Comments on: Breathtaking anti-Israel spin in the Telegraph https://www.yourish.com/2006/04/10/1040 Cutting straight to the point Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anonymous https://www.yourish.com/2006/04/10/1040/comment-page-1#comment-3917 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:48:23 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=1040#comment-3917 “Is it any wonder so many Europeans blame Israel and hold the pals blameless? They get nothing but anti-Israel spin in their news.”

Here is a counterexample…

A maddening buzz-phrase has caught on among EU leaders discussing the new Hamas-led government in the Palestinian territories.

Europe, the line goes, cannot send money directly to Hamas, because it is on the EU terror list. But, it continues, Europe cannot stop all aid, because that would “punish” Palestinian voters for their democratic choice.

I’m in Luxembourg today, at an EU foreign ministers’ meeting, where Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, give a bravura rendition of the buzz-phrase. “We do not wish to punish the Palestinian people for the decision they freely made to elect a Hamas-dominated government,” he said. Um, why not?

Call me literal-minded here, but Hamas has been blowing up civilian men, women and children for many years, has a charter that calls for Israel to be driven into the sea. That is a wicked, destructive manifesto. Why should Europe not act chilly towards a people for freely choosing it?

…from today’s Telegraph.

Anyone care to find a similar counterexample in the politically-correct left-wing media outlets which are far more typical of Europe?

]]> By: Norm https://www.yourish.com/2006/04/10/1040/comment-page-1#comment-3895 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:43:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=1040#comment-3895 British juries which were unable to convict anyone for the murder of Damiola Taylor in Peckham London, including one defendant called Hassan Jihad, were able to render verdicts of unlawful killing [murder] in the cases of Tom Hurndall and James Miller. These inquests were held in the same court with the same coroner Dr Andrew Reid.
The Palestinian cause has become a handy excuse for antisemites to strut their stuff.
There is no future for the Jews of Britain and France. The US and Canadian governments should take note especially in view of the Iranian threats against Israel. Where do Jews go to live in peace?

]]> By: Joel https://www.yourish.com/2006/04/10/1040/comment-page-1#comment-3893 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:18:38 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=1040#comment-3893 And the Daily Telegraph is one of the least hostile to Israel newspapers in Britain.

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