Comments on: Jew cries into the wildnerness to defend beloved Israeli violence http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/11/jew-cries-into-the-wildnerness-to-defend-beloved-israeli-violence/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: When Zionists start feeling the argument is lost | Antony Loewenstein http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/11/jew-cries-into-the-wildnerness-to-defend-beloved-israeli-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-530957 When Zionists start feeling the argument is lost | Antony Loewenstein Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:28:53 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=14281#comment-530957 [...] Following Michael Danby MP’s outburst in parliament last week – against those evil types who dare criticise Israel – Middle East Reality Check unearths a gem from the man’s past (1977, to be precise): Michael Danby, a student at Melbourne University, is a leader of the Zionist movement there. He regularly writes a column in The Australian Jewish News titled Young Voice. The column is usually tucked away towards the end of the newspaper, perhaps because the Zionist editors are even a little embarrassed themselves with the inanities sometimes expressed in it. In the January 14 edition, Danby hits upon a new theory to explain why a growing number of Australian Union of Students (AUS) members have taken a stand against Zionism in support of the Palestinian people. According to Danby, it has nothing to do with an increased awareness of Third World struggles, or the obvious barbarity of the Israeli regime… The opposition to Zionism within AUS, which Danby dishonestly calls ‘anti-Semitism’, is to be attributed, it seems, to the increase in the number of Lebanese-owned milk bars and cafes in the area around Melbourne University. After describing how the once-flourishing Carlton Jewish community had migrated to the Caulfield-St Kilda area, Danby explains: ‘Recent years have seen another immigrant community flourish in the area. King Hiram’s Restaurant, Mounier’s Pastissire [sic] are always full of customers and most Carlton milk bars sell LEBANESE sweets’ (Danby’s emphasis). Danby develops his theory that because Melbourne University students might eat at a Lebanese restaurant or buy Lebanese cakes, these Lebanese traders might influence their views on the Middle East conflict. It would be a different story perhaps, Danby suggests, if Melbourne University was in Caulfield or St Kilda. How Danby explains a similar degree of support for the Palestinians at Monash University or La Trobe University is anybody’s guess. Are the Lebanese buying up the cake shops around there too?” (Arab Liberation News, 1/4/77) [...] [...] Following Michael Danby MP’s outburst in parliament last week – against those evil types who dare criticise Israel – Middle East Reality Check unearths a gem from the man’s past (1977, to be precise): Michael Danby, a student at Melbourne University, is a leader of the Zionist movement there. He regularly writes a column in The Australian Jewish News titled Young Voice. The column is usually tucked away towards the end of the newspaper, perhaps because the Zionist editors are even a little embarrassed themselves with the inanities sometimes expressed in it. In the January 14 edition, Danby hits upon a new theory to explain why a growing number of Australian Union of Students (AUS) members have taken a stand against Zionism in support of the Palestinian people. According to Danby, it has nothing to do with an increased awareness of Third World struggles, or the obvious barbarity of the Israeli regime… The opposition to Zionism within AUS, which Danby dishonestly calls ‘anti-Semitism’, is to be attributed, it seems, to the increase in the number of Lebanese-owned milk bars and cafes in the area around Melbourne University. After describing how the once-flourishing Carlton Jewish community had migrated to the Caulfield-St Kilda area, Danby explains: ‘Recent years have seen another immigrant community flourish in the area. King Hiram’s Restaurant, Mounier’s Pastissire [sic] are always full of customers and most Carlton milk bars sell LEBANESE sweets’ (Danby’s emphasis). Danby develops his theory that because Melbourne University students might eat at a Lebanese restaurant or buy Lebanese cakes, these Lebanese traders might influence their views on the Middle East conflict. It would be a different story perhaps, Danby suggests, if Melbourne University was in Caulfield or St Kilda. How Danby explains a similar degree of support for the Palestinians at Monash University or La Trobe University is anybody’s guess. Are the Lebanese buying up the cake shops around there too?” (Arab Liberation News, 1/4/77) [...]

]]> By: macida http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/11/jew-cries-into-the-wildnerness-to-defend-beloved-israeli-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-530919 macida Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:45:39 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=14281#comment-530919 Danby might have done better to consider Sharansky's dictum as it applies to Israel's treatment of Palestinians - demonise, delegitimise, and double standards seems to describe the current governments' policies quite well.  Do I now count as a 'columnist' on your blog? Dreadful to find that this man is such an impartial observer of Middle Eastern affairs, but can stand up in the house and get an airing for his bigotry. Danby might have done better to consider Sharansky's dictum as it applies to Israel's treatment of Palestinians – demonise, delegitimise, and double standards seems to describe the current governments' policies quite well.

 Do I now count as a 'columnist' on your blog?

Dreadful to find that this man is such an impartial observer of Middle Eastern affairs, but can stand up in the house and get an airing for his bigotry.

]]> By: ej http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/11/jew-cries-into-the-wildnerness-to-defend-beloved-israeli-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-530894 ej Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:31:29 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=14281#comment-530894 The Member for Israel debases Parliament. Time for him to make aliyah. The Member for Israel debases Parliament.

Time for him to make aliyah.

]]> By: Marilyn http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/09/11/jew-cries-into-the-wildnerness-to-defend-beloved-israeli-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-530891 Marilyn Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:37:56 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=14281#comment-530891 Before the war we said in Evian "as we don't have a racial problem, we are not desirous of importing one" and thus jewish refugees got the bums rush not to come to Australia.   There were a few jews on the first fleet, but they were criminals like the rest of the passengers so who cares. There are 21,500,000 Australians.     21,380,000 of them are not jewish, wouldn't know a jew if they fell over one, don't much care anyway and mostly dislike Israel. Now Danby was born 10 years after WW11 in Australia to a German heritage thanks to his brave and gutsy grandma. What on earth is he doing putting Israel before Australia because if a Lebanese person put Lebanon before Australia Danby would squeal that they should leave the country. He is a sick and embarrassing joke. Israel is nothing at all to do with him, or me or anyone else except for it's criminal behaviour and New Matilda and Crikey are right to give honesty instead of the zionist shilling we get from the likes of Greg Sheridan. Now the people I know who say they are jews are fantastic human beings but they don't like Israel. Before the war we said in Evian "as we don't have a racial problem, we are not desirous of importing one" and thus jewish refugees got the bums rush not to come to Australia.   There were a few jews on the first fleet, but they were criminals like the rest of the passengers so who cares.

There are 21,500,000 Australians.     21,380,000 of them are not jewish, wouldn't know a jew if they fell over one, don't much care anyway and mostly dislike Israel.

Now Danby was born 10 years after WW11 in Australia to a German heritage thanks to his brave and gutsy grandma.

What on earth is he doing putting Israel before Australia because if a Lebanese person put Lebanon before Australia Danby would squeal that they should leave the country.

He is a sick and embarrassing joke.

Israel is nothing at all to do with him, or me or anyone else except for it's criminal behaviour and New Matilda and Crikey are right to give honesty instead of the zionist shilling we get from the likes of Greg Sheridan.

Now the people I know who say they are jews are fantastic human beings but they don't like Israel.

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