The Jewish state’s response to Hamas’ October 7th pogrom has exposed gross double standards across academia, the modern Left, Europe, NGOs, Qatar, and beyond.
Now that you have exposed the duplicity and hypocrisy of the multitudes, what is the solution? How can we, as Jewish people confront this massive onslaught of propaganda and fake accusations against our people?
I was listenin' ta the late Charlie Kirk--a loss I mourn even tho' I was not fully in accord with all he said 'bout Israel but on one point--he shone. He said, WHY do I, a Christian, have ta be the one that's defendin' Israel on a daily basis against her "accusers" & naysayers, WHY does not Israel appoint sum'buddy ta speak to the Press DAILY with details 'bout what they are doin'--includin' highlightin' humanitarian stories. So, the mainstream press reports Israel bombs a residential buildin',THEN it's up ta Israel to have a full time press reporter (in English) report BACK what the MSM didn't propery report; "In today's bombin' not one person was killed..." THIS is what's needed.... Kirk is right. The burden should not have been upon fellas like him--however pro-Israel (most've the time) he was... that's a jooish responsibility an' I've been screamin' ta the rafters it MUST be taken! I suggested hirin' somebuddy from Madison Ave. too....to use humor, facts, an' "sechel" ta wage the PR war.....which "we" have all lost! (mah 2-cents!)
Western MSM does not report what Israel has to say, and if they sometimes do, they always twist the facts in such a way as to put the blame on Israel. Just look at the headlines.
In addition to that, we have our own woke, regressive leftist so called liberals who feed the herbal press with lies just because they can't stand the fact that they lost the elections. Exactly as the phenomenon in the US with President Trump.
eggzactkly an' THAT is why Kirk was right--the Western MSM is turrible fer Israel ZO Israel needs to HIRE an English speakin' journalist to REPORT to the USA (& UK too?) DAILY... make a new channel, who cares HOW but they must be out there, well funded--promoted so the world sees it! So if MSM sez X insult, Israel counters with Y spin-around. Daily! (as I said a very bright suggestion!)
The solution is what is happening right now. Crush Hamas, deport all Arabs from Gaza and the West Bank far away from the borders of Israel, crush Hezbollah, crush the Houthis and terminate the leaders of Iran. The Arab world only knows strength, so Israel needs to rub Arab noses in Israel’s strength.
All true - but how can our enemies be holier than the pope when leftist Jews, including Israeli Jews, led by the likes of the two Ehuds, Olmert and Barak, Yair Golan and others, insanely and bizarrely agree with the genocide and starvation blood libels?
Interesting how you choose to side with a Jew hating, sadistic and truly genocidal terrorist gang rather than a beleaguered, tolerant wonderful democracy surrounded by nihilist Islamist darkness. You’re either gullible, hate the Jewish State, are a self hater a bizarro leftist or all of the above.
As for Barak, Olmert and Golan, their only aim is to get rid of their nemesis, Netanyahu.
Israel doesn’t have any obligations to an enemy population which seeks her destruction. But in any case, the starvation is a canard and the genocide claim is a blood libel which you happily propagate.
Famine? hunger? Israel has insanely supplied 2m ton of food to Gaza. Thats a ton per Gazan. Some starvation!
And the number of casualties are entirely invented by Hamas yet taken as a given by people like you.
In any case, every single casualty since October 7 (and earlier) is entirely the fault of the openly Nazi Hamas.
Actually, one ton per Gazan (probably exaggerated) over two years isn't that much food. Israel's own figures show less than one meal per Gazan per day. As for the large number of casualties, while it is convenient for Diaspora Jews to dispute them, the IDF seems OK with them. They're claiming 200K casualties, including wounded. Really, the only dispute seems to be over what percentage of the dead are civilians.
You should make up your mind whether Israel is obligated to feed civilians in the area that it controls. The answer, according to international law, is yes. It would be easier to prove the starvation is a canard if Israel allowed international—or even Israeli!—journalists into Gaza, but it hasn't. Why do you think that is?
