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To: HearMe
it’s fair to consider the British as a people and Government (certainly not all individuals), as one of the Jewish peoples great foes.

Rather curious, then,don't you think, that both main political parties in Britain should choose within a few years of each other to elect a Jewish leader (and thus potential prime minister) - Michael Howard (Cameron's predecessor) for the Conservatives, and the two Milliband brothers, one of whom is almost certain to be elected the next Labour leader. And that there have been numerous prominent Jewish cabinet ministers in almost every British government, of both parties, for generations - in numbers which, I would guess, exceed the proportion of Jews in the general population by a large factor.

For those who haven't bothered to read the whole article, it's worth repeating the quote from British Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain:

Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, minister of Maidenhead synagogue and a writer and broadcaster, said: "I am surprised at Peres. It is a sweeping statement that is far too one-sided.

"Britain has supported both Israel and Arab causes at different periods over the last 50 years. There are elements of anti-semitism but it is not endemic to British society.

"The tolerance and pluralism here make Britain one of the best countries in the world in which to live."

This is far closer to the reality than yours or others of the sweeping generalisations from Peres and others on this thread.

33 posted on 08/01/2010 8:50:23 AM PDT by Winniesboy
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To: Winniesboy

The “Jews” in political power in Britain are so assimilated that calling them Jewish is ridiculous.

As to the Jews of Britain, most of them, to be accepted in that society, suffer a form of Stockholm syndrome.

What I wrote was historical and factual. Dispute history if you can.


36 posted on 08/01/2010 8:55:56 AM PDT by HearMe
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