| The faux peaceniks and the real terrorists form a nearly perfect storm of Jew-hatrednoreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 26 May 04:45 AM There are two gro | |  |
There are two groups that attend anti-Israel rallies.
One group styles themselves as being liberal, open-minded, very concerned about human rights, only wanting peace and so, so concerned over Palestinians who are killed during a war their side started. These people swear up and down that they are non-violent, against antisemitism and that they want Israel to go away quietly and peacefully as a result of world pressure and boycotts.
The other are young Arab men who grew up with pure Jew-hatred. They are intolerant of women, of gays, they don't care about the environment. They share none of the supposed principles of the kumbaya crowd, with the exception of wanting to see the Jewish state destroyed and of the role they take of eternal victims with no agency.
The latter group is behind the torrent of antisemitic attacks we see happening every day in the West. They are the ones who are driving around in gangs, looking for Jews to intimidate or attack. They are directly threatening Jews on social media thousands of times a day.
This is unprecedented.
For decades, Jews have been able to walk around safely in most major cities without fear, without even considering hiding their kippot or Star of David necklaces. Jews used to be most afraid of being attacked by Blacks, but over time that has become much less of an issue with the exception of the recent uptick of attacks in Brooklyn. Antisemitism has always been there but it definitely lessened. ADL statistics has seen it go down...Read More |
Yesterday, the New York Times published an op-ed by a resident of Gaza, Basma Ghalayini, who wanted to tell the world that it wasn't only Hamas that was fighting Israel, but all Palestinians. And they have every right to use terrorism: [T]o focus on Hamas is to miss the point, and to reinforce the myth that the conflict is, in some fundamental manner, about the group. The conflict is about the Israeli occupation. To focus on Hamas is also to sanitize the conflict, and in that way become complicit in it. It allows people to express sympathy for ordinary Palestinians while blaming a few people at the top of the Palestinian leadership. But the right to self-defense against Israel's continued aggression belongs to all Palestinians; legitimate resistance cannot be a right only for those Palestinians who believe exclusively in nonviolent self-defense — not in the face of the violence we endure. We, Palestinians, are in this together. She also said that Hamas' thousands of rockets were "rickety" and no threat to Israel, only an excuse for Israel to attack Gaza. This is justification not only for shooting rockets at Israelis, but also to do literally anything. Using this logic, it could be "legitimate resistance" to rape Israeli women or to kidnap and butcher Israeli children (both of which have happened.) Palestinians can and have done anything under the banner of "legitimate resistance" from...Read More |
From Ian: Bret Stephens: Anti-Zionism Isn't Anti-Semitism? Someone Didn't Get the Memo. In this storm of hate, political leaders such as Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, President Biden and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain have issued appropriate statements of condemnation. On CNN, correspondent Bianna Golodryga called out the anti-Semitism of Pakistan's foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, when he cited "deep pockets" and "control [of] media" in terms of Israel's influence on public opinion. Good for her. But if there's been a massive online campaign of progressive allyship with Jews, I've missed it. If corporate executives have sent out workplace memos expressing concern for the safety of Jewish employees, I've missed it. If academic associations have issued public letters denouncing the use of anti-Semitic tropes by pro-Palestinian activists, I've missed them. It's a curious silence. In the land of inclusiveness, Jews are denied inclusion. One response to the attacks that I have seen coming from the left is that attacks on Jews are wrong because an American or British or German Jew should not be held responsible for the actions of the state of Israel. That's true, and fine as far as it goes. But it doesn't go far enough. Would the assaults in Los Angeles and New York have been more justifiable if the victims had been Israeli citizens — even, say, Israeli diplomats? Is...Read More |
A tweet from Chelsea FC: Naturally, this is very upsetting to antisemites. * * * * * *
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From Ian: Analysts: Arab States Are 'Washing Their Hands' of Palestinians By contrast, Gulf states seemed more interested in military alliances among themselves and with Israel to counter threats like Iran, said Soliman. "The idea of an Arab-Israeli NATO" goes back to President George W. Bush, and "we are getting there. It's not a fancy idea anymore; however, it is going to take time." Webinar moderator Joyce Karam, Washington correspondent for The National, noted that an "Arab NATO" was an "idea that was first started with Harry Truman" with initiatives that led to the failed 1955 Baghdad Pact. Elgindy additionally cited the practical realities that facilitated Israel's relations with Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and the UAE. Unlike Egypt and Jordan, which made peace agreements with Israel in 1979 and 1994, respectively, this Arab quartet had never engaged in military hostilities with Israel. Correspondingly, several of these states have had "under-the-table relations with the Israelis anyway" and now merely "are consecrating an existing geopolitical order." Meanwhile, Arab states "will continue to pay lip service to two states because everyone needs some place to hang their hat" concerning a strategy for the Palestinians, observed Elgindy. Yet international actors are increasingly practicing "conflict management" and "risk aversion" towards the Palestinians, United States Institute...Read More |
As we've seen in previous wars, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights happily spouts lies about the civilian status of the people killed in wars with Israel, accusing Israel of targeting civilians when it simply isn't true. Here's a sad story PCHR made up: At approximately 23:50 (May 14), Israeli warplanes launched at least 15 missiles at 'Abed al-Razeq Qlaibo Mosque and its surrounding near Qlaibo Hill in Beit Lahia. As a result, the mosque was completely destroyed. Five minutes later, the residents of the area thought that the targeted house belonged to Hatem al-Mansi, which is to the southern side of the mosque, so they ran to evacuate al-Mansi family members. When the residents arrived at al-Mansi's house and entered it, an Israeli drone fired a missile at the house garden. As a result, 3 civilians, including 2 brothers, were killed while 5 others, including a woman, were injured. One of those injured sustained serious wounds. Those killed were identified as: Ahmed (34) and Yousef (22) Hatem Mahmoud al-Mansi (34) and Ahmed Mohammed 'Abed al-'Aziz Sabbah (28). Moreover, 4 houses near the targeted mosque from the western side, other nearby houses and electricity and communication networks sustained severe damage...Read More |
You know how NGOs love to say that Israel's blockade is responsible for Gaza's water crisis?
You hardly ever hear them blame the actual rulers of Gaza.
Here is a music video from Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades showing them manufacturing weapons - from existing water pipes that they dig up from the ground. Terror groups have been bragging about this lately: In the conflict's final days, Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Al-Nakhala boasted about his group's ability to improvise weapons from everyday materials. "The silent world should know that our weapons, by which we face the most advanced arsenal produced by American industry, are water pipes that engineers of the resistance turned into the rockets that you see," he said. They were taught by Iran how to convert the pipes into missiles. So now, Hamas is eager to get an international "reconstruction conference" together to help rebuild its arsenal with new pipes and cement. And the world will continue to blame Israel for Hamas redirecting humanitarian aid to weapons and tunnels. * * * * * *
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