Many Jews want Boris Johnson out. But how can we vote for Jeremy Corbyn?

This is a link to Jonathan Freedland’s splendid article in the Guardian about Corbyn's Jewish problem. It is worth reading. 

For anyone who does not feel personally addressed by Freedland’s call, here's another reason not  to vote Labour: Corbyn is pro-Brexit and he has swindled all of us “remainers” of a voice in parliament. As a leader of the opposition, he did not oppose. His partners-in-crime, the party’s leadership, are his enablers. Do not forget: half of the voters, voted remain.

A Labour party that does not get rid of Corbyn, despite the above, does not deserve to win. 

It may be that a massive vote for the Liberal-Democrats, which would force a coalition government, is the only way.

Products from Israeli settlements must be labelled, EU court rules

The European Court of Justice has ruled that “Foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the state of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin.”

This ruling is welcome. If enforced, it should enable those, who do not wish to support the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, to avoid buying their products. The alternative would be to boycott all goods manufactured in Israel. Is that what Israel wants?

Prof Kontorovich, the director of international law at the Jerusalem-based Kohelet Policy Forum, said the European court was “approving putting a new kind of yellow star on Jewish-made products”. Pfui Kontorovich, professor or no professor. This relativism is disgusting.

Pfui also to those voices who speak of Antisemitism in the court’s ruling. (In Germany, it’s the usual suspects, whose philosemitism includes the support of Israel and its politics, such as Die Welt or BILD)

On the timing of a killing

A couple of days ago, the Israeli air force assassinated a senior leader of the militant Palestinian group, Islamic Jihad. 

Col. (res.) Omer Bar-Lev, member of Parliament (Labour) and son of a former Chief of Staff, Haim Bar-Lev, came out with a statement that this assassination was carried out for internal political reasons. For his opinion, Bar-Lev was immediately ticked off by his own party leader as well as by Israel’s President Rivlin. 

Bar-Lev, who did not speak out against targeted assassinations, nor against the killing of this specific Palestinian, simply said what is blatantly obvious, that Netanyahu – who is fighting for his political life and perhaps even his freedom from jail – has timed his decision to assassinate now in order to further his personal needs.

A statement such as Bar-Lev’s is extremely unusual in Israel, a country in which, military activity regularly freezes any critical thinking. Uttering such criticism is considered as near treason. Most other Israeli politicians either agree with the killing or don’t have the balls to speak out.