Justin Bieber Refuses to Meet Israeli Children Who Escaped Bus Bombing
According to the Haaretz article, "Netanyahu Cancels Bieber Date Over Refusal to Meet Kids Affected by Gaza Rockets," Barak Ravid recounts reports that Canadian singer Justin Bieber declined to meet children who narrowly escaped being hit by rocket fire as they exited an Israeli school bus shortly before it was hit several weeks ago. A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in the attack.
The children had been invited to an already scheduled meeting between Bieber and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the prime minister sought to draw attention to the plight of children living in Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip which have in recent months come under increased fire from rockets launched by Palestinian terrorists.
According to Haaretz, Netanyahu canceled the meeting after his attempt to include the children was turned down.
Ravid reported:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his date with pop sensation Justin Bieber over the singer's refusal to meet with children living in communities affected by Gaza rocket fire, Channel Two reported on Tuesday. The prime minister was scheduled to host the young singer at his office in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, before Bieber's Thursday night concert.
The Haaretz reporter continued:
Taking advantage of the PR opportunity presented by the meeting with Bieber, Netanyahu's advisers invited a group of children from communities near the Gaza border to attend. The children had disembarked from a school bus just before it was hit by a Hamas rocket last Thursday, critically wounded a teen and moderately wounding the bus driver. Bieber reportedly refused to meet the children, which led Netanyahu to cancel the meeting.
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sorry but have to side with the Bieb
Submitted by OffTheLows on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 2:47am.
he's just a kid and it sounds like the PM changed the rules at the last minute to politicize and exploit their meeting
Yes he's just a kid and he
Submitted by Semus on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 7:29am.
Yes he's just a kid and he knows nothing, they all are in that business just mindless butterfly's floating through life, only some aren't as young as this one. But it's sounds like he's received the proper indoctrination. I hope no one show's up at his concert, and I'd be thrilled if he were barred from the country. How's that for a reaction.
Agree: GIGO (garbage in
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:55am.
Agree: GIGO (garbage in garbage out). They should put fancy briefcase in his room that has a button inside labeled "Press button to launch PLO rockets into evil Israeli settlements." See if he presses.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
GIJO
Submitted by m1xram on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 6:55am.
Don't you mean Garbage IN Justin OUT?
The opposite of Left is Freedom.
Doubt that very seriously
Submitted by Iron Tigers Vet on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 7:46am.
The little twit is just like the rest of these liberal taught kids. Brainwashed at an early age and then told what to do by agents, parents and the ignorance of the biased left wing media.
He could have done the right thing and met up with them and showed a decent side, instead backed out of it.
Bet he will be praised by the media for his "stand up" attitude to not do that.
Break a leg Bieber...
He had no problem playing a
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 6:19am.
He had no problem playing a racist on "Glee" or running down America in a recent interview. I'm sure he doesn't want to offend his hollywood liberal friends. Please spare me the "he's just a kid line".
He's smart enough to want their money.
He's just doing what he's told to do
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 6:34am.
Look at the kid's hair-do. That should be enough to tell you he does what his handlers tell him to do. I doubt he has much in the way of self direction.
My question is why on earth
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 6:51am.
My question is why on earth Netanyahu was going to "host" him in the first place!
Perhaps, MB, ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 7:20am.
... he was hoping to meet with an American with more actual work experience than Obama?
Not American
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:02am.
Bieber's Canadian, I thought.
I think Netanyahu was just trying to cheer some kids up and thought Bieber would be gracious enough to do so. If I had been Netanyahu, I would have done the same thing. If the kid(or his handlers, the ones who are supposed to give him a clue) had any smarts, he should have done so, it'd be great PR for him.(others have done so to their advantage) Instead, he comes across as a stuck up snot nosed twit and damages (further?) his reputation.
-Jon
The only problem with that is
Submitted by TommyGun25 on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 10:38pm.
The only problem with that is Biebers a Cannuck...
I'm no expert, but isn't
Submitted by irishguy on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 7:49am.
I'm no expert, but isn't Bieber a Canadian?
Yes he is, but he has a HUGE
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 8:39am.
Yes he is, but he has a HUGE following here in the US.
Ontario's Gift to the World is pro-Palestinian?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 8:18am.
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What's the point?
Submitted by andrew - des moines on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 8:41am.
This NB item is supposed to mean just what? Justin Bieber may well be indoctrinated into anti-Israeli thought, but without more information this should not even be suggested. And a story on NB about a pop singer's schedule is just that -- subtly suggesting Bieber is anti-Israel. This is the type of journalism the NYT tried to implement against McCain in suggesting he had an affair. There is plenty of anti-semitic / anti-Israel craziness begging for attention on the Left, why not cover a real story with facts that point to real conclusions.
A real story
Submitted by Unsane on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 6:12pm.
A real story like this one for example?
Des Moines, huh? In other words, the capital of I.O.W.A.?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Way too little information.
Submitted by balboa on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:43am.
Way too little information.
I've got one
Submitted by The Irishman on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 9:59am.
Okay, so an Israeli and a Canadian get into an argument. What does it matter to the US?
It doesn't.
We understood you the first
Submitted by stratman on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 3:23pm.
We understood you the first time, troll.
Here's a thought...
Submitted by Unsane on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 6:14pm.
I don't know, maybe it's because many Americans (shockingly) support Israel?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Not the Adminstration
Submitted by m1xram on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 7:04am.
Ah, but the Administration hates them. Here's an ally surrounded by enemies and Obama cuts of weapon shipments. I was hoping Bush would have sent them some F22s before he was out but that's a tough one to pull off.
The opposite of Left is Freedom.
Israel
Submitted by Unsane on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 8:10pm.
'Tis true. His Majesty The Shahinshah hates Israel. But people in the country still care about Israel, hence the story is important.
I'm with you on the F-22s. The IDF could have combat-tested them for us. :o)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
this is one ignorent child,
Submitted by countryfirst on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 4:01pm.
this is one ignorent child, he insulted americans just recently, I hope his concert is a flop