Thanks for posting the link to the charity single. Sometimes humour is the best way to make a point. I appreciate that for some people the humour may be offensive but personally I (sadly) found it apt. Mainly because of the immense frustration I feel as a 55 year old Jew who during his lifetime has seen his Britishness challenged by the rise in anti-semitism in this country.

Nothing is more hypocritical than the response of the media in general and UK politicians, specifically towards the incident by the IDF this week. The loss of life is, of course tragic but it should be balanced against the real intent of peace campaigners who arm themselves with iron bars and broadcast messages asking that they become martyrs via YouTube right before the confrontation (the only violent one on that day when in fact 5 other boats were boarded and directed to Ashdod perfectly peaceably).

It is doubly hypocritical of the UK government to criticise Israel during a week when sadly there has been the loss of 3 servicemen from our armed forces. Excatly who do they think our armed forces are fighting? Exactly what is the difference between our operations against Al Queda backed insurgents in Afghanistan (and Iraq for that matter) intent on the destruction of western civilisation and IDF operations against Iranian/Syrian backed Hamas who by the way also want to destroy western civilisation.

I am sorry to say that I feel considerably more sorrow at the loss of the lives of our servicemen than I do the loss of lives of armed hooligans whose agenda was completely at odds with the majority of the people on that aid flotilla.

Of course I full understand why the British government can condemn Israel while battling a carbon-copy foe in Helmand. The Israelis are all Jews while the British forces are all anglo-saxons (or probably not given our multiracial society) and for Jews to confront Islamic fascism is not allowed according to the philosophy of the hand wringing, healdine grabbing, insincere, extemporising, hypocritical members of the coalition government.

It is even worse that the UK government does not outright condemn Israel and of course the reason why they do not is the beneficial military and intelligence support they receive and share.

I wish they’d release this song as a single… I’d start of Facebook group to get it to #1

The allegation came as Turkish newspapers reported that three of the four Turks killed in the onslaught had declared their readiness to become martyrs.

“I am going to be a martyr. I dreamed about it,” Ali Haider Banjinin, 39, from Kurdistan, told his family before leaving to join the flotilla, according to one report.

The brother-in-law of retired engineer Ibrahim Bilgen, 61, told another paper that “martyrdom suited him very much. Allah gave him a death he desired.”

A third Turkish casualty, Ali Akbar Yertilmis, a father of four from Ankara, had “dreamt of becoming a martyr”, a friend was quoted as saying.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/02/flotilla-raid-turkish-jihadis-troops-israel-claims

Thankfully there are other gentiles as well as me who are backing Israel at this time.

Thanks again.

However he suprised me today by saying that he was not convinced by the news interpretation and that he did not actually blame Israel for the incident, that what he saw did not coincide with what was being reported. He actually said that he felt Israel had given every opportunity for the boats to be examined in the proper manner before it’s cargo was allowed through to Gaza, and that the actions of those on the boat was inexcusable. He actually admitted that the reporting on the event was pretty biased and that the BBC in particular, by interviewing the parents of one of the British humanitarian workers was completely swaying it towards one side.

Honestly, this was probably pretty difficult for him to say and for him to not instantly use this to flame Israel was very heartening to me. It makes me think there is some hope.

I’m not exaggerating when I think you are a righteous gentile, up there with those celebrated in Yad Vashem. Seriously.

Thank you for being a small beacon of light in the darkness.