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- Aug 2008
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- The zero meridian
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Lorde called a bigot over Israel stance in full-page Washington Post ad
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...y_to_clipboard
So that's how freedom of speech works in a democracy then, glad to know.
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Originally posted by Benjm View PostIs Shmuley Boteach regarded as a serious voice rather than, say, a ludicrous self-publicist whose previous forays into the music game didn't indicate any great gift for judging character?
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That ad in the Post "also criticises New Zealand’s co-sponsorship last year of a UN resolution that condemned Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory and caused a six-month diplomatic rift with Israel" (Guardian link).
That was the previous right-leaning government of John Key, son of a Jewish mother and Holocaust escapee. So probably not motivated by anti-Semitism.
Really you wouldn't even want to engage with this kind of nonsense, but it's hard to ignore a full page ad, and (understandably) the NZ media haven't.
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That strategy forces people to taker sides. It might be useful to engage with it. And Miko Peled is a useful and current reference point.
Interview here.
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Peled was quite wrong to say this: "The Holocaust was a terrible crime that we must study and from which we must all learn. I reject the idea that Holocaust deniers, foolish as they may be, should be treated as criminals..." Nobody has ever denied the Holocaust for noble reasons. There are good people (and, of course, also many bad people) who say that the number of 6 million is inflated, but even to say that is banal and dangerous.
But saying that the Holocaust is up for discussion -- wrong and thoroughly problematic as that is -- is far from actually denying the Holocaust. Those who decry Peled and those who invited him as anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers are guilty of exactly what E10 Rifle says.
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- Aug 2008
- 25417
- The zero meridian
- Swansea, Gaziantepspor and the Zeugma Franchise
- Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Dark
Here is the full list, not sure why the Guardian cut it.
https://artistsforpalestine.org.uk/2...nd-with-lorde/
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The Radiohead vs Lana Del Rey plagiarism spat can be resolved by both parties returning to Tel Aviv for a reconciliation concert.
Meanwhile, Jerry Seinfeld and family go to the Occupied West Bank to play being IDF soldiers. The report neglects to mention whether the Seinfelds used Palestinian school children as target practice for the full immersive experience. So with Racist Kramer and Fun-Zionist Jerry, Seinfeld has been thoroughly spoilt for me.
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