Friday, September 18, 2009 - A Brief Post Before Rosh Hashanah

I extend warm Rosh Hashanah greetings for health, happiness and prosperity to all visitors to this site - whether "regulars" or those who "come by chance" - thank you for your support.



Now, on to the latest posts.

1. Goldstone Fallout - In the interest of full disclosure, I will start with an admission in response to a question asked indirectly of me by someone who follows my blog - I have not yet read the report.


I have looked at small parts of it, and fully intend to review it all, but as of this moment I have not read it. I normally read source materials before commenting on them, but the size of the report has prevented me from doing so. The unspoken next question from that person is - how I can comment on the report if I have not read it?

On this issue, as is my custom on all issues, I have linked to what are, in my mind, very reputable sources. I have every confidence that those sources are well aware of the content of the report. This is clear from the many excerpts from the report that are included in their commentary. Quite frankly, I will be rather surprised (to put it mildly) if once I read the report, I come to a different conclusion.

So, with that in mind, I refer you to the following links:
2. It Never Stops - UK labor unions approve Israeli goods boycott | International | Jerusalem Post - I try my best not to utter inappropriate language on this blog, but I'm sorry - after all the vile anti-Israel material over the last couple of weeks in particular - I have no choice.


The UK Labor Unions that passed these resolutions - and their hangers-on and fellow travelers - who are too many to mention but include CUPE Ontario, the TIFF Protesters, Swedish blood libel publishers - you can all go to hell.

Those of you who know me will recognize this language as being especially mild and circumspect - if you'd like more detailed and colorful language as to my thoughts on the subject, please contact me directly.

3. This Is A Charmer Too - To the people at the United Church who were behind this brilliant initiative - United Church helped fund ‘anti-Jewish’ group - Holy Post - why don't you get on the same bus as the people and groups I referred to in item 2?

4. Want To Bet This Is True? IAEA report says Iran can now build the bomb | Iran news | Jerusalem Post - of course, the IAEA denies it, but they have the credibility of a small pebble.

5. I Hope That I Do Not Fall Into This Category - Works and Days » The Rise of the Uncouth.





8. TIFF - Great letter to the Editor in the Globe & Mail from Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.

TIFF tactics sad, regrettable

More than a week ago, the Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation was drafted, a concerted attempt to decry TIFF’s choice of Tel Aviv as its spotlight city. I have watched with dismay as many of my colleagues have signed this open letter. The reputation of the Toronto International Film Festival has been targeted. As a long-time supporter of such an important event, I find this sad and regrettable.

For the first time in my experience of attending the festival, a tone of partisanship has been cast on a cherished oasis of civility and artistic free expression. The organizers of the Toronto declaration rashly proclaimed that this interference came from an outside government – the State of Israel – but this serious charge has never been substantiated.

A film festival is an event that should stir controversy and discussion. This should come from the films and the filmmakers themselves. Questions of national history and identity must be presented and discussed. Are the signatories of this declaration aware of the numerous Arab and Palestinian voices programmed in this year’s edition?

What I resent about the Toronto declaration is that for the first time in the history of this magnificent event, an agenda was imposed before the festival even began. The programmers were insultingly charged with shady collusion and political naivety. In fact, they were just doing their job.

Atom Egoyan, filmmaker, Toronto

9. Just As Important A Date As September 1, 1939 - Pajamas Media » Still Dis-Putin’ History After All These Years

10. Let's Not Forget Iran - Faster, Please! » Countdown to Friday

11. What Is Wrong With This Story? Apart from the obvious scandalous story, I do not believe that it targets Jews or Israel - The E. F. Hutton of Prostitution by Rich Lowry onNational Review Online. This story has even outraged Jon Stewart - see:


12. I Gotta Love You Rosh Hashanah - a follow-up to a great Passover video by the same performer

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2009 at 5:45 AM

    You call GO TO HELL colourful language? - and for more explicit sentiments to contact you, okay so I am contacting you. Go for it.... better yet what do we do to stem the flow? How about holding a Naomi Klein BBQ, with the pig on the spit but of course pork is not kosher ...but apparently spreading falsehoods by the United church who financed oppositional Jews is....

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