Chutzpah Thy Name is Gaza

The author recognizes that Israel has always had a Jewish population, notwithstanding invasions by Romans, Muslims, Christians, Turks, et al.

The author recognizes that the majority of Jews in Israel is not of European descent, but, rather of Middle Eastern and African heritage.

The author recognizes that Israel is a religiously diverse society, ethnically diverse, and to use the Christo-Islamic term "racially" diverse, as well.

The author recognizes that IRan, IRaq, Egypt, Syria, and most recently Yemen, have dispossessed, tortured, and exiled its Jewish inhabitants whose civilizations date back 3500 years.

The author reduces Palestinian resistance to irrational anti-Semitism. He neglects to mention that radical Zionists who moved to Israel, and still reside there today, believe they have a divine right to steal the land from Arabs. His willfull ignorance of this fact lets him and all other supporters of illegal occupation sleep well at night. After all, the Arabs deserve to be stateless slaves to Israel, right?

This article is one-sided propaganda which I see as no different than Al-Aqsa TV.

The author reduces Palestinian resistance to irrational anti-Semitism. He neglects to mention that radical Zionists who moved to Israel, and still reside there today, believe they have a divine right to steal the land from Arabs. His willfull ignorance of this fact lets him and all other supporters of illegal occupation sleep well at night. After all, the Arabs deserve to be stateless slaves to Israel, right?

So apartheid is legal?

A nation, with an elected government,
under apartheid

can be blocaded , and it's legal to board any ships bound thereto?

How far we have come, courtesy of the constant propodanda by Jews and their owned and operated media, from common sense.

And it's Israel that whines about their security.

So this is where they get it...the really disgusting, silly
stuff Israel/Jewish/neocons/zionists post daily all over.

What does he hope to accomplish spreading such obviously demented stuff?
Has it worked before? (answer: no, demonstrably the contrary. Check history).

This fetid little 'professor' teaches
American Jewish history?

Does he think students so stupidly indoctrinated, won't encounter the truth?

Or the rage that will such silly propoganda? He's not doing them a favor.

Eddietheinfidel,

‘Britain behind UAE FM’s remarks over Iranian islands’
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Britain is behind the recent remarks of the United Arab Emirates foreign minister, who likened Iran to Israel, Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Monday.

Last Tuesday, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan likened Tehran’s control of the three Iranian islands of the Lesser and Greater Tunbs and Abu Musa to Israel’s occupation of Arab territories, AFP reported.

Read the rest here.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=218330

Britain is, indeed, pushing Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which don't need all that much pushing, since they hate Iran and, like BP, want Iran Oil. UAE citizens are heavy stockholders in BP.
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Pope on 3-day visit to Cyprus amid Greek criticism of Turkey
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
06/04/2010 18:25

PAPHOS, Cyprus — Greek Cypriot leaders made a blistering attack on Turkey for its occupation of northern Cyprus as Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to the divided island Friday bringing a message of peace to the region.

Addressing Benedict, the head of Cyprus' Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos II said that "Turkey has barbarously invaded and conquered by force of arms 37 percent of our homeland."

Chrysostomos said that Turkey "continues to carry out its obscure plans which include the annexation of the land now under military occupation, and then a conquest of the whole of Cyprus."

His comments came as Benedict began a sensitive three-day day visit to Cyprus, an island divided between ethnic Turks and Greeks and viewed by the Vatican as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East.

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=177497
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See also, Daniel Brumberg's essay on this blog and my first comment.

Do you see? The "flotilla" was a smokescreen. The issues are geopolitical, and Nejad is winning big time.

Cyprus and the Kurds and fuel motivate Turkey. Also, it has gone "native," not only with its Islamist government but with a growing Caliphate movement.

Complex.

bbsnews,

Thanks for your enlightenment.... next time the world needs a ruling on international law, I'll recommend they consult the Christian Science Monitor or gushi.org for their ruling.

If even that weak, ineffective, Israel-hating group called the UN has failed to declare the Gaza blockade "illegal", I fail to see how the organizations you cite would have any real say in the matter.

LAST line of previous post should have read:

Instead of sending a FREEDOM Flotilla to Cyprus, Israel should send it to Apartheid Amerika.

Dr. Sarna,

It is always a pleasure to see you blogging here. I would like to know your thoughts on the soon-to-be-departing Israeli Freedom Flotilla to Cyprus.

And on the following:

Turkey has stolen one half of Cyprus.

Lisa Buttenheim, new UN envoy to Cyprus,
will never succeed until the Turks return that HALF of Cyprus that they have stolen.

Ending the Kurdish genocide would also be salutary. The TURKS have killed FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND Kurds to date, thirty-two in the last week.

The Israeli Freedom Flotilla to free Cyprus will be interesting to watch.

Still, I wish the Israelis would HELP the KURDS.

In 2008, the UN issued a report declaring the US an APARTHEID State.

This was not rhetoric. According to the UN, the Native Americans are among the world's poorest developing nations.

The average life expectancy of a NATIVE American is FIFTY-EIGHT years old.

Of an Israeli Arab, seventy-six. Of a Gazan, seventy-three.

WHERE is the OUTRAGE?

Instead of sending a FREEDOM Flotilla t

Eddie,

You are incorrect. Today's Christian Science Monitor finds that the closure of Gaza is not legal. And of course it cannot be. Even though you might favor collective punishment of a captive and occupied people, it is illegal under international law.

Further, gisha.org not only explains the illegality of the closure, the organization has uncovered the infamous "lists" of banned and allowed goods that are arbitrary and ever changing in a Gaza that only gets one fifth of the trucks of goods that it got prior to democratic elections pushed by Bush Jr and Condi.

Gaza is occupied and being collectively punished contrary to international law.

If such law is going to be applied to other countries in the region, particularly Iran, then the law must apply equally to Israel.

Otherwise the United States will be the chief author of yet the next and far more grave tragedy in the region, most of all, in Israel itself.

Outstanding column. Israel has legally blockaded a hostile regime that calls in its charter for its destruction, in the same way the JFK blockaded Cuba: to prevent the transfer of weapons to said hostile regime. That said, I do admit they need to work on their list of banned items.

The people of Gaza have made their own bed; first by not taking advantage of the infrastructure left behind by Israeli settlers and paid for by Mort Zuckermann to build an economy, and secondly, by installing a terrorist organization as their government. I don't feel very sorry for them, anymore than I would for America if the people had voted the Gambino crime family into power.

The only chutzpah is on the part of the author.

The Gaza Strip is unquestionably occupied by the state of Israel. This by the state's very own admission. How was this article even published?

Why does the Washington Post continue to let these propaganda articles grace your news pages?