Israel Tries Its Hand at a Travel Ban

American Thinker.com ^ | January 12, 2018 | Michael Curtis

[Kaslin]

Commenting on President Woodrow Wilson's "long overdue " decision to enter World War I, Winston Churchill wrote that if the president had acted earlier, it would have meant abridgement of the slaughter, sparing of the agony, and prevention of ruin and catastrophe. Even if the parallel is not exact, Israeli authorities are acting to prevent further harm to their country by imposing a travel ban blocking members of organizations supporting BDS, the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement, from entering the country.

Mark Twain in his book Innocents Abroad wrote that travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. Unfortunately, as Israel has found, hostile activists can also encourage those qualities.

The travel ban implements the intention of the law passed in March 2017 that bars entry into the country by groups that actively promote anti-Israeli boycotts. The ban is virtual recognition of the adage, "Oh, I have taken too little care of this." Israel has now taken the offense against those who are not simply rational critics of Israeli policies and actions, but either implicitly or explicitly refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of the State of Israel or seek its elimination.

By banning any foreign activist who has knowingly signed a public call to boycott Israel or pledged to take part in a boycott, Israel is preventing harm to its citizens.

On January 7, 2018, Israel issued a ban on 20 worldwide organizations, including 11 European and six U.S. groups, that are involved and active in BDS activities. They include the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC); Code Pink; the U.S.-based Jewish Voice for Peace; the U.K.-based Palestinian Solidarity Campaign; of which Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is a patron; the British group War on Want; and BDS organizations in France, Italy, Norway, and the Netherlands.

[JimRed]

I though Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) went away in 2009.

[faithhopecharity]

the ban despartely needs to include such seditious outfits as J Street and anything else on SorosNazis’ funding list

but its a good start, anyway. there’s no reason why USA should be importing enemy agents from IslamoNazi krapistans and elsewhere..... and there’s no reason why Israel should be letting Nazis and other enemies into that tiny nation, either

national defense is job one for any responsible government

[Jim W N]

It’s NOT a travel ban, it’s an INVASION BAN.

[DesertRhino]

“Commenting on President Woodrow Wilson’s “long overdue “ decision to enter World War I, Winston Churchill wrote that if the president had acted earlier, it would have meant abridgement of the slaughter, sparing of the agony, and prevention of ruin and catastrophe”

Doubtful Winston. It would have merely added American suffering to that retarded European disaster.

[DesertRhino]

“Commenting on President Woodrow Wilson’s “long overdue “ decision to enter World War I, Winston Churchill wrote that if the president had acted earlier, it would have meant abridgement of the slaughter, sparing of the agony, and prevention of ruin and catastrophe”

Doubtful Winston. It would have merely added American suffering to that retarded European disaster.

[sparklite2]

That’s the most rambling mess of an article I’ve read in a long time. The author has my sympathy, though. If I had to write current event stuff on a daily or even weekly basis, I’d get loopy, too.