What follows is an open letter to the Boston Museum of Science by leading scholars objecting to the museum's sponsorship of an Israeli propaganda effort:
We, the undersigned group of scientists concerned with human dignity and equality, condemn the Museum of Science’s decision to co-sponsor and host “Israeli Innovation Weekend” (IIW) on May 2.
IIW is far from an innocent educational endeavor. It is part of a propaganda campaign by the State of Israel to present itself as a beacon of progress in a desert of backwardness and deflect attention from its atrocious human rights record and fundamentally discriminatory policies.
According to its website, IIW is co-sponsored by the Consulate-General of the State of Israel to New England, which is also one of its top donors; nearly half of IIW’s steering committee are consulate staff.
Propaganda efforts such as IIW are key to sustaining the virtually unconditional U.S. support for Israel that only exacerbates the conflict. The U.S. singles out Israel for special treatment, lavishing billions of dollars of aid upon it every year and protecting it from any concerted action in the UN Security Council. This assistance supports a state that systematically privileges Jews from anywhere in the world over the country’s non-Jewish inhabitants and which continues to perpetrate war crimes and other human rights abuses to uphold this fundamental inequality.
Moreover, IIW’s own program demonstrates how impossible it is to present scientific innovation in Israel in isolation from a context of inequality and oppression. One of the featured speakers is president of the Technion, an institution with a long track record of developing technologies of death used by Israel’s military. These include remote-controlled bulldozers for demolishing Palestinian homes and drones for picking off Palestinians from the air.
IIW also attempts to “greenwash” Israel’s image with promises of eco-friendly technology, but it has chosen dubious partners to do so. Its program includes Dan Senor, who was the public face of the American occupying authorities in Iraq. It showcases “Better Place,” an electric car manufacturer that hired Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, who oversaw the indiscriminate flooding of southern Lebanon with cluster bombs in 2006, as CEO of its Israel branch.
Science and technology should be used to benefit humanity, not to destroy it. IIW represents a betrayal of this principle. As concerned scientists, we condemn this misuse of science and technology to serve the public relations machine of the State of Israel.
Sincerely,
Dr. Koby Snitz, Weizmann Institute of Science
Prof. Nancy Kanwisher, professor, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
Prof. Rachel Giora, Tel Aviv University
Franz-Josef Ulm, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Dr. Anat Matar, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Noam Chomsky, MIT
Robert Trivers, Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
Sylvain Bromberger, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT
Prof. Steven Rose, Emeritus Prof. of Biology and Neurobiology, the Open University and the University of London
Mary Potter, Professor of Psychology, MIT
Dennis Y. Loh, Former Professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis
Jonathan Rosenhead, Emeritus Professor of Operational Research, London School of Economics
Naila Jirmanus, PhD, Physics
Saul Slapikoff
Hubert Murray, FAIA, RIBA
D. Alwan, MIT Architecture
Aida Khan, PhD
David E. Pegg, MD, FRCPath, Professor, Department of Biology, University of York (UK)
Sayres Rudy, Visiting Professor, Hampshire College
Kamal Ahmed, Software Architect, Arlington, MA, MIT alum
Marshall Shuler, PhD
Maggie Zhou, PhD, Genetics/Molecular biology
[affiliations provided for identification purposes only]
Interesting timing. I drive past the Museum when I am in Cambridge and Boston on business. There is an IMAX exhibition starting today featuring ‘Arabia’:
Travel to the exotic and fascinating land of Arabia. Explore the ancient tombs of a lost city; dive through the reefs of the Red Sea; and experience the Hajj — the largest gathering of people on Earth. Discover an extraordinary culture and experience modern day Arabia in the midst of monumental change.
link to mos.org
A bit of an exotic, turn-of-the-twentieth century description of the region as compared with the green technology exposition put on by Israel.
“And, right here folks–see the road? This was the trail of tears, where the natives, the dying civilization according to its own rules, last fought against the forked-tongued people.”
