Comments on: Anti-Israel = Anti-Semitic

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:34:53 +0000

I think the tide is starting to turn and obama might be a big part of it http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/17/agendas-clash-as-netanyahu-obama-meet/

By: Aaron Carine

Aaron Carine — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:21:47 +0000

Sal, I don’t know any critics of Israel who applaud British
imperialism or the destruction of American Indians.
I would rank Palestinian atrocities in the second intifada
“worse” than Israeli ones,since the former provoked the
latter. This wasn’t the case with the 2006 onslaught in
Lebanon,though.

By: Sal

Sal — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:44:19 +0000

I think the problem comes down to jealousy. It seems when a small amount of people like the Jews, who are willing to work hard and show the world that not only can they fight off racist muslim countries looking to destroy them, but at the same time develop some of the best technologies in the world (ie. cell phones, instant messaging, Pentium chips and state-of-the-art medical equipment), you have to wonder why they are hated them so much. Yet, countries like England who have committed far worse atrocities through brutal colonization of America, South Africa, India and China (countries thousands of miles away) can hypocritically and audaciously criticize Israel is beyond amazement!

Next time someone criticizes Israel, he/she needs to ask themselves why Indians and South Africans sound like Brits and how many American Indians you know (not many).

By: Israel discussion

Israel discussion — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:33:54 +0000

Eli – issues such as the one being discussed here require people to engage in dialogue and discussion, not accusatory diatribe. I would recommend if you want to defend a position you do so with your intellect and facts, not by slamming people who are clearly backing a position.

By: Eli Goldberg

Eli Goldberg — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:20:03 +0000

Dude, I’m happy to discuss stuff I consider important with my friends like Lloyd and Ian.

But to the best of my ability to discern, Mr. Occupation, you’re an anonymous troll who is limited to copying, paraphrasing and pasting your posts from amnesty.org content.

Sorry, still got better things to do with my time than “discuss” anything with you.

P.S. Lloyd, if you’re still reading, see you and Julie in Vancouver in September if you’re around.

By: Enduring Occupation

Enduring Occupation — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:08:11 +0000

“And to singlehandedly attribute the present occupation to Israel is blithely naive, rather than as the natural consequence of the intersection of actions of two parties, one of which is the Palestinians.”

Oppression and occupation are not the “the natural consequence of the intersection of action of parties.” And who is singlehandedly attributing blame to Israel? Surely, Israel is not without fault?

“But I realize there are folks like Mr. E. Occupation lack a broader historical context, and have to settle for cherry-picking information that pushes an ideological agenda under the guise of factualism.”

Your contribution to “factualism” is a single line about the number of Ethiopians immigrating to Israel and then a cop out by saying, “Iâ€™d say more, but got work to do [sic].” Are you sure your opinion is based on a “broader historical context”, or is it more personal?

Further, if you are select an example of Israel’s immigration policy, you may want to select an example that doesn’t demonstrate Israel’s preference for covert operations and unilateral action over diplomacy.

(“1984 – Under tight military censorship, Israel brings 15,000 Ethiopians to the Jewish state in a secret airlift through Sudan known as Operation Moses.” http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home/About/Press+Room/Jewish+Agency+In+The+News/2007/1/mar27reut1.htm ).

I also assume you mean 25 years, not 15.

Finally, were you being ironic when in a broad discussion on accountability in the conflict, you “cherry-pick” a barely relevant figure on the immigration of Ethiopian jews?

I’d comment further and build a stronger argument, “but got work to do [sic].”