Via Andrew Sullivan, this Al Jazeera report on how Israelis in Jerusalem feel about Barack Obama–feelings are mixed, but at least one interviewee suggests he should be assassinated:

I think what I find remarkable is the one guy who accused Obama of being a Muslim and of being naive about “the Arab mentality.” I mean I supposed those aren’t mutually exclusive, but if the idea is that Obama is Muslim and therefore is about helping Arabs instead of Jews, doesn’t that suggest that he understands whatever sinister motives they supposedly have, and that’s why he’s helping them in the first place?

Racism rarely makes real sense, so it doesn’t matter if the beliefs contradict one another.

— A. Serwer

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer