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Beck’s insultingly named “Restoring Courage”<\/a> rally will bring Beck and a few hundred of his disciples to Israel on a vague mission that purports to be supportive of the Jewish state. Unfortunately, Beck’s history of anti-Semitism<\/a> and harsh criticism of any peace proposal short of annihilating all Palestinians and Muslims in the region, is not likely to produce a positive outcome. To the contrary, Beck’s presence is more likely to inflame tensions and impair relations between Israelis and Palestinians. Beck is a proud enemy of peace as evidenced by his repeated characterization of Palestinians as irredeemably hateful, intransigent, and not worthy of engaging in negotiation.<\/p>\nAmericans for Peace Now<\/a> (APN) has begun a petition campaign<\/a> that directly calls on Beck to “Stay Home”<\/em> and to cease his provocative and counter-productive rhetoric. The text of the petition reads:<\/p>\n Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” rally in Jerusalem is an outrage.<\/p>\n The location of the rally — in East Jerusalem, just outside the Old City, one of the most politically sensitive locations in the world — signals that Beck is planning to inflame Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Americans who care about Israel are not fooled by Beck’s claim to be “standing with Israel.” A real friend of Israel would seek to help Israel make peace. No friend of Israel would seek to sow greater enmity between Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n We have had our fill of Beck’s polarizing rhetoric. We are united in our opposition to this event. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n As details of the affair trickle out we have learned that warmongers like Sen. Joseph Lieberman may be among the participants. Lieberman was an early supporter of the war in Iraq and has called for starting a new war against Iran. Also, Herman Cain, the Tea Party\/GOP presidential hopeful, has expressed his intent to attend. Recently Cain demonstrated his ignorance of the Middle East when asked by Fox News’ Chris Wallace about the Palestinian “right of return.”<\/em> Cain had no idea what Wallace was talking about (which he later admitted) but clumsily tried to answer the question anyway. Also on the bill is fundamentalist preacher John Hagee, who is such a great friend of Israel that he thanks God for Hitler, whom he believes was “God’s hunter”<\/em> to drive Jews out of unfriendly nations and hasten the Apocalypse.<\/p>\n Please sign the APN petition<\/a> and “Like”<\/em> the Glenn Beck Stay Home<\/a> page on Facebook. It is time that the true supporters of a secure Israel and a peaceful resolution to the region’s hostilities speak out and make it known that Glenn Beck has nothing to teach Israelis about courage. His brand of self-promotion and dishonesty cannot possibly contribute to the state of cooperation that is needed. He can only make things worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A grassroots movement of Americans and Israelis are launching a campaign to tell Glenn Beck that he isn’t wanted or needed in Israel. Beck’s insultingly named “Restoring Courage” rally will bring Beck and a few hundred of his disciples to Israel on a vague mission that purports to be supportive of the Jewish state. 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So before the event heralding Beck's celebration of courage even begins he succumbs to a fear of some unspecified threat.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27411,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=27411","url_meta":{"origin":4676,"position":3},"title":"Will Glenn Beck Keep His Promise To Resign From The NRA? (Yeah, Right)","author":"Mark NC","date":"4\/13\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Last month Glenn Beck flew into one of his patented frenzies over some imagined conspiratorial threat that only he could see. This one involved his belief that Grover Norquist, the ultra-conservative anti-tax crusader, was secretly a Muslim who was plotting to destroy America through his seat on the board of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"Glenn Beck - Grover Norquist","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/beck-nra-norquist.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/beck-nra-norquist.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/beck-nra-norquist.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5010,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5010","url_meta":{"origin":4676,"position":4},"title":"Glenn Beck Says Murdered Norway Kids Were Like Hitler Youth","author":"Mark NC","date":"7\/26\/2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Glenn Beck has said a lot of repulsive things. 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