“And look here, citizens, here’s a map of the future, a model indeed. Look how our leader progresses! Has man ever seen such glorious and practical
innovations? Be proud! Just look at the contributions to the world that our Germany gives, has given, just look at Modern Germany!”
Interestingly enough, after a cursory examination of the program schedule the religious undertones are undeniable; it’s prayers and services galore.
Additionally, the use of the phrase “Healing the World Through Technology” is a clear indicator of the apologetic nature of this program.
I’d be interested to know what this co-sponsorship entails, what’s the museum’s share of the funding?
More propaganda from the above linked website:
Israeli food like Hummus, Falafel, Stuffed Grape Leaves with Rice, Burekas?
Wine tasting? It’s not made in the occupied Golan Heights, is it?
I sure hope the Boston Museum of Science does not condone violation of international law.
October 6, 2008
The president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association Fadi Abboud, said he is preparing to file an international lawsuit against Israel for allegedly “taking the identity of some Lebanese foods” and thus violating a food copyright.
“In a way the Jewish state is trying to claim ownership of traditional Lebanese delicacies like falafel, tabouleh and hummus” Abboud said.
According to Abboud, the Lebanese are losing “tens of millions of dollars annually” because Israel is selling and marketing traditional Lebanese dishes.
“The Israelis are marketing our main food dishes as if they were Israeli dishes,” he charged.
The Israelis and Lebanese really are competitors in the region. So many similarities between the countries and their populations, including the importance of tourism to their economies. You can just hear the kvetching over timing of the next strike on Lebanon. ‘No, just let them invest a bit more in rebuilding Beruit, then we hit’em!’
Lebanon and Israel are no more competitors than Belgium and the Netherlands are. Both countries would benefit from trading with each other.
Then stop butchering Lebanese people. You killed 1000+ civilians in the 2006 War. You destroyed South Lebanon (AGAIN).
Israel might have normal relations w/ it’s neighbors if it wasn’t busy butchering, stealing from, lying about, them.
Cliff,
was EEE personal responsible for the killing of 1000+ civilians? Did eee fire katyusha rockets into Israel as a diversion before kidnapping and executing Israel soldiers?
I suppose in your delusional mind, Lebanon 2 was a preemptive war started by Israel huh?
Hezbollah could have given back the bodies of the soldiers they executed and Lebanon would have been spared. Nasrallah is a war criminal.
“I’m reacting in an emotional way solely to the exageration of authority, to call it fact rather than suspicion or even stronger term.”
Who is exaggerating the authority. It is a UN Report. No one has suggested otherwise.
Furthermore, how does the question of authority have any bearing on what is fact? Authority only has relevance with regard to prosecuting those crimes, not the degree of credibility.
” Who I believe, as I’ve stated a bunch of times, that Israel should answer each specific allegation, that it not go silent.”
You have also stated a bunch of times, that the conclusions Goldstone drew were unsubstantiated.
“And, that the result of that should be improvement in the way that the IDF conducts its responsibilities.”
Again, your statement implies that there weer no war crimes, just negligence on Israel’s part. You’re so obvious Witty.
“And, a public policy result that Israeli consideration of its policies that created the context for the Gaza war, be reformed.”
The context of the Gaza war Witty? Should context have been a consideration at Nuremberg? What context would have deemed the actions of the Nazis to be acceptable Witty?
“I don’t have an easy answer to change that short of basic faith in comprehensive non-violence (beyond non-violence as solely a temporary tactic) to engender respect and undeniable justice.
“It was partially, but as the data to support the political definition was not available to Judge Goldstone, his conclusions are subject material doubt.”
How do you know that the data to support the political definition was not available to Goldstone? You never read the report.
“He acknowledged that in person on published interviews.”
False, he made no such statement and you won’t be able to produce one.
“If it named only Hamas, and there was credible comment that the scope of the report did not allow for a certain conclusion, then I would use the term “suspicion” to describe.”
Excuse us if we don;t believe you.
