I'm cranky this evening. Fed up with boycotts, political correctness, double-standards, hypocrisy, misinformation - and those that enable, distribute and buy into it. Not that the stories on the internet today are that much different than usual. I'm just cranky.
This story got me started - Hamas: Terrorism to Eliminate Israel is a 'Principle' - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News. This excerpt seems very clear to me:
"In an interview published Thursday in the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat, a Hamas spokesman said that the jihadist movement is loyal to "Palestinian principles" in its policy of terrorism against the Jews until Israel ceases to exist."
And this is the same Hamas that is the darling of so many left-wingers, people who are supposed to be educated, liberal and tolerant in their outlook.
The same Hamas that perfected the use of suicide bombs. That deliberately targets non-combatants and launched thousands of missiles at Israeli civilians in Sderot, Ashdod, Ashkelon, etc. over many years. That uses its own civilians as human shields. That uses civilian infrastructure as cover for military operations. That promotes a radical and intolerant form of Islam. That inculcates hatred and bigotry in its children. That holds a kidnapped soldier hostage since 2006 and does not allow the Red Cross access to him. Yeah - these guys are wonderful role models.
Then I became aware of this story. To be clear, this is an initiative of groups that advocate for Palestinians - it is not an initiative of Mountain Equipment Cooperative. The information (if you can call it that) given on the page I linked to - is totally out of context and one-sided. But these people do not concern themselves with accuracy - that would be very inconvenient. So they quote the usual suspects - Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and the like - and would have you believe that Israel is just the worst and most oppressive country on earth.
They selectively quote from the infamous Goldstone Report as if it is some contains nothing but irrefutable truth. They suggest that there are water shortages in Gaza because Israel destroyed the civilian infrastructure - hey - did you ever ask where the Qassam rockets come from - ever think about why there are no water and sewer pipes in Gaza?
And without too much effort, it is possible to find these extremely annoying links:
- Another Vast Jewish Conspiracy
- Criminalizing Criticism of Islam
- Academic Boycott #1
- Zionists Test Drugs on Palestinian Detainees
- Norweigan Doctor: Israel A Terrorist State
- Up Against The Wall
So - with the Dolphins leading Carolina 14-3 at the half, I think that I will just sign off and hope not to be cranky tomorrow - but no promises!
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