The End of Jewish Power

By Gilad Atzmon

Israel suffered a humiliating defeat at The UN yesterday. The nations of the world stood up and said NO to the Jewish state - NO to Israeli occupation, NO to Israeli human rights abuse, NO to Jewish racism. In effect, they stood up and confessed to serious Zio-fatigue.

Despite Jewish success in constantly reminding Europeans of their tormented past, Europe yesterday delivered itself of its guilt and Israel’s European allies such as Germany, France, Britain and Italy also delivered a clear messages to Israel – they are right out of patience. This is a very good news indeed.

But interestingly, this united opposition to Israel is not in response the Israeli strength. On the contrary, it is actually a reaction to Israeli weakness. In the last few months we have seen the complete and final eradication of the famed Israeli power of deterrence. For months, Israel gave the impression that it was ready and willing to attack Iran nuclear facilities, only to have to admit, even to itself, that it lacked both the means and guts to do so. Israel then launched a lethal attack on the people of Gaza. It called up 75.000 IDF reservists, only to find out that it didn’t have the stomach to face Palestinian resistance.

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Operation Pillar of Death: Naming Gaza's Dead - a film by Harry Fear for GazaReport.com

The Jewish 'Progressive' View Of The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

The following video is a pretty impressive educational video produced by JVP (Jewish Voice for Peace)

I believe that the intentions behind this video are sincere.

It clearly points at Israel being Judeo-centric. Yet, it also focuses on Jewish victimhood - 'one group of refugees was seeking a shelter' (Jews) on the expense of another group (Palestinians). Our progressive  JVPs probably forgot the embarrassing fact that Zionism predates the Shoa and even Nazism..

The video claims to seek peace, yet, it is not clear from the video how it can be achieved as long as Israel remains 'The Jewish State.' It also doesn't addresss the Palestinian Right of Return.

I guess that what we see here is an exemplary case of AZZ (Anti Zionist Zionist) operation-Soros for beginners. JVP wants Israel to remain The Jewish State, but it also wants it to improve a bit on equality.

The Wandering Who? A Study Of Jewish Identity Politics and  progressive spin ...
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Stop The Press: Stevie Wonder Is Not Blind After All!

According to reporting from the Daily Caller, fearing he will look as though he's taking sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, singing/songwriting legend Stevie Wonder,  has withdrawn from his starring role in a Dec. 6 Los Angeles benefit for the murderous IDF.

The truth, really, then, is that Wonder is taking sides. He is clearly against Israeli militarism. He sides with Justice i.e. Palestine

If the report proves accurate, it may as well mean that Jewish Power is falling apart.

It is about time...

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Kayhan Kalhor, Art of Improvisation

John Pilger Humanitarian interventions reframing the war on terror Media And War Conference

INJUDICIOUS - musical protest against Stevie Wonder's gig for the Israeli army

He must be blind (to Israeli crimes)   

Wayne Myers: Why I am no longer a Zionist

GA: An interesting article by an ex-student of mine appeared on the Independent yesterday. Some people out there are moving rethinking and reevaluating their positions.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/why-i-am-no-longer-a-zionist-8364214.html

Why I am no longer a Zionist

In this highly personal guest contribution, a British and Jewish blogger reflects on his youth membership of Zionist movements, the recent conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, and how his relationship with faith changes as he gets older

I'm a nice Jewish boy from North West London. I was brought up in a family that was never particularly religious – we belonged to a Reform synagogue, not an Orthodox one - but where my Jewish identity was considered extremely important, and where support for Israel was an absolute given. Not blanket, unquestioning support, but support nonetheless.

As a teenager I was heavily involved in RSY-Netzer, the Zionist Jewish youth movement affiliated with the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain. In 1987, at the age of 16, I spent a summer in Israel with RSY, and two years later took a gap-year there. Half that year was spent on Kibbutz Lotan, one of the two Reform Synagogue affiliated kibbutzim, and the other half was spent on a course known colloquially as 'Machon', at the Institute For Youth Leaders From Abroad in Jerusalem, run by an arm of the Israeli state known as the Jewish Agency.

'Hasbarah'

On Machon, along with dozens of other young Jews of my own age from a range of different Zionist youth movements, I received training in youth leadership skills, Jewish history, and what is known in Hebrew as 'hasbarah'. Hasbarah literally means 'explaining', but it has another meaning, which is essentially 'propaganda'.

RSY-Netzer was at that point one of the three most left-wing Zionist youth movements - the other two are the explicitly socialist Habonim-Dror and HaShomer HaTzair. We were encouraged – and at the age of 18 or 19 we needed no encouragement – to spend much time discussing and arguing the fine points of Zionist ideology and Israeli politics both among ourselves and with members of the other movements.

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Gaza conflict cost Israeli tourism sector USD 1.8 billion

At least we now know why Israel was so desperate for a ceasefire..

Britain Supports UN Palestinian Bid for a State

By Gilad Atzmon

The Guardian reported today that Britain is prepared to back a key vote recognising Palestinian statehood at the UN but only if Mahmoud Abbas pledges not to pursue Israel for war crimes and to resume peace talks.

“On Monday night, the government signalled it would change track and vote yes if the Palestinians modified their application. Whitehall officials said the Palestinians were now being asked to refrain from applying for membership of the International Criminal Court or the International Court of Justice, which could both be used to pursue war crimes charges or other legal claims against Israel.”

I wonder why the British government is so keen to save Israeli war criminals? Could it be because 80% of the Conservative MPs are Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI)? I’d also like to know what is it that led the British Government to change its position on the Palestinian bid for statehood. Is it because our Tory politicians are trying to squeeze more money from their paymasters? After all, if Whitehall’s decision is driven by any ethical and humanist concerns, why then are they trying to save Israeli mass-murderers from being schlepped to the International Court of Justice where they belong.

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