“Donald at least acknowledged that 100% of rockets fired on civilians are war crimes to his understanding”
Therefore I take it you accept that 100% of rockets and bombs fired on civilians in Gaza is war crime too right Witty, or is the term “war crime” to loaded when directed at Israel?
“…and that at some material proportion of Israeli actions were genuinely defensive (as Goldstone acknowledged).”
False. Goldstone acknowledged that Isral has a right to defend itself. The atatck on Gaza was no an act fo self defense. It was a war of choice by Israel.
“Do you acknowledge that 100% of rockets fired on Israeli civilians are war crimes?”
Yes. Now answer this Witty.
Sif you are happy to describe Hamas’s actiosn as war crimes, is the term “war crimes” too loaded and if not, then do you acknowledge that 100% of rockets fired on civilians in Gaza are war crimes? Please don’t avoid the question.
Yonira,
“was EEE personal responsible for the killing of 1000+ civilians?”
In which war? Israel killed 1,300 in Lebanon and 1,400 in Gaza.
“Did eee fire katyusha rockets into Israel as a diversion before kidnapping and executing Israel soldiers”
No, it fired 7,700 shells into Gaza in 2005/2006 and over 100,000 rockets into Lebanon in 2006 and they kidnapped a few hundred Hamas law makers. They also have thousands in their prisons who they’ve kidnapped.
Your point?
“I suppose in your delusional mind, Lebanon 2 was a preemptive war started by Israel huh?”
Actually, Winograd seems to believe so, as well as Olmert, but I guess they’re delusional right Yoni?
“Hezbollah could have given back the bodies of the soldiers they executed and Lebanon would have been spared. Nasrallah is a war criminal.”
Wrong Yoni (as always).
If Israel were in any way motivated by a desire to retrieve the bodies, they would have made every effort to retrieve them rather than attack an entire population that had nothing to do with the cross border skirmish. As it turns out, Israel rejected any deal by Hezbollah for an exchange.
“Lebanon and Israel are no more competitors than Belgium and the Netherlands are. Both countries would benefit from trading with each other.”
Israel’s idea of trade is to take and not give back. Israel wants the Litani river, it’s not going to ask nicely for the water.
You are dense, first of all the point (which you totally missed) was EEE isn’t Israel.
Show me one iota of proof that Nasrallah offered to give back the bodies. If Nasrallah(and Meshal in Gaza) were statesmen and actually gave a shit about their subjects, they would have stopped all aggression towards Israel.
It blows my mind how you guys don’t recognize that these civilians and their infrastructure are merely pawns to their leaders. More death and destruction is good politics for them.
so please instead of more lies, show me some proof of Nasrallah’s deal.
and how on earth is a cross border raid and the death of 7 Israel soldiers a preemptive strike by israel. how many fucking times can you take what winograd said out of context. he was talking about the ground war. that same lie is repeated over and over again on here. its proven false over and over again, but still repeated.
LOL,
who the fuck are you kidding, they withdrew in 2000. Israel doesn’t want Lebanon, just like they didn’t want Gaza or the WB (accept maybe EJ and some settlement blocs) They want security and recognition.
So why does Israel brutalize UN personnel? They attacked (deliberately, by all accounts) UN personnel both in Lebanon and in Gaza.
The UN recognizes Israel. UN personnel also aren’t a threat to Israel. Obviously, this isn’t really about security and recognition.
“You are dense, first of all the point (which you totally missed) was EEE isn’t Israel”
I knew what meant, but surely he supported the actions of Israel, so what’s the difference?
“Show me one iota of proof that Nasrallah offered to give back the bodies.”
“If Nasrallah(and Meshal in Gaza) were statesmen and actually gave a shit about their subjects, they would have stopped all aggression towards Israel.”
Only if Israel had stopped it’s aggression against them, but that’s not the case is it Yoni? Of course, neither Olmert nor Bibbi are statesmen, they are thugs, so point taken.
“It blows my mind how you guys don’t recognize that these civilians and their infrastructure are merely pawns to their leaders.”
