Comments on: Must read: “An Irrational, obscene hatred” by William Shawcross

By: Gábor Fränkl

Gábor Fränkl — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:45:39 +0000

William Shawcross: “Israel is an imperfect society (like any other), but it has extraordinary social, scientific and scholastic achievements. Despite living under endless threats, it is far closer to the liberal ideal of a free society than any other in the Middle East.”
Well, this is the only sentence that caught my eyes and the only sentence with which I disagree. Sin by minimalization. For me there can be no doubt that Israel – by its very nature and circumstances – is actually “far closer to the liberal ideal of a free society than any other.” Well, here the sentence ends. Full stop. Israel’s liberal democracy is actually *better* than Britain’s, Holland’s, Denmark’s or any other. Seriously. If anyone disagrees, be my guest and I’ll expound on the whys.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:07:32 +0000

At least in the U.S., there are many millions who aren’t so stupid:

From Power Line:

The Truth Leaks Out

“It is remarkable how often Americans are able to deduce the truth about a news story, given how little help they get from the mainstream media. Another instance: Rasmussen Reports finds that by a 49%-19% margin, voters blame “activists” on board the Mavi Marmara, rather than Israel, for the violence that accompanied the boarding of that ship. The remaining 32% are undecided.

I suppose, if you are a glass-half-empty sort of person, you could say that the MSM have succeeded in confusing one-half of all voters.”

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/06/026480.php

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And this is where it all leads…

Spain: Pro-Palestinian activists attack Israeli businessmen

“Conference held by Spain-Israel Chamber of Commerce at Madrid’s Autonomous University cut short after 200 protestors burst into hall chanting, ‘Murderers, get out of Gaza’; one Israeli lightly wounded when police vehicle stoned

Five Israeli businessmen were attacked on Monday by pro-Palestinian activists during a conference at the Autonomous University of Madrid.”

By: gary ashton

gary ashton — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:07 +0000

it’s almost becoming absolutley ridiculous. how do people defend israel against the zombie masses. i’d like to know what their experiences are. i’m constantly attempting to get people to think about what they are reading and be critical but the only thing people say is israel should give back gaza.
that’s how ignorant people are. im stunned by the standard of the media here in australia, it’s absolutley taking the bbc / guardian line and people are sucking it up.