Comments on: The Swedish Scandal: Freedman Blames Bad Jews http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:07:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Tilly http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6635 Tilly Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:59:59 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6635 Eamon if you look at any of this creature's articles on CiF you will note an inordinate number of deleted posts. Freedman cannot stand being disagreed with. When he was an "immature" contributor (and I put that in quotes because I do not want in any way to imply that I believe he has grown up any) he used to come onto the threads and be rude and idiotic to anyone who disagreed with him. Now he just throws a strop until their posts are deleted. Petra, why should anyone except the racist and anti-Israel CiF care one damn what Freedman "thinks." He hardly possesses a towering intellect does he? They don't commission his articles because he's a thinker - they rely on him to stir the pot. And as for "bad journalism" it's classic pot and kettle stuff, and he should know. Comment is Free? What a joke! Eamon if you look at any of this creature’s articles on CiF you will note an inordinate number of deleted posts. Freedman cannot stand being disagreed with. When he was an “immature” contributor (and I put that in quotes because I do not want in any way to imply that I believe he has grown up any) he used to come onto the threads and be rude and idiotic to anyone who disagreed with him.

Now he just throws a strop until their posts are deleted.

Petra, why should anyone except the racist and anti-Israel CiF care one damn what Freedman “thinks.” He hardly possesses a towering intellect does he? They don’t commission his articles because he’s a thinker - they rely on him to stir the pot.

And as for “bad journalism” it’s classic pot and kettle stuff, and he should know.

Comment is Free? What a joke!

]]> By: Petra http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6609 Petra Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:13:21 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6609 I can't deny that I think there is a heavy dose of irony when Seth Freedman talks here about "bad journalism". It reminds me that one of the highlights of his journalistic achievements was a feature interview he graciously granted to Press TV earlier this year – published at the beginning of the festivities for the 30th anniversary of the "Islamic Revolution" – where he contributed his insights into the evils of Israel's occupation… http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84069&sectionid=3510302 You might note that the first comment has the title: "White Jews Must Die" Anyway, going back to the topic of "bad journalism" – reading the PressTV report on the Swedish story, one thing is beyond doubt: it warmed the hearts of antisemites everywhere (I just finished wading through some Arab/English sites on the topic…) "Freelance journalist Donald Bostrom has told Press TV that an international war crimes investigation awaits Israel over its soldiers' harvesting of organs from dead or dying Palestinians. The organs were sold on to a New York rabbi behind the human organs trafficking operation." http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104439&sectionid=3510303 Well, but OK, Seth Freedman doesn't think it's a blood libel... I can’t deny that I think there is a heavy dose of irony when Seth Freedman talks here about “bad journalism”. It reminds me that one of the highlights of his journalistic achievements was a feature interview he graciously granted to Press TV earlier this year – published at the beginning of the festivities for the 30th anniversary of the “Islamic Revolution” – where he contributed his insights into the evils of Israel’s occupation…
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84069&sectionid=3510302

You might note that the first comment has the title: “White Jews Must Die”

Anyway, going back to the topic of “bad journalism” – reading the PressTV report on the Swedish story, one thing is beyond doubt: it warmed the hearts of antisemites everywhere (I just finished wading through some Arab/English sites on the topic…)

“Freelance journalist Donald Bostrom has told Press TV that an international war crimes investigation awaits Israel over its soldiers’ harvesting of organs from dead or dying Palestinians. The organs were sold on to a New York rabbi behind the human organs trafficking operation.”
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=104439&sectionid=3510303

Well, but OK, Seth Freedman doesn’t think it’s a blood libel…

]]> By: Lynne T http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6601 Lynne T Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:45:39 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6601 Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood once told a university English class she was teaching that writers write for a single purpose: to make money. The intent of the Swedish "journalist" and his newspaper editor in publishing his article may best be judged not only by the content of the story, but in the context of their reportage in general: would either have published a similarly ill-supported set of allegations, had they dealt with say Chinese army involvement in harvesting organs from Uighars killed in recent riots, or whatever? If not,we're probably looking at an ugly bias. Solomon: no "getting" types like Freedman without knowing the person closely enough to know what motivates an individual, really. Editors have a tendency of publishing content that provokes reaction and he is happy to comply. Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood once told a university English class she was teaching that writers write for a single purpose: to make money.