So that means that all civilian homes in Israel are pawns of tier leaders too, making them legitimate targets right Yoni?”
“More death and destruction is good politics for them”
Indeed. It worked wonders for Bush and exploiting the Holocuast has worked wonders for Israeli leaders.
” so please instead of more lies, show me some proof of Nasrallah’s deal”
Too easy.
link to cbc.ca
you are obsessed w/ the irrelevant, do me a favor and stop responding to me, your talking points are getting boring.
LOL what the hell does that prove you moron. what exactly was easy, is nasrallah going to use his time machine. jesus man you are a freaking nut-case.
“and how on earth is a cross border raid and the death of 7 Israel soldiers a preemptive strike by israel.”
1. There had been numerous cross border skirmished between 2000 and 2006 that did not lead to war.
2. Israel’s attack on Lebanon was not an effort to retrieve the bodies or even attack Hezbollah, but to punish the Lebanese community.
3. Olmert confessed to Winograd that he had planned the attack all along.
4. Israle were shopping around the war in Washington on PowerPoint a year earlier.
“how many fucking times can you take what winograd said out of context. he was talking about the ground war.”
Then by all means, cite the statement by Winograd that conclusion was exclusively made in reagrd to the ground war.
”that same lie is repeated over and over again on here. its proven false over and over again, but still repeated.”
It’s never been proven false, and you won’t be able to prove it false.
“who the fuck are you kidding, they withdrew in 2000.”
No they were driven out of Southern Lebanon. They agreed to a ceasefire in 2000 when the losses were mounting.
“Israel doesn’t want Lebanon, just like they didn’t want Gaza or the WB”
Nice one Yoni. Got any mroe jokes?
“They want security and recognition.”
True, security, recognition, military superiority, but not peace. As Tzipi Livni said in 2008, a long ceasefire is not in Israel’s strategic interests and that the purpose fo the Gaza war qwas to restore Israel’s deterrence capability.
you are a liar, you are wasting my time. continue to talk like you have a clue, but you have absolutely zero evidence of anything you say. it’s all whatever the equivalent of hasbara is to you freaks.
You know, the Jewish reputation for academic excellence took a real big hit when you opted to take advantage of your “Get into Zion free” card five years ago, yonira.
What exactly where they thinking? It’s not like Judaism is that desperate for warm bodies that they don’t care if they end up with hollow skulls, too?
“you are obsessed w/ the irrelevant, do me a favor and stop responding to me, your talking points are getting boring.”
Translation: My Hasbara can’t cope with the facts you keep using against me. Not fair. I don’t wanna play no more!
Your losing the argument ( as usual) and getting emotional Yoni. Go to bed and have an early night. You’ll feel better in the morning.
Maybe rachel should bring him his bottle. That’ll calm him down.
chaos, you are a moron, you know w/ two jewish grandparents and a jewish father i could have made aliyah anytime i want. how many times does that have to be repeated before it sinks in.
which argument shingo how fucking delusional are you man. LOL i love how you think you are actually proving anything i say wrong.
Hey Yoni, I’m still waiting for that awesome proof that Winograd was referring exclusively to the ground war.
Whenever you’re ready.
so you bring in a piece of information which was proven false many times, and the burden is on me, splendid. how about right after you show me proof nasrallah wanted to negotiate for the bodies to end the war.
Yonira isn’t even sober enough to capitalize, Shingo. Don’t bother asking for anything credible. He’ll pass out on the keyboard soon enough, anyway.
” i love how you think you are actually proving anything i say wrong.”
You make it so easy for us Yoni. When you lose the argument, you complain that the evidence shows we are “obsessed w/ the irrelevant,”
Now please help me out here. Where in this sentence does it refer specifically to a ground war? Hwo does one “initiate” a war that has already begun?
“Israel embarked on a prolonged war that it initiated………..Though it was a war of our own initiative and waged in a defined territory, Israel did not use its military power wisely or effectively,”
I think if we stick around for a few more minutes, we might see Yoni’s head explode.
