Opinion  Giulio Meotti
The boycott war on Israel
Giulio Meotti
Published: 30.04.12, 18:12
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1. Of course racism is alive!
(04.30.12)
Now spread by Islam and their collaborators! But as in the past, racism and calls to genocide will be defeated! Fight Islamic, Leftist and Nazi racism, because NOBODY IS PROTECTED by its results. Collaborating with the Islamic and Leftist-inspired Neo-Racism, is in fact supporting new Crimes Against Humanity.
2. Boycott against Israel = New form of RACISM!
(04.30.12)
3. Remember those who bycott Israel today. Never forget!
(04.30.12)
They are the new fascists!
4. Weak article with two very tenuous examples of BDS
Mr. Reasonable ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.30.12)
Banning products from the settlements is a legitimate action that doesn't necessarily reflect "anti-Jewish" policy whatsoever. Europe doesn't support the settlements, surprise, surprise. The ban on Ahava products is much less defensible, but still doesn't mean anti-Jewish policy is at play. How does the author know its not about settlements or checkpoints? he doesn't provide a shred of evidence to support that claim. The BDS movement is a farce and should certainly be countered, but not all policies towards Israel are enacted out of Jew-hatred. That's ridiculous. You could have found many other examples that do indeed support such a perspective, such as the BDS platform which doesnt even support a two-state solution.
5. Lets Boycott the boycotters
Magpie 101   (04.30.12)
Start with the United Kingdom. Israel should sever all contacts with the pervidious Albion Close the Embassy and boycott the Olympics, and get AIPAC to ensure the United States boycott the olympics as well Israel gains no benefit my maintaining relationships with states who allow their companies to boycott us.
6. Meotti
Wulf ,   Ge   (04.30.12)
Wow Meotti get 30 pieces of silver twice in one week.. Whys is this hack Eytie writer getting so much space. Mind you he has very little else to do as all he gets in Italy is a few column inches on a single sheet rag called Il Foglio. His Fascist nonsense is not touched by the mainstream Italian press.
7. Meotti is correct. European left is in the Islamist camp
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (04.30.12)
and are quite happy to indulge in anti Semitic dialectic and polemics
8. It's all anti-semitism!
Daniel   (04.30.12)
Mr. Meotti is always truthful. He is known for his fair reasonable journalism and not for hysterical pandering to the far right wing. The boycott has nothing to do with Israel's settlements that the whole world recognizes as illegal. In fact, the boycotts of South Africa's Apartheid were all caused by anti-semitism too!
9. Another Meotti's very powerful column
Safran ,   Ny   (04.30.12)
I see Israel very isolated, and no solution ahead
10. Braindead leftist and leftist politicians..
Beary White ,   Norway   (04.30.12)
And as always, the norwegian braindead leftists are in the front, as seen on the picture, FM: Jonas Gard Store and the young labour leader who ran off Utoya with the big ferry and left the rest to their faith....These are the kind of people who are in front. Shame, shame...what a bad stateman-ship.
11. learned from the germans
Michael ,   NY USA   (04.30.12)
One of the earliest edicts of the third Reich was to boycott Jewish businesses. Then followed Krystal Nacht and genocide. Europe hasnt changed
12. anti-semitism
JEFF ,   MIAMI/JERUSALEM   (04.30.12)
so the muslims have 57 countries to fulfill their destinies. one tiny piece of holy promised land for The Jews is condemned. the world is ripe for judgement, they have learned nothing from history! History proves the validity of Hebrew scripture and prophecy. they have been warned. Yah is merciful, The Jealous God; and a consuming fire..
13. uk supermarket
Martin ,   uk   (04.30.12)
boycotts Goods from settlements/ Please name the supermarket, I will help arrange a boycott of that supermarket chain. It is the only language they understand. Thank you
14. Boycott
Sam M ,   UK   (04.30.12)
The Israeli economy is currently growing faster than the eurozone and while it sounds dramatic to mention the UK supermarket chain which has just banned produce from the 'occupied territories' the value of these contracts are just a little over £300,000 pounds. Trying to force Israel to make suicidal concessions to the arabs should be resisted at all costs even if in the short term the Israeli economy suffers as a result. The economic damage resulting from another palestinian terrorist state would be far greater. Annex area c of the 'west bank' and carry on building all over the Land of Israel! These spineless euro wimps are in reality powerless to prevent Israel exercising it's national sovereignty and all it takes is a government with the guts to pursue Israel's national interest and recognise the futility and danger of trying to appease the 'international community. Israel should do all it can to build stronger trade ties with asia. Meanwhile if you're based in the uk or plan to visit here I hope you'll also join the boycott against the co-op supermarket chain which is a foreign commercial entity with no mandate from the Israeli electorate attempting to exert pressure on Israel to surrender its sovereign rights.
