More Proof Obama Hates the Jews

White House Shrinks Hannukah

By PATRICK GAVIN | 11/19/09 9:17 AM EST

The national Hanukkah Menorah on the Ellipse near the White House is seen during the lighting ceremony in December 2003. | Photo by APClose

The White House's forthcoming state dinner with the Prime Minister of India is expected to be larger than those of President Barack Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush. But another upcoming White House event will be smaller than in years past: The White House's annual Hanukkah party.

The guest list is expected to be shrunk by more than half, according to the Jerusalem Post. "Though several Jewish leaders expressed understanding for the economic and other reasons behind the cut, they acknowledged that it would likely help feed feelings in some quarters of the American Jewish community that the White House is giving them the cold shoulder."

The move comes on the heels of Obama's cancellation of an appearance before the General Assembly of North American Jewish Federations last week.

The White House's decision is likely a response to tough economic times and a desire to keep the holiday festivities reasonable.~Uh really? Funny, Obama didn't mind spending the big bucks on the GIANT Ramadan Dinner Celebration he threw. And what kind of self-loathing Jews are Axelrod and Rahm(adan) Emanuel, anyway? I hate those creeps and I am growing more and more impatient with American Jews who are still making excuses for Obama.

Comments

[KS]

I can't recall what the event was, but Obama has snubbed Christians as well.

As for the last paragraph of the story (before your comments), when has this White House scaled back due to the recession?

[Wollf]

Teh One snubs Everyone.....Narcissists do that.

[piano girl]

KS...Czippy didn't show up for the annual prayer breakfast in May. It's a non-denominational gathering, of Protestants, Catholics, Jews. He WAS able to make it, a few weeks(?) later to a Muslim gathering that was similar.

This WH hasn't scaled back a dang thing due to the recession...they only make themselves look bad when they do stuff like this.

It'll be interesting to see the WH decorated for Christmas...I heard from a friend who has a friend who has made ornaments for the WH for the past several years. She was told that they'd like for her to do ornaments, but the ornaments could not be religious in nature. She's not doing any this year.

[S.]

You're so right! I remember when the first Passover Seder was held at the White House. That was great. Who was President then?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/obama-to-host-seder-dinner/

[Nora]

Dear S.
Way to go, missing the point. And I suppose the fact that Obama goes to to Cairo to proclaim that he is not going to tell them what to do, at about the same time he told Israel what to do,(stop the settlements)is completely insignificant? There is a reason, and a good one, why only 6% of all Israeli's believe Obama supports Israel. I am not so stupid or naive (unlike Obama believes we are) as to believe a staged Seder at the WH is anything more than PR.