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!
Who would have believed any or all this a mere few years ago?
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’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
- BY:CHRISTIAN KERR
- From:The Australian
- June 21, 2013 12:00AM
SPLITS have emerged in the Greens after leader Christine Milne refused to rebuke NSW MP David Shoebridge for his contact with Holocaust denier Fredrick Toben.
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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