15. I find these European calls for boycott utterly pathetic...
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.30.12)
...because while Europeans chose to boycott fruits, vegetables and wine and other agricultural products from Israel (that constitute only a few percent of the Israeli exports), the Europeans enjoy daily the advanced high technology of Israel in every facet of life - civilian and military life. While Europeans feel "proud" that they boycott only a few percent of Israeli exports -say 4-6% (agricultural products) the Europeans seem to enjoy the remaining 70% of Israeli exports which consists of high technology and science. Sweden, which is infamous and notorious for its Jew hatred and anti-Israeli sentiments, doesn't hesitate to buy Israeli military weapons and I believe that Israel belongs to the 5 biggest exporters of military weapons to Sweden. ICQ, Google, Youtube, bluetooth, cell phone technology, USB keys, Intel processors, computer software, anti virus programs, technology used for fighter jets, are essentially Israeli technology that almost every nation on earth uses - including European nations, including Scandinavian nations and that includes Sweden and Norway. European Christian anti-Semitism has existed for at least 1500 years. This rabid, intransigent, fanatical and irrational hatred - anti-Jewish racism, has existed for at least 1500 years in Europe. European anti-Semitism is not new. It simply hides today behind support for the "Palestinians" and "concern" for "human rights". It is not a "new" anti-Semitism. It is just plain old anti-Semitism in a new package. What Israel can do is to focus on trade outside of Europe since Europe is declining and India and China are rising. I think Israel should already now focus on divesting in Europe and replace divestments with investments and expand those investments in India, China, Japan, Taiwan, South East Asia, USA, Canada, Latin America and Africa. Europeans are maximum 10% of the human race - and declining. Forget the Europeans - they are history.
16. To nr 6 - Wulf from Germany
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.30.12)
Is it a common trait among your German countrymen to speak blatant lies 24 hours a day, commit horrible crimes against the human race, colonize the world and pretend a few decades later to go through a miraculous moral and spiritual transformation leading to enlightenment in just one day and one night and become Mother Teresa of humanity? Is it a common trait among Germans to commit the most horrible crimes in human history, place the blame on the victims and then shirk responsibility by trading places with the victim? The German perpetrators become a holy combination of Jesus Christ, Mother Teresa while the murderered, massacred and mutilated victims of the Germans become the perpetrators. There really is something perverted about you Germans (I'm not referring to the commonly known fact that prostitution is legal in Germany) - except for the fact that you are anti-Semites, mass murderers, thieves, liars, occupiers, hypocrites and politically correct actors that are routinely engaged in a false show - always in a very disciplined manner - on time of course - what else? Wulf, the greatest enemy of Germany IS Germany. The German nation is like a mad crazy dog barking even when the wind blows through the grass. The Germans are a mentally insane and sick nation. The Germans see themselves as victims when in fact they are the perpetrators and out of this German paranoia, the Germans routinely attack the world as you did in WW1 and WW2 and then play dumb when your country gets beaten up time and time again. It's actually an achievement to start two world wars and lose them both. Maybe it's due to the racial superiority of ze Germans - ja?
17. where will it end
Mike ,   UK   (04.30.12)
Boycott war. Another in an endless list of Meotti's fantasy wars on Israel. Rumour has it he is working on the Eskimo and little green men imminent attacks. Truly pathetic journalism.
18. Occupation is a crime, I boycott the occupation
Simona ,   Zurich, Switzerland   (04.30.12)
Occupation is a crime and many Europeans participate in the boycott to not join the crime. That said, as an Italian I just want to share a few thoughts on Meotti. Meotti writes for a newspaper that supports Berlusconi and makes no use of logic or analytical tools to provide any kind of reasoning basis to its readers. What always strikes me about Israel is that it seems to have as only friends in the world people that are widely despised or outright criminal: Bush and the Republicans, various Middle Eastern dictators, Berlusconi... Israel was the only country in the world to have complained about Barack Obