The new head of The Israel Project emails the Jerusalem Post about Switzerland’s refusal to fall into line on comprehensive oil/banking sanctions against Iran.
[Josh] Block said the overall Swiss position toward sanctions shows they are continuing their behavior during World War II. “Just like they continued to trade with Nazi Germany as that heinous regime slaughtered Jews and terrorized the people of Europe, by aiding Iran today the Swiss government embarrasses its people and itself,” he said.
Remember that Saddam Hussein was repeatedly compared to Hitler ten years ago. Thanks to Scott McConnell.
From the Jpost article:
Jonathan Kreutner, general secretary of Switzerland’s 18,000-member Jewish community, wrote to the Post on Thursday; “In contrast to the EU, the Swiss have not prohibited oil trade and its financing” with Iran, rather the Swiss government has only made registering such trade obligatory……
He continued, “We are of the opinion that only sharp sanctions against Iran can prevent an escalation in the Middle East.
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So, there are more Jews in Iran (around 25k) than there are in Switzerland (18k)
Funny that no one from this crowd (Block and Co.) seem to give even half a shit about the Iranian Jews who will surely suffer from these sanctions – do Iranian Jews know something these western cats don’t, why aren’t they screaming out for sanctions and regime change?
i wonder if the The European Jewish Parliament (EJP) has heard about this? never heard of the EJP? me neither till i read this. http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/62188
they elected two members from Switzerland. Blank Michael and Hazanov Youri
http://www.eju.org/survey/results
Just back from London and a quick visit to the SOAS bookshop. Just to mention that there’s a very new and up to date book by David Patrikarakos about Nuclear Iran, claiming that Obama ‘has used his unclenched fist to smack Ahmedinejad round the face’ – quite a turn of phrase – and that Iran is almost on its knees as a result of economic sanctions.
The specter of a nuclear-armed Islamic Third Reich is being raised as the single issue for the upcoming presidential election. Rabbi David Wolpe, who made the unexpected “capital city of Jerusalem” remark during his DNC benediction last month,
http://blogs.jta.org/politics/article/2012/09/06/3106106/rabbi-david-wolpes-surprise-jerusalem-remark-in-his-dnc-benediction
sermonized his congregation at LA’s Sinai Temple in that vein on the 1st day of Rosh Hashana, 9/17/12:
http://sinaitemple.org/learning_with_the_rabbis/sermons/mp3/2012/RoshHashanah091712.mp3
Wolpe had earlier expressed similar sentiments on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#48909471
SLosh Block is on the ball sharing his particular mix of wisdom & keen sense of timing with a few scotch and sodas, so it is reassuring to know he stands’s firm against hardline Swiss who must be stopped at the border to prevent further Future(s) hostilities!
Block’s policy development has been likened to the Hatters habit of 6pm Tea with little regard for loooking nervous and confused. Block when pressured to comment belched “nevar, nevar, the Swiss must be stopped.” Swiss officials brokered agreement to have a quick lunch out of town so as to avoid a scene and further tensions at Swiss Border.