tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15072098.post6011525719921267612..comments2024-03-26T14:09:24.332+00:00Comments on Confronting antisemitism and Israel hatred: 10 years ago a different refugee crisis triggered a very different international responseConfronting antisemitism and Israel hatredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15194461954508969242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15072098.post-68848950103275802872015-09-17T17:47:44.860+01:002015-09-17T17:47:44.860+01:00Fairbrit: Indeed the only people condemned were th...Fairbrit: Indeed the only people condemned were the refugees themselves for having the temerity to build a thriving community and making a barren dessert flourishConfronting antisemitism and Israel hatredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194461954508969242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15072098.post-39056565772666535742015-09-17T17:43:17.041+01:002015-09-17T17:43:17.041+01:00Re-reading the expulsion of our people from their ...Re-reading the expulsion of our people from their homes in Gaza, and the brilliant way you make the comparison with today's Muslim refugees, reminds me of how vilified we Jews remain in both the media and in the collective unconscious psyche of non-Jews. I reach this conclusion, as you do, because there IS no other explanation as to why the Gaza Jews' plight received absolutely no outcry from the international human rights workers and no compassion or sympathy. Once again, Jews were 'blamed' for what happened in Gaza, just as they are 'blamed' for the Holocaust.fairbrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702683109483194410noreply@blogger.com