The intent of the Swedish “journalist” and his newspaper editor in publishing his article may best be judged not only by the content of the story, but in the context of their reportage in general: would either have published a similarly ill-supported set of allegations, had they dealt with say Chinese army involvement in harvesting organs from Uighars killed in recent riots, or whatever? If not,we’re probably looking at an ugly bias.

Solomon: no “getting” types like Freedman without knowing the person closely enough to know what motivates an individual, really. Editors have a tendency of publishing content that provokes reaction and he is happy to comply.

]]> By: Louise of CIF Watch http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6600 Louise of CIF Watch Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:36:52 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6600 Solomon There is a bio of Freedman on our new blog CIF Watch, please check it out http://cifwatch.com/cif-contributors/seth-freedman/ Solomon

There is a bio of Freedman on our new blog CIF Watch, please check it out

http://cifwatch.com/cif-contributors/seth-freedman/

]]> By: Watching CiF at Z-Word Blog http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6598 Watching CiF at Z-Word Blog Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:51:08 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6598 [...] « Swedish Blood Libel Scandal Festers On The Swedish Scandal: Freedman Blames Bad Jews [...] […] « Swedish Blood Libel Scandal Festers On The Swedish Scandal: Freedman Blames Bad Jews […]

]]> By: Ben Cohen http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6597 Ben Cohen Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:46:25 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6597 Wall Streeter, your comment was deleted. This blog will not permit unsubstantiated allegations about any named individual being involved in illegal activities. If you try this again, you will be banned. I trust I have made myself clear. Wall Streeter, your comment was deleted. This blog will not permit unsubstantiated allegations about any named individual being involved in illegal activities. If you try this again, you will be banned. I trust I have made myself clear.

]]> By: Fabian from Israel http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6596 Fabian from Israel Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:55:53 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6596 Eamonn. It should be pointed to Freedman, that most of the historic manifestations of antisemitism in modern times did not claim either to encompass each and every Jew in its net. There were the "300" Jews who ruled the world, according to the Protocols (lifted from a casual remark by Disraeli). There were the too powerful Jewish bankers (even thick antisemites did not claim that every Jew was a banker). There were the Jewish "anti-Christian" revolutionaries (and of course, not every Jew was one). There were the "talmudists-kabbalists" who hated Christians. Etc. To be an antisemite doesn't mean to manifest hatred to every Jew, unless antisemitism is conflated with a specific manifestation of it which was Hitlerian racism. Freedman is an ignorant of the history of antisemitism. Eamonn. It should be pointed to Freedman, that most of the historic manifestations of antisemitism in modern times did not claim either to encompass each and every Jew in its net.

There were the “300″ Jews who ruled the world, according to the Protocols (lifted from a casual remark by Disraeli).
There were the too powerful Jewish bankers (even thick antisemites did not claim that every Jew was a banker).
There were the Jewish “anti-Christian” revolutionaries (and of course, not every Jew was one).
There were the “talmudists-kabbalists” who hated Christians.
Etc.

To be an antisemite doesn’t mean to manifest hatred to every Jew, unless antisemitism is conflated with a specific manifestation of it which was Hitlerian racism.

Freedman is an ignorant of the history of antisemitism.

]]> By: Solomon http://blog.z-word.com/2009/08/the-swedish-scandal-freedman-blames-bad-jews/#comment-6592 Solomon Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:04:28 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1383#comment-6592 Can someone explain a little about Seth Freedman's background? What makes a guy like this tick? I see he lived/lives in Israel and served in the IDF, yet there he is in CiF producing a stream of the most ugly stuff. By now I should "get" this, but I don't. I suppose it's a big world that produces all types, but really, where did this type come from? Can someone explain a little about Seth Freedman’s background? What makes a guy like this tick? I see he lived/lives in Israel and served in the IDF, yet there he is in CiF producing a stream of the most ugly stuff. By now I should “get” this, but I don’t. I suppose it’s a big world that produces all types, but really, where did this type come from?

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