Despite reversing the change, the import of this is clear: the Biden administration is going to go even farther than the Obama administration in its hostility to Israel, and is going to block its attempts to assert its sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
“Biden Reverses on Change to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Twitter Name to Include West Bank and Gaza,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, January 20, 2021:
The Biden administration on Wednesday reversed a change to the U.S. ambassador to Israel’s Twitter account name to read, “the official Twitter account of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza” after a Washington Free Beacon report highlighting the shift.
For a time on Wednesday, the official Twitter feed for the U.S. ambassador to Israel had its title changed to add “the West Bank and Gaza,” territories the United States has for decades avoided taking a stand on due to ongoing peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. The title change sparked an outcry online, including among Republican lawmakers, and was quietly changed back to read only, “U.S. ambassador to Israel.” The State Department would not comment on the initial change or why it was changed back to its original form.
Embassy officials have speculated that the title was inadvertently changed by Twitter due to a technical glitch when the accounts were switched from the Trump administration over to the Biden administration. The Free Beacon could not confirm the veracity of these claims.
“The U.S. doesn’t have ambassadors to any other disputed territory in the world. Singling out Israel, once again, is wrong,” said Len Khodorkovsky, former deputy assistant secretary at the State Department. “Instead of building on all the progress that’s been made toward peace in the Middle East, the Biden administration seems to be reversing course toward the failed policies of the Obama years.”
During the Obama administration, former ambassador Dan Shapiro was referred to in official communications as the “U.S. Ambassador to Israel.”
While President Joe Biden has said he would maintain the U.S. embassy facility in Jerusalem—which former President Donald Trump moved in a historic policy shift—it is likely he will put greater emphasis on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which have long been stalled. Biden also will grapple with the last administration’s decision to recognize the Golan Heights area along the Israel-Syria border as officially part of the Jewish state….
DefenderOfChristendom1988 says
Just reading the words “President Biden”, is quite shocking, it just doesn’t compute.
I also suppose that quite a bit of time will pass, until it really sinks in.
One of the biggest jokes, of this still young century.
May God help us all!
maria says
Biden is terrible, not only that he has alzheimer or another grave mental illness, but he show s
his hatred against Israel by calling his ambassador to Israel US Ambassador ti Israel, West Bank and Gaza.
He obviously supports the worst muslim terrorists hamas, PLO and Iran.
He will destriy the US and if he dies or resigns , Harris will finish the job in much worse way.
mortimer says
Sleepy Joe shows signs of being confused much of the time and walks as if he has sore joints and constant fatigue. How long can that go on?
Westman says
It may not have been Biden who originally changed the moniker. It may have been someone who thought it could be changed without notice. It’s worthwhile to note that federal government agencies are bloated with permanent employees in the shape of a pyramid and the executive branch only appoints the top or head of an agency. The pyramid has a mind of its own and without oversight can make changes or express attitudes different than the President.
It seems more likely that the State Dept thought: Trump is gone and Biden’s not too spry so we’ll make this change and see if it sticks. It was the media that caused a reversal so it’s likely the pyramid is further leftist than Biden.
It’s going to be interesting to watch agencies test how far rogue they can go under Biden. The leftist mice will be playing.
LB says
Exactly. Biden is literally a meat pupped for the Establishment / Swamp / Deep State. He has no will or stances of his own and simply obeys the globalists’ commands without question.
And speaking of changing things on the WH website, all traces of Trump were scrubbed as if he never existed. Even the White House official youtube channel has deleted all Trump’s videos and livestreams with total amount of views somewhere around 200 million. All of it, gone. It’s like they’re trying to rewrite history and are removing all evidence of Trump’s existence. Insane!
Jayell says
‘Just reading the words “President Biden”, is quite shocking, it just doesn’t compute.’
Well, it wouldn’t compute because Mr. Biden’s public image clearly doesn’t in any way match that of someone who’s genuinely ‘president’ material, and this has been obvious all along. And maybe not only can the strings be seen too clearly, but it’s obvious who’s pulling them. This ‘Israel’ episode demonstrates this as there’s obviously been a bit of a squabble between the puppeteers and someone else grabbed the strings at the last moment. There’s going to be a lot more of this until President Harris has to take over for whatever ‘good’ reason magically presents itself, and then what? I can’t believe that you good people have actually got yourselves into this!
Infidel says
Why stop there, why not just call him ‘US ambassador to Israel and Palestine’?
Is it b’cos Umm* Ilhan, Rashida, Huma and Sarsour haven’t determined whether Israel should or shouldn’t be a part of ‘Palestine’?
* Speaking of which, the WH now asks us for our preferred pronouns, including Ze/zer. I can live w/ Ze/zer, but I absolutely refuse to recognize ‘they’ as a singular pronoun! ‘Themself’ Seriously?
Westman says
Like this example?:
“When they realized that they were not a boy, but instead a gender-fluid person, we supported their decision to dress the way they wanted, and use whichever bathroom they preferred. They had a little trouble at school in the beginning, but eventually the other kids became more comfortable with them and now they are very happy, and can express their individuality the way they like. When the other students realized that they could accept them for the person they are, they all got along just fine. They love them, they have become very themself-secure, and they give them their full support. They play with them at recess every day.”
Perhaps the way to navigate this mess is to simply ignore anyone who who demands special personal pronouns. It’s unlikely there will ever be a law against ignoring us commoners.
