It also ignores the contribution of Ancient Greek philosophical thought to the way we view things today.
To my way of thinking, boycotts operate at the individual level (I can stop buying goods from country X); disinvestment at the local/commercial level (my local government authority or pension fund can sell their shares in arms companies); sanctions operate at national government level. So, until governments place sanctions on Israel, bringing that is still a goal.
Thanks for the link, Kay. I caught a BBC news bulletin as I drove home today. It mentioned the 700 Palestinian homes and, to the BBC’s credit, expressed scepticism as to whether these were new homes or just retrospective acknowledgement that 700 existing homes are in fact legal.
But of the 6,000 new settler homes – not a word. Grrrr.
Omar Bargouti has a powerful op-ed in today’s Guardian online. Not sure if it will appear in tomorrow’s print edition.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/bds-movement-omar-barghouti-denied-entry
Interesting. I happen to have my Bible on my desk right now, as – believe it or not – some loonies out there are quoting the Bible to prove that Brexit was prophesied in the Book of Revelation and the Gospel of St Luke (trust me – I’m not making this up).
As a Catholic, I’m using the Douay version (the version that is nearly identical to the King James Bible). So, in my version its Psalm 136, and the verse is “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.” A bit less bloodthirsty than the version quoted above. However, having read the whole Psalm and the footnote trying to explain the weird final verse, I have to conclude that it’s nonsense.
“Israeli child dressed with a keffiyeh and fake suicide bomb belt”
In any sane society, social services would take that child into care, as the parents are clearly not fit for purpose.
@hophmi
Heart transplant surgery was pioneered in South Africa., while apartheid was in full flow and Mandela was in jail.
@US Citizen
On a flippant note, I was in the Cambridge Botanical Garden a couple of weeks ago. There I saw a cherry tomato plant – introduced to the UK around the year 1600.
JCB’s chairman, Anthony Bamford, is a leading Brexiteer and major donor to the Conservative party. Quelle surprise.
Really interesting. I’ll have to reread it a couple of times, not least because, as a Brit, I see some parallels with the lunacy of Brexit.