U.S. Designates Israel as Country That Tends ‘To Promote, Produce, or Protect’ Terrorists
This is what I talk about when I say that Obama likes to be in the middle. For him, in order to be a neutral middle man, he has to treat both sides the same. It isn’t, as some have thought, that he wants to elevate the Palestinians, but that he wants to put them on the level playing field with Israel. Even if that means treating Israel (and Israelis) as if they are the same as Hamas.
Israel tends to “to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.”?
the Obama administration is currently listing Israel among 36 “specially designated countries” it believes “have shown a tendency to promote, produce, or protect terrorist organizations or their members.”
From the DHS report Supervision of Aliens Commensurate with Risk :
In addition to the Terrorist Watchlist screening, ICE uses a Third
Agency Check (TAC) to screen aliens from specially designated
countries (SDCs) that have shown a tendency to promote, produce,
or protect terrorist organizations or their members (see appendix D
for a list of SDCs)
And in appendix D Israel is listed with Afghanistan, Territories of Gaza West Bank, Iran and Iraq among others.
UPDATE: U.S. says Israel’s inclusion on terrorist watch list was a mistake