provided you're a peer, politician and anti-Semite.
As could be proved.
This man obviously has delusions about politicians who should be protected against the law, able to break it and commit manslaughter without punishment. He also deeply believes that being Muslim equals being victim (even when one is a peer, multimillionaire and British politician) and Jews control media worldwide.
I'd say in 1930s there were lots of people in Europe sharing (or pretending to share) similar attitudes though they were unlike this House of Lords member. Some lords some house of lords :).
Until recently I thought the whole idea of EU was about those events never repeating again.
Now, when democracy is lacking in bureaucratic EU and when in the oldest democracy in Europe (as the story goes) members of House of Commons don't want to discuss with Israelis (aka Jews) (look at my earlier post) and members of House of Lords are openly questioning democracy, try to escape punishment for manslaughter (poor Slovakian guy, I hope his family brings the civil law suit against perpetrator) and offer as the story goes 10 million pounds for capturing the president of ally country I feel like the continent is once more doomed for disaster again.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Monday, 11 March 2013
Let it NEVER repeat, will you?
I honestly don't know who was the first to say the famous sentence that those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. I heard 3 (slightly different) versions claimed to come from 3 very different (though all well known) persons. So I will just leave out who saying only that yes, I agree that not learning from history has the terrible power to bring people to the same awful deeds.
It looks like Europe has learned nothing :(.
The II WW took 60 million human beings, many in Europe, 10% of them Jews and their story is more desperate than others as they didn't have to DO anything (including just bad luck of being in the wrong place at the wrong time), murderers were actively looking for THEM to kill all - women, children, infants, elderly. That was the predominant difference between their fate and those of others attacked by Nazi regime. Yet all the continent suffered. It was just two generations ago. And now:
Austrians have all but forgot about past. About their enthusiasm for murderers, antisemitism, nearly unanimously support for them. But also about one of their leaders - opposing Nazis - who shot at the abdomen was dying begging for a priest (never receiving this consolation). Or maybe they have not and still they would like to have Hitler provided that this time he will keep the power longer (he had a chance, but for few mistakes that, thank goodness he made).
And what about Netherlands? The country Anne Frank came from? The country attacked ruthlessly by Nazis in 1940, whose inhabitants fought, worn yellow stars of David in the first moment after establishing ghetto in Amsterdam (as a sign of protest)? There were dark sides to this story, surely, but how can this country let her youths publicly praise genocide and Hitler now?
Somebody said that in early 30s it would have taken 6 policemen to get rid of Hitler, a decade later it took 60 million. It is kind of exaggeration, but thinking back about one dutiful (and this time maybe one should say "unfortunately") Irish gendarme serving in German army in 20s, who informed that some petty corporal is delivering political speech in the bar and is about to be lynched harried to the scene to bring back order. Yes, you guessed properly who the corporal was, and yes, he was very unpopular at that moment, but crisis, repeating his madness and few other factors brought change.
In 1933 Polish state leader, Pilsudski, proposed to France to conduct per-emptive strike on Nazi regime to stop the road to another war, but France, still mourning Verdun victims, refused.
It was the un-learnt lesson from I WW. The II WW was way more bloody and brutal. Are we now, in Europe, ignoring this lesson to find just one more time? Hope not, but the voice of those who hear the warning has to be heard NOW, as all it takes for evil things to come is for good people to do nothing.
It looks like Europe has learned nothing :(.
The II WW took 60 million human beings, many in Europe, 10% of them Jews and their story is more desperate than others as they didn't have to DO anything (including just bad luck of being in the wrong place at the wrong time), murderers were actively looking for THEM to kill all - women, children, infants, elderly. That was the predominant difference between their fate and those of others attacked by Nazi regime. Yet all the continent suffered. It was just two generations ago. And now:
Austrians have all but forgot about past. About their enthusiasm for murderers, antisemitism, nearly unanimously support for them. But also about one of their leaders - opposing Nazis - who shot at the abdomen was dying begging for a priest (never receiving this consolation). Or maybe they have not and still they would like to have Hitler provided that this time he will keep the power longer (he had a chance, but for few mistakes that, thank goodness he made).
And what about Netherlands? The country Anne Frank came from? The country attacked ruthlessly by Nazis in 1940, whose inhabitants fought, worn yellow stars of David in the first moment after establishing ghetto in Amsterdam (as a sign of protest)? There were dark sides to this story, surely, but how can this country let her youths publicly praise genocide and Hitler now?
Somebody said that in early 30s it would have taken 6 policemen to get rid of Hitler, a decade later it took 60 million. It is kind of exaggeration, but thinking back about one dutiful (and this time maybe one should say "unfortunately") Irish gendarme serving in German army in 20s, who informed that some petty corporal is delivering political speech in the bar and is about to be lynched harried to the scene to bring back order. Yes, you guessed properly who the corporal was, and yes, he was very unpopular at that moment, but crisis, repeating his madness and few other factors brought change.
