Comments on: (Goodbye to Congress) Brian Baird says US should break Gaza blockade by ‘our version of the Berlin airlift’!

By: German Jews join the international effort to break the blockade!

German Jews join the international effort to break the blockade! — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:02:19 +0000

[...] we mentioned the Turkish effort to break the blockade. Last week we mentioned Congressman Brian Baird calling for the Berlin airlift. Well here’s more, this is calling on humanity, sister: German Jews. What goes around comes [...]

By: If It Makes You Happy - Nardu

If It Makes You Happy - Nardu — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:57:01 +0000

[...] (Goodbye To Congress) Brian Baird Says US Should Break Gaza But you can keep wisjing they are, if it makes you happy. Log in to Reply. 27 radii February 15, 2010 at 8:48 pm. Correction, Mooser, I don’t hope that anyone anywhere is in danger… [...]

By: If It Makes You Happy | AXI

If It Makes You Happy | AXI — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:50:35 +0000

[...] (Goodbye To Congress) Brian Baird Says US Should Break Gaza And that quasi-manifesto-style is grating, and pretty damn stupid. Please, genius, tell us… [...]

By: potsherd

potsherd — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:11:21 +0000

All it would take is the will.

The only thing that will keep it from happening is the lack of will.

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:45:53 +0000

I support allowing aid in–you seem to be confusing attacks on your hypocrisy with other issues. You do that a lot. And “rhetoric” is what people use in discussions. Your “rhetoric” is to paint Israel as never guilty of deliberate war crimes, unlike Hamas, which is. It’s harmful rhetoric.

Anyway, Baird’s proposal seems more forceful than yours–he sounds like he wants aid in there with or without Israel’s permission.

By: wondering jew

wondering jew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:24:05 +0000

The land is referred to as land of our fathers, not fatherland.

You get citizenship from the ministry of the interior and generally (there may be exceptions) the citizenship process takes place in Israel and not outside of Israel.

By: jimby

jimby — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:04 +0000

A point: the bill would allow citizens to vote. You can be a citizen without ever setting foot in the beloved fatherland. Jews need only apply. I’ll bet Witty is a citizen.

By: Mooser

Mooser — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:02:10 +0000

Oh Witty, shut up. You’ve already made clear how inspiring you’re guidance in the field of Jewish identity has been. It drove one poor kid all the way back to the 16th Century. For a while, anyway. If he’s lucky, he’ll get out before he gets past the 19th on the way backwards.

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:30:59 +0000

Radii,
The only two of those holidays that you spoke of are primary holidays:

Pesach (liberation from oppression)
Shavuot (receipt of the ten commandments)

You omitted Rosh Hashonah – Celebration of the new and beginning of the 10 days of reflection and awe

And Yom Kippur – Cathartic recognition of ones wrongs and the commitment to goodness thereafter

And Shabbat – Weekly day of freedom and rest

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:25:45 +0000

Like I said, the most appealing element of the proposal to you is the rhetoric, NOT the help.

If the content is getting civilian materials to civilians through the path of the UN, why not pursue that enthusiastically, even if likud endorsed it (which they certainly haven’t yet)?