Remarks by the President After Tour of Auschwitz. (Hat tip: Ben F.)

Laura and I have just toured Auschwitz I, and what they call Auschwitz II, a place where millions were murdered. The sites are a sobering reminder that — of the power of evil and the need for people to resist evil. This site is a sobering reminder that when we find anti-Semitism, whether it be in Europe or anywhere else, mankind must come together to fight such dark impulses.

And this site is also a strong reminder that the civilized world must never forget what took place on this site.

May God bless the victims and the families of the victims, and may we always remember. Thank you.

We can only hope that President Bush keeps this experience fresh in his mind, as he meets with Arafat’s puppet Abu Mazen—a man who wrote a doctoral thesis denying the Holocaust, and who presides over a pseudo-government that regularly spews Nazi-like propaganda and is openly dedicated to the same genocidal goals as the monsters who built Auschwitz.

But stories like this are deeply disturbing, suggesting that Bush is prepared to sacrifice Israel’s security to ensure his reelection. The mixed signals coming from Washington are beginning to weaken our Middle East position—and will only embolden the terrorists and the corrupt regimes that sponsor them.

The US administration prepared a list of sanctions it would impose against Israel if Israel refuses to implement the ‘road map’.

US officials said the sanctions list includes a reevaluation of Israel’s use of US-made weapons in the Palestnian territories, and the withholding of emergency aid, reported Army Radio.

The threat of sanctions was delivered to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s bureau chief Dov Weisglass during his talks in Washington.

According to Army Radio, a top US Congressional source said that the US administration was angry about the delays in implementing the ‘road map’ because it sees success in Mideast peacemaking as an important element in George W. Bush’s reelection campaign.