The Israeli occupation is un-Jewish – Judith Butler

An article well worth reading from some who is called an ‘academic superstar’.  A member of Jewish Voices for Peace and a supporter of BDS, Judith Butler argues from the basis that Zionism is inherently un-Jewish.  I’m not sure I agree with her thesis, because Judaism historically has comprised many different, often antagonistic things from…

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Stanley Jordan, four time Grammy Award nominee, cancels Israel gig

The momentum of the Cultural Boycott proceeds apace. Today I learnt something knew. I have often asked those who oppose a boycott of Israel’s ‘cultural’ activities whether they would have boycotted Wilhelm Furtwanger and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1930’s on the grounds that culture and politics don’t mix, despite the evidence we now…

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Jakob Augstein – German Journalist and Critic of Israel is 9th in the Top Ten of the World’s Worst anti-Semites!

Top Ten Anti-Semites Controversy Wiesenthal Center Refuses Debate with Accused Author Jakob Augstein – the world’s ‘9 worst anti-Semite’ Well can you believe it?   The US based Simon Wiesenthall Centre, not to be confused with its Austrian counterpart, publishes a ‘top-10’ of the world’s worst anti-Semites!  And of course Arabs head the lists – the…

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Hunting Benefit Scroungers

Tally-Ho as the Toffs and Tory Press Wage a Campaign of Hate Against the Disabled & Unemployed This blog has taken a break for a few weeks for a number of reasons, not least the need for me to do some writing unencumbered by the demands of a blog. Here is an excellent cartoon showing…

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Jewish Chronicle Web Site is Dangerous

Edited by an Idiot – But was it worth hacking? Warning that the Jewish Chronicle site is dangerous for one’s computer and mental health I was sorry to hear that the Jewish Chronicle web site has apparently been hacked!  I say apparently, because the following message appeared ‘Warning – visiting this web site may harm…

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Jesus at the Checkpoint

Israel’s Irish Embassy’s Racist Thought for the Day Jesus at Israel’s Checkpoint  Israel’s Irish Embassy’s Racist Cartoon  As any half-wit with a couple of brain cells to spare would know, Christianity developed out of a struggle amongst the Jewish community in Palestine. The poor Jews and farmers gradually became Christianised and today their descendants…

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Connecticut School Killings – Part of an American Sickness

It’s Not Gun Control but a Violent, Racist society that Killed 20 Children in Newtown Connecticut   Flags are flying at half-staff across Connecticut in remembrance of the victims of the Newtown elementary school shooting.  Unfortunately the Stars and Stripes are themselves dripping with blood. No one can doubt for a moment the trauma and…

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