In the United States to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, Natan Sharansky stopped at One Jerusalem's world headquarters to participate in a bloggers conference call.

Natan, Chairman of One Jerusalem, fielded bloggers questions on the Baker-Hamilton report, the troubles in Gaza, President Bush, and Iran.

Sharansky described the Baker recommendation as appeasement that will encourage the enemies of Israel and the United States to continue their aggression against the West. He attributed the disarray in Gaza to the policies of the United States and Israel that propped up the dictator Arafat, and allowed Hamas to run in Parliamentary elections.

As Omri points out, Natan speaks with a fervor and clarity that is quite clear.  It isn't enough to read the recaps of this call - you must listen to the audio.

Joining One Jerusalem on the call were Joel Rosenberg, Chad of GDLL, Anne Lieberman of Boker Tov Boulder, David Bogner from Treppenwitz, Omri Ceren of Mere Rhetoric, Jerry Gordon from Israpundit, Kim Priestap of Wizbang. 

Congratulations to Natan on receiving the highest award a civilian can receive.  Natan is only the fourth non-American citizen to receive both the Presidential and Congressional Medal of Freedom.