Great. The neo-Nazi sites will have an actual news story to use for a change: A U.S. Haredi Jew was convicted of organ trafficking. The fact that the people he bought organs from did it voluntarily and lived afterwards will not be among the facts that will show up on the Indymedia and neo-Nazi websites. The bigger question, of course, is: Why is it illegal to sell a kidney? That won’t be a question raised, however, as people cite morality and the advantages that the rich have over poor people. Because it’s not like rich people have always had better food, shelter, and healthcare than poor people. Oh. Wait. (This in no way means that I think the guy wasn’t a scum for buying them for 10k and selling them for twelve times as much.)
Turning the phrases around, copyright (C) the Palestinians: Mahmoud Abbas is now using the word “incitement”–which, as everyone knows is the constant call by Palestinians to murder Israelis, to kidnap Israelis, and to teach their children to hate Israelis–to mean “criticism.” Why? Because Avigdor Lieberman pointed out that Abbas isn’t really interested in peace.
“Avigdor Lieberman, who is the main coalition partner of Prime Minister Netanyahu, declared that President Abbas was the ‘greatest obstacle’ to peace. We unequivocally reject and object to such incitement, which we consider to be a clear threat against the life of President Mahmoud Abbas, whose commitment to peace is absolutely unquestionable.”
Of course, the wire services are running with the story. But he didn’t say anything all that bad, and really, nothing that wasn’t true.
“If there is one obstacle that should be removed immediately, it is [Abbas],” he said. “If he were to return the keys and resign, it would not be a threat, but a blessing.”
But take note of how, once again, the Palestinians have appropriated the wording that Israel uses to describe their actions, twisted it, warped it, and turned it around on Israel. Watch the news services continue to use it from now on.
Oh, please. Like he’d interrupt the money stream: Really, rumors of the PA’s dismantlement are pure bullshit. There’s no way Abbas would risk Western money flow being stopped. What? Work for a living? That’s like asking the Occupy Wall Streeters not to bang on drums.
And for kicks and giggles: Jon Stewart covers the Solyndra scandal. If you’ve lost Jon Stewart, you’ve lost the left. You want to laugh? Read the comments at the link.