How Netanyahu's Policies Are Fueling Anti-Semitism

[pbel]

Clearly Netanyahu's defiance of world norms and bombing civilians is causing a close look at Israeli policies...There is no sympathy for Israel and scorn is not abating because of his State terrorism.
How Netanyahu s Policies Are Fueling Anti-Semitism Alon Ben-Meir

I am no longer surprised by what Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu says or does. No leader with any pride and sensitivity would have tried to exploit for political gain the tragic deaths of four French Jews who were assassinated in a kosher supermarket in Paris. It is one thing to travel to France and demonstrate solidarity with the French people after the horrific execution of 12 journalists at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo; it is an entirely different matter to use the occasion to call on French Jews to immigrate to Israel to avoid anti-Semitism and "live secure and peaceful lives."

At this moment, when France has a good deal of soul-searching to do, we may do well to recall the thoughts of Jean-Paul Sartre, whose Anti-Semite and Jew, though written over 70 years ago, contains observations that are no less true today, such as his diagnosis of anti-Semitism as an all-consuming passion, a "total choice" that transforms hatred into a faith.

Sartre understood that the answer to anti-Semitism did not lie in the Jews of France leaving their country -- "their original fatherland" -- to live in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, as Netanyahu recently proposed.

Any solution to the problem of anti-Semitism (which is on the rise all over Europe) will involve recognizing, in Sartre's closing words, that "[n]ot one Frenchman will be secure so long as a single Jew -- in France or in the world at large -- can fear for his life."

 

[Menerva Lindsen]

Clearly Netanyahu's defiance of world norms and bombing civilians is causing a close look at Israeli policies...There is no sympathy for Israel and scorn is not abating because of his State terrorism.
How Netanyahu s Policies Are Fueling Anti-Semitism Alon Ben-Meir

I am no longer surprised by what Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu says or does. No leader with any pride and sensitivity would have tried to exploit for political gain the tragic deaths of four French Jews who were assassinated in a kosher supermarket in Paris. It is one thing to travel to France and demonstrate solidarity with the French people after the horrific execution of 12 journalists at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo; it is an entirely different matter to use the occasion to call on French Jews to immigrate to Israel to avoid anti-Semitism and "live secure and peaceful lives."

At this moment, when France has a good deal of soul-searching to do, we may do well to recall the thoughts of Jean-Paul Sartre, whose Anti-Semite and Jew, though written over 70 years ago, contains observations that are no less true today, such as his diagnosis of anti-Semitism as an all-consuming passion, a "total choice" that transforms hatred into a faith.

Sartre understood that the answer to anti-Semitism did not lie in the Jews of France leaving their country -- "their original fatherland" -- to live in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, as Netanyahu recently proposed.

Any solution to the problem of anti-Semitism (which is on the rise all over Europe) will involve recognizing, in Sartre's closing words, that "[n]ot one Frenchman will be secure so long as a single Jew -- in France or in the world at large -- can fear for his life."

Netannyahu is an old fox as we perfectly know. He is a professional politician who is too expensive for Israel's budget. At the same time when Israel has the highest poverty rate among developed nations. He also may lose people's support in the country.

 

[deltex1]

Who do you think he should recruit for the cause...Guatemalan children?

 

[Vigilante]

It is a shame, that Bibi cares more about the Jews, than the sentiments of a scared world that fears repercussions from muslim's (see France recently) more than the truth, and ethical clarity!

 

[RoccoR]

pbel, et al,

Most national political leaders, particularly in countries with active opposition parties, take heat from those that have and maintain opposing point-of-view. Dr Ben-Meir may be Jewish, and have impeccable academic credentials, but make no mistake, he is a stalwart and committed advocate of the Arab Peace Initiative which HAMAS rejects. Now it is a dilemma for any Political Leader like Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet criteria set by the Arab League [(The Arab Peace Initiative)(API-2002)], and rejected by half the Unity Government (HAMAS) and still achieve settlement to the disputes with HAMAS by peaceful means and in such a manner that regional peace and security is not endangered. The API-2002 (AKA: "Land for Peace" Negotiation) , required three concessions on the part of Israel:

I- Full Israeli withdrawal from all the territories occupied since 1967, including the Syrian Golan Heights, to the June 4, 1967 lines as well as the remaining occupied Lebanese territories in the south of Lebanon.

II- Achievement of a just solution to the Palestinian refugee problem to be agreed upon in accordance with U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194.

III- The acceptance of the establishment of a sovereign independent Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories occupied since June 4, 1967 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital.​

Assuming this could be done, it would have ended the Three-NO's of the Arab World (Three No’s”: no peace, no recognition, no negotiations). However, even if we ignore the HAMAS Covenant of 1988 --- the 2013 official position paper by the HAMAS Political (Khaled Meshal, Chief HAMAS Political Bureau) stipulates:

No recognition of the legitimacy of the occupation whatever; this is a principled position, political and moral, and therefore do not recognize the legitimacy of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and recognition of "Israel" and the legitimacy of its presence on any part of Palestine no matter how long; and it will not be long, God willing.

1. Palestine from the river to the sea, and from north to south, is a land of the Palestinian people and its homeland and its legitimate right, we may not a waiver an inch or any part thereof, no matter what the reasons and circumstances and pressures.

2. Palestine - all of Palestine - is a land of Islamic and Arab affiliation, a blessed sacred land, that has a major portion in the heart of every Arab and Muslim​

The Unity Government and the Palestinian Authority (established under the Oslo Accords) supports a coalition with HAMAS that organizes, assists, foments, finances, incites or tolerate subversive, terrorist or armed activities directed towards the violent overthrow of the Jewish State of Israel, by stated goals and objectives, has unreconcilable differences that would not end with an agreement even as devastating and dangerous as the API-2002.