In 1933 Polish state leader, Pilsudski, proposed to France to conduct per-emptive strike on Nazi regime to stop the road to another war, but France, still mourning Verdun victims, refused.
It was the un-learnt lesson from I WW. The II WW was way more bloody and brutal. Are we now, in Europe, ignoring this lesson to find just one more time? Hope not, but the voice of those who hear the warning has to be heard NOW, as all it takes for evil things to come is for good people to do nothing.
Friday, 8 March 2013
UN verifies BBC's story
Lots of us remember for sure the tragic story of 11-month old baby killed by rocket in Gaza in November 2012. The story made all the headlines as the baby was the son of BBC's reporter Jihad Masharavi, Omar.
But due to the effort of BBC watch the report was laboriously verified and... proved wrong by UN commission.
Here is the link to UN report according to which (stated at page 14) the baby and other civilian were killed on the day and spot given by BBC by HAMAS rocket meant for Israeli civilians but which - due to technical issues - fell on Gaza territory.
One of the comments you may read here.
There is no undoing damage done to Israel by BBC in November but I wish they would at least give the correct information and apology now. I know i is expecting to much - the once honest and good media station to admit false reporting and biased accusing still I want as many as possible to know the true story.
So share please!!!!!!
But due to the effort of BBC watch the report was laboriously verified and... proved wrong by UN commission.
Here is the link to UN report according to which (stated at page 14) the baby and other civilian were killed on the day and spot given by BBC by HAMAS rocket meant for Israeli civilians but which - due to technical issues - fell on Gaza territory.
One of the comments you may read here.
There is no undoing damage done to Israel by BBC in November but I wish they would at least give the correct information and apology now. I know i is expecting to much - the once honest and good media station to admit false reporting and biased accusing still I want as many as possible to know the true story.
So share please!!!!!!
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Celebrating with joy :)
The Purim is celebrated, across Israel, across Jewish communities in the world.
I want to share with you some of the pics of pure joy of Purim :)
Hope you will enjoy:
resembling carnival in Rio
my favorite
this looks like from USA's Christmas Parade
child in orthodox neighborhood
cute ETs?
who said Frankestein has passed away?
Persia a bit different way ;)
hitch-hiking? ;)
what fun it is for children
as everywhere.....
I want to share with you some of the pics of pure joy of Purim :)
Hope you will enjoy:
Thursday, 21 February 2013
British MP proves to be racist
true face of the British MP
Oxford is one of the oldest working universities in the world. It is believed to stand for debate and freedom of speech. Yet British MP George Galloway, already banned from entering Canada for supporting Hamas, stormed out of debate over Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Christ Church college in Oxford after beginning of the speech of his opponent, third year student Aslan-Levy. British MP asked: "Are you Israeli?" and after receiving confirmation he gathered his belongings and saying "I don't discuss with Israelis" left the building to amazement of shocked audience.
Well, the MP of, presumably, democratic state apparently cannot stand that somebody may not agree with him. The Parliament Member proved to be against debate and hearing both sides. European politician is praising Hamas declared to be terrorist organization by EU.
Here you may see him praising Hamas .
No wonder Israeli or Jewish students at British universities have been in trouble lately (or not only lately) even if they are British for generations. The example is set by MP members obviously.
I wouldn't be much surprised to hear MP Galloway will propose throwing Jews from UK as they were thrown from England in 1290, or banning Judaism, or supporting officially Hamas. I am only surprised that he uses democracy he so viciously hates, just like the free debate that is among its sources.
Oxford is one of the oldest working universities in the world. It is believed to stand for debate and freedom of speech. Yet British MP George Galloway, already banned from entering Canada for supporting Hamas, stormed out of debate over Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Christ Church college in Oxford after beginning of the speech of his opponent, third year student Aslan-Levy. British MP asked: "Are you Israeli?" and after receiving confirmation he gathered his belongings and saying "I don't discuss with Israelis" left the building to amazement of shocked audience.
Well, the MP of, presumably, democratic state apparently cannot stand that somebody may not agree with him. The Parliament Member proved to be against debate and hearing both sides. European politician is praising Hamas declared to be terrorist organization by EU.
Here you may see him praising Hamas .
No wonder Israeli or Jewish students at British universities have been in trouble lately (or not only lately) even if they are British for generations. The example is set by MP members obviously.
I wouldn't be much surprised to hear MP Galloway will propose throwing Jews from UK as they were thrown from England in 1290, or banning Judaism, or supporting officially Hamas. I am only surprised that he uses democracy he so viciously hates, just like the free debate that is among its sources.
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
The difference in approach
There has been published a photo of Palestinian boy seen through cross-hairs of sniper's riffle on Instagram page. The first media to publish the story was Israeli one. Several hours later it is in most papers I took the trouble to look and of course with a lot of outrage.
