hhhh...antisemitism... but easily
populist
Monday, 24 June 2013
How evil Greens, Academics BDS valley
How evil Greens, Academics BDS
valley
We are living
in dangerous times: The Greens invite Holocaust Denier Tobin to support their
defacto illegal BDS against Israel.
Then rapidly back down when the opprobrium
decimates them: the public are plainly not supporting Holocaust
denial!
Yet a so – called self – described
‘’Jewish Green’’ – former Communications Director Tim Hollow plainly supports
the BDS in his mealy – mouthed denouncement quoted in The Australian
21/6:
‘’Mr Hollow
condemned Mr Riboldi's conduct: "As a proud Jewish Green, I have spent years
convincing people it is wrong and offensive to conflate criticising Israel's
government and armed forces with anti-Semitism. In this context, David
Shoebridge's staffer's approach to Fredrick Toben is an inexcusable error that
is completely out of step with Greens policies, values and
action.’’
The key to
Hollow’s raison d’etre is the favoured phrase of Israel bashers – it all comes
under the convenient aegis of ‘criticism of Israel’ and associated confected
codswallop.
This is the way
of our enemies – Jewish and otherwise.
Their
‘criticism’ is always antithetical to mere reasonableness or historic accuracy;
that is the way they are!
Oh –
and arch BDS entity Lee Rhiannon ‘’declined to
comment.’’
On 15/5
Professor S Rees of Sydney
University thought the signing by more than 40 Parliamentarians of The London
Declaration against anti semitism was ‘’childish, thoughtless but easily
populist.’’
Throughout it all we have the Vice Chancellor Spence
seemingly vitiating the boycott – yet allowing it to be promoted at his
University!
www.communityrun.org/.../support-jake-lynch-s-academic-boycott-of-is...
Who
would have believed any or all this a mere few years
ago?
Geoff
Seidner
13 Alston
Grove
East St Kilda
3183
03 9525
9299
’Professor
Rees dismissed their action in emails obtained by The Australian as "childish,
thoughtless, but easily
populist".
▼ June (29)
- 15/5 The Oz MPs unite to sign anti-Semitism pact
- 21/6 The Oz great op ed All aboard the ship of foo...
- 21/6 Split in Greens over Holocaust denier Fredric...
- 20/6 Greens courted Holocaust denier Fredrick Tobe...
- The Oz 18/6 Israelis may sue boycott activists
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/split-in-greens-over-holocaust-denier/story-e6frgczx-1226667123665
21/6 Split in Greens over Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben
Split in Greens over Holocaust denier Fredrick
Toben
- The Australian
- June 21, 2013
The Australian revealed yesterday Mr
Shoebridge invited Dr Toben, who has served prison time in Australia and Germany
for his Holocaust denial and anti-Semitic activities -- to a fundraising event
for Gaza in April.
Mr Shoebridge said the invitation was
rescinded when he became aware of Dr Toben's extreme views. Senator Milne
yesterday attacked Dr Toben's views but offered no condemnation of Mr
Shoebridge, placing her at odds with the Greens' lead Senate candidate in NSW,
Cate Faehrmann, and her former communications director, Tim
Hollo.
"The Australian Greens totally reject
and condemn anti-Semitism . . . It is abhorrent. We condemn unreservedly
Holocaust denials. It has no place anywhere in Australia society," Senator Milne
said. "The horrendous consequences of the Holocaust are still being felt around
the world and I am appalled that people like Dr Toben engage in fabrication of
history and . . . spread and engage in
anti-Semitism."
But she stopped short of condemning Mr
Shoebridge.
The invitation was sent to Dr Toben
after an email exchange with Shoebridge staffer Mark Riboldi, who sent a link to
a March 25 debate in the NSW Legislative Council on a study trip to Israel that
was hijacked by pro-Palestinian MPs. In the exchange Mr Riboldi agreed he would
"definitely not" be bending to Jewish
pressure.
Mr Hollo condemned Mr Riboldi's conduct:
"As a proud Jewish Green, I have spent years convincing people it is wrong and
offensive to conflate criticising Israel's government and armed forces with
anti-Semitism. In this context, David Shoebridge's staffer's approach to
Fredrick Toben is an inexcusable error that is completely out of step with
Greens policies, values and action.
\"He should not be allowed to tarnish
the great work done by the rest of the party." Ms Faehrmann apologised for the
incident. "At the very least, it was appropriate that the invitation was
rescinded, however Mr Toben should never have been invited in the first place. I
apologise to the Jewish community unreservedly for any hurt and upset this error
of judgment may have caused," she said.
Executive Council of Australian Jewy
executive director Peter Wertheim said Mr Shoebridge was avoiding the real
issue.
"This is not about the revocation of an
invitation," he said. "It's about why those who claim to be supporting
Palestinian rights consistently attract the enthusiastic support of people with
an explicitly racist anti-Jewish agenda."
NSW Greens senator Lee Rhiannon, who has
formerly backed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, declined to
comment
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