Stanley Walinets is a Jew with great pride in that diaspora of Jews who are famed for their achievements in every aspect of life, from Einstein to Freud to the myriad others in every field of philosophical, scientific and humanitarian achievement.
He’s also old enough to have encountered, with sadness, those of our brethren who knee-jerk dismiss as beneath contempt any Jew who questions the ‘official’ view of Judaism.
"a wise old owl lived in an oak
the more he heard, the less he spoke
the less he spoke, the more he heard …
now wasn't that a wise old bird?(...)"happygoldfish
"There was an old bloke from the North
Against Israel he would falsely set forth
But honest to say
His claims were widely astray
So we’ve decided to ignore him, henceforth.(...)"Advis3r
These are extracts from an article by Ha'aretz journalist Meron Rapoport, in this month's LeMonde Diplomatique (www.mondediplo.com):-
"In testimonies collected and published by the NGO Breaking the Silence, we learn what Israeli soldiers did, and were expected to do, in the West Bank and Gaza in the past decade, to impose the occupation.
How might the US Presidentials affect Israel? An item just copied to me from the current 'Forward', the Jewish daily paper:-
"Adelson Millions Ensure Gingrich Steers to Far Right on Israel" (
Read on, then rejoice - or despair........
I was criticised for my previous posting - it was suggested that since it consisted of a statement by a Palestinian, it was suspect - indeed, that I'd 'concocted' it myself. So here's a similar experience we should make ourselves aware of, but this one comes from a young Israeli Jew. Please read on, with an open mind:
Here's a message just received. I look forward to the heated responses to come, which will doubtless scream at me as a 'delegitimiser', at the Israeli demonstrators involved who are also self-delegitisers, will tell me how many other nations all do much worse, how we should rejoice because Israel is a true democracy, etc etc etc.
November 24, 2011: Report by MEC Business Intelligence Consultants (www.meconsult.co.uk) of a visit to Gaza three weeks ago, published on the Conservative Middle East Council website. Sir Robert Atkins is a Conservative member of the European Parliament and former minister.
"21,300 people moved to Israel last year under the Law of Return, compared to around 17,900 the previous year. They came from places as far flung as Hong Kong, Honduras, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Monaco, Suriname,China, Angola, the Philipines, Thailand, Japan, Malta, Congo, South Korea and Nicaragua ... including a "10% jump in immigration from North America".
I've just received this Cecilie Surasky of the US organisation Jewish Voice for Peace. It's worth reading.
"Forty-one.
That’s the number of times the United States has used its veto in the United Nations Security Council to block efforts to secure Palestinian rights over the last 40 years.
I've just received this from the American "Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee". Interesting?
(If you'd like to make a donation, let me know and I'll give you their web address)
The JC Letters page printed on Aug 26 a letter from me supporting the Alan Duncan video. Andrew Balcombe of British Israel Group responded to it the following week, Sep 2nd. I then wrote responding to Mr Balcombe's objections but the Letters page hasn't printed it - no doubt due to space demands.
Israel's Government expects Diaspora support, calls us 'delegitimisers' if we disagree with its policies. But I have to say I don't feel happy that this sort of thing is being done in my name. How do others feel? Read this,
just received from http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/04/arab-israel-two-stories-lod, a University of Southern California website. Check the site for photographs....
Dear Friends - a quick note - my apologies for non-contact over recent weeks - I had an accident on my motorcycle on Feb 17th and have been in hospital since then, fractures etc.... Came home this week but am now wheelchair-bound for 6 weeks or so, till everythings mended. Can at least reach my screen now, so hope to contribute to debates again.
Regards,
Stan Walinets
Explanatory Comment. These notes, code-named ‘Cast Dread’, are the secret record of a political Party meeting which took place in late 2008. All names have been disguised to prevent identification. The notes are prefaced by an anonymous reporter, who for unknown reasons records the meeting in present tense:-
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"There was an old bloke from the North Against Israel he would falsely set forth But honest to say His claims were widely astray So we’ve decided to ignore him, henceforth.(...)" Advis3r