If BDS is a “terror lite”, the the blockade it terror on a grand scale.

Hamas have pushed for negotiations, a 2 state settlement, and normalization of relations. It is Israel that has rejected all of these, which demonstrates that Israel is not only the block to peace, but a threat to it.

Thanks for pointing that out yet again Richard, albeit inadvertently.

It does have a horrific recent history, which it has made no apologies in any form, and the for which solidarity regards as benign somehow.

They err horribly in pandering to Hamas’ objectives to dominate Palestinian society, and in functionally apologizing for terror as a means, of which the form of BDS proposed is a “terror lite”.

The contrasting truly progressive view would be for dissenters to communicate to Hamas that the way to accomplish justice is by acceptance of the other, and assertive negotiations on one’s behalf, on the basis of acceptance of the other.

TO CLARIFY: He was addressing (making his speech to) the General Assembly at the UN. I’m certain this was a carefully prepared speech, so I attach considerable significance to his claiming to “speak for all the Jewish people”. Since I only saw a couple of minutes of his speech, it is unclear to me whether he was speaking “for all the Jewish people” for his entire speech or during only a portion of his speech.
It is also unclear to me as to whether he is claiming that as PM of Israel he speaks not only for the Israelis but for “all the Jewish people”. Does President Peres also speak for “all the Jewish people”? Does FM Avigdor Lieberman speak for “all the Jewish people”?
Assuming that I’m not Jewish, should I care whether Netanyahu claims to (or does. in fact) speak for “all of the Jewish people”? Of course, I suppose it’s really none of my business. I suppose that I should only concern myself when someone claims to speak for me (or perhaps is perceived as speaking for me). And yet, I seem to vaguely remember some leader of a nation in the past who essentially (implicitly, if not explicitly) spoke “for all the ?????? people”. I might be wrong, but I have this vague recollection that he appeared to think that he spoke not only for the people who resided in his country (unless they were of inferior origins, were not pure or were otherwise deemed unfit), but also for people outside his country who’s forbears were originally from der Heimatland (assuming there had been no intermarriage with people of inferior origins, or at least not enough so that it was obvious). And I seem to vaguely remember this leader causing a whole lot of trouble. Was it Charlemagne? I just can’t seem to remember. If only I was fortunate enough to have a degree in history from Yale!

The Himmler initials are probably forged. (Why would the SS chief initial a copy of a blueprint?)

Van der Pelt:

“Everyone is repeating the same nonsense, and the deniers are having great fun because it shows how people are gullible,” he told JTA. ”

link to jta.org

link to haaretz.com

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cheapened the memory of the Holocaust in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. He did so twice. Once, when he brandished proof of the very existence of the Holocaust, as if it needed any, and again when he compared Hamas to the Nazis.

And if we can compare a poorly equipped terrorist organization to the horrific Nazi killing machine, why should others not compare the Nazis’ behavior to that of Israel Defense Forces soldiers? In both cases, the comparison is baseless and infuriating.

About as many as Israel killed duing their Novemner 4th raid, which broke the ceasefire, and Zionists expect us to forget about it, while insisting that we be outraged about the rocket attacks.

And if suicide bombing is so unforgivable, then why not give the Palestinians F-16′s. That ill gurantee that further attacks will not involve suicide vests.