Yesterday we posted on the late Elizabeth Taylor’s support for Israel. Well, the Washington Post ran a piece on the subject by Nathan Burstein, a former editor at the Jerusalem Post, under the headline, “Elizabeth Taylor and Israel, a lasting love.” Interesting that such a sidebar in her career merits such glorious coverage in the Washington Post. The Post piece snarks that Taylor was truer to Israel than her many husbands–
In a life famously shared with seven husbands, Taylor’s relationship with Israel was one of her longest.
and uses her devotion to bash stars who support the boycott movement:
When it comes to celebrities and Israel, the headlines in recent years have highlighted stars who cut ties at the request of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, an international activist network that sees Israel as an oppressor and seeks its isolation in virtually every realm.
It has latched onto entertainers as a public way to ostracize Israelis and humiliate them overseas. (Critics note ruefully that, in addition to overlooking Palestinian transgressions, the same artists usually have nothing in particular to say about China, Russia or repressive Muslim regimes.)
In a telling similarity to long-standing Arab tactics — which focused more on tearing down Israel than on building up Palestinians — BDS has defined the issue in terms of inaction: stars who won’t perform for, talk to, visit or teach.
