Posted on 03/13/2003 9:39:39 AM PST by richardtavor
A Tee Shirt and Arab Incitement Isaac Kohn 13 March 2003 Email this story Print this story
Funny? Incomprehensible? Silly? Unbelievable?
None of the above. The correct phrase to describe the idiotic episode currently unfolding in the Israeli courts is “outrageously ludicrous”. It defies logic and sensibility and begs for a spray of deodorant to dispel the acrid smell of putrid and skewed liberalism. The perversion of logic and the enormity of stupidity causes even the most perspicacious amongst us to raise a perturbed and amazed eye brow. The people of the book, it seems, forgot how to correctly read and interpret current events.
The Moslem world has unleashed the most rabid anti-Jewish incitement the world has ever experienced since the birth of Judaism, 3300 years ago. The Nazi era anti-Semitic propaganda against the Jews takes a back seat to the finely tuned, well-oiled and ever-growing Islamic propaganda machine. The calls for the destruction of Israel, for the murder of Jews everywhere, anywhere and anytime, are openly emblazoned in headlines, shouted from Mosque turrets and in speeches of imams. Palestinian schoolbooks shamelessly depict Jews as pigs, monkeys and killers; spilling Jewish blood is depicted as an ultimate sacrificial gift to the name of Allah. And the world is silent. In fact, the world agrees.
In Israel, Daniel Haivri, whose heart and soul cries for those whose blood has been spilled in the name of the Oslo Debacle and whose pained heart goes out to the hundreds of orphans (a Leftist present to Israeli society), has been arrested and accused of wearing a tee-shirt emblazoned with Rabbi Kahane´s likeness and the words," No Arabs, No Terror". The Leftist liberal courts in Israel have decided that parading such a tee-shirt in public constitutes an incitement against the Arabs and therefore Mr. Haivri is subject to arrest, prosecution and sentence by the Liberal establishment. This is the same establishment that constantly incites against those with contrary views and opinions (the Right, settlers,Chareidim, etc.), in order to ´shut the mouths´ of those who´d rather resist than follow Beilin & Co. to an early grave. These ´liberals´ do not recoil at every dirty trick possible to dehumanize their opponents. Their illogical silence in the face of unprecedented Islamic attacks against Judaism leaves one perplexed and aghast. A reassessment of their moral bankruptcy and recklessness is long past due.
Past court decisions have relegated certain sectors of Israeli Jews to the ranks of "lice and vermin." Pronouncements by ´highly esteemed and regarded´ members of the radical-liberal establishment have called for the "return of these dark people to the ghettos of Europe." Placards distributed during the last election depicted the Chareidi sector as bloodsuckers and leeches; representatives of certain parties called for the ´eradication of certain sectors, who stand in the way of the civil revolution´ envisioned by these ´liberals´; a revolution that will exclude these ´troublesome´, uneducated, backward ´religionists´ to the dark past. And the ongoing hate-filled incitement has the tacit and practical stamp-of-approval of the liberal courts in Israel.
Searching high and low, deep and deeper, one can not recall an arrest or censure of any ´liberal´ screaming for the blood of the settlers. Ranan Cohen´s hate-filled harangues against the settlers still resonate loud and clear. After the 12 soldiers and civilians were massacred recently in Hevron, Mr. Cohen´s venom was directed not at the despicable Arab-murderers who committed this heinous crime, but rather at the settlers themselves. "The settlers are worse than the terrorists!" declared Mr. Ranan Cohen as he castigated the settlers without a word of remorse for the tragedy they experienced. Over 1000 Jews were brutally murdered by Israel´s "partner for peace", yet not once have we seen Mr. Peres or Ben-Ami or Beilin or any other bleeding-heart semi-comatose liberal attend even one funeral or perhaps comfort an orphan at a shiva call. The continuous calls for the dismantling of Jewish settlements and the forcible transfer of these Jews from their homes continues without letup. Yet, the mention of a transfer of Arabs out of Israel elicits a cry of indignation and consternation.
One would think that these attacks and demonizing of Israel and Judaism would elicit a response in kind; the Islamic world is very ´sensitive´ to any degradation of its ´religion of peace.´ One would hope that Judaism´s oratory talent would jump to the forefront in order to return the favor; to see Islam squirm as the true history of Islam´s bloody and murderous past (and present) is brought out in vivid colors. Yet, silence is the retort; acceptance of the on-going onslaught against Israel and Judaism is taken for granted as reasonable and deserving. After all, we Jews cannot lower ourselves in order to crawl in the same gutter as those besmirching us. We will not stoop to the level of castigating and ridiculing and responding. Damn our dignity, consideration is our motto. Liberalism Uber Alles.
