Yeshiva student returns Obama's Kotel note

[kskiska]

Source: Jerusalem Post

The yeshiva student who pried Barack Obama's prayer note from the Western Wall has apologized.

Identified only by the first initial of his name, Aleph, and with his face obscured, the student went on Channel 2 television Sunday to confess that he took the presidential contender's note last week and passed it to the press.

The resulting coverage of Obama's private, handwritten musings on hope and sin added to the mystique of his campaign visit to Israel but drew international criticism, including from leading rabbis who said Jewish morality had been compromised by the publication

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"I'm sorry. It was a kind of prank," Aleph said, his hands shaking as he fingered the tightly wadded-up sheet of King David Hotel letterhead. "I hope he wasn't hurt. We all believe he will take the presidency."

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[madaboutharry]

1. This was the behavior of a very silly kid

who did a dopey thing. The real disgraceful conduct was that of the newspaper editor that choose to publish Mr. Obama's note.

[hedgehog]

2. Amen to that; with one proviso- did any money exchange hands?

[Ian David]

3. That little douchebag actually did Obama a HUGE favor.

I wonder how much trouble he's going to get into over this?

Centuries ago, he probably would have been stoned to death.

I wonder if god had a chance to read it before the kid took it, or if he had to wait in suspense for it to be returned to His wall?

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. Neither. He read it in the paper, like everyone else. nt

[blayne]

7. You are right about the favor part.

I can't think of a better sequence of events, and I guess Obama couldn't either when he said, "I admit we did it really well."

[regnaD kciN]

9. But, of course...

...you've already got the wingnuts insisting that Obama set the whole thing up as a publicity stunt. :eyes:

[skooooo]

5. You know he knew better than that...

What an ass.

[snooper2]

6. Well at least he had the balls to fess up..

Good going young man..

[daleo]

8. A confession by "anonymous"?

I don't know if that actually qualifies.

[Ian David]

10. There are people who would actually kill him over it, I bet. n/t

[snooper2]

11. As IanDB1 said...

He would probably be dead within a week; surrounded by religous fundamentalists...