |  eli 03/06/09
  12.   Playing the anti semite card against Obama 22:18  |  Harold 03/06/09
  13.   Such a disservice to the fight 22:19  |  Dave Duncan 03/06/09
  14.   Idiots... 22:20  |  Zeev 03/06/09
  15.   I am Jewish, so nothing belongs to me but my honour! 22:21  |  Tom Lobo Meyer 03/06/09
  16.   Obama`s hero is Hones Abe Lincoln. May their tribe increase! 22:22  |  Ivar 03/06/09
  17.   Antisemitism, Antisemitism, Antisemitism,... 22:25  |  Atheist 03/06/09
  18.   America`s parner - Natalie Durson 22:26  |  Oleg 03/06/09
  19.   Actually, BHO looks pretty good with a kaffiyeh. 22:31  |  Alfred E. Newman 03/06/09
  20.   Palestinians are also semites 22:33  |  Think about it 03/06/09
  21.   Obama Saving Us from Ourselves 22:34  |  Sane Jew in Israel 03/06/09
  22.   Obama, don`t mind these idiot nutcases 22:34  |  GR 03/06/09
  23.   The Right Worldwide... 22:36  |  Czarkazem13 03/06/09
  24.   Religious Nuts 22:37  |  Sakura One 03/06/09
  25.   I agree with Ms. Natalie Durson ... I like it very much indeed! 22:40  |  Bob Marley 03/06/09
  26.   Aaron number 8 22:41  |  Shmuel 03/06/09
  27.   Any country that tolerates this level of wackyness is to be 22:41  |  Muslim 03/06/09
  28.   How can I buy these posters? 22:43  |  Harold 03/06/09
  29.   Rightists Dishonor Israel 22:47  |  Shoded Yam 03/06/09
  30.   Obama Saving Us from Ourselves 01:27  |  Mark Lincoln 04/06/09
  31.   Nadia speaks like a faithful Jew. The rest of you dont. 01:32  |  Harv Simmonds 04/06/09
  32.   Only a shnorrer for US money would disagree with Matar 01:34  |  Davey Robbins 04/06/09
  33.   You Guys Just Moved There!!! 01:35  |  TV 04/06/09
  34.   Hate 01:37  |  seoul 04/06/09
  35.   #5Israel has outgrown its value and is now a burden 01:38  |  lydia 04/06/09
  36.   Crazy People, use your brains! 01:40  |  Scott 04/06/09
  37.   nothing can be more repulsive 01:43  |  StevieT 04/06/09
  38.   Antisemetic Obama??? 01:47  |  Arieh Zimmrman 04/06/09
  39.   Yipee - Our very own national front 01:48  |  Ussishkin 04/06/09
  40.   Embarrased 01:52  |  Moises 04/06/09
  41.   Obama: so world war or peace is all about Jews not allowed 01:53  |  Dick Turpin 04/06/09
  42.   The truth is out there 02:03  |  Iain 04/06/09
  43.   `We`re launching a campaign against anti-Semitic Obama` 02:03  |  Anne Adams 04/06/09
  44.   Stones aren`t sacred. 02:13  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/06/09
  45.   When will it be enough 02:18  |  Robby 04/06/09
  46.   I talked with Nadia Matar once by email 02:21  |  Jordan Vinson 04/06/09
  47.   Durson and Marley ... it ain`t gonna happen 02:21  |  GZLives 04/06/09
  48.   To those saying he`s not antisemitic - get real! 02:24  |  David 04/06/09
  49.   Obama says he is proud of his Muslim heritage 02:24  |  Hilda 04/06/09
  50.   #18 02:27  |  Edwin 04/06/09
  51.   Unappreciative jerks 02:30  |  Ben 04/06/09
  52.   Public Diplomacy at its Best 02:31  |  Jackie 04/06/09
  53.   I Agree with you 02:32  |  Mahmoud 04/06/09
  54.   israeli hitlers 02:33  |  chilly willy 04/06/09
  55.   to Natalie 02:34  |  Hilda 04/06/09
  56.   Stupid Settlers 02:37  |  Michael D. Farkas 04/06/09
  57.   STOP taking our money if you don`t like our president 02:37  |  bashar 04/06/09
  58.   Yitzhak Rabin in a kafiyeh 02:39  |  dan 04/06/09
  59.   "Anti-semitism" has been trivialized 02:53  |  Dan 04/06/09
  60.   Re: We`re Launching a Campaign against Obama 03:08  |  Douglas Fireman 04/06/09
  61.   Aaron #8 03:10  |  GABE1 04/06/09
  62.   Promised land? 03:11  |  TBS 04/06/09
  63.   idiots have just created 70m antisemites 03:12  |  michael 04/06/09
  64.   Just for the record..... 03:13  |  allang 04/06/09
  65.   Would you just have your civil war already!! 03:13  |  Chris 04/06/09
  66.   Embarrassed and Angry 03:22  |  Ty 04/06/09
  67.   #2 Lynn 03:23  |  Marc Leb 04/06/09
  68.   reminds of another kafiya collage 03:26  |  semi 04/06/09
  69.   Idiotic incitement 03:34  |  John 04/06/09
  70.   David..#38 03:35  |  Anne 04/06/09
  71.   Egads. How embarassing. 03:35  |  Hanna 04/06/09
  72.   kafiyah is for arabs.moses wore fur on his head being orthodox 03:37  |  zalman bobov 04/06/09
  73.   Olag and the sickening hypocrisy 03:38  |  Souri 04/06/09
  74.   Got to love it 03:39  |  LisaV 04/06/09
  75.   Obama`s Security Needs Doubling 03:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/06/09
