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Posted on 10/27/2004 4:21:52 PM PDT by Alouette
Radical anti-Zionists who support "the Palestinians' armed struggle no matter what form it takes" and agitate among leftists against the existence of the State of Israel "belong to a modern form of antisemitism," says a report on antisemitism released by the French Ministry of the Interior. The author of the report, writer Jean Ropan, raised the wrath of anti-Zionist organizations by recommending punishment be meted out for anti-Zionist incitement.
Ropan describes them as organizations that make use of issues popular among youth--anti-racism, anti-globalization and ecology--to attack Jews, justify terrorism and encourage antisemitic attacks. The report holds them responsible for attacks in France, a claim the Jewish community has been making for years.
Interior Minister Villepin praised the report, saying its recommendations would be implemented. Ropan, a former vice president of Doctors Without Borders, says verbal attacks and assaults by Arab immigrants and native Frenchmen could transform from street violence to terrorist activity through the influence of the antisemites and the Islamists.
The report describes incitement in French schools that begins as Holocaust denial that drives students to identify with the Palestinian struggle to the point of converting to Islam and enlisting to take part in attacks against Jews. Ropan notes how eco-anarchist farmers went from violent activity in France to the support of Fatah activity in Israel.
He indirectly blames the French media for fostering antisemitism through emotive, one-sided reporting on the Middle East conflict. In covering the government report Reuters failed to mention that it labeled as antisemitic the anti-Zionists from the radical left, anti-globalization organizations and anti-racism organizations that attack Israel.
The journalists themselves rebelled against the antisemitic management at the official state radio station, Radio France. Following pressure from journalists, the government was forced to dismiss the director of France's international radio, Alain Manrag, who described Israel as a "racist country" and made deprecatory, antisemitic remarks.
During his years as the Beirut correspondent for French radio Manrag was influenced by Arab antisemitism, which he tried to disseminate over the radio waves. Radio France itself published his antisemitic book, Sharon's Wall, which strayed even beyond standards accepted at French radio.
When press associations demanded that the Foreign Ministry fire Manrag, the station management made no response until the journalists threatened to strike. According to Liberation, Manrag blamed "a handful of communal Jews who do not tolerate criticism of Israel." Manrag-style antisemitism penetrates all parts of France. Ropan said calling Israelis Nazis--as Manrag did--is antisemitism.
The far right also joins the ranks of Palestinian supporters, using Holocaust denial as its strategy. Bruno Golnish, for example, deputy director of the International Front, rationalized Holocaust denial based on the writings of Jewish philosopher Jacques Derrida.
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To hear the thunder is no test of one's ears... Sun Tzu
Are you able to give us a first name, or is that even too dangerous?
Your winnings sir.
Those darn jooz are a bit too self-reliant for La Belle France! What do you mean you don't need any of our crappy jets?! And California wine is better than French! Sacrilege! Horrors!
Despite all this, I expect Chirac to be in first chair at the Arafat memorial service.
Derrida?! That's a dead give-away right there. You only need Derrida when there is no possible way to disprove a fact with logic, evidence, or rational thought.
Derrida is an intellectual con artist, and believers of his 'philosophy' are academic losers and political liars. Derrida's 'deconstruction' is a fancy word for "no it isn't", and has about that much validity as an argument.
I'm sure the French will waste no time exiling this bright young man to some obscure French colony in South America or Africa.
There was a movie that came out in the late 80s that predicted this movement--it was called "Head Office". In one scene, the main character (Judge Rheinhold) starts off in an entry level, complaint department job. He is soon beset by fringe groups protesting Company policies. One such group is Feminist Soybean Farmers against Whaling, Domestic Violence, and Zionism. "Whaling is violence, violence is chavanism, chavanism is Zionism"!
Someday the Nazi-ragheads will be seen for what they are, until then my thoughts, hopes, and wishes go out to Israel and your son. May he come home safely.
Whose first name do you want?
Your son - that I might pray for his safety and wellbeing.
A letter to Jacques Chirac. (heavy sarcasm with a dose of ugly reality)
Mein lieber Jacques, sind Sie in meinen Schritten schön folgend. Vortäuschendes Interesse für die Lage der Juden ist eine leuchtende Taktik, denn, da wir wissen, sind sie die Ursache aller world`s Probleme. Kämpfen Sie den guten Kampf mein Freund, sehen Sie Sie, wenn Sie ankommen. Au revoir, Mon amie, Adolf.
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RE: Radical anti-Zionists who support "the Palestinians' armed struggle no matter what form it takes" and agitate among leftists against the existence of the State of Israel "belong to a modern form of antisemitism," says a report on antisemitism released by the French Ministry of the Interior. The author of the report, writer Jean Ropan, raised the wrath of anti-Zionist organizations by recommending punishment be meted out for anti-Zionist incitement.
Right freakin' on! Someone with some courage at last! Bravo! C'est magnifique!
And a... Jew (a useless idiot as such)...
Oh my God! Really? I thought France was the bastion of anti-Semitism in Western Europe.
...if even the French think that it's too much...
We should wait and see if leftist groups will actually be prosecuted for their anti-semitism.
I doubt there will be any change in France after this report. I think it will likely be ignored and then forgotten.
Lord bless and protect your son. And you too.
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