An Israeli official asked that the swine flu currently raging in Mexico and other countries be renamed the Mexican flu, according to an article in BBC Arabic. His reasoning is that the current name insults Jews and Muslims. Never mind that Israeli officials have never really shown much sensitivity to Muslims in the past, but how does calling it the Mexican flu show sensitivity to Mexicans? Israeli officials are now just like our own leaders in the Arab world. A bunch of bigoted, insensitive, self-centered idiots. Dare I say, swine?
Oh my god, they are becoming like our leaders!
April 29, 2009 by Emir Bachir
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