Link reblogged from Baruch Heshy Obramowitz with 30 notes
20/10/12
When Israelis kill Arabs there is outrage. But Assad’s brutal campaign has cost 30,000 lives and there’ve been no protests
A Free Syrian Army fighter carries a baby, the only survivor in his family after an…
“Because Israel/Palestine is a project in self-importance for many Western liberals, and you get to say ugly things about the Jews and usually get away with it - a bonus, as arcane pointed out.”
This is exactly how I feel. Israel is routinely condemned, particularly at home, while our government was bending over backwards to kiss the Chinese Vice-PM’s arse and says nothing about anyone else ever. If it’s not a fashionable country to bitch about, people won’t bother, and that’s disgusting.
Source: Guardian
Yours was spot on, it was that other dude who ignored like, the entire point of that entire essay.
I mean I’m pretty hungover and still I don’t think my reading is the problem here Or my original comment sry if I like...
Here’s a hint, if you read an article talking about how the west simply must act against [That] Evil Monster and the...
“Because Israel/Palestine is a project in self-importance for many Western liberals, and you get to say ugly things...