Boycott Israel? Good luck with that. That would mean, amongst other things, never using your mobile phone, as many of its components are made in Israel.
Are you suggesting that not being able to use a mobile phone would be a bad thing.........?
He's a
couple of weeks late to the party (link is external) but Murray Dobbin is taking a stand against the Conservatives, the Liberals, even New York governor Cuomo, and their vile "new anti-semitism." Dobbins argues that
Netanyahu's "silent allies" (link is external) are empowering the spread of fascism in Israel.
In the space of two days, new critics emerged from within the highest positions of Israel state power. Moshe Ya'alon -- until recently the Israeli Defence Minister -- and Major General Yair Golan, the Israeli army's deputy chief of staff, confirmed what many of Israel's most vociferous (and vilified) critics have been saying for years: that Israel is heading down the road of extremism and racism.
Golan issued a
warning (link is external) that linked attitudes and actions in pre-war Germany with trends in Israel today. ''It's scary to see horrifying developments that took place in Europe begin to unfold here,'' he said.
And political commentator Michael Brizon has entered the fray:
Israeli political commentator Michael Brizon, who writes under the pseudonym B. Michael, concluded the failure of Western governments to criticize what is happening in Israel is itself a new form of anti-Semitism. Writing in a
Haaretz op-ed (link is external) titled ''Yet Again the Jewish People Face Great Danger and the World Is Silent,'' Brizon lamented the fact that the greatest danger to Israel is now from within, not from its traditional enemies. ''With our very own hands, we anointed the Huns who rule over us."
The irony for Michael is palpable: Israel's promise has been lost, he wrote, and ''all that remains is a big mouth, brandished fist, and endless hidden hatred, militarism, paganism, and self-righteousness. And the world is silent.''
That silence is what terrifies Michael: ''...if you persist in your silence, you indifferent world, that will be categorical proof that you really are anti-Semitic, exactly as we've always been told.''
Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, is not bothered by Netanyahu's policies:
As if to prove the point, just days after this piece was published, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive
order (link is external) intended to punish companies and groups that join the BDS campaign -- the Boycott, Divest, Sanction campaign to peacefully pressure Israel to comply with international law and recognize Palestinian rights.
''If you boycott Israel, New York will boycott you,'' Cuomo said. Officials have been directed to compile a list of companies and groups that have signed on to the BDS campaign.
The Trudeau government is also opposed to the BDS movement.
The Holocaust happened because those who could have stopped it remained silent.
By now anyone even vaguely aware of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has heard the phrase ''the new anti-Semitism.'' It is a clever propaganda piece aimed at anyone who dares criticize Israel for its illegal occupation of the West Bank and its continued brutalization of Palestinians in Gaza.
...even such dire public warnings from members of the Israeli governing and military elite are having no discernible impact on the West's carte blanche support for the Netanyahu government. It raises the question: Is there any development in Israel that would cause Western nations to intervene in the longer-term interests of Israel and say enough is enough? Just yesterday, Uri Ariel, the Israeli minister of agriculture made a proposal (link is external) to annex a huge chunk of the West Bank and expel 300,000 Palestinians. Does that cross a red line? Does the West even acknowledge a red line?
The irony for Michael is palpable: Israel's promise has been lost, he wrote, and ''all that remains is a big mouth, brandished fist, and endless hidden hatred, militarism, paganism, and self-righteousness. And the world is silent.''
Of course we're not silent. Not Canada, our Parliament, our Liberal government. They're not silent. They're giving Netanyahu's fascist movement a standing ovation, a big pat on the back.