As for claiming I side with Hamas, supporting Bibi has taken 100 points off your IQ. Condemning how Israel is conducting the war (not to mention what's happening in the West Bank) is not siding with Hamas.
Israeli PR is poor however it doesn't matter because the MSM will not take Israeli PR to the public in any event. WHY? Because Qatar et al understood that western elites can be bribed and bought. Academia, politicians, news out lets etc are all subject to bribery. For example under U.S. law news agencies e.g. NY Times, Associated Press are permitted to accept donations. Who do you think their biggest donors are. Guess who are the biggest donors to universities?
TRUMP should stop funding the U.N. and NGOs but if he did the courts would try to stop him.
Democratic party is the American Nazi party of today. Gov of NY just endorsed Mandami for mayor of NY city.
re "because the MSM will not take Israeli PR to the public in any event"
Of course it won't! But surely there can be a brave non-msm voice speakin' out DAILY on Israel's behalf--perhaps in a "started spot' on Fox? perhaps on X? I dunno but if a well is built--a good well mind'ya--folks WILL come to drink! (imho ;-)
Excellent summary of what is actually taking place worldwide.
"Europe’s old hypocrisies have returned in modern dress"
Hypocrisies or continuation of Europe's 2,000 year plus history of Jew hatred. Europe, and increasingly other countries that did not have a history of antisemitism are taking the stance "If I do it, it is okay, if you do it, it I don't agree but I understand where you are coming from, but if Jews do it, then it is pure evil."
"The NGO industry"
Better known as the Social Justice NGO Syndical.
"Arab governments posture as defenders of Palestinians, but many treat Palestinians with contempt within their own borders — stripping them of citizenship, barring them from professions, corralling them into refugee camps for generations."
And for bloody good reason. These re a destabilizing population. Every country they have gone into has faced civil, religious, and political violence threatening the functioning of that country.
"The result is a moral inversion: The terrorist becomes invisible, "
The terrorist becomes the innocent victim martyred by that evil, Nazi Jew colonial, settler, apartheid, genocidist. What crime have these innocents not yet thought up yet? That Jews are infecting them with plague? Harvesting their organs? selling their children into sex slavery? Poisoning their wells?
"The moral clarity that faith is supposed to provide vanishes in the fog of political convenience, exposing a reluctance to defend Jewish lives as vigorously as others."
And for good reason. Look at their founding narratives and declamations of their theologians down through the ages.
The world should take notice that Israel does not care what the rest of the world thinks of it. Israel already knows and has known for many years. “If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.” — commonly attributed to Golda Meir.
Actually you functionally support Israel’s enemies. Where’s your demand that the Hamas savage terrorists and their Gaza cohorts release the 50 Jews they hold and surrender? Not a word about that. Because you really don’t give a damn.
It’s a very strange genocide where Israel asks people to leave ahead of time. And a very strange starvation where millions of tons of food are handed to the enemy.
It’s bizarre that it’s a liberal democracy defending itself from nihilistic terrorism that bothers you. There’e a name for Jews like you.
This may be your most brilliant piece of writing, and that’s saying a lot. I wish the world could see this, but the brainwashed won’t believe it. They always say that the media can’t all be wrong, ie BBC, NYT etc. When I respond that the media all suck on the teat of Al Jazeera, I get eye rolls.
Nevertheless, I will pass this on to the believers!
"If Israel laid down its arms, there would be no more Israel; if Hamas laid down its arms, there would be regional peace."
Well, as soon as those pesky non-Hamas Arabs in the West decamp for Jordan, or Madagascar, or wherever it is Ben Gvir and Smotrich want them to go. I mean, nothing promotes regional peace like ethnic cleansing!
May I ask a question of this organization? What are your views on a two state solution for Israel and any thoughts on Charlie Kirk of US? I am seeking to support pro-Israel and against a two state solution and against Charlie Kirk...
