Comments on: State Dep’t: Criticism of Israel = Anti-Semitism? http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/ Personality Blogs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jasonik http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-11492 Jasonik Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:20:54 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-11492 'Of course, it would be interesting to apply this analysis to the rhetoric used by senior political figures, neo-conservative groups (such as FDD or the American Enterprise Institute), and media in the U.S. and Europe about Islam, Muslims or about various kinds of Islamic political movements in the Arab and Islamic worlds, particularly with respect to the notion that these actors may have a “responsibility to consider the effects their actions may have in prompting” Islamophobia.' They've got that rhetorical flank covered according to the AP. 'The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terrorism, this time targeting language. Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counter Terrorism Center, are telling their people not to describe Islamic extremists as "jihadists" or "mujahedeen," according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Lingo like "Islamo-fascism" is out, too.' http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3535863,00.html ‘Of course, it would be interesting to apply this analysis to the rhetoric used by senior political figures, neo-conservative groups (such as FDD or the American Enterprise Institute), and media in the U.S. and Europe about Islam, Muslims or about various kinds of Islamic political movements in the Arab and Islamic worlds, particularly with respect to the notion that these actors may have a “responsibility to consider the effects their actions may have in prompting” Islamophobia.’

They’ve got that rhetorical flank covered according to the AP.

‘The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terrorism, this time targeting language.

Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counter Terrorism Center, are telling their people not to describe Islamic extremists as “jihadists” or “mujahedeen,” according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Lingo like “Islamo-fascism” is out, too.’

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]]> By: Mytbuster http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9727 Mytbuster Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:13:00 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9727 Where is George Orwell when you need him? Where is George Orwell when you need him?

]]> By: Shabbes Goy http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9442 Shabbes Goy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:59:53 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9442 I'm Pro-Semitic! I'm for all Semitic peoples, in other words! They are Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Ge'ez, Hebrew, Phoenician, Maltese, Tigre and Tigrinya. I’m Pro-Semitic! I’m for all Semitic peoples, in other words! They are Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Akkadian, Ge’ez, Hebrew, Phoenician, Maltese, Tigre and Tigrinya.

]]> By: Peter http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9395 Peter Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:31:59 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9395 From Star Wars: "If you're not with me, then you're my ENEMY!" Looks like it plays out in real life with Israel and the US. From Star Wars:

“If you’re not with me, then you’re my ENEMY!”

Looks like it plays out in real life with Israel and the US.

]]> By: World Citizen http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9357 World Citizen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:39:47 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9357 TO: Israeli FROM: World Citizen The UN General Assembly is not a "club". It's a body representing almost every nation on earth. It effectively represents the opinions of all human beings. Countries can introduce resolutions in the General Assembly and all countries must vote either FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN. Here's a collection of votes on resolutions related to Israel/Palestine. Look at the lopsided voting results at the bottom. http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10677.doc.htm It could be that the all of these countries are driven by "Jew-hatred", but a far more likely explanation seems to be that the Palestinians have a legitimate case. Seriously, are we really to believe that countires such as China, Canada and Brazil only vote this way because they hate Jews? TO: Israeli
FROM: World Citizen

The UN General Assembly is not a “club”. It’s a body representing almost every nation on earth. It effectively represents the opinions of all human beings. Countries can introduce resolutions in the General Assembly and all countries must vote either FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN. Here’s a collection of votes on resolutions related to Israel/Palestine. Look at the lopsided voting results at the bottom.

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10677.doc.htm

It could be that the all of these countries are driven by “Jew-hatred”, but a far more likely explanation seems to be that the Palestinians have a legitimate case. Seriously, are we really to believe that countires such as China, Canada and Brazil only vote this way because they hate Jews?

]]> By: Ed http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9332 Ed Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:30:44 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9332 “Comparing contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is increasingly commonplace," says the State Dept report. Apparently comparing growing anti-Zionist contemporary American thought patterns to the Nazis is also increasingly commonplace. In fact, the State Dept is now doing it. The US government bears a closer resemblence to the Stalinist Soviet Union by the day. Not only is it in diametric opposition to world opinion, but it is now also waging war against many of its own people by suggesting that their thought crimes put them on par with the Nazis. What's it called when a group of totalitarian fascists using Stalinist tactics accuses its opposition of Nazism? Neoconservatism. “Comparing contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is increasingly commonplace,” says the State Dept report. Apparently comparing growing anti-Zionist contemporary American thought patterns to the Nazis is also increasingly commonplace. In fact, the State Dept is now doing it.

The US government bears a closer resemblence to the Stalinist Soviet Union by the day. Not only is it in diametric opposition to world opinion, but it is now also waging war against many of its own people by suggesting that their thought crimes put them on par with the Nazis.

What’s it called when a group of totalitarian fascists using Stalinist tactics accuses its opposition of Nazism? Neoconservatism.

]]> By: Israeli http://www.lobelog.com/state-dept-criticism-of-israel-anti-semitism/comment-page-1/#comment-9318 Israeli Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:09:23 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=116#comment-9318 In recent years the UN general assembly is nothing more than a club of Jew-haters. Look at their human rights council, do they really believe that their work is to condemn Israel and only Israel? Do they ever tackle human rights abuses in Sudan, Burma, Iran? This is unbelievable Antisemitism from the biggest club of countries, it only strengthens my believe that we should hold strategic nuclear weapons. In recent years the UN general assembly is nothing more than a club of Jew-haters. Look at their human rights council, do they really believe that their work is to condemn Israel and only Israel? Do they ever tackle human rights abuses in Sudan, Burma, Iran? This is unbelievable Antisemitism from the biggest club of countries, it only strengthens my believe that we should hold strategic nuclear weapons.

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