Comments on: The UCU’s Boycott of Israel and How to Fight It http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Inna http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-360 Inna Sat, 31 May 2008 18:21:01 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-360 Why is it that everyone who supports anti-Semitic motions also claims that they are being silences by the Jews (or as Edward would have it "Gods"). This is as true of Ahmadinejad (we in the West are controlled by the Jews and therefore cannot discuss the Holocaust) as it is of Mearsheimer and Walt who state that "the Israel Lobby" tries "to blacklist and intimidate scholars" who are critical of Israel. And, of course the UCU motion begins with "we will not be intimidated". And now Edward (writing and having his coments published on Z-Word) writes that "much of those protesting now have been fighting for decades just to speak freely". It all reminds me of an old Jewish joke. Two Jewish men sit on a bench in Nazi Germany. One of the men is reading a Jewish newspaper and getting depressed; the other is reading a Nazi paper and has a huge smile on his face. Finally the man with the Jewish newspaper can't stand it anymore and cries out "How can you read that stuff and smile?!" And the other replies, "Easy. If I read your paper I will only read about how bad things are for the Jews. But if I read the Nazi paper, I learn that we are all rich and rule the world." Regards, Inna Why is it that everyone who supports anti-Semitic motions also claims that they are being silences by the Jews (or as Edward would have it “Gods”). This is as true of Ahmadinejad (we in the West are controlled by the Jews and therefore cannot discuss the Holocaust) as it is of Mearsheimer and Walt who state that “the Israel Lobby” tries “to blacklist and intimidate scholars” who are critical of Israel.
And, of course the UCU motion begins with “we will not be intimidated”.

And now Edward (writing and having his coments published on Z-Word) writes that “much of those protesting now have been fighting for decades just to speak freely”.

It all reminds me of an old Jewish joke. Two Jewish men sit on a bench in Nazi Germany. One of the men is reading a Jewish newspaper and getting depressed; the other is reading a Nazi paper and has a huge smile on his face. Finally the man with the Jewish newspaper can’t stand it anymore and cries out “How can you read that stuff and smile?!”

And the other replies, “Easy. If I read your paper I will only read about how bad things are for the Jews. But if I read the Nazi paper, I learn that we are all rich and rule the world.”

Regards,

Inna

]]> By: Israel » The UCU’s Boycott of Israel and How to Fight It http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-350 Israel » The UCU’s Boycott of Israel and How to Fight It Fri, 30 May 2008 03:26:10 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-350 [...] The UCU’s Boycott of Israel and How to Fight ItWhen we launched Z Word at the end of January 2008, the first crop of essays included a brilliant dissection of the boycott by Eve Garrard, entitled “Excluding Israelis.” Eve ended her piece like this: “It would be nice to be able to … [...] […] The UCU’s Boycott of Israel and How to Fight ItWhen we launched Z Word at the end of January 2008, the first crop of essays included a brilliant dissection of the boycott by Eve Garrard, entitled “Excluding Israelis.” Eve ended her piece like this: “It would be nice to be able to … […]

]]> By: Ahad Ha'amoratzim http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-349 Ahad Ha'amoratzim Thu, 29 May 2008 18:42:45 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-349 In one sentence Edward sums up exactly what is rotten about the boycott. When he says "although you are influential you are not GODS" it is clear that he is not talking about Israel and Israelis. And so the hatred that dare not speak its name (but that dares to do just about everything else) is exposed once again. No doubt Edward and his friends will charge that they are being falsely smeared as anti-Semites in order to silence them, but charges of wielding great influence are not leveled at Israel or Israelis, but rather at Jews. In one sentence Edward sums up exactly what is rotten about the boycott. When he says “although you are influential you are not GODS” it is clear that he is not talking about Israel and Israelis. And so the hatred that dare not speak its name (but that dares to do just about everything else) is exposed once again. No doubt Edward and his friends will charge that they are being falsely smeared as anti-Semites in order to silence them, but charges of wielding great influence are not leveled at Israel or Israelis, but rather at Jews.

]]> By: jay http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-348 jay Thu, 29 May 2008 09:04:36 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-348 Edward could learn to spell before submitting his reaction. I presume that he is happy to kiss Chinese, African, Indian, Russian, Turkish, etc butts, despite their behaviour towards lesser breeds and fellow-citizens. Butt-kisser par excellence, this still shows him to be a bigot. Edward could learn to spell before submitting his reaction. I presume that he is happy to kiss Chinese, African, Indian, Russian, Turkish, etc butts, despite their behaviour towards lesser breeds and fellow-citizens. Butt-kisser par excellence, this still shows him to be a bigot.

]]> By: Edwards Good Twin http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-347 Edwards Good Twin Thu, 29 May 2008 08:01:43 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-347 Boycotts by western universities, which have been hijacked by leftist, socialist, communist demagogues and $120 per barrel oil money, need to be fought against just like any other anti-democratic onslaught. When are these hijacked universities going to demand boycotts of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe, Cuba, China, for their suppression of Human Rights of women, gays, ethnic minorities? The Middle East has never been all Arab, all Muslim. The Arab/Muslim world needs a Reformation to join the modern world. Boycotts by western universities, which have been hijacked by leftist, socialist, communist demagogues and $120 per barrel oil money, need to be fought against just like any other anti-democratic onslaught. When are these hijacked universities going to demand boycotts of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Zimbabwe, Cuba, China, for their suppression of Human Rights of women, gays, ethnic minorities? The Middle East has never been all Arab, all Muslim. The Arab/Muslim world needs a Reformation to join the modern world.

]]> By: Boycotting Israel « Zionism and the State of Israel http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-346 Boycotting Israel « Zionism and the State of Israel Thu, 29 May 2008 06:35:40 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-346 [...] Z-World has an interesting post on the British UCU reviving its academic boycott of Israel.  Strangely, [...] […] Z-World has an interesting post on the British UCU reviving its academic boycott of Israel.  Strangely, […]

]]> By: Edward http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/the-ucus-boycott-of-israel-and-how-to-fight-it/#comment-344 Edward Wed, 28 May 2008 23:25:27 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=110#comment-344 If your being boycotted by universities its because your doing something wrong. You need to check yourself and stop harassing others who refuse to kiss your butt and do what you say. The world does not belong to you, and although you are influential you are not GODS. If you want respect, then you have to treat people with respect. That is the basis of the GOLDEN RULE, which many have chosen to ignore. Israel has skrewed up its reputation by huberis, arrogance, and a general disregard for the lives of Arabs and Palistinains. The world has seen it and its too late to take it back. When Israel learns to respect people maybe the reputation can be restored, but that trust aint comming back soon since much of those protesting now have been fighting for decades just to speak freely. If your being boycotted by universities its because your doing something wrong. You need to check yourself and stop harassing others who refuse to kiss your butt and do what you say. The world does not belong to you, and although you are influential you are not GODS. If you want respect, then you have to treat people with respect. That is the basis of the GOLDEN RULE, which many have chosen to ignore. Israel has skrewed up its reputation by huberis, arrogance, and a general disregard for the lives of Arabs and Palistinains. The world has seen it and its too late to take it back. When Israel learns to respect people maybe the reputation can be restored, but that trust aint comming back soon since much of those protesting now have been fighting for decades just to speak freely.

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