(Point 1 for the whatabout trolls) 1. Why is everything so much worse when there are Jews involved? The situations in Syria and Iraq are incomparable to the one in Israel/Palestine. These are effectively countries mired in civil war, and at least there is a certain symmetry to the battles going on there; whereas what’s happening in Israel is the ruthless invasion of a much smaller, weaker country by a mini-superpower, whose borders this weaker state lies within. It almost resembles a refugee camp being flattened by its host nation. Further to that, if you really want to draw comparisons, we should draw a more accurate one; i.e. the subject of unjust invasion of a weaker country by a superpower. One of this article’s points is that there has been no comparable outcry to other global tragedies being perpetrated. But what about Iraq? Three million were motivated to march on London in 2003. There have been numerous organised efforts to prevent the invasion and since then to pull out – Stop the War, CND were involved, MP’s resigned, etc etc. The author is using the argument that “Because nobody speaks up about Syria and ISIS, protests against Israeli foreign policy must be based on an undercurrent of Anti-Semitism.” Nonsense; a fallacious argument designed to silence protest. Comparisons to other outcries can be drawn, if we look in the right places. Moreover, just because an injustice is being perpetrated doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about it. This is like a man charged with assaulting his wife appearing in court, and his advocate arguing “What’s the issue? There are loads of other wife beaters out there.” What we would say is, know when to pick your battles. What the hell can we do about ISIS or Syria? Invade the Middle East again? However, if the West (especially the US) can be persuaded to turn their backs on Israel’s foreign policy, there’s a realistic chance of ending the massacre while there are still some people left alive in Palestine... radicaluniversity.wordpress/2014/08/01/a-response-to-7-things-to-consider-before-choosing-sides-in-the-middle-east-conflict/
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:25:10 +0000
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