Repost: Matti Friedman, "An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth"
2013, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict claimed 42 lives— roughly the monthly homicide rate in the city of Chicago.
Zionists are not banned. Jews are.
In 1973, the Palestinian Authority imposed martial law, and banned non-Arabs from buying land, punishable by death or life imprisonment. From this point on, ~2M+ Arabs enjoyed full rights in Israel, while risking imprisonment and death for expressing those same rights under Palestinian leadership. There is no mention of the word “Zionist”…
Losers brought up the USS Liberty (1967)... again
The cries about USS Liberty is a pathetic grasping for some evidence. The USS Liberty obsessor looks for what I call “Exceptions that disprove the rule.” To a rational mind, they are ironically proving the rule.
Existentialist French are still French
Imagine a gameshow where three Jews are placed side-by-side. Can you identify which is a Zionist or Israel supporter?
Repost: Emily Schrader, "From Ramallah to Tehran: Palestinian ties to Iran throughout history"
This fanatical emphasis on Israel has not gone unnoticed by everyday Iranians. Mina, an Iranian from Tehran area, told Ynet that “despite the IRI trying to brainwash the population in Iran into hating Israel from a very young age, going as far as teaching kids in primary schools that Israel is our biggest enemy, Iranians remain aware that the IRI funds 'revolutionary fighters' (Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad) in Palestine…instead of caring for Iranians, the IRI uses its assets to fund Hamas.”
Repost: Silvan Shalom, "A fence built for peace"
The general assembly request recalls the famous observation of Abba Eban that "if Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions".
Repost: Emma Goldman, "On Zionism"
to those who till the soil.
#freepalestine is the opposite of "Never Again"
Any dictatatoral act — compared to Nazis.
Being asked to wear a mask — compared to Nazi policy.
Israel defending against terrorism — compared to Nazis… while the same accusers say, ‘Hitler was right.’
Nazi comparisons have lost all meaning.
Repost: Sam Harris, "Islam and the Future of Liberalism"
There is a sense today that we are all obligated to repeat, “This does not represent all Muslims!” Sam actually specfies who is and is not an Islamist, only for the likes of Ben Affleck to insist he really means, “Kill the extremists!” Strawman arguments are a common defense against real criticism of organized religion.