And as if that’s not bad enough, Fox will be reporting that the detonation was a terrorist attack by Islsmi extremists.
If it’s been proven false many times Yoni, it should be very easy for you to present the argument. It can’t be that difficult to find surely !!
so that is proof that israel preemptively struck lebanon? that is your smoking gun?
israel had the choice to bomb a few places as retaliation or have a full scale war, they picked full scare war, that is what he is talking about when he said “initiated a prolonged war” he didn’t mean that hezbollah was not responsible for firing rockets to instigate the war.
LOL shingo, this is seriously your smoking gun that Israel preemptively struck Lebanon? i guess i expected more from a nuclear scientist, not sure why, you’ve really never brought any facts to the table, but i guess i just thought…..
now show me where nasrallah was willing to give back the bodies in exchange for a cease-fire?
Precedent, maybe? Anyway, this is a pointless exercise. It’s pretty clear that Israel doesn’t care about their citizens, considering the frequency with which they use their citizens (civilians and soldiers) as human shields for Zionist expansionism to violate the sovereignty of their neighbors.
Nothing Nasrallah did justifies the absolute slaughter Israel inflicted on Lebanon.
since ’78 Israel has given up their control of the sinai, gaza, parts of the WB and Lebanon, where is the expansionism. Just like the Palestinian genocide, where their population increases.
those are both pretty tough sells to anyone outside of the realm of mondolies.
“so that is proof that israel preemptively struck lebanon? that is your smoking gun”
Didn’t you read Winograd’s conclusion?
“israel had the choice to bomb a few places as retaliation or have a full scale war”
That’s what they always do,
” what he is talking about when he said “initiated a prolonged war” he didn’t mean that hezbollah was not responsible for firing rockets to instigate the war”
But Yoni, you huffed nd you puffed ans said that sothsi piece of information which was proven false many times, yet, teh best you can do is split hairs on what Winigrad might or might not have meant.
There was only one war Yoni. Unless fo course, he claims that Hebollah instigated the other war? Where is that statement?
“LOL shingo, this is seriously your smoking gun that Israel preemptively struck Lebanon?”
Yup sure is. That and the fact that Blair and Bush were informed it was going to happen before the skirmish.
“i guess i expected more from a nuclear scientist, not sure why, you’ve really never brought any facts to the table, but i guess i just thought…..”
Speaking of facts, i am still waiting on the statement from Winograd that he was referrign to the ground war only. Aftetr all, this has been explained amny tiems according to you.
“now show me where nasrallah was willing to give back the bodies in exchange for a cease-fire?”
I never said in exchaneg for a ceasefire, though Israel did reject countless calls for a ceasfire until theyu realized they were losing.
The illegal Israeli population of the West Bank doubled over the decade prior to the turn of the century. And Arabs continue to be expelled from Jerusalem (both the actual Jerusalem and large swaths of the West Bank that Israel is deciding to call “Jerusalem”) in droves. Israel has invaded Lebanon how many times?
Israel couldn’t even be bothered to exist on the UN partition. It’s been one massive land grab by terror and force of arms for six decades running.
” Just like the Palestinian genocide, where their population increases.”
I hear the population of Jews has increased since WWII. I take it they means there was no Holocaust Yonira?
what on earth does that even mean? or did the Palestinian genocide stop? i get so confused with the slander on here, isn’t gaza a genocide? the WB? aren’t these all genocides. i should really clarify when talking about Israel’s alleged atrocities.
Keep playing stupid, yonira. It actually suits you.
Shingo, all objective sources have exhaustivelyl documented Israeli misconduct. Factual evidence and logical argumentation is ineffective against mental defectives.
