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Corbyn empathises with all minority groups – except Jews
The Brexit Party candidate standing against Corbyn says we have to get serious about left anti-Semitism.


YOSEF DAVID

POLITICS UK
Since being selected as the Brexit Party candidate for Islington North, I’ve made an effort to understand the thinking of the man I am taking on in the constituency he has held since 1983: Jeremy Corbyn.

I have tried to leave my own preconceptions behind and instead channel the empathy I have developed through my career in the social-care sector. I have tried, in short, to understand how and why a man who has built his political career on the idea that he genuinely cares about the hurt and suffering of ordinary working people can’t even bring himself to apologise for the hurt he and his party have caused to the Jewish community.

What is most perplexing about this situation is that it is hard to find a marginalised or minority community whose ‘plight’ or cause Corbyn has not tried to champion as his own.

Corbyn empathises with all minority groups – except Jews

 

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^When the IRA directed a campaign of terror across the United Kingdom, Corbyn empathised with their ‘plight’ and entertained their leaders when few other politicians would. When he was asked to lay a wreath in memory of a murderer involved in the Black September terrorist attack – which resulted in the brutal murder of numerous members of the non-political Israeli Olympic team – he agreed and then grew frustrated when this was exposed in the media.

Corbyn has consistently empathised with those who have brutalised innocent people, but he cannot seem to show the same concern for a small minority community that is as British as fish and chips and loves this country dearly.

How is it possible that this apparent champion of social justice is so blind to the fears he has catalysed and incubated? And how long will it take for his ardent supporters to wake up to this chilling reality? How can this man not see the hurt, suffering and grave concern that is gripping the UK’s Jewish community? Is this English irony? As someone who has lived here my whole life, I just don’t know.

 

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It's even more important to Boycott Israel. Trump is trying to take away Jewish religious identity.

 

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A pro-Israel event in Spain on Tuesday was disrupted by BDS activists, who attempted to physically attack the participants.

The Israeli news site Mako reported that the assault took place in Madrid, where a delegation including both Arabs and Jews opposed to a decision to label products made in West Bank settlements was taking part in a gathering organized by the Spanish pro-Israel group ACOM.

(full article online)

Pro-Israel Event in Madrid Disrupted by Violent BDS Activists

 

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Austrian parliament sets stage for overwhelming condemnation of BDS

 

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“[Today] virtually all Arab young people complete their high school studies in the village, and the majority continue to university-level studies,” Hakroosh said. “This is a very important change that took place in Arab society, to the benefit of Arab young men and women.”

At the age of 20, Hakroosh decided to “become an ambassador for my people and for my generation.” This led him to join the Israeli police force. At the time, he was the only Muslim policeman.

“It was not easy to accept me, a Muslim Arab, as commander during sensitive and difficult events such as those that the Israeli public has been through,” Hakroosh said. “Not only criminal events, but also security and terror-related – our country has seen many of those events.”

Through determination and perseverance, Hakroosh rose in the ranks. “I was the commander of three big police stations, providing policing services to Arab and Jewish citizens alike.”

(full article online)

Muslim Israeli Police Chief to UN: Arabs Reach Highest Levels in Israeli Society

 

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Basque firm must quit Israel's apartheid railway

Workers, mayors and civil society groups are banding together in the Basque Country to oppose the participation of the local firm CAF in a project to expand Israel’s settlement railway in occupied East Jerusalem.

The project contravenes international law since it solidifies Israel’s grip on occupied Palestinian land. By participating CAF is contributing to serious violations of Palestinian human rights.

In August, a consortium of CAF and the Israeli infrastructure company Saphir was chosen by Israel’s finance ministry to expand the settlement railway project, known as the Jerusalem Light Rail (JLR).

CAF and Saphir won the $2 billion contract to extend the railway to more illegal Israeli settlements, particularly in East Jerusalem, and to strengthen transportation links between those settlements and West Jerusalem.

Other multinationals had participated in the initial stages of bidding for the project, including Alstom, Siemens, Systra, Bombardier and Macquarie. Yet they withdrew from the call for tenders, leaving just two consortiums bidding.

