Comments on: The Absurdity of the Boycott http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/ Jewish Life in Australia Thu, 17 May 2012 11:12:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Barnett http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-10251 Michael Barnett Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:59:19 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-10251 I've seen HaBua twice. It was very disturbing. Interesting comment: <blockquote>Perhaps Peter just assumed that people who identify as gay would be particularly concerned about gay rights,</blockquote> I would like to take this one step further and hope that all humans would be concerned about human rights, irrespective of sexual orientation or religious belief. Some are less concerned than others. I’ve seen HaBua twice. It was very disturbing.

Interesting comment:

Perhaps Peter just assumed that people who identify as gay would be particularly concerned about gay rights,

I would like to take this one step further and hope that all humans would be concerned about human rights, irrespective of sexual orientation or religious belief. Some are less concerned than others.

]]> By: frosh http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-10246 frosh Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:38:50 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-10246 Hi Michael, I think the article adequately explains why people concerned about gay rights would support Israel over its belligerent neighbours. Perhaps Peter just assumed that people who identify as gay would be particularly concerned about gay rights, but your point is taken that this may not always be the case. Afterall, not all Jews are concerned about anti-Semitism etc. However, when a political gay organisation aggressively takes sides against Israel, well this is another matter, and perhaps this was what Peter was referring to. As for your second question, if you do a Google search , it will reveal several such cases. http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/israel-grants-visa-to-gay-palestinian/blog-320639/ Also, I recommend watching the excellent Israeli film, <em>HaBua</em> (The Bubble) for a pop-cultural take on this issue. Hi Michael,

I think the article adequately explains why people concerned about gay rights would support Israel over its belligerent neighbours.

Perhaps Peter just assumed that people who identify as gay would be particularly concerned about gay rights, but your point is taken that this may not always be the case. Afterall, not all Jews are concerned about anti-Semitism etc.

However, when a political gay organisation aggressively takes sides against Israel, well this is another matter, and perhaps this was what Peter was referring to.

As for your second question, if you do a Google search , it will reveal several such cases.

http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/israel-grants-visa-to-gay-palestinian/blog-320639/

Also, I recommend watching the excellent Israeli film, HaBua (The Bubble) for a pop-cultural take on this issue.

]]> By: Michael Barnett http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-10150 Michael Barnett Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:19:13 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-10150 Peter writes: <blockquote>There is no logic involved in Gays opposing Israel and supporting the Palestinians.</blockquote> Why so? Gay people come from all sides of the political spectrum. Just because someone is gay doesn't mean they can't be pro-Palestine. Not everyone sides with Israel. Anthony writes: <blockquote>It is no surprise that gay Palestinians frequently seek refuge in Israel.</blockquote> Out of curiousity, and please excuse any ignorance on my part as I'm not fully familiar with the exact situation, but how do gay Palestians actually get to and/or move to Israel to seek refuge? I thought there was a wall stopping Palestinians from freely getting into Israel. Michael. Peter writes:

There is no logic involved in Gays opposing Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

Why so? Gay people come from all sides of the political spectrum. Just because someone is gay doesn’t mean they can’t be pro-Palestine. Not everyone sides with Israel.

Anthony writes:

It is no surprise that gay Palestinians frequently seek refuge in Israel.

Out of curiousity, and please excuse any ignorance on my part as I’m not fully familiar with the exact situation, but how do gay Palestians actually get to and/or move to Israel to seek refuge? I thought there was a wall stopping Palestinians from freely getting into Israel.

Michael.

]]> By: Galus Australis » A Uyghur Tale http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-2893 Galus Australis » A Uyghur Tale Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:32:38 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-2893 [...] would pull out of the festival if the festival continued to take support from the Israeli embassy. Luckily for the sake of sanity and morality, MIFF director, Richard Moore, called Loach’s bluff and announced that he would rather have [...] [...] would pull out of the festival if the festival continued to take support from the Israeli embassy. Luckily for the sake of sanity and morality, MIFF director, Richard Moore, called Loach’s bluff and announced that he would rather have [...]

]]> By: jewinthefat http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-2676 jewinthefat Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:48:59 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-2676 FYI - In yesterdays Jerusalem Post - European court: Israel boycotts are unlawful discrimination "On Thursday, the Council of Europe's European Court of Human Rights upheld a French ruling that it was illegal and discriminatory to boycott Israeli goods, and that making it illegal to call for a boycott of Israeli goods did not constitute a violation of one's freedom of expression." (http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443852848&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull) FYI
- In yesterdays Jerusalem Post – European court: Israel boycotts are unlawful discrimination

“On Thursday, the Council of Europe’s European Court of Human Rights upheld a French ruling that it was illegal and discriminatory to boycott Israeli goods, and that making it illegal to call for a boycott of Israeli goods did not constitute a violation of one’s freedom of expression.”

(http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443852848&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull)

]]> By: Naomi Klein and the BDS campaign « jew on this http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-2671 Naomi Klein and the BDS campaign « jew on this Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:32:12 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-2671 [...] the festival. The Jewish News this week, as well as another Melbourne Jewish blog (which has posted twice), have severely criticised Loach’s move as misdirected and wrong. But, I think, they miss [...] [...] the festival. The Jewish News this week, as well as another Melbourne Jewish blog (which has posted twice), have severely criticised Loach’s move as misdirected and wrong. But, I think, they miss [...]

]]> By: Peter http://galusaustralis.com/2009/07/597/the-absurdity-of-the-boycott/#comment-2664 Peter Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:50:17 +0000 http://galusaustralis.com/?p=597#comment-2664 Quite true. The anti-Israeli case is based on a mixture of ignorance, stupidity and, may I say it, a bit of anti-antisemitism. There is no logic involved in Gays opposing Israel and supporting the Palestinians. Quite true. The anti-Israeli case is based on a mixture of ignorance, stupidity and, may I say it, a bit of anti-antisemitism. There is no logic involved in Gays opposing Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

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