tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post4384182652391367537..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: Stand With Us, if you won’t, who the heck will?Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-84767401452595735762018-08-01T21:38:54.968-07:002018-08-01T21:38:54.968-07:00It was a good piece.It was a good piece.JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-51361614692280689972018-07-30T21:32:23.015-07:002018-07-30T21:32:23.015-07:00yep.yep.JeffwithaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073609950380822171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-49977797029104520062018-07-30T19:43:40.636-07:002018-07-30T19:43:40.636-07:00I noticed some years ago that Australian eucalyptu...I noticed some years ago that Australian eucalyptus trees had been planted in California all over the shop.<br /><br />Big mistake.geoffffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056725010151459750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-33465222241845809542018-07-30T19:39:19.872-07:002018-07-30T19:39:19.872-07:00Speaking of which a very big bunch of Australian f...Speaking of which a very big bunch of Australian firefighters are in the air on their way to California as we speak.<br /><br />Hope everyone one around here is okay.<br /><br />For what it is worth I know from personal experience that these guys know what they are doing.geoffffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056725010151459750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-52131252153575296412018-07-30T06:48:43.698-07:002018-07-30T06:48:43.698-07:00The ADL strikes me as more an adjunct to the Democ...The ADL strikes me as more an adjunct to the Democratic Party under Greenblatt than an organization devoted to exposing antisemitism. Were this not the case they would tend to focus more on the emergent antisemitism of the Left.<br /><br />Mort Klein, on the other hand, has brass balls.<br /><br />And AMCHA, from what I can tell, is primarily due to the diligence of Tammi Benjamin out of Santa Cruz. I hold that woman in considerable admiration.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-16986209704115910482018-07-30T06:35:24.967-07:002018-07-30T06:35:24.967-07:00I think at the time I expected more from those guy...I think at the time I expected more from those guys then is generally within their purview. I was also enormously frustrated at the indifference of the Bay Area Jewish community as a whole. There is, what, 400,000 Jewish people around here?<br /> <br />Yet there was virtually ZERO interest in standing up.<br /><br />But, y'know, as individuals we will do what we will do.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-38713133831468494172018-07-29T20:28:02.815-07:002018-07-29T20:28:02.815-07:00Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:
“I...<b>Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:</b><br /><br />“In life as in law there are statutes of limitations <br />that recognize that history changes the status quo. <br /><br />The time has come — indeed it is long overdue — for the world to stop treating these Palestinians [from year 1948] as refugees. That status ended decades ago.”<br /><br /><b>SOURCE:</b><br /><i>What Is a Refugee?</i> by Alan Dershowitz, 2018 March 10 <br /><br />www.gatestoneinstitute.org/12014/refugee-jews-morocco-palestinians-israel<br /><br />www.algemeiner.com/2018/03/14/alan-dershowitz-what-is-a-refugee-the-jews-from-morocco-versus-the-palestinians-from-israel/<br /><br />=========================================<br /><b>Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:</b><br /><br />The most recent Hamas provocations — having 40,000 Gazans try to tear down the border fence and enter Israel with Molotov cocktails and other improvised weapons — are part of a repeated Hamas tactic that I have called the “dead baby strategy.” <br /><br />Hamas’ goal is to have Israel kill as many Gazans as possible so that the headlines always begin, and often end, with the body count.<br /><br /><b>SOURCE:</b> <br /><i>Why Does the Media Keep Encouraging Hamas Violence?</i><br />by Alan Dershowitz, 2018 May 16<br /><br />www.algemeiner.com/2018/05/16/alan-dershowitz-why-does-the-media-keep-encouraging-hamas-violence/<br /><br />=========================================<br /><b>Harvard Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz said:</b><br /><br />“The difference between Israel and Hamas [an Islamic terrorist organization] is that Israel uses its soldiers to protect its civilians, whereas Hamas uses its civilians to protect its terrorists. That is why most of Israeli casualties have been soldiers and most of Hamas' casualties have been civilians. <br /><br />The other reason is that Israel builds shelters for its civilians, whereas Hamas builds shelters only for its terrorists, intending that most of the casualties be among its civilian shields.” <br /><br /><b>SOURCE:</b><br /><i>Needless death and destruction in Gaza</i> <br />by Alan M. Dershowitz, 2014 August 11<br /><br />www.jewishworldreview.com/0814/dershowitz_gaza_empty_spaces.php3<br /><br />=========================================<br /><b><i>Who are the Palestinians?</i></b><br /><br />https://shilohmusings.blogspot.com/2018/06/who-are-palestinians.htmlMr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-49672731318930227332018-07-29T10:59:29.574-07:002018-07-29T10:59:29.574-07:00In all the years I have spent observing the anti-s...In all the years I have spent observing the anti-semitic goings on at UC Irvine (as an adjunct teacher 1998-2016)courtesy of the Muslim Student Union and Students for Justice in palestine, I can say that SWU, the AMCHA Initiative and ZOA have stood out for their standing by us. I wish I could say the same about ADL, the Jewish Federation and Hillel, but I can't. Gary Fousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-14060612319682859142018-07-29T08:39:17.559-07:002018-07-29T08:39:17.559-07:00And BTW, we need to give copious praise to SWU so ...And BTW, we need to give copious praise to SWU so they will continue to come through (hopefully in a more timely manner).-LFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994001727283009727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-26038350750810611762018-07-29T08:37:13.731-07:002018-07-29T08:37:13.731-07:00There are so many crazy things going on, like Ahed...There are so many crazy things going on, like Ahed Tamimi being hailed as a hero- I work in a public school, curious to see how the current events/social studies teacher portrays her. <br />As far as SWU, all Jews of all stripes need to get involved. Problem being apathy and Frum Jews not wanting to “mingle” with pro Jewish causes that are not “Frum”. How many Yeshivas march in the Israel day parade? It’s a fear of the issues. And people. The common line I get is that it is better for the kids to sit and learn. I’m not a Rabbi, so I don’t get a vote on that, but, being anti Israel in this day and age is being anti Jewish (IMHO). So who will stand with us when a good chunk of us isn’t standing up? It’s a problem.-LFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994001727283009727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-19432058716037104212018-07-29T08:30:14.208-07:002018-07-29T08:30:14.208-07:00Thanks for the welcome and I’m with you. Thanks for the welcome and I’m with you. -LFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994001727283009727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-29485191583288354002018-07-29T06:32:07.152-07:002018-07-29T06:32:07.152-07:00Welcome to Israel Thrives, LFD.
I think that my t...Welcome to Israel Thrives, LFD.<br /><br />I think that my thesis is pretty clear. It is pro SWU. SWU is a bit unique. It walks that razor's edge which few of the other pro-Israel American organizations seem able to do between the Right and the Left.<br /><br />I suppose that this is just my way of giving those guys a "thank you" note.<br /><br />I was not the least bit happy with them for awhile, but they came through.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-63928769952975801372018-07-29T06:12:16.010-07:002018-07-29T06:12:16.010-07:00Agreed. But there are many issues stand with us h...Agreed. But there are many issues stand with us has to contend with.<br />1. The right wing “Frum” Jewish communities, whil giving lip service when terror strikes, will not unequivocally sand with Israel.<br />2. Left wingers are afraid, and even proud sometimes to be anti Israel.<br />3. Apathy in general-myself included. It’s not enough for me to shudder each time I go over the Ari Halberstam memorial ramp on the Brooklyn Bridge to remind myself “it can’t happen here”. <br />Overall the Jewish community, especially the religious Jewish community which tends to set the tone overall in my humble opinion needs to actually get out there and stand with people.-LFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994001727283009727noreply@blogger.com