 

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WATCH: The Happiest UK Election Loser of All
By
David Lange
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December 13, 2019

Watch the guy in the background wearing the yamulke – Yosef David, Islington North Brexit Party candidate, who also lost in bid for Corbyn’s parliament seat.


Reminiscent of this guy in 2017.

And he’s also clearly got a great sense of humor!

WATCH: The Happiest UK Election Loser of All

 

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Elder (with others) gets results - Anti-Israel director films removed from Israel's high school lists ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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Israel dismissed the latest report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization accusing the Jewish State of various wrongdoings as “a report drafted by a man known for his hostile and biased attitude toward Israel.”

HRW on Thursday published a report titled “Born Without Civil Rights: Israel’s use of Draconian Military Orders to Repress Palestinians in the West Bank,” in which its author Omar Shakir accused Israel of using “military orders that criminalize nonviolent political activity, including protesting, publishing material “having a political significance,” and joining groups “hostile” to Israel.”

(full article online)

Israel Rejects HRW Report Drafted by BDS Activist Deported from Israel

 

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Israel dismissed the latest report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization accusing the Jewish State of various wrongdoings as “a report drafted by a man known for his hostile and biased attitude toward Israel.”

HRW on Thursday published a report titled “Born Without Civil Rights: Israel’s use of Draconian Military Orders to Repress Palestinians in the West Bank,” in which its author Omar Shakir accused Israel of using “military orders that criminalize nonviolent political activity, including protesting, publishing material “having a political significance,” and joining groups “hostile” to Israel.”

(full article online)

Israel Rejects HRW Report Drafted by BDS Activist Deported from Israel

 

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A Silicon Chip Developed in Israel Powers Cisco’s New Router Series

 

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“This Israel-hating anti-Semitic professor from UC Berkeley tagged Linda Sarsour in his post and called on everyone to boycott Trader Joe’s supermarket chain because it sells Israeli feta cheese,” Zevuloni wrote in one post.

“Go to his page and don’t forget to tell him thank-you for the fact that in his merit, we’ll all buy specifically from a brand that sells Israeli products. Tag the Population and Immigration Authority in your comments and help me show him Israel just in Google. Then “like” this post and share, if you’re with me. Am Israel hai (literally: the nation of Israel lives on)!” he wrote in another post.

The call to counter the boycott worked, according to Israeli news site Arutz7. Pro-Israeli customers cleared off the shelves and then moved on to buy other Israeli products.

Zevoluni also shared a video of a store manager at a Florida based Trader Joe’s happily restocking the delicious Israeli made feta cheese.

(full article online)

Anti-Israel Boycott of Trader Joe's Backfires as Customers Buy Out Israeli Cheese

 

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This is from the same Congressional Record I quoted from yesterday.

" The American Jewish Congress has in its possession correspondence from Arab firms located In Saudi Arabia, canceling contracts with American Jewish businesses because of a directive promulgated by the Saudi Arabian Chamber of Commerce, but unquestionably inspired by the Saudi Arabian Government, instructing Saudi Arabian firms to discontinue all relations with businesses abroad owned or controlled by Jews or that employ Jews. These letters state that any contract negotiated in violation of this directive will be subject to summary cancellation and that any merchandise imported into Saudi Arabla from firms employing Jews abroad will run the risk of confiscation. The Saudi Arabian Government evidently requires its domestic import companies to obtain affirmative and positive assurances that their business associates abroad are free of all Jewish connections,

The nature of the discrimination is clearly reflected in the following excerpts from letters in our files received by American firms owned by Jews from their Saudi Arabian customers

January 3. 1952:

“We very much regret to inform you that our Government has duly published a notice announcing that any importers of Saudi Arabia must not be permitted to import the goods, any kind of goods, from any Jewish firms of the world.

“Further, they have listed your name as being a Jewish firm, as these steps are taken suddenly against you, we are obliged to cable you to stop the shipments of our orders until we write you.

