It transpires that while cities across Europe have hosted anti-Israel marches featuring pro-Hamas and pro-Hezbollah banners, Israel has been quietly working in the background to thwart a Hezbollah terror attack on European soil. Oh the irony.
Meanwhile, the row about the BBC’s stance on the aid appeal rumbles on. At first it seemed strange that those who have criticised the BBC over the aid issue are so unwilling to consider the fact that Hamas steals aid shipments and shells the aid crossing points. But I suppose that if they began to process that truth then their misconception of the entire conflict would begin to unravel. Perhaps it’s not as simple as big, bad Israel and poor, downtrodden Hamas?
No, that’s way too much to think about. La-la-la-la, I’m not listening. Where’s the aid bucket?
Israel has recently helped more poor Palestinians than most bleeding-heart Westerners. For instance, when a Hamas rocket aimed at Israel misfired and severely injured a Palestinian, Israel took the injured Palestinian into one of its own hospitals for treatment. Can you imagine if an Israeli missile misfired and hurt some Israelis, Hamas saving the lives of the injured Jews?
Irony upon irony: in recent weeks Israel has prevented a terror attack on Europe – the continent that was the scene of the first attempt to wipe out the Jews and of marches in support of the second attempt. Meanwhile, Israel has been treating Palestinians injured by Hamas terrorists in its hospitals.
Once again, Israel is proving a shining moral example to the rest of humanity.
Well said Chas. Once again you’re spot on with your observations. Congratulations on the new blog…and the name is brilliant
Yesterday, a normally level-headed, middle-of-the-road friend startled me when I asked for his opinion of the Gaza operations. “Let’s just not talk about it. I’ll say things that’d probably offend you. I’m too angry about bloody Israel at the moment to think straight”.
Startling, to say the least, but not uncommon. Israel-hatred as an irrational, psychosexual phenomenon seems to have seeped into every corner of this isle.
Wow… really well written and provocative. I’m glad I stumbled upon this. I agree about Israel being a shining moral example. Most of the world just doesn’t realize it because they don’t experience anything near what Israel goes through daily as a nation.
You are spot on.
In the UK, the level of anti semitism is now at an all time high. And for the Health Minister, Ben Bradshaw, to feel that he could openly – and irrationally! – accuse Israel of ‘bullying’ the BBC should set alarm bells ringing with the Jewish community.
Great new blog. I agree with NM in that this is a very dangerous and worrying situation. I’ve had otherwise reasonable and level headed friends berate me quite violently just for saying that ‘Israel has a point’ in attacking Hamas. It is extremely dodgy when normal people start parroting the lies and propaganda of Hamas as some form of truth.
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