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Ms. Missive:  This is my favorite part:

Interviewer: “Are homosexuals on your agenda?”

Yahya Saade: “My agenda is about the freedom of any human being. My agenda is about personal liberties. We should respect and accept one another, despite all our differences.

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Interviewer: “Are you for or against the 9/11 attacks on America?”

Saade: “What would you like me to say - for or against?”

Interviewer: “Tell me, are you for or against? Tell me the truth, without embellishing it - what you say when you are with your friends.”

Saade: “I am for them [the attacks on 9/11].”

Interviewer: “Why?”

Saade: “Because in my view, they constituted a very loud cry, which raised a very important question within American and European society

Ms. Missive:  Let the contradictions roll on.

Source: MEMRI TV

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Talk about progressive! The first black presidential candidate spawned from two men. This news is gonna launch gay rights 50 years ahead of schedule!

One minute. We’re getting an update from the control room. Say again?  Just a tongue slip?  Oh crap.  There goes my Pulitzer.

(Hat tip: israellycool)

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Two men get married. Two men have a child.  Two men divorce.  One of the men kidnaps the child and flees to Israel?  (Insert record scratch here.)

The first ever kidnapping of a gay married couple’s child happened just a few weeks ago in New York.  In a unusual turn of events,  the estranged ex-husband dragged the kid all the way to Israel.

The father and child were found in Jerusalem five days ago and the child returned to his (other) father in New York.  Strangely, the news made little splash in either American or Israeli news sources:

Israeli police found 23-month-old Jedidiah Hyett-Glazer in Jerusalem and returned him to his legal father, Josh Glazer, of Manhattan.

“It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world to have him back,” Glazer said by phone from Israel. “I was really so happy to see he was OK and well. He was a little dirty and hadn’t been bathed, but none of that mattered.

Glazer’s ex-partner, Eric Hyett, was not immediately arrested. Authorities in Israel were still mulling whether to take him into custody and return him to New York to face charges of custodial interference, said Glazer’s lawyer, Sam Ferrara.

That’s it?  The man stole a baby and took him to Israel and they’re still “mulling” over taking him into custody?  What are the legal boundries in a situation like this?  Are there restrictions on the Israeli police from arresting Americans?  If so, does anyone else see a major gaping bull-shit loop hole here that needs plugging?

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Dubbed as “the first ever kidnapping of a child of a same-sex couple”, ex-husband #1, Eric Hyett, kidnapped his child from ex-husband #2, Joshua Glazer, and flew to Israel.  The Americans married four years ago in Massachusetts and divorced after a surrogate assisted in bringing a child into the mix:

A New York police investigation revealed that [Eric] and his baby flew from New York to Israel last Monday. [Eric], who is still residing in Israel, has already stated that he does not intend on returning to the United States.

Whatcho talkin’ bout, Willis?  It’s not exactly clear WHY he took the child to Israel besides wanting to take advantage of the Jewish Law of Return which, since he is Jewish, may be feasible.  But what of the child?

With his attorney’s assistance, Joshua turned to State Department representatives in Washington who deal with kidnapping cases outside of US borders.

The US representatives have turned to the Israeli police and asked them to deal with this case.

Right, so, my two cents….

First, Eric, thank you for giving right-wing fucks ammunition against gay marriage and/or creating same-sex families. That’s the last thing the community needs.  Fucker.

Second, I don’t care if you were gay or straight, kidnapping a child out of revenge does more harm to the child than anyone else. That makes you a big douche in my book. Grow up.

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