“However, we are obliged to ask you to let us have full particulars as to what faith your firm is belong, to Jewish or Christian? And until we have full particulars from you, we are obliged to stop our business with you.”

October 1, 1953:

“In connection with our request for not effecting the shipment of our order by any steamer which belongs to any Jewish steamship company. This is in compliance of our Government's regulation announced recently, further this ordinance warns that any shipment by such steamers will not be
allowed to enter Saudi Arabia.”

September 17, 1953:

“We have also to inform you that you are well aware we are quite prohibited to import any goods manufactured in any Jew factories, Now our Government has issued a new regulation warning all the importers that no goods may be brought by the steamers belonging to Jew steamship company. You are kindly requested to take this matter into consideration in order to avoid any sortof trouble arising by doing so.”

B. Boycotts by other Arab countries

Although the boycott carried out by Saudi Arabia has received the greatest attention in this country there are clear indications that other members of the Arab League have carried on an identical policy of barring Jews from international trade. The following excerpts from a letter to the chairman of the
Board of Directors of Verkoopkantoor Van der Heem N. V., The Hague, Holland, on November 13, 1955, indicates the firm intenttion of all members of the Arab League to make the boycott of Jews universal:

“As you are aware the Arab countries are in a state of war with Israel and for this reason we are making an economical siege around that Israel. This siege is administered by a special control and investigation office with members of all the Arab states.

“An officer in said office visited us today and requested that following information be supplied about your company:

Do you have any Jewish employees in your company. if yes how many and what are
the positions held by them.

Are there any Jews in your Board of Directors as members?

Is any of your managers or branch managers a Jew, if yea please give name of the department headed by such a man.

Is any of the persons authorized to sign on behalf of your company a Jew.

What ts the number of Jewish laborers in your factories and offices.

In a letter quoted below from the Assistant Secretary of State in 1953, the State Department acknowledged that there has been from time to time a blacklisting of American Jewish firms by the Lebanese Government. American newspapers report simlar experiences by American Jewish businesses throughout the world In dealing with member states of the Arab League (New York Herald Tribune, February 12, 1956). The boycott now suffered by American Jewish firms is a vital part of the International plan of the Arab League to deny Jewish businesses access to principal markets."

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Nowadays, the Israel haters like to boycott "Zionist" businesses - to say "Jewish" is too crude. But there is a direct line from the Arab boycott to today's BDS - just because the messaging is more sophisticated doesn't mean the goals and bigotry aren't the same.

(full article online)

BDS, 1956: Arab firms tried to boycott "Jewish businesses" worldwide ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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“With regard to Jarrar, this is really the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the BDS/terror connection,” Marc Greendorfer, president of the Zachor Legal Institute and author of “The New Antisemites: The Radicalization Mechanism of the BDS Movement and the Delegitimization Campaign Against Israel,” told JNS.

“Jarrar is simply one example of the extensive overlaps between terror organization leadership and BDS, going all the way to the top, where the organizing and operational leadership of BDS [the BDS National Committee, or BNC] includes a coalition of groups designated as foreign terror organizations by the United States and other countries,” Greendorfer told JNS.

In a report entitled, “Terrorists in Suits,” Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs revealed that Hamas and PFLP members invaded organizations involved in BDS, according to JNS. The report stated that 30 terrorists, 20 of whom were imprisoned for their crimes, held senior positions in the 13 BDS organizations that were investigated. More than 100 connections between terror organizations and BDS were uncovered.

(full article online)

‘Extensive overlaps’ between BDS and terror groups revealed

 

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Jordanians protest buying natural gas from Israel as Egypt prepares its own purchase ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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Today's Hellenists celebrate Chanukah ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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Success: Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Texas Anti-BDS Law To Proceed

On the same day that the House passed a resolution condemning the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign for Palestinian rights, a federal district court threw a wrench in efforts by the state of Texas to evade judicial review of a law that punishes boycott advocates.

Judge Robert Pitman, who blocked enforcement of the law, H.B. 89 in a stunning decision last April, has now ruled that Texas can’t thwart a First Amendment challenge to the law by simply amending it.

 

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