Infidel says
The other thing about ‘they’ is that even when they use ‘they’ as singular, they still use plural verbs: shouldn’t it be ‘they was’ instead of ‘they were’, if the ‘they’ in question is just one person who refuses to recognize ‘their’ genetic gender, b’cos ‘they’ wish ‘they’ were something else?
Infidel says
Shouldn’t it be ‘now they is very happy’? Since ‘they’ is singular here, not plural
Come a new Biden administration, and we are re-learning English ?
Westman says
I will just ignore them even though them was previously happy before I ignored them. I might feel sad them was caused to lose a sense of power, however, them can pester someone else.
I’ll skip the 58 ways to insanity.?
jirtu says
I am confused. On his first day as president, Biden appointed Jews as Secretary of Treasury, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Political Affairs,, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Director of the CIA.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised by the apparent contradiction. A few months ago he was slurring, forgetting, and was confused. Now he sounds focused. Drugs?
Rich says
This is what you get when you put a moron in t he position of POTUS. God help us.
john smith says
I couldn’t agree with you more Rich.
Infidel says
He’s not so much a moron (stupid as he is) as much as a total puppet of people around him. Problem w/ this administration is that we are left guessing as to who is the actual power behind the Oval Office desk – is it Obama? AOC? Kamala? Ilhan? Bernie? Pelosi? Schumer? Dorsey? Bezos? Gates? Who exactly?
john smith says
Maybe he is a total puppet of people around him, it doesn’t matter, as they are all tarred with the radical left, pro islam and anti Trump brush.
Joe Scott says
Hope he doesn’t find the ‘Nuke’ button …
Walter Sieruk says
This wickedness and folly about the State of Israel and the Middle East as a whole that Biden in behind is only going to become worse and more intense since that evil man is now the White House.
In addition to this affront. ,regarding two things
First. .it’s very clear and obvious that the November third nation election was rigged by Biden and his subversive insidious political .supporters. So very despicable and unconscionable they ,truly,are.
Second , in spite of all that voter fraud a number of confused Americans with their political blinder on about that the real, actural,character of Biden.voted for him sincerely feeling that he would be good for the betterment of America. In do so they might of had good intentions but they were wrong ,very wrong.
Likewise those many of those same sincere but deluded and unrealistic Americans who voted for Biden also watched the January twentieth 2021 inauguration of Biden into the Office of the Presidency with sincere expectations and hope bright future for America . Many of them will intime be very disappointed after they revives a harsh reality check about Biden.
Connected with all this is that some sayings are false and other sayings or true.
One totally false saying is “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long and your sincere.” That fool nonsense of a “proverb” strongly applies to the sincere Americans who did vote Biden sincerely believing that voting for Biden was the”right thing to do.” Nevertheless voting for Biden was an action a terrible folly.
One completely true but sad saying is “That the road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
This old proverb is true ,as seen by the people ,with good intentions who voted for Joe Biden . For that awful man will be the ruin of America
James Lincoln says
Walter Sieruk says,
“One totally false saying is “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long and your sincere.” That fool nonsense of a “proverb” strongly applies to the sincere Americans who did vote Biden sincerely believing that voting for Biden was the ”right thing to do.” ”
All the Democrats that I have talked with who voted for Biden/Harris did so out of *emotion* rather than by using factual evidence-based logic.
Every single one – and they were sincere.
Unbelievable…
Walter Sieruk says
To James Lincoln, thank yo for your reply . It reminds be of the time when Obama was President and a Democrat told me during Obama’s campaign for President she worked in his campaign for him and then she told me that she voter for him.
So asked her”What are your reasons for you having such a strong belief that Obama is the right man to lead America into a better future. ? ” I asked that thinking that she had some logical reason for having faith that Obama . To my question she answered “I love Obama ”
That was an emotion based answer and not a answer based on reason.
Also my question was clear about what reason did she vote for Obama ? My question was not “How do you feel about Obama ?”
This shows that this Democrat supported Obama out of emotion and feeling and not reason and logic .
Political history has repeat itself . This time with the Democrats voting for Joe Biden.
Walter Sieruk says
Oh yes ,one more thing to mention . Joe Biden in his inauguration day speech ,he declared That this is”A day of history and hope ” The first part of what he said is very true. For in the future the history books will provide the information that the inauguration day of Biden was the symbolic start of demise of America from a great world power into a powerless third -world nation .
As for Biden later part of his statement about his inauguration day being a day of “hope” It’s “A day of hope” by that meaning a day of false hope for the Americans who are actually so naive and uninformed about the real character and mindset and agenda of Biden
In contrast it’s a day of truel genuine hope for the mullahs of others in power in the Islamic tyranny of Iran. Likewise, it’s also a actuall well founded day of hope of the Communist heads on Red China . In addition it’s a bona fide day of hope for the violent,vicious subversive hooligans in the USA who makeup Antifa and BLM with their insidious Red/Green alliance
James Lincoln says
Thank you for your reply, Walter.
Looks like you’ve had similar experiences…
Fred Skolnick says
The Handwriting is on The Wall!
GreekEmpress says
My money’s on Jill.
GreekEmpress says
Above reply to Infidel
Infidel says
Oh, no, suggestions such as changing pronounces, repealing past EOs, canceling the 1776 commission, et al – these are not Jill. They are people in the party calling the shots!
GreekEmpress says
You’re probably right, but she is mama bear, and I think she could be pretty ruthless. Could I substitute another name? How about Soros?
Infidel says
Likely
gravenimage says
Biden renames US Ambassador to Israel ‘Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza,’ then quickly reverses course
……………..
Just appalling–just glad to see enough good people objected.