There should never be such a photo made and investigation into the matter (already started) is necessary.
Yet I can't help but compare this situation, outrageous as it is, with authorities opening inquiry and Israeli media writing about it with the conduct of Palestinian authorities naming streets, squares or schools after terrorists, paying rents to families of terrorists doing their time in Israeli prisons or to the families of suicide-bombers (quite often money that are given to them as humanitarian help). Who praise and glorify killing of Jews.
There is no country, territory or nation always righteous, 100% good. Maybe in some worse fairy tales ;). The test of peace-inclination or democratization or equality is how law and authorities treat people.
Are they equal in the eyes of law? May they study, work, pay equal taxes, be protected by police? Will their crimes and misconducts be treated seriously or will it depend against whom they were aimed?
Israel gives equal rights to all her citizens and treats crimes against Arabs just as one against Jews, against Christians just as those against Haredim and so on.
PA authorities call for Jew-free Palestine, call for murder of Jews, praise terrorists and pay them good money.
Yet it is Israeli authorities that get bad opinion and are harassed by media.
Just a reflection.....
There should never be such a photo made and investigation into the matter (already started) is necessary.
Yet I can't help but compare this situation, outrageous as it is, with authorities opening inquiry and Israeli media writing about it with the conduct of Palestinian authorities naming streets, squares or schools after terrorists, paying rents to families of terrorists doing their time in Israeli prisons or to the families of suicide-bombers (quite often money that are given to them as humanitarian help). Who praise and glorify killing of Jews.
There is no country, territory or nation always righteous, 100% good. Maybe in some worse fairy tales ;). The test of peace-inclination or democratization or equality is how law and authorities treat people.
Are they equal in the eyes of law? May they study, work, pay equal taxes, be protected by police? Will their crimes and misconducts be treated seriously or will it depend against whom they were aimed?
Israel gives equal rights to all her citizens and treats crimes against Arabs just as one against Jews, against Christians just as those against Haredim and so on.
PA authorities call for Jew-free Palestine, call for murder of Jews, praise terrorists and pay them good money.
Yet it is Israeli authorities that get bad opinion and are harassed by media.
Just a reflection.....
Monday, 18 February 2013
Blood libel - is it REALLY a history of the past?
The false accusation of Jews stating that they use Christian children's blood to produce matzos for Passover was originally invented, as far as we can nowadays state, in 1144 in England. It was concocted after the death by stabbing of a local boy, William of Norwich. Later on it was given, as a phenomenon, the name 'blood libel' and remained as such in history.
As a consequence pogroms in York and London followed and even 2 years ago DNA tests confirmed that members of one, Jewish family were pushed to their deaths into the well in Norwich around that time (the remains were uncovered and examined recently). Also, the cult of William, who was declared saint, followed.
And thus from possible explanation for murder plotted by cunning murderer looking for scape goats and antisemitism of 12th century England (in 13th century Jews were expelled for long ages) the blood libel was created.
For centuries it was often recalled and used against Jewish communities, until 16th century mostly in Western Europe, later on more often in Eastern one.
By the 20th century few probably believed it but it proved to be such a good antisemitic tool creating strong emotions that it was used by some repeatedly.
For example on the 1 May 1934, Der Sturmer, the most viscous antisemitic paper in Nazi Germany, published big cartoon with the headline 'THE JEWISH MURDER PLOT AGAINST NON-JEWISH HUMANITY IS UNCOVERED'. The picture presented two particularly hideous looking Jews holding a vessel to collect the blood streaming from the naked bodies of just murdered by them angelic Christian children.
Not surprising at the time in this particular paper!
Sometime during the history (possibly in crusaders time) blood libel made its way to Middle East and was occasionally popular among Arabs there but never to the same extent as it was in Middle Ages in Europe, however the denial of its truth publicly made by Suleiman the Great signalizes it was well known. It was behind the Damascus affair and big pogrom of 1840.Yet the big revival in Arab world of this accusation invented in 12th century England happened after the II WW. Today it is often publicized in many ME countries as a fact (sic!!!!!!). For example in an address that aired on Al-Aqsa TV a Hamas run TV station in Gaza, on March 31, 2010, Salah Sultan, founder of the American Centre for Islamic Research in Columbus, Ohio, the Islamic American University in Southfield, Michigan and the Sultan Publishing Co. and described in 2005 as "one of America's most noted Muslim scholars," alleged that Jews kidnap Christians and others in order to slaughter them and use their blood for making matzos. Sultan, who is currently a lecturer of Muslim jurisprudence at the Cairo University stated that: "The Zionists kidnap several non-Muslims – Christians and others... this happened in a Jewish neighborhood in Damascus. They killed the French doctor, Toma, who used to treat the Jews and others for free, in order to spread Christianity. Even though he was their friend and they benefited from him the most, they took him on one of these holidays and slaughtered him, along with the nurse. Then they kneaded the matzos with the blood of Dr. Toma and his nurse. They do this every year. The world must know these facts about the Zionist entity and its terrible corrupt creed. The world should know this." (Translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute)
Horrible as it seems blood libel is taught to some Muslim children in the contemporary Middle East.