Israeli government spokespeople have insisted that they were targeting Hizbullah positions and support facilities, and that damage to civilian infrastructure was incidental or resulted from Hizbullah using the civilian population as a “human shield”. However, the pattern and scope of the attacks, as well as the number of civilian casualties and the amount of damage sustained, makes the justification ring hollow. The evidence strongly suggests that the extensive destruction of public works, power systems, civilian homes and industry was deliberate and an integral part of the military strategy, rather than “collateral damage” – incidental damage to civilians or civilian property resulting from targeting military objectives.
Statements by Israeli military officials seem to confirm that the destruction of the infrastructure was indeed a goal of the military campaign. On 13 July, shortly after the air strikes began, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt-Gen Dan Halutz noted that all Beirut could be included among the targets if Hizbullah rockets continued to hit northern Israel: “Nothing is safe [in Lebanon], as simple as that,” he said. Three days later, according to the Jerusalem Post newspaper, a high ranking IDF officer threatened that Israel would destroy Lebanese power plants if Hizbullah fired long-range missiles at strategic installations in northern Israel. On 24 July, at a briefing by a high-ranking Israeli Air Force officer, reporters were told that the IDF Chief of Staff had ordered the military to destroy 10 buildings in Beirut for every Katyusha rocket strike on Haifa. His comments were later condemned by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. According to the New York Times, the IDF Chief of Staff said the air strikes were aimed at keeping pressure on Lebanese officials, and delivering a message to the Lebanese government that they must take responsibility for Hizbullah’s actions. He called Hizbullah “a cancer” that Lebanon must get rid of, “because if they don’t their country will pay a very high price.”
The widespread destruction of apartments, houses, electricity and water services, roads, bridges, factories and ports, in addition to several statements by Israeli officials, suggests a policy of punishing both the Lebanese government and the civilian population in an effort to get them to turn against Hizbullah. Israeli attacks did not diminish, nor did their pattern appear to change, even when it became clear that the victims of the bombardment were predominantly civilians, which was the case from the first days of the conflict.
The deliberate targetting of civilian infrastructure. Collective punishment. Erroneous justifications for misconduct. (HRW, AI, etc. have all determined that Israeli allegations of the use of civilian populations as ‘human shields’ by Hizbullah were without foundation.). Indiscriminate use of cluster bombs intended to maximize the disruption of civil society in S. Lebanon after cessation of open hostilities. Continued violations of Lebanese air space after cessation of hostilities. Etc. Etc. Etc.
>> The president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association Fadi Abboud, said he is preparing to file an international lawsuit against Israel for allegedly “taking the identity of some Lebanese foods” …
I wonder how this will pan out. To me – and, generally speaking, to people I know – the dishes he names are generic “Middle Eastern” dishes in the same way that “hamburgers”, “steak” and “chicken wings” are generic “(North) American” dishes. There’s no “appellation”-type uniqueness, such as Champagne or Scotch.
They may be generic in the sense that they are well known dishes in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
Hummus, Tabouleh, Lebne, etc are all dishes that are well known in these 3 countries.
However, you don’t find to much hummus in say Egypt…
The fact that Israel has taken many of these dishes and even claimed some of them as Israeli national dishes is viewed by many people (particularly Palestinians) as throwing salt on an open wound.
It was one thing to steal the land, ethnically cleanse most of the indigenious population, and subject the rest to a brutal military occupation… but stealing their food and culture as well?
james please explain your opinion on the phenomenon of tex-mex, are you fighting for an end to such a callous mixing of cultures in America?
this is such a ridiculous argument, you guys are fucking insane.
reminds me of my outrage after eating at a latino run deli in south california with merry matzah ball greetings in the windows.
LOL
As you know Yonira, people in the United States refer to Mexican food as “Mexican food.” We don’t call it American food.
However, many Israelis literally claimed Levantine Arabic food as “Israeli food.”
That’s the difference.
At least be honest about where Falafel, hummus, and tabouleh came from.
I’m actually rather offended by the utter fakeness of Israel, insofar as they even made up fake names (e.g. Meyerson to Meir) and turned their backs on their actual heritage in Germany and Poland.
Imagine the outrage if Arabs began claiming matzo balls and bagels.
