The Israeli ambassador to Germany in an interview to a
German paper has today said that he “does not envy those Jews who live in
Europe these days.” Well, I don't envy the Israeli ambassador.
He is right to empathise – the poor Jews in Europe,
out of loyalty to the Jewish state, continue to defend Israeli occupation and
settlement policies, even when they think otherwise. They love Israel because
it is the Jewish state, despite the fact that it has become an apartheid state,
and that it is run by a corrupt clique. They love Israel because they are
afraid of the moment they will no longer love it. And so, they look the other
way and try to find justification for the unjustifiable.
The Israeli ambassador is right - one cannot
envy the European Jews, whose leaders sound as if they are Israeli government
spokesmen.
The Israeli ambassador is right – Diaspora Jews must
break free. They can love the idea of a Jewish state, they can love the fact
that when they are in Israel, they are surrounded by fellow Jews, whilst
standing up and openly making a stand against the land-grab and the occupation
and control of millions of Palestinians by Israel.
By the way, the propaganda line led by Israel’s prime
minister and echoed by his ambassador to Germany, that European Jews should
flee to Israel for their security sounds like a bad joke. He cannot possibly
suggest that they are safer in Israel, unless of course part of the deal on
offer is privileged space for all newcomers in the high-tech nuclear bunker
reserved for Israel’s ruling elite.
I don't envy the Israeli ambassador.
hi david
ReplyDeleteyou can't ignore the antisemitism in europe.you can walking in the streets of London , no problem you are 'save' . try to do it with 'kipa' ... nothing to do with the terrible israely's policy..
hi david
ReplyDeleteyou can't ignore the antisemitism in europe.you can walking in the streets of London , no problem you are 'save' . try to do it with 'kipa' ... nothing to do with the terrible israely's policy..
Excellent! Du hast Dich selbst übertroffen...
ReplyDeleteI'm going to send this to a new Israeli friend in Jerusalem. His family came from Morocco and served the King for a long time. He was defending the Israeli occupation policies like a lion this summer and I couldn't get over the feeling that he didn't really believe what he was saying, but had to play the role, adding an extreme note to observe my reactions...
And here was me looking forward to your farewell party.
ReplyDeleteWow! Klare Worte, die sich besser in Englisch lesen lassen als in Deutsch, fürchte ich. Dank und Herzliche Grüsse
ReplyDeleteLike you too much to comment on the blog. But it seems that the way of exaggeration works both for the ambassador, Lapid, and Ranan.
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