You would have thought it has vanished from 21st century Europe, wouldn't you?
Yet, it is not exactly true. In the UK, where once it was invented, blood libel was revived once again in the form - given slightly changed realities - nearly exact to the one used by Der Sturmer.
On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day this year Sunday Times in UK published cartoon drawn by Gerald Scarfe presenting PM Netanyahu building wall with bricks connected by Palestinian blood.
Some ask what the fuss is about? It was a joke. Yet in relation to a country that is constantly threatened by its neighbors as destined for annihilation, in relation to people who were nearly extinguished in Europe just 70 years ago, and on the very day when there was the remembrance day about this genocide; in a country that invented blood libel and whose PM of a war time (with all due respect to his brave deeds and decisions) when asked by desperate for war material Nazis for 10,000 trucks in exchange for a million Jews refused to negotiate the deal responding "What would I do with one million Jews? Where would I put them?"is a very bad joke.
As a consequence pogroms in York and London followed and even 2 years ago DNA tests confirmed that members of one, Jewish family were pushed to their deaths into the well in Norwich around that time (the remains were uncovered and examined recently). Also, the cult of William, who was declared saint, followed.
And thus from possible explanation for murder plotted by cunning murderer looking for scape goats and antisemitism of 12th century England (in 13th century Jews were expelled for long ages) the blood libel was created.
For centuries it was often recalled and used against Jewish communities, until 16th century mostly in Western Europe, later on more often in Eastern one.
By the 20th century few probably believed it but it proved to be such a good antisemitic tool creating strong emotions that it was used by some repeatedly.
For example on the 1 May 1934, Der Sturmer, the most viscous antisemitic paper in Nazi Germany, published big cartoon with the headline 'THE JEWISH MURDER PLOT AGAINST NON-JEWISH HUMANITY IS UNCOVERED'. The picture presented two particularly hideous looking Jews holding a vessel to collect the blood streaming from the naked bodies of just murdered by them angelic Christian children.
Not surprising at the time in this particular paper!
Sometime during the history (possibly in crusaders time) blood libel made its way to Middle East and was occasionally popular among Arabs there but never to the same extent as it was in Middle Ages in Europe, however the denial of its truth publicly made by Suleiman the Great signalizes it was well known. It was behind the Damascus affair and big pogrom of 1840.Yet the big revival in Arab world of this accusation invented in 12th century England happened after the II WW. Today it is often publicized in many ME countries as a fact (sic!!!!!!). For example in an address that aired on Al-Aqsa TV a Hamas run TV station in Gaza, on March 31, 2010, Salah Sultan, founder of the American Centre for Islamic Research in Columbus, Ohio, the Islamic American University in Southfield, Michigan and the Sultan Publishing Co. and described in 2005 as "one of America's most noted Muslim scholars," alleged that Jews kidnap Christians and others in order to slaughter them and use their blood for making matzos. Sultan, who is currently a lecturer of Muslim jurisprudence at the Cairo University stated that: "The Zionists kidnap several non-Muslims – Christians and others... this happened in a Jewish neighborhood in Damascus. They killed the French doctor, Toma, who used to treat the Jews and others for free, in order to spread Christianity. Even though he was their friend and they benefited from him the most, they took him on one of these holidays and slaughtered him, along with the nurse. Then they kneaded the matzos with the blood of Dr. Toma and his nurse. They do this every year. The world must know these facts about the Zionist entity and its terrible corrupt creed. The world should know this." (Translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute)
Horrible as it seems blood libel is taught to some Muslim children in the contemporary Middle East.
You would have thought it has vanished from 21st century Europe, wouldn't you?
Yet, it is not exactly true. In the UK, where once it was invented, blood libel was revived once again in the form - given slightly changed realities - nearly exact to the one used by Der Sturmer.
On the International Holocaust Remembrance Day this year Sunday Times in UK published cartoon drawn by Gerald Scarfe presenting PM Netanyahu building wall with bricks connected by Palestinian blood.
Some ask what the fuss is about? It was a joke. Yet in relation to a country that is constantly threatened by its neighbors as destined for annihilation, in relation to people who were nearly extinguished in Europe just 70 years ago, and on the very day when there was the remembrance day about this genocide; in a country that invented blood libel and whose PM of a war time (with all due respect to his brave deeds and decisions) when asked by desperate for war material Nazis for 10,000 trucks in exchange for a million Jews refused to negotiate the deal responding "What would I do with one million Jews? Where would I put them?"is a very bad joke.
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