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Response to Israel's aggressions

dimanche 10 août 2014 à 14:00

Many Europeans are responding to Israel's repeated aggressions by hating all Jews.

Antisemitism was suppressed for decades because it was condemned by a large part of society, in response to Nazi genocide. My mother told me about the regular antisemitism she experienced in New York in the 1930s, but I have almost never encountered it. (I am Jewish by ethnicity, and the fact that I am an Atheist would not make antisemites forgive me for that.) Now it seems that suppression has ended, antisemitism has come back. Israel's actions are to blame.

It is not rational to condemn all Jews for Israeli aggression. When people with a valid cause attack an illegitimate target, it makes the situation worse. Israel's killing of Arab civilians did that, and antisemitism will do it again.

Right-wing verbal tactics

dimanche 10 août 2014 à 14:00

The verbal tactics right-wing politicians use when an aggressive falsehood is caught out.

Walmart in Africa

dimanche 10 août 2014 à 14:00

The US is trying to subject parts of Africa to Walmart domination.

This generally results in lower prices paid to farmers and other producers because they have to accept what Walmart is willing to pay them.

Bangladeshi clothing workers

dimanche 10 août 2014 à 14:00

1600 Bangladeshi clothing workers occupied their factories because they have not been paid for months.

The thugs are on the company's side.

Hamas demands end of siege

dimanche 10 août 2014 à 14:00

Hamas refused to extend the temporary cease fire, demanding an end to the siege of Gaza.

A siege is an act of war, just as much as firing a rocket or dropping a bomb. Declaring a free-fire zone inside Gaza and shooting at anyone who goes there is also an act of war. If Israel wants a buffer zone, it should create that buffer zone inside Israel's borders.

The tunnels built by Hamas could be used to attack civilians or soldiers, but Hamas uses them to attack soldiers. And taking soldiers prisoner is not "kidnapping". However, the rockets launched by Hamas against civilians are war crimes.

More about the dishonest terminology used by Israel and Hamas.