Publisher of Jewish Newspaper suggests a "Permanent Solution" for Obama

Op-Ed suggests "green-lighting" Mossad agents to "terminate" the US Prez.

Judson Berger (01/20-2012 - Fox News)

The Secret Service said it is looking into a recent op-ed from an Atlanta publisher that floated the idea of green-lighting Israeli Mossad agents to assassinate President Obama in order to improve Israel's security against enemies like Iran.

The publisher and author, Andrew Adler, reportedly has apologized.

But Jewish advocacy groups condemned his comments as "outrageous," and Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said the agency is "aware" of the incident.

"We're conducting the appropriate investigative steps," he told FoxNews.com.

Ogilvie would not comment on whether Adler has been contacted or whether his column was deemed a potential threat to the president.

In the Jan. 13 column in the Atlanta Jewish Times, Adler floated three scenarios for how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would deal with a nuclear Iran and other threats in the region.

Adler wrote that Israel could order a strike on Hezbollah and Hamas, or a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

A third option, he wrote, would be to "give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies."

Leaving no question about what he was suggesting, Adler went on:

"Yes, you read 'three' correctly. Order a hit on a president in order to preserve Israel's existence. Think about it. If I have thought of this Tom Clancy-type scenario, don't you think that this almost unfathomable idea has been discussed in Israel's most inner circles?

Another way of putting 'three' in perspective goes something like this: How far would you go to save a nation comprised of 7 million lives...Jews, Christians and Arabs alike?"

Adler later told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he will publish an apology. "I very much regret it," he said.

But Jewish advocacy groups were outraged.

Abraham H. Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League, said there is "no excuse" for that kind of rhetoric.

"It doesn't even belong in fiction. These are irresponsible and extremist words. It is outrageous and beyond the pale. An apology cannot possibly repair the damage," he said in a statement.

"Mr. Adler's lack of judgment as a publisher, editor and columnist raises serious questions as to whether he's fit to run a newspaper."

The National Jewish Democratic Council described the comments as "despicable."

"It is the height of irresponsibility to make the horrific suggestion that the State of Israel should assassinate the President of the United States of America," NJDC President David Harris said in a statement.

"To dare to give such despicable ideas space in a newspaper -- no less in the words of the paper's owner and publisher, and a Jewish newspaper at that -- is beyond the pale."

France's President desperately seeks world attention at Israel's expense.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy diminishes Israel to expand France's global role.

"Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and
judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge
the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge." (James 4:11)

Poor France ... yearning for the good 'ole days of the Napoleonic Empire.

As this week ends and a new one begins, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has graced the world stage with some profound observations that warrant extraordinary consideration.

Just kidding.

What he has done, however, is demonstrate that France -- desperate to be considered the new major player on the world stage after spearheading the events in Libya -- is willing to do or say anything it must to vie for that position.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in his anti-Israeli statements and apparent appeasement of the Palestinian Authority. The month of January has been a remarkable testament to the French government's anti-Israel bias.

Just today, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the so-called Quartet of Mideast negotiators is a failure and a new method for finding peace is needed.

Sarkozy expressed frustration at the "glacial immobility" between Israelis and Palestinians. Talks between the two have been stalled for more than three years

In an annual diplomacy speech Friday, Sarkozy called for the opening up of negotiations to new players, a specific timetable and a monitoring mechanism.

He took particular aim at the Quartet - "We must stop hiding reality ... The Quartet is a failure," he said. I don't suppose that's because France isn't leading the show? Hmm.

The Quartet is made up of the United States, United Nations, Russia and the European Union. France is a prominent player in both the U.N. and E.U.

Yesterday, President Sarkozy warned against any military intervention against Iran over its nuclear program, saying a strike on Iran would "trigger war and chaos in the Middle East."

France would "do everything to avoid a military intervention," he said, calling instead for "much stronger sanctions" against Iran.

I suppose the French believe a nuclear Iran is more preferable than the chaos of a strike by Israel to protect its existence.

I also realize that any comments regarding "anti-military intervention" -- as Israel is leading the military intervention pack -- can be translated as "anti-Israeli action on Iran."

Why should we be so critical of France? Let's ponder their recent record ... excluding the statements above.

Remember the "Open Mic" incident at the G20 Summit last November involving Sarkozy and Obama? The discussion began with Obama criticizing Sarkozy for backing a Palestinian request for membership in UNESCO.

Sarkozy then reportedly told Obama that he could not "bear" Netanyahu and thinks the Israeli premier "is a liar." Obama responded, "You're fed up, but I have to deal with it all day."

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45)

Justify speech as you will. Sarkozy's heart is apparent to all with an eye to see.

And just this month, a French legislator’s report on Israel's “apartheid” water policies described Israel's actions as “venomous." The report, a case study on “The Jordan Basin: Water as an Integrated Hinge of the Territorial Conflict and Security Question,” was a 20-page section in a more-than-300-page publication on “The Geopolitics of Water,” published by the French National Assembly.

The report goes on to slam Israel for the priority it gives to Jewish West Bank settlers over Palestinians during times of drought, as well as the “separation wall,” which it says provides Israel with control over groundwater access.

Watch for Sarkozy to attempt to position France as the new European leader world events, and watch for Israel being made the scapegoat for France's efforts. And while you are making these observations now ... remember what we were all told then:

"Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge." (Proverbs 14:7)