For many progressives, the very idea of a Jewish state is repellent. They do not so regard an Islamic state, primarily because, as they see it, Islamic peoples have been victimized by Western imperialism and capitalism, and thus get a historically unlimited free pass to oppress themselves by means of sharia. Islamic populations in Europe should be allowed to live under sharia and ignore or defy the laws of the country in which they live, once more, as a debt owed them by their former colonial masters.

I believe Obama’s thinking on Israel has been shaped by precisely this sort of sentiment, which flows from the academy like lava from Kīlauea. Otherwise, there is no explanation for his calculated indifference to Israel.

Now there is nothing whatever in progressivism or liberalism that requires its adherents to buy into the Islamic view of Israel apart from the vanity of all too many on my side of the ideological fence–they want to be regarded favorably by their fellow progressives. It’s a herd mentality phenomenon. However, I didn’t think I was voting for a herd animal when I voted for Obama. Clearly, I was incorrect in my assumption.

With liberals, it’s never their ideas that people reject; it’s always bigotry of some sort. With only a little wordsmithing, the opening paragraphs could very easily be a description of the claim that Øbama’s numbers low among Americans because the voters woke up one morning and discovered he was black.

Barack Obama’s single digit approval rating in Israel has nothing to do with his middle name. It has everything to do with the ‘single digit’ he’s been flipping to the Israelis, policy wise, since he took office.

Now, with regard to the author’s statement that; “Or perhaps, it’s because when the Department of Homeland Security Domestic Extremist Lexicon listed Jewish extremism and various forms of Christian extremism as threats, it made not one mention of any form of Muslim extremism…”

This is too easy. All progressives, including our President, will excoriate Christians and Jews every chance they get. Progressives believe both religion and national identity to be a worn out crutch and will have no problem insulting those who practice such. They feel unthreatened by such people. It is a win-win for progressives. First, they receive the accolades of fellow progressives who cheer them on. Second, the most they may suffer at the hands of those they insult is that we will pray for their souls; a hedge they are willing to accept just in case they are wrong about there being no afterlife.

In the case of Muslims, they will take great pains not to insult this religion as they may end up as the subject of a fatwa, which means someone shows up at their house, kills their whole family and burns the dwelling to the ground. Turns out these brave progressives do not have the courage of their convictions.

They insult the ones that would never do them harm and embrace the ones that would slaughter them. Now you tell me; who’s confused here?