This is only one place--one link--they circulate this kinda thang....heartbreakin'! Conservative "pundit" Lew Rockwell (who has a huge followin'--promoted it)
I just got the above piece of (#$%%^^!!) in mah inbox...an' all the commints (near 7K) are exceedin'ly anti-jooish AND anti-zionist (lotta cheerin' fer finishin' the job "mustache man" started g-d help us) an I sawr ONLY one little guy who owns a novelty store attempt ta give pushback... we need joos to back him up! (I do this on substack "best I can" but cannot devote to it full time...way too much on mah plate, but there are young'uns who might be velly willin' an' able ta do this!)
Every thang in this awful viddeo is a LIE. Makes me physically ill--the things they say!
An' OUR SIDE has nobuddy NOBODY!!!! hired ta look out for an' rebut this kinda thang an' flood the commints area with troothful pushback -- or make a video ta debunk it. (I'm not fer silencin' anyone's "voice" but the remedy for lies is just trooth!--not censorship!)
Sumbuddy with a few sheckels in their pocket needs ta HIRE a bunch'a young schmarties to counter this garbage... otherwise many say "our" silence means out complicity (oy)
If anyone here has an "ear" in Israel....pls make the suggestion... If ONLY this random eggzample were RARE but it AIN'T--I see this "awful awful" daily!
I think it is about time Netanyahu and that idiot, Katz, take responsibility for what is happening to Jews all over the world. I continue to write pro-Israel comments whenever I can, including daily in the Washington Post. However, I must admit that I am finding it more difficult to do because of comments from these two.
It is more important in a tough neighborhood to be feared than to be loved
Excellent!! Anyone reading this superb essay should forward it to their friends who are critical of Israel defending its people.
Now that you have exposed the duplicity and hypocrisy of the multitudes, what is the solution? How can we, as Jewish people confront this massive onslaught of propaganda and fake accusations against our people?
I was listenin' ta the late Charlie Kirk--a loss I mourn even tho' I was not fully in accord with all he said 'bout Israel but on one point--he shone. He said, WHY do I, a Christian, have ta be the one that's defendin' Israel on a daily basis against her "accusers" & naysayers, WHY does not Israel appoint sum'buddy ta speak to the Press DAILY with details 'bout what they are doin'--includin' highlightin' humanitarian stories. So, the mainstream press reports Israel bombs a residential buildin',THEN it's up ta Israel to have a full time press reporter (in English) report BACK what the MSM didn't propery report; "In today's bombin' not one person was killed..." THIS is what's needed.... Kirk is right. The burden should not have been upon fellas like him--however pro-Israel (most've the time) he was... that's a jooish responsibility an' I've been screamin' ta the rafters it MUST be taken! I suggested hirin' somebuddy from Madison Ave. too....to use humor, facts, an' "sechel" ta wage the PR war.....which "we" have all lost! (mah 2-cents!)
Western MSM does not report what Israel has to say, and if they sometimes do, they always twist the facts in such a way as to put the blame on Israel. Just look at the headlines.
In addition to that, we have our own woke, regressive leftist so called liberals who feed the herbal press with lies just because they can't stand the fact that they lost the elections. Exactly as the phenomenon in the US with President Trump.
Yes, both nations have the shadowy deep state to battle.
Watch Fox!
eggzactkly an' THAT is why Kirk was right--the Western MSM is turrible fer Israel ZO Israel needs to HIRE an English speakin' journalist to REPORT to the USA (& UK too?) DAILY... make a new channel, who cares HOW but they must be out there, well funded--promoted so the world sees it! So if MSM sez X insult, Israel counters with Y spin-around. Daily! (as I said a very bright suggestion!)
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The solution is what is happening right now. Crush Hamas, deport all Arabs from Gaza and the West Bank far away from the borders of Israel, crush Hezbollah, crush the Houthis and terminate the leaders of Iran. The Arab world only knows strength, so Israel needs to rub Arab noses in Israel’s strength.
