Israel the aggressor must accept reasonable and unbiased criticism
23/7/08
Supporters of Israel write as though the Jewish state is isolated and reviled around the world for no other reason than irrational anti-Semitism. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anne Bayefsky (”Australia must boycott the next racist hatefest”, July 22) continues this unfortunate trend. She paints Israel as a poor, defenceless nation in the heart of the Middle East that is likely to be devoured by the Arab world’s uncontrollable racism. In fact, it is Israeli actions that have led it to become an international pariah. Do Zionists really believe expanding illegal settlements in the West Bank can continue without paying a high diplomatic and military price? Bayefsky criticises Durban I as “a notorious anti-Semitic hatefest”, a view not shared by many Jews.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/letters/index.html
Australia must boycott the next racist hatefest; Anne Bayefsky; 22/7/08; http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/australia-must-boycott-the-next-racist-hatefest/2008/07/21/1216492347743.html