It was one thing to steal the land, ethnically cleanse most of the indigenious population, and subject the rest to a brutal military occupation… but stealing their food and culture as well?
I can see how a Palestinian might feel that way (although none I’ve ever met), but to be honest, I find the whole hummus-falafel debate a little silly. It’s food widely recognised and eaten in Israel as everyday fare. Outside the ME, the same or similar dishes can be identified as Lebanese, Palestinian, Israeli, Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian (what’s Jordanian food, anyway?), Greek, Turkish, Armenian, etc. Within the ME, regional variations sometimes make a difference and sometimes they don’t. A proud Lebanese would probably tell you that most Palestinian and Syrian dishes (except maybe those from Aleppo) originated in Lebanon. From what I gather, most ME food is originally Turkish anyway (unless of course you happen to ask a Greek).
The Boston event is shameful, but snide remarks about the snacks strike me as a little petty.
Imagine the outrage if Arabs began claiming matzo balls and bagels.
Most Israelis would gladly let them have the matzo balls, and authentic Palestinian bagels (with sesame seeds and a little newspaper packet of za’atar – with or without Palestinian falafel and/or a hardboiled egg) are available throughout East Jerusalem.
BTW, New-York-style bagels have only been available in Israel for about 15-20 years, and are generally considered an American food.
In fact, for some reason, Israeli Arabs love matzah (the unleavened bread eaten on Passover).
Avi, to be fair, the religious services take place off the Museum grounds, at Congregation Mishkan Tefila. But you’re right; secular, innovative Israel is sandwiched between days of religious Israel.
I did say “cursory”, didn’t I? lol
A dab of Israeli hummus on some Israeli pita bread will help you focus. (Actually, WTF is Israeli hummus?)
Israeli Hummus is one that is prepared by Jameel, the cook from Jenin, in the kitchen and served to Israeli patrons.
Gastronomic colonialism…
Israeli hummus is like Brooklyn pizza or American corn bread. I like it much better than the Lebanese one which has too much lemon or the Egyptian one that does not have enough tehina. Acquired taste I suppose.
Acquired by force, ethnic cleansing, murder, rape, etc.
Yea, that’s your taste I know.
kinda like kashmiri curry
Kind of like racist white guy from the Dakotas stapling a kippah to his skull and pretending like he has more claim to Jerusalem than families that have been living there for generations.
racist huh? why don’t repeat what you said about my girlfriend and the sweat lodges you sick fuck
Is that why you’re dating a Native American? It’s not bad enough that Zionists use the natives of Palestine as human shields, now you have to cower behind the natives here in the US as well?
You know, some day I think she’s going to sort out she really can do better.
You know, some day I think she’s going to sort out she really can do better.
right you are chaos, especially in the sack.
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There was a coordinated action targeted at this event. There is a press release, a few photos, and some video of one of the specific actions (a disruption of a “come and invest in Israel” type of seminar), all of which should be available soon. I’d post it now but Phil might be getting it from somewhere else (if he doesn’t, I’ll see that it’s circulated to MondoWeiss).
Here’s the press release (links to photos are included), and here is the program that was handed out. I didn’t realize the stuff was already up at USACBI and a few other places. I don’t know when the video will be up of the disruption will be up, though.
I like the part about the program switcheroo. Nicely done.
“Acquired by force, ethnic cleansing, murder, rape, etc.”
Says the resident jackass of the Mondoweiss douchwoisie. As if he knows anything besides barking insults.
The irony is so dense, I’m actually kind of afraid to touch this one for fear it will tear a hole in the fabric of credibility.
Chaos,
Once in a while, you hit a homerun. I don’t understand what you are trying to say but it sure sounds clever! That I appreciate. It is an improvement on Cliff, the clown. I actually meant to call him a 4 letter word that start with c and ends with t, but I am a lady!
Also, if you would have used that word, the irony would collapse into a full blown quantum singularity.
