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UPDATE: Homeland Security now claims Israel was erroneously included on Terror List
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Another Obama policy has been purged down the Memory Hole.
After what must have been a tidal wave of outrage, it looks as though Homeland Security is being forced to walk back the Obama decision to include Israel on the list of “specially designated countries” that tend ‘to promote, produce, or protect’ terrorists. The Blaze reports:
Um, did we say Israel was on the Terror Watch List? Nevermind.
Now, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has acknowledged that this selection was made based on “inaccurate information.” According to John Morton, who serves as the director of the department’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division, Israel, a key U.S. ally, was erroneously placed on the DHS list. The nation‘s surprise inclusion appeared in a May 2011 report from ICE’s inspector general. JTA has more:
“The addition of Israel in the OIG’s list of ICE‘s ’Third-Agency Checks’ (TAC) was based on inaccurate information provided to the OIG during the course of its audit,” Morton said in a statement sent by e-mail to JTA.
“The U.S. does not and never has considered Israel to have links to terrorism, but rather they are a partner in our efforts to combat global terrorism. The United States maintains close intelligence-sharing relationships with Israel in order to address security issues within its own borders and in our mutual pursuit of safety and security around the globe.”
This list, which includes 36 nations, does not target government policies as the catalyst for inclusion. Rather, it looks at the likelihood that a traveler from a specific country might have terrorist ties. If a traveler from one of the listed nations is detained, that country’s presence on the list will spawn a special check by ICE (called a Third Agency Check or TAC).
…Interestingly, when previously asked by CNS News to clarify who put Israel on the list or when the nation was added, ICE declined. But, one spokesperson claims that the list was created seven years ago and that ICE did not choose the nations for inclusion. This, if true, would mean that it was created during the presidency of George W. Bush.
Bush’s fault, eh? Don’t get me wrong; Bush made plenty of mistakes during his 8 years in office. And after he began spending like a Democrat, I’m certainly no fan of his. But as I stated yesterday, ICE’s “blame Bush” excuse doesn’t explain why North Korea was on the terror list proposed in 2008, yet it is not on the May 2011 list. And it doesn’t explain why Israel was not on the list proposed in 2008, yet it is on the May 2011 list.
With one spokesperson declining to explain how Israel made its way onto the list and with the director of ICE later contending that the inclusion was an error, the situation is certainly intriguing. One wonders if Israel was purposefully included, but then removed due to fear over the public’s reaction to such a designation. Either way, Israeli citizens who are detained no longer qualify for special TAC searches.
Emily Litella made the official statement for the Obama administration:
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