Gaza June 2010
Overheard a group of liberal/progressive/artsy types railing against Israelis as being nothing more than terrorists. Not offering a critique of some of of the policies of the Netanyahu government as being inept or worse. Oh no, condemming all Israelis as being terrorists. If you know me, then you know it got my ire. When I asked questions about why the world is quick to condemn Israel but not Hamas (who, amongst other things, holds an Israeli hostage even as I type this). Or how she thought we in the US would respond if say AL Quida overturned by force the legitimate government of Canada or Mexico and began bombing us daily. My guess is that we would have already invaded either of those countries killing all who got in our way. Or where was the outcry when Syria helped assassinate the head of the Lebanese government. Or where was the outcry when Iran killed pro-democracy demonstrators. Or. Or. Or. She gave me the usual look of one who has to humor a crazy Jew who doesn’t understand how misguided us Jews are. My god, we actually want to be treated with the same respect as the rest of the world’s people. She almost asked me “what do you people want.” Let there be no mistake, the anti-semites of the world rejoice in unison at the opoortunity that Bush-like idiot Netanyahu gave them to come back out of the political closet. There is no doubt to me that all Jews should beware the people who claim that they’re not anti-semitic, merely anti-Israel. Oh, and by the way, do any of these liberal do-gooders realize that the blockade of Gaza was a joint Israel/Egypt effort. Where’s the mention of Egypt? Israel, as has all countries, made poor decisions. At the same time, I ask all these Palestinian pity people what they think of the anger voiced by the Arab party in the Israels Knesset. The Arab party! Are there any Jewish or Christian or any other non-Islamic parties in the progressive Arab regimes they support? Why no. There aren’t any parties in those countries. In Gaza? Hell no! Freedom for women? I don’t think so. Tolerance of other faiths at any level. Why no there is not. Israel, as flawed as some of it’s leaders are from time to time, is a bastion of democracy and a paragon of freedom in the Middle East. So, to all the anti-semites, excuse me, anti-Israeli progressives, I say, condemn all acts of intolerance and repression equally or admit you basically hate uppity Jews and be done with it.
