Romney in Isreal

[Lurker66]

Anyone notice he was wearing the little cap thing that Jewish people wear? Or that when he visited the prayer wall he appeared to place a prayer in the wall and chant his prayers.

Is that customary or was he just showing respect for a different religion?

 

[David2012]

Anyone notice he was wearing the little cap thing that Jewish people wear? Or that when he visited the prayer wall he appeared to place a prayer in the wall and chant his prayers.

Is that customary or was he just showing respect for a different religion?

I believe putting a prayer in a crack of the wall is a custom practiced by Christians & Jews whenever they visit the wall. Some people believe that all prayers said on earth go toward the mount then ascend up to into heaven. As for the Kippah, Jewish tradition is that men should cover their heads during prayers.. so he probably did it out of respect to their religion and to the Prime Minister... whom he has known for many many yrs..

If it had been Obama visiting Israel for the first time, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if instead of praying at the wall... he would have gone and laid flowers on Yasser Arafat's grave... then asked to have a moment of silence.

 

[Antigonus]

If it were Obama, he probably would have just found a few innocent Israelis to murder in cold blood for no reason. Yeah!

 

[LightningCrash]

How is this 2A related?

 

[3inSlugger]

How is this 2A related?

It is political I assume.

Romney is just doing it to pander to Jewish and conservative Christian voters.

 

[Lurker66]

I put it here because of the political nature of the question.

IMO, I think anything Romney/Obama ought to be put here.

 

[SMS]

Pandering?

http://www.ccun.org/images/2008/July/29 p/Jewish obama 23jul8.jpg

http://www.ccun.org/images/2008/July/24 p/john mccain at the Western Wall 19mar8ap.jpg

http://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/jewishp/usa/bush_wails_at_wall.jpeg

http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/JPII-Wailing-Wall.jpg

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/bg/Bill+at+the+Wailing+Wall+zu7VK7jgLVYl.jpg

...or just paying respects/paying attention to a large and relevent group of people?

 

[3inSlugger]

Pandering?

http://www.ccun.org/images/2008/July/29 p/Jewish obama 23jul8.jpg

http://www.ccun.org/images/2008/July/24 p/john mccain at the Western Wall 19mar8ap.jpg

http://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/jewishp/usa/bush_wails_at_wall.jpeg

http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/JPII-Wailing-Wall.jpg

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/bg/Bill+at+the+Wailing+Wall+zu7VK7jgLVYl.jpg

...or just paying respects/paying attention to a large and relevent group of people?

Romney doesn't have a monopoly on pandering.

 

[SMS]

I know...that was the point of my post....and I don't think it's pandering if you actually believe in the things you are saying/doing. I know Obama doesn't support Israel...so he is pandering. I don't know if Romney truly supports or believes in Israel and/or the Jewish people so I don't know if he's pandering.

 

[3inSlugger]

I know...that was the point of my post....and I don't think it's pandering if you actually believe in the things you are saying/doing. I know Obama doesn't support Israel...so he is pandering. I don't know if Romney truly supports or believes in Israel and/or the Jewish people so I don't know if he's pandering.

The fact every president and some major politicians has done that should be telling.
It must be like a tradition (like UT players touching the horn before a game). A tradition which really means nothing. That pictures is worth votes for Romney (the same as the Obama picture is).