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All true - but how can our enemies be holier than the pope when leftist Jews, including Israeli Jews, led by the likes of the two Ehuds, Olmert and Barak, Yair Golan and others, insanely and bizarrely agree with the genocide and starvation blood libels?
What's ironic is that if Olmert and Barak were correct (they are, actually), you'd simply defend starvation and genocide.
Interesting how you choose to side with a Jew hating, sadistic and truly genocidal terrorist gang rather than a beleaguered, tolerant wonderful democracy surrounded by nihilist Islamist darkness. You’re either gullible, hate the Jewish State, are a self hater a bizarro leftist or all of the above.
As for Barak, Olmert and Golan, their only aim is to get rid of their nemesis, Netanyahu.
Israel doesn’t have any obligations to an enemy population which seeks her destruction. But in any case, the starvation is a canard and the genocide claim is a blood libel which you happily propagate.
Famine? hunger? Israel has insanely supplied 2m ton of food to Gaza. Thats a ton per Gazan. Some starvation!
And the number of casualties are entirely invented by Hamas yet taken as a given by people like you.
In any case, every single casualty since October 7 (and earlier) is entirely the fault of the openly Nazi Hamas.
Actually, one ton per Gazan (probably exaggerated) over two years isn't that much food. Israel's own figures show less than one meal per Gazan per day. As for the large number of casualties, while it is convenient for Diaspora Jews to dispute them, the IDF seems OK with them. They're claiming 200K casualties, including wounded. Really, the only dispute seems to be over what percentage of the dead are civilians.
You should make up your mind whether Israel is obligated to feed civilians in the area that it controls. The answer, according to international law, is yes. It would be easier to prove the starvation is a canard if Israel allowed international—or even Israeli!—journalists into Gaza, but it hasn't. Why do you think that is?
As for claiming I side with Hamas, supporting Bibi has taken 100 points off your IQ. Condemning how Israel is conducting the war (not to mention what's happening in the West Bank) is not siding with Hamas.
Israeli PR is poor however it doesn't matter because the MSM will not take Israeli PR to the public in any event. WHY? Because Qatar et al understood that western elites can be bribed and bought. Academia, politicians, news out lets etc are all subject to bribery. For example under U.S. law news agencies e.g. NY Times, Associated Press are permitted to accept donations. Who do you think their biggest donors are. Guess who are the biggest donors to universities?
TRUMP should stop funding the U.N. and NGOs but if he did the courts would try to stop him.
Democratic party is the American Nazi party of today. Gov of NY just endorsed Mandami for mayor of NY city.
re "because the MSM will not take Israeli PR to the public in any event"
Of course it won't! But surely there can be a brave non-msm voice speakin' out DAILY on Israel's behalf--perhaps in a "started spot' on Fox? perhaps on X? I dunno but if a well is built--a good well mind'ya--folks WILL come to drink! (imho ;-)
Excellent summary of what is actually taking place worldwide.
"Europe’s old hypocrisies have returned in modern dress"
Hypocrisies or continuation of Europe's 2,000 year plus history of Jew hatred. Europe, and increasingly other countries that did not have a history of antisemitism are taking the stance "If I do it, it is okay, if you do it, it I don't agree but I understand where you are coming from, but if Jews do it, then it is pure evil."
"The NGO industry"
Better known as the Social Justice NGO Syndical.
"Arab governments posture as defenders of Palestinians, but many treat Palestinians with contempt within their own borders — stripping them of citizenship, barring them from professions, corralling them into refugee camps for generations."
And for bloody good reason. These re a destabilizing population. Every country they have gone into has faced civil, religious, and political violence threatening the functioning of that country.