As the graves become more numerous and the ever-growing Islamic incitement for murder and mayhem has yet to reach a crescendo, our ´liberal´ courts find it their holy duty to show the world how openly and radical liberal Israeli society is. It is a prudish attempt at self-sanctification and rotten to the core.
It is time for the ´liberal´ establishment to examine and cure the psittacosis it´s infected with. Today is not soon enough. -------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Kohn writes from Brooklyn, New York. He can be reached at Isaackohn@aol.com.
Did I post that much about myself, or do you know me? Yes, my education was split between Israel and the U.S., and Israel was quite socialist at the time. I was a socialist/leftist myself once. I got better :) No, I don't think I'm brainwashed.
no afront intended, but I find it incredibly ironic as in another thread you implied that any jew not living in Israel isn't living the authentic Jewish life.
I never implied that, though I see how my comments on the Yeheshua article could be taken that way. For me it isn't about being "authentically" Jewish, but rather I find Zionism essential to the survival of the Jewish people. I think one can be a better Jew than I am in New York or Buenos Aires or Paris (all places where I have family). I think Jews belong in Israel because we need a strong, populous Israel to insure that the anti-Semetism that has risen up in every country with a significant Jewish population eventually doesn't lead to another Holocaust.
Side note: I am not implying that America today is anti-Semetic or likely to become anti-Semetic in the near future. I worry, though, that as people are willing to trade their rights for the illusion of security the liklihood that America will become something other than the free and tolerant country we know today increases.
And yet your (and the Israeli courts) attitude is extremely Shtetl (little Euro Jew ghettos) focussed. You're comment that "we're stooping to their level" is the old
I know what a shtetl is, since that's where my family once came from. However, I do feel that Judaism has a very strong moral basis. You can see it in the ten commandments and in pretty much all of Jewish law. "Thou shalt not commit murder" is a commandment I believe in. "No Arabs = No Terror" is incitement to commit murder, IMHO. It is contrary to everything I have been taught about Jewish thought and philosophy.
This tshirt phrase is not incitement, it's LOGIC. Where there are no arabs, there is little terror. You don't have to agree with or ven respect Kahane, but let me know when you can REFUTE ANY of his predictions on how LEFT WING ISRAEL would sell out her own people and land to the Arabs.
That depends entirely on how you define left wing. When I listen to Peace Now people speak I shudder to think of people like that in power. Meretz is hardly better. I wonder about some people in Labor (I was glad to see Yossi Beilin pushed to Meretz, for example), but I think people like Binyamin Ben-Eliezer are hardly likely to sell out Israel.
Yes, the logic is correct. If you commit ethnic cleansing or murder all the Arabs the terrorism would end... and Israel would be worse that the terrorists it killed for it, for Israel would have murdered many thousands or millions of innocents. Those who compare Israel to the Nazis would actually have a point, instead of coming off as anti-Semetic idiots like they do now. That is not a future I want for Israel. I do not believe such a future is necessary to safeguard Israel or the Jewish people.
If you want to deny free speech to Jews on this issue, I dare you, and all the israeli and American leftist cowards to shut down the mosques and the pal newspapers who DAILY URGE MUSLIMS TO KILL JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN ISRAEL AND AMERICA.
You make two points here, which I will address separately if I may.
There is a difference between free speech and hate speech. Both the United States and Israel have recognized this, and rightfully so. The famous U.S. Supreme Court example is that it is not OK to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. It is equally not OK to incite people to violence.
Having said that, I have posted that I believe in the present circumstances that Israel must reoccupy the territories, clean out the terrorists, and restart the peace process from scratch. If you think this sounds like Binyamin Netanyahu, you're right. I agree with a lot of things Bibi has said. So, yes, I believe in shutting down the Palestinian media and it's incessant incitement. I do believe in prosecuting those who incite violence against Jews. Indeed, if I believe that hate speech is wrong I should want to stop it from all sides, right?
As far as shutting down mosques in concerned, that is more difficult. Moshe Dayan argued to leave the Arabs in charge of the Temple Mount because he feared a genuine jihad, one Israel would not be able to defeat militarily, would result if they did not. Yes, the Arabs hate Israel and the Jews, but inflaming that hatred to a new, previously unseen, level can't be a good thing. I detest the Muslim Waqf and what they are doing to our heritage. By the same token, I understand where Dayan was coming from, and I have to admit he had a point.
When you do that, come back and then maybe arrest this poor schnook with his tshirt.
When you can REFUTE these statement with FACTS, then do so.
One cannot refute an opinion or a prediction which hasn't happened yet with present or past facts. You know that. Don't ask me to do the impossible, or ask me to admit I am wrong because of something Meir Kahane predicted.
Oh, and please don't call me a leftist. It does not accurately reflect my politics at all.
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