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.
Exactly. Imagine the laughter in the UK if one were to say “Rich Old Etonians lack political power.”
Meanwhile, over at the Guardian, tributes to Jeremy Hardy for his support for Palestinian rights.
For those not familiar with him, he was one of Britain’s finest stand-up comedians and radio entertainers, who died last week at the age of only 57.
I’m tempted to say, “Bring it on.” Netanyahu has been able to show off in Washington, Paris and at the UN. The chances of Gantz being able to do the same without being arrested are slimmer. Remember Pinochet.