  76.   Hilda #39 Obamas pride of Muslim heritage & yours 03:45  |  American in NY 04/06/09
  77.   Rabin 03:49  |  Shai 04/06/09
  78.   I would like to hav e poster to show my friends and neighbors 03:52  |  American in NY 04/06/09
  79.   moises # 30 You do not understand 03:55  |  American in NY 04/06/09
  80.   Couldn`t agree more, Natalie 03:56  |  J 04/06/09
  81.   Edie can`t move into the living room 03:58  |  bronxite10 04/06/09
  82.   Right on target 04:18  |  Brod 04/06/09
  83.   OBAMA 04:21  |  Michael 04/06/09
  84.   enough anti-Semitism stuff! 04:49  |  Matt P 04/06/09
  85.   If that is how Israel feels 04:49  |  John 04/06/09
  86.   FU 04:53  |  FU 04/06/09
  87.   HAZIT I WANT A POSTER 04:55  |  Harold 04/06/09
  88.   what vipers Israel has spawned 04:56  |  Shelley 04/06/09
  89.   130 nobodies deserve a Homepage hotspot on Haaretz?? 05:06  |  ZISD 04/06/09
  90.   TBS...sorry 05:07  |  Maria 04/06/09
  91.   Why do the Jews become settlers? 05:09  |  from far away land 04/06/09
  92.   John ....you`re living in a comfort zone of America 05:13  |  MMM 04/06/09
  93.   Anne...you don`t understand it at all! 05:17  |  NMF 04/06/09
  94.   crying wolf 05:22  |  JW 04/06/09
  95.   A most-awaited speech 05:26  |  Shimon Cleopas 04/06/09
  96.   American in NY ...Hilda Please Haaretz put this out 05:28  |  MMM 04/06/09
  97.   shameful and disgusting 05:34  |  Billy Bob 04/06/09
  98.   A positive spin for Israel 05:35  |  maoriboy 04/06/09
  99.   oh god, please make them go away 05:36  |  Roy 04/06/09
  100.   President Obama`s Sincerity 05:37  |  Taillefer 04/06/09
  101.   Construction 05:42  |  Iain 04/06/09
  102.   Obama 05:46  |  The Maintenance Man 04/06/09
  103.   Israel does not care about the USA. 05:48  |  Tedinnyc 04/06/09
  104.   #2 Lynn looking for an excuse 05:58  |  maoriboy 04/06/09
  105.   Anti-Semitic??? 07:07  |  Bknitter 04/06/09
  106.   Far Right is Far Out of Touch 07:11  |  Mark 04/06/09
  107.   Obama must be doing something right 07:32  |  ghostoflutherblisset 04/06/09
  108.   These are the most surprising collection of posts yet 08:18  |  Eugene 04/06/09
  109.   Careful 08:20  |  Peter 04/06/09
  110.   Nuts 08:23  |  Gregg 04/06/09
  111.   Is he supposed to be ashamed of his Islamic Heritage??? 08:29  |  Saad 04/06/09
  112.   American in NY 08:51  |  Cassandra 04/06/09
  113.   I somehow fail 09:07  |  JBT 04/06/09
  114.   These people are a disgrace to Israel 09:20  |  Jordan 04/06/09
  115.   Antisemite? 09:26  |  Jordan 04/06/09
  116.   So what if he is? 09:40  |  DAT 04/06/09
  117.   Keep it up 09:51  |  Noel 04/06/09
  118.   To Jordan Vinson #46 `I talked with Nadia Matar once...` 10:14  |  Colin Wright 04/06/09
  119.   Obama Smear 10:18  |  Jonnen 04/06/09
  120.   Yipee - Our very own national front 10:28  |  True Zionist 04/06/09
  121.   mk`s envolvement in demonstrations 10:37  |  richi 04/06/09
  122.   launching a campaign 10:39  |  dani.a 04/06/09
  123.   To: true Zionist 10:43  |  John of Jordan 04/06/09
  124.   So What! 11:14  |  Yosi 04/06/09
  125.   dan # 58 11:25  |  kameel 04/06/09
  126.   nadia mataar 11:38  |  esther 04/06/09
  127.   BTW 11:53  |  jean form Quebec 04/06/09
  128.   We`re launching a campaign against anti-Semitic Obama` 12:16  |  al 04/06/09
  129.   Americans are ready to fight back, so bring it on 12:40  |  Joseph Blough 04/06/09
  130.   cassandra # 111 read Hilda post # 49 then read my post again 13:44  |  American in NY 04/06/09
  131.   Disgusting 14:29  |  charles Dunn 04/06/09
  132.   Ungrateful 15:50  |  Lora 04/06/09
  133.   Knew this was comming 17:22  |  Witness 04/06/09
  134.   American in NY 17:23  |  Cassandra 04/06/09
  135.   Dismantle the Settlements Now 18:31  |  Dr. Ross 04/06/09
  136.   Religion is Poison 19:00  |  Ti-Coq 04/06/09
  137.   Assuming the position of victim, to hide acts of villainy... 20:27  |  Lasmarch 04/06/09
  138.   You got that right Natallie! 20:46  |  Manamongst Hussein 04/06/09
  139.   Speaking off which... 22:01  |  Manamongst Hussein 04/06/09
  140.   B.Hussein Obama--Shame 19:08  |  Samson 05/06/09
  141.   About Time 19:09  |  Ron 05/06/09
  142.   Reaction to Obama`s speech 20:16  |  Mezz 05/06/09
  143.   Obama antisemitic--don`t make me laugh 07:42  |  von billman 06/06/09
  144.   matar 23:27  |  is 12/06/09
  145.   The State of Israel 15:06  |  James Ralston 14/06/09
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