Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): South Africa has invoked the Genocide Convention, formally launching a case at the UN’s international court of justice accusing Israel of genocide for its mass atrocities in the Gaza Strip. Israel immediately responded by (deep sigh)
Dr. Michael Gosis (RIP), a Jew and fast friend to my dad (RIP), an Italian-American immigrant. He was a beautiful man, delivered my brother, and I recall him expressing to my father that he didn't really give a shite about Israel. My Boston-area housemate Marla, an empathic social worker. These are the Jewish people I think of as close to my heart. None of them were/are Zionists or even a smidgen insane enough to validate that calling out Israel for its maniacal slaughter of Gazans (Christians too!!) would be considered anti-Semitic. In other words, Jews, not insane Netanyahu Zionist acolytes. Anyone not making this distinction continues to both break my heart and raise my ire; can't help it.
“…. Hopefully this desensitization that Israel and its apologists have created doesn’t have dark consequences in the future. It’s just one more ugly thing they have birthed into the world that the rest of us will have to bring consciousness to….”
Unfortunately, all too many of us are apologists and enablers for zionist genocide. It’s not just a few people. And it is ALL of our mis-leaders, charlatans they all are.
God bless South Africa’s leaders for standing up and declaring their committment to separating right from wrong in the global community, and making these murders accountable for their crimes.
Because at the moment, in the so called west, the concept “global community” and “rules based order” seem to mean only a group of gutless vassals who greenlight and enable murder and genocide of the world’s have-nots.
On another Substack, I read an article that essentially made the argument that criticizing the Israeli government is the same as believing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. So I asked in the comments, "So criticizing the Israeli government is the same as believing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?" And I was told that yes indeed it is. And also that I was spreading propaganda by asking the question.
Former Israeli Minister Shulamit Aloni talks openly on Israelis’ use of false accusations of anti-Semitism to shut down criticism. “It’s a trick and we always use it…”
" It causes people who care deeply about human rights to take a step back and say
“Hold on, am I guilty of embodying the same hateful prejudices which led to the Holocaust?”"
If people had spoken out more loudly about the Holocaust and even before that when Jews were trying to flee from Germany to get away from the hate, maybe the Holocaust would have stopped sooner or maybe not even happened. People are exhibiting caring about others and showing that they have humanity when they speak out about what is happening in Gaza right now. And sometimes they are putting themselves in danger of being arrested or losing their jobs for speaking up. That is bravery, not antisemitism.
I think it is important to recognize this is a country primarily made up of Jewish people whose very existence came into being due to the fact they are Jewish. The Zionist were looking for a place of their own, a safe haven, due to the prejudice Jewish people experienced in Europe. After WWII and the Holocaust we have Israel, on Palestinian land. I don't think that should be forgotten, and is one of the reasons I find the ongoing genocide on the Palestinian people particularly appalling. I'm sure many Jewish people feel that as well. I'm not going to allow them to hide behind Antisemitism, a word used to keep their critics at bay. I don't think anyone should let them forget how totally hypocritical their position is. The carnage in terms of the number of people slaughtered, the hospital system destroyed, as Palestinians are pushed from one side of Palestine to another and are continuously pursued where the assaults and deaths continue says it all. Gallant also said it all when he called them animals, not deserving of food, water, or fuel.
If being anti genocide, anti ethnic cleansing, anti murderous hate (Israel is "in the right" because, afterall, they are slaughtering "human beasts," although I'm not clear on how infants and children attain this level of subhumanness(new word?!)...anyhow, I digress. Maybe I should start wearing Israel's sneering, ugly, vicious charges of being an antisemite with pride. Israel has managed to completely undo whatever legitimate meaning that word might have had. And it sickens me to think my Dad and Uncle's faced death in WWII for this to occur. Israel and it's defenders are, for me, the epitome of EVIL.
Terrific two-hour conversation today on the Electronic Intifada on this subject as well as thoughts on the psychology behind the Israeli carpet-bombing of Gaza. Highly recommend you watch the whole thing. Quite insightful. It's European guilt that responds to claims of anti-Semitism. And those claims are a cover-up for Israeli recognition that the land they're sitting their fat asses on is all stolen. Abdaljawad Omar has a very interesting perspective on why Europe, and to a lesser degree the U.S., are defending Israel. Off-loading their guilt for the Holocaust onto the Jew's Jew, the Palestinians. Really worth the time it takes to listen to this.
Dr. Michael Gosis (RIP), a Jew and fast friend to my dad (RIP), an Italian-American immigrant. He was a beautiful man, delivered my brother, and I recall him expressing to my father that he didn't really give a shite about Israel. My Boston-area housemate Marla, an empathic social worker. These are the Jewish people I think of as close to my heart. None of them were/are Zionists or even a smidgen insane enough to validate that calling out Israel for its maniacal slaughter of Gazans (Christians too!!) would be considered anti-Semitic. In other words, Jews, not insane Netanyahu Zionist acolytes. Anyone not making this distinction continues to both break my heart and raise my ire; can't help it.
