Book of Jeremiah
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This thread is about why the world should not boycott Israel. Recently I was sent this letter which was written some time ago the Edinburgh University Student Association. I found the points made to be very important and worthy of discussion. One point made was if Hitler were on the earth today he would also be demanding the boycott of Israel. Yet Israeli is defending herself from the same type of anti-semitic hatred and propaganda today!
I feel this subject needs to be discussed by the Israel supporters as well as those pro-Palestinian voices that are supporting the Arabs in Gaza. I believe it is also important to distinguish who is who in this conflict and address the motives behind demanding a boycott of Israel and why this is not benefial to either side of the conflict. I feel that this demand to boycott Israel is both harmful and unjust. The author of the letter has given good reason for all to consider that boycotting Israel has been based on false evidence.
Examination of the letter written is where we begin. It was written by someone who states they are an Edinburgh graduate (MA 1975) who studied Persian, Arabic and Islamic History in Buccleuch Place under William Montgomery Watt and Laurence Elwell Sutton, two of Britain’s great Middle East experts in their day. This individual states that later they went on to do a PhD at Cambridge and to teach Arabic and Islamic Studies at Newcastle University. The author of the letter is also the author of several books as well and I find this person to be thoroughly qualified in explaining to us why we should not be boycotting Israel! The author has also done an outstanding job of explaining why there has never been a system of apartheid in Israel.
Both pro Israel and pro palestinians are invited to discuss. Thank you for your participation.
A Liberal Defence of Israel Letter to Edinburgh University Student Association
We are going through the biggest upheaval in the Middle East since the 7th and 8th centuries, and it’s clear that Arabs and Iranians are rebelling against terrifying regimes that fight back by killing their own citizens. Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs alike, do not rebel (though they are free to protest). Yet Edinburgh students mount no demonstrations and call for no boycotts against Libya, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Iran. They prefer to make false accusations against one of the world’s freest countries, the only country in the Middle East that has taken in Darfur refugees, the only country in the Middle East that gives refuge to gay men and women, the only country in the Middle East that protects the Baha’is.... Need I go on? The imbalance is perceptible, and it sheds no credit on anyone who voted for this boycott. I ask you to show some common sense. Get information from the Israeli embassy. Ask for some speakers. Listen to more than one side. Do not make your minds up until you have given a fair hearing to both parties.
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please read the entire letter on the link above - it is written in red letters - thank you for reading and for your participation!
I feel this subject needs to be discussed by the Israel supporters as well as those pro-Palestinian voices that are supporting the Arabs in Gaza. I believe it is also important to distinguish who is who in this conflict and address the motives behind demanding a boycott of Israel and why this is not benefial to either side of the conflict. I feel that this demand to boycott Israel is both harmful and unjust. The author of the letter has given good reason for all to consider that boycotting Israel has been based on false evidence.
Examination of the letter written is where we begin. It was written by someone who states they are an Edinburgh graduate (MA 1975) who studied Persian, Arabic and Islamic History in Buccleuch Place under William Montgomery Watt and Laurence Elwell Sutton, two of Britain’s great Middle East experts in their day. This individual states that later they went on to do a PhD at Cambridge and to teach Arabic and Islamic Studies at Newcastle University. The author of the letter is also the author of several books as well and I find this person to be thoroughly qualified in explaining to us why we should not be boycotting Israel! The author has also done an outstanding job of explaining why there has never been a system of apartheid in Israel.
Both pro Israel and pro palestinians are invited to discuss. Thank you for your participation.
A Liberal Defence of Israel Letter to Edinburgh University Student Association
We are going through the biggest upheaval in the Middle East since the 7th and 8th centuries, and it’s clear that Arabs and Iranians are rebelling against terrifying regimes that fight back by killing their own citizens. Israeli citizens, Jews and Arabs alike, do not rebel (though they are free to protest). Yet Edinburgh students mount no demonstrations and call for no boycotts against Libya, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Iran. They prefer to make false accusations against one of the world’s freest countries, the only country in the Middle East that has taken in Darfur refugees, the only country in the Middle East that gives refuge to gay men and women, the only country in the Middle East that protects the Baha’is.... Need I go on? The imbalance is perceptible, and it sheds no credit on anyone who voted for this boycott. I ask you to show some common sense. Get information from the Israeli embassy. Ask for some speakers. Listen to more than one side. Do not make your minds up until you have given a fair hearing to both parties.
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please read the entire letter on the link above - it is written in red letters - thank you for reading and for your participation!
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