You have yet to contribute anything of intellectual value to this website since the day you signed on. You don’t even know the basic history of the country you oh so love and cherish. No, not Canada. What’s french for Dual Loyalty? Double Loyauté.
Triple loyalty in her case, actually.
Avi,
I am already fighting with Chaos and Cliff. There is only so much a granny can take! Have some respect for your elders!
Apologists for war crimes and barbaric brutality tend to lose my respect from the minute they open their mouths.
Why not sue Greece and Armenia too? They serve Greek Hummous and Armenian Lahmajoun. Why stop there? Why not sue Serbia? They serve Burek. While you are at it, sue all the former colonies of the Ottoman Empire. They eat the same food all over the Balkans and the Mid. East. I wonder what Jews of the area ate? Mmm… You can’t own food! We would starve in Toronto without all the different ethnic foods that over time people adopt as their own. Pizza is now considered ” Canadian Food” by kids! But hey why pass up an opportunity to bash Israel? It is de rigueur.
Avi, you are suffereing from acute case of self hating Israeliness :-)
Now you are hollow. You have rejected everything that made you who you are. Poor you! The man who lost himself. What happened to you?
You know the crazy, rude Jewish lady screeching about law suits is really bad for fighting those nasty anti-Semitic stereotypes that have been floating around for quite some time now.
kinda like the nasty stereo types that homosexuals are HIV carrying meth addicts?
No, not really, but thank you for showing your true colors yet again.
so anti-semitic stereotypes are ok, but anti-homosexual stereotypes are not?
Take your complaints to rachel, she’s the one forwarding the stereotype.
Yonira…..just…..yonira
“Why not sue Greece and Armenia too? ”
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You missed the point, Rachel. Israel stole the land AND the food as in adding insult to the injury. Greece and Armenia did no such a thing. They did what every country in the region do as a natural emulation of the neighbouring culture.
the irony would collapse into a full blown quantum singularity
I am scratching my head at that one. That’s senility for you.
I will ponder your sentence on my way to bed if I can still remember it.
Ciao!
“You don’t even know the basic history of the country you oh so love and cherish”
Nice job at baiting me! Can’t be arsed to respond. Too late. Don’t give a fuck You are a baby. Chaos is around. Talk among yourselves
Laila tov.
Where you always this much a drama queen that you have to swoon at the door and blow kisses at people and say farewell like a dozen times before you actually just go?
Do you think we really actually care?
She thinks shes making a difference.
They are all making a difference. Just not in the way that they think they are.
It’s undeniable that most of the ‘native’ foods that Israel has appropriated as its own are descended from dishes the Ottoman Empire collected from all over its huge area, and then spread around.
But I wonder why Israelis have not adopted labneh sandwiches like the miracles made in Chtaura, in Lebanon, halfway between Beirut and Damascus? Or the minced lamb, eaten fresh (kibbe nayeh) or cooked with a yoghourt sauce? Or mansaf – the national dish of Jordan. It is made from lamb which is cooked with a sun-dried yoghourt called jameed. The dish is served on a large platter, at the bottom of which is a layer of flatbread (markook), then rice, then the meat, then a garnish of almonds and pine nuts, and finally, the remainder of the cooking liquids, poured on top.
Well, actually, I don’t wonder. (Milk and meat – not together).
What about souvlakia, the pork kebab made in Cyprus?
I know very well that Israelis are ruled by religious and military extremists, and that it is forbidden in that country to contradict dietary laws made a very long time ago by tribal shamans to separate ‘their people’ from the local ‘others’, but I do wonder why there is no other country that behaves in the same way.
“I know very well that Israelis are ruled by religious and military extremists, and that it is forbidden in that country to contradict dietary laws made a very long time ago by tribal shamans to separate ‘their people’ from the local ‘others’, but I do wonder why there is no other country that behaves in the same way.”
Have you ever been to Israel? I guess not, because you have an ultra distorted view of what Israel is like. Most restaurants and delis are non-kosher in Israel and they serve anything you can think of.
link to ynet.co.il
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