Insert meme..."Everyone I do not like on the Internet is Hitler"
Reductio ad Hitlerum
We are sick of Israel and their Jewish Supremacy and Chosen people privilege.
How can it be anti-semitic when so many Jewish people are condemning what Israel is doing to Gaza?
“…. Hopefully this desensitization that Israel and its apologists have created doesn’t have dark consequences in the future. It’s just one more ugly thing they have birthed into the world that the rest of us will have to bring consciousness to….”
Unfortunately, all too many of us are apologists and enablers for zionist genocide. It’s not just a few people. And it is ALL of our mis-leaders, charlatans they all are.
God bless South Africa’s leaders for standing up and declaring their committment to separating right from wrong in the global community, and making these murders accountable for their crimes.
Because at the moment, in the so called west, the concept “global community” and “rules based order” seem to mean only a group of gutless vassals who greenlight and enable murder and genocide of the world’s have-nots.
Antisemitism has been redefined from "anyone who doesn't like Jews" to "anyone Israel doesn't like".
On another Substack, I read an article that essentially made the argument that criticizing the Israeli government is the same as believing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. So I asked in the comments, "So criticizing the Israeli government is the same as believing the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?" And I was told that yes indeed it is. And also that I was spreading propaganda by asking the question.
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These. Arguments. Are. Bananas.
Intimidation on .Congress from AIPAC keep
The West in lock step to these nonsensical accusations
Former Israeli Minister Shulamit Aloni talks openly on Israelis’ use of false accusations of anti-Semitism to shut down criticism. “It’s a trick and we always use it…”
https://youtu.be/5zjaSlP2OxE?si=yn0asCZ3MX9swrAA
" It causes people who care deeply about human rights to take a step back and say
“Hold on, am I guilty of embodying the same hateful prejudices which led to the Holocaust?”"
If people had spoken out more loudly about the Holocaust and even before that when Jews were trying to flee from Germany to get away from the hate, maybe the Holocaust would have stopped sooner or maybe not even happened. People are exhibiting caring about others and showing that they have humanity when they speak out about what is happening in Gaza right now. And sometimes they are putting themselves in danger of being arrested or losing their jobs for speaking up. That is bravery, not antisemitism.
The Zionist deception has run its course. It will *not* shut us up. The narrative has crumbled, the endgame is nigh...
The defining characteristic of “self defense” is proportionality.
Thank you, South Africa!
I think it is important to recognize this is a country primarily made up of Jewish people whose very existence came into being due to the fact they are Jewish. The Zionist were looking for a place of their own, a safe haven, due to the prejudice Jewish people experienced in Europe. After WWII and the Holocaust we have Israel, on Palestinian land. I don't think that should be forgotten, and is one of the reasons I find the ongoing genocide on the Palestinian people particularly appalling. I'm sure many Jewish people feel that as well. I'm not going to allow them to hide behind Antisemitism, a word used to keep their critics at bay. I don't think anyone should let them forget how totally hypocritical their position is. The carnage in terms of the number of people slaughtered, the hospital system destroyed, as Palestinians are pushed from one side of Palestine to another and are continuously pursued where the assaults and deaths continue says it all. Gallant also said it all when he called them animals, not deserving of food, water, or fuel.
If being anti genocide, anti ethnic cleansing, anti murderous hate (Israel is "in the right" because, afterall, they are slaughtering "human beasts," although I'm not clear on how infants and children attain this level of subhumanness(new word?!)...anyhow, I digress. Maybe I should start wearing Israel's sneering, ugly, vicious charges of being an antisemite with pride. Israel has managed to completely undo whatever legitimate meaning that word might have had. And it sickens me to think my Dad and Uncle's faced death in WWII for this to occur. Israel and it's defenders are, for me, the epitome of EVIL.
Terrific two-hour conversation today on the Electronic Intifada on this subject as well as thoughts on the psychology behind the Israeli carpet-bombing of Gaza. Highly recommend you watch the whole thing. Quite insightful. It's European guilt that responds to claims of anti-Semitism. And those claims are a cover-up for Israeli recognition that the land they're sitting their fat asses on is all stolen. Abdaljawad Omar has a very interesting perspective on why Europe, and to a lesser degree the U.S., are defending Israel. Off-loading their guilt for the Holocaust onto the Jew's Jew, the Palestinians. Really worth the time it takes to listen to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qasw2CfHLpM
Well, of course they did. Playbook 101.