Many years ago as I wandered around the British left, a veteran campaigner gave me some advice. “Don’t just read what the left says,” he told me. “Read what the opposition writes; you will learn much more.” I began to leaf through the Daily Telegraph, The Times, even trying to decipher the financial pages. He was right; I did learn a great deal.
Now I am immersed in Israel/Palestine I still follow that advice. It means I read a good deal of nasty stuff. Sometimes it makes me laugh, sometimes it makes me cry; sometimes I want to throw the laptop across the room. But the reward (if it can be termed that) is a greater understanding of the Zionist mindset, from Fort Lauderdale to the West Bank.
A regular read is the website Arutz Sheva/Channel 7, the voice of the settler movement. It is rife with unpleasant anti-Arab sentiment as one might expect, the Comments in particular.
The other day I was interested to see how Arutz Sheva readers would react to the news of the Israeli Supreme Court’s reaffirmation of the decision that Migron settlement outpost should be removed. The news was reported, of course, and below is an exchange of messages from the Comments section.
Well we always knew the high court was anti-Jewish Sarah, Jerusalem (2/8/11)
A Jewish court anti-Jewish ? Please explain. David, Manchester (2/8/11)
I’m an American Jew. The Israel Supreme Court is a mockery of a true court. Its anti-Semitic legal hooliganism in trying to force areas to be (once again) Judenrein are a well-trodden path to genocide and constitute triable Crimes Against Humanity which are forbidden to be implemented and which may be prosecuted by any honest State. Since the ‘judges’ undoubtedly would not accept Jerusalem as the venue for their trial, may I suggest they be prosecuted in Krakow, Frankfurt, or Nurenberg?! B. Gold, Ft. Lauderdale (2/8/11)
An arab beast can do what they want, but a Jew – NEVER! Only nazis and their ilk are like that. So I guess, by definition, the judges must be ….As our leftist leaders say and preach, these vermin should have their hands and heads broken! Shalom Kolodny, Jerusalem (2/8/11)
Open the eyes of our hearts Lord! There are many anti-jewish things concerning of all governments. Israel is not exempt! It is sad that our eyes will only be open most likely after it is too late to close this door of Pandora’s box in all of Human History. The one who will suffer the most is again the Jewish people. You would think with the surrounding thousands of Square miles that perhaps building communities would not be a hard thing to do. But again it is always every seemingly policy! Karla, Otsego,MI USA (2.8.11)
the courts are not Jewish, they are Israeli…. Jews would not act as such ann, shomron (2/8/11)
