tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post1482594047738490275..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Hitler, Durban, HolocaustYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-69044568980736550912009-04-21T06:15:00.000+03:002009-04-21T06:15:00.000+03:00The AP is lying about the reaction in Israel in 20...The AP is lying about the reaction in Israel in 2001. Israel walked out on Durban I. There was no cheering of the anti-Semitic statement.<br /><br />Today, the AP refuses to report the worst of what Ahmadinejad said. So far, I've only found the text of the worst anti-Semitic remarks in the Washington Post. Not in Reuters, or AFP. Big surprise. Not.Meryl Yourishhttp://yourish.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-19310721919220407702009-04-20T23:48:00.000+03:002009-04-20T23:48:00.000+03:00The "Arab street"?! Oh please. As if the dictato...The "Arab street"?! Oh please. As if the dictators in Egypt, Syria or Saudi Arabia care what their people think of them!<br /><br />The menacing "Arab street" is invoked as an important factor in how US and Israeli policies are viewed by Arabs, but you never hear that same "street" demonstrating against joblessness, corruption, or lack of democracy. <br /><br />Only select forms of dissent are allowed expression in the Arab world. Which means ALL dissent needs to be viewed skeptically. <br /><br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-14649739628950882792009-04-20T12:21:00.000+03:002009-04-20T12:21:00.000+03:00The clincher is when you hear, "He's only speaking...The clincher is when you hear, "He's only speaking the language of the Arab street." As if Arabs don't understand anything until they hear the word "Jews"--then their ears perk up!Marchttp://marcalandimartino.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com