"The result is a moral inversion: The terrorist becomes invisible, "
The terrorist becomes the innocent victim martyred by that evil, Nazi Jew colonial, settler, apartheid, genocidist. What crime have these innocents not yet thought up yet? That Jews are infecting them with plague? Harvesting their organs? selling their children into sex slavery? Poisoning their wells?
"The moral clarity that faith is supposed to provide vanishes in the fog of political convenience, exposing a reluctance to defend Jewish lives as vigorously as others."
And for good reason. Look at their founding narratives and declamations of their theologians down through the ages.
Joshua, as ever, you write ever so brilliantly. I commend you on your thinking, choice of words and delivery .. thank you.
The world should take notice that Israel does not care what the rest of the world thinks of it. Israel already knows and has known for many years. “If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we’d rather be alive and have the bad image.” — commonly attributed to Golda Meir.
Actually you functionally support Israel’s enemies. Where’s your demand that the Hamas savage terrorists and their Gaza cohorts release the 50 Jews they hold and surrender? Not a word about that. Because you really don’t give a damn.
It’s a very strange genocide where Israel asks people to leave ahead of time. And a very strange starvation where millions of tons of food are handed to the enemy.
It’s bizarre that it’s a liberal democracy defending itself from nihilistic terrorism that bothers you. There’e a name for Jews like you.
This may be your most brilliant piece of writing, and that’s saying a lot. I wish the world could see this, but the brainwashed won’t believe it. They always say that the media can’t all be wrong, ie BBC, NYT etc. When I respond that the media all suck on the teat of Al Jazeera, I get eye rolls.
Nevertheless, I will pass this on to the believers!
"If Israel laid down its arms, there would be no more Israel; if Hamas laid down its arms, there would be regional peace."
Well, as soon as those pesky non-Hamas Arabs in the West decamp for Jordan, or Madagascar, or wherever it is Ben Gvir and Smotrich want them to go. I mean, nothing promotes regional peace like ethnic cleansing!
May I ask a question of this organization? What are your views on a two state solution for Israel and any thoughts on Charlie Kirk of US? I am seeking to support pro-Israel and against a two state solution and against Charlie Kirk...
Zo while we're talkin' "double standards" an'--IMHO the lack of proper PR in favor of "our" Israel is the elephant (fat camel, nu?) in the room!
Wanna feel sick? Look at the ugly in this viddeyo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WBFw0SzPVs
This is only one place--one link--they circulate this kinda thang....heartbreakin'! Conservative "pundit" Lew Rockwell (who has a huge followin'--promoted it)
I just got the above piece of (#$%%^^!!) in mah inbox...an' all the commints (near 7K) are exceedin'ly anti-jooish AND anti-zionist (lotta cheerin' fer finishin' the job "mustache man" started g-d help us) an I sawr ONLY one little guy who owns a novelty store attempt ta give pushback... we need joos to back him up! (I do this on substack "best I can" but cannot devote to it full time...way too much on mah plate, but there are young'uns who might be velly willin' an' able ta do this!)
Every thang in this awful viddeo is a LIE. Makes me physically ill--the things they say!
An' OUR SIDE has nobuddy NOBODY!!!! hired ta look out for an' rebut this kinda thang an' flood the commints area with troothful pushback -- or make a video ta debunk it. (I'm not fer silencin' anyone's "voice" but the remedy for lies is just trooth!--not censorship!)
Sumbuddy with a few sheckels in their pocket needs ta HIRE a bunch'a young schmarties to counter this garbage... otherwise many say "our" silence means out complicity (oy)
If anyone here has an "ear" in Israel....pls make the suggestion... If ONLY this random eggzample were RARE but it AIN'T--I see this "awful awful" daily!
Sheps
I think it is about time Netanyahu and that idiot, Katz, take responsibility for what is happening to Jews all over the world. I continue to write pro-Israel comments whenever I can, including daily in the Washington Post. However, I must admit that I am finding it more difficult to do because of comments from these two.
Agree 👍🏼👍🏼🇮🇱🇮🇱