Resistance is a means and not an end, if we have another way without blood and painful sacrifices to liberate the land and ending the occupation and the restoration of rights we would take it, but history proves that there is no option to expel the occupiers and restore the land and rights without using all forms of resistance, led by armed resistance. --- Khaled Meshal, Chief HAMAS Political Bureau​

There is essentially no way for Israel (with or without the leadership of Prime Minister Netanyahu) to maintain the safety and security of Israel, satisfy the critisisms of Dr Ben-Meir, and meet the requirements of the API-2002.

HAVING SAID THAT:

• Do I agree with the strategies that Prime Minister Netanyahu has exercised thus far? No.
• Do I think that new approaches and initiatives should be explored? Yes.
• Do I think that Israel needs an alternative leadership model? Yes.
• Do I think that Settlement in the West Bank should be expanded? No --- In fact I think the exact opposite. Israel should embark on a new national project to build power plants and desalination facilities to build a prosperous area in the Negev Dessert and shift settlers from the West Bank to the Negev.

But this is not my country. The Israelis have to make their own decisions on the direction they should take. The International Community has had more than half a century to contribute to a solution and restore a positive set of conditions --- unsuccessfully. Now it is time for UN to back away and let the two parties sort it out.

The parties to a dispute have the duty, in the event of failure to reach a solution by any one of the above peaceful means, to continue to seek a settlement of the dispute by other peaceful means agreed upon by them. (Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States)​

Then maybe --- at some point --- even if it requires another half century of conflict, the Israelis and Palestinians will reach a solution. Remembering that on the eve of the API-2002 announcement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Military Wing of HAMAS), carried out a suicide bombing ( Passover Massacre ) at the Park Hotel in Netanya

The Initiative was initially overshadowed by the, by Hamas, Israel on 27 March 2002, during a Passover seder. (the day before the Initiative was published) and that had been claimed by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing. The Arab League has since readopted the Initiative on several occasions, including during the 2007 summit.

Most Respectfully,
R

 

[TheOldSchool]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

 

[Vigilante]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

 

[Vigilante]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

 

[TheOldSchool]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

 

[Vigilante]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Israel keeps electing people whose foreign policy pisses off the entire world, inspires terrorism, and does absolutely nothing to curb rocket launches from Palestine.

It's a good thing the GOP in the U.S. put's Israel's interests ahead of America's because otherwise Israel would be pretty screwed.

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

 

[Vigilante]

And what would you do if Canada was launching 7000 missiles over the summer into America? Or would those missiles coming from Cuba be a better example? Your suggestions?

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

 

[TheOldSchool]

And yet they aren't. Maybe if our foreign policy was as shitty as Israel's we WOULD have rockets flying in.

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

 

[Vigilante]

But they are in Israel, and I ask again, what would be your solution to a problem like that if it were to happen to America!

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

 

[TheOldSchool]

To stop electing Netanyahu's duh.

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

That's something Netanyahu would say. And the rockets would continue raining down and the world would continue turning on you.

 

[Vigilante]

And since the same shit was happening BEFORE Bibi was elected, what's your excuse?

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

That's something Netanyahu would say. And the rockets would continue raining down and the world would continue turning on you.

You STILL haven't told me what YOU would do! Try to concentrate, I know it's hard for you, and I'm even being nice about this!

 

[TheOldSchool]

I said "Netanyahu's." Meaning all prime minister's who also completely fucked up Israel's foreign policy like Olmert and Sharon and many others.

And yet, like you said, the same shit keeps on happening. And it seems Israel must be totally fine with that.

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

That's something Netanyahu would say. And the rockets would continue raining down and the world would continue turning on you.

You STILL haven't told me what YOU would do! Try to concentrate, I know it's hard for you, and I'm even being nice about this!

I already told you. Let me go into detail: I would stop electing people who ignorant rubes such as yourself agree with; such as Netanyahu.

 

[Vigilante]

Bibi, is NOT all the PM's that came before him, and as with America they all had different policies! The only thing that hasn't changed over the years is HAMAS'S GREED and wanting all Jews dead!

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

That's something Netanyahu would say. And the rockets would continue raining down and the world would continue turning on you.

You STILL haven't told me what YOU would do! Try to concentrate, I know it's hard for you, and I'm even being nice about this!

I already told you. Let me go into detail: I would stop electing people who ignorant rubes such as yourself agree with; such as Netanyahu.

So a leader of a country shouldn't give 2 shits about his people, but bow down to muslim terrorism.... I guess that's what a coward would do, and one with no ethics and principles... YOU should know this!

 

[TheOldSchool]

Bibi is just the kind of nut the scared, self-righteous Israeli version of the GOP wants running their country. I predict there will never be peace for Israel. Because they elect leaders who are not interested in peace.

There will never be peace until all muslim terrorist are dispatched, and even that isn't a guarantee, as we will still have DemocRATs that will stick up from the religion of death!

That's something Netanyahu would say. And the rockets would continue raining down and the world would continue turning on you.

You STILL haven't told me what YOU would do! Try to concentrate, I know it's hard for you, and I'm even being nice about this!

I already told you. Let me go into detail: I would stop electing people who ignorant rubes such as yourself agree with; such as Netanyahu.

So a leader of a country shouldn't give 2 shits about his people, but bow down to muslim terrorism.... I guess that's what a coward would do, and one with no ethics and principles... YOU should know this!

Yea go ahead and ignore that nothing has improved under Bibi about attacks on Israel and that the world turns more and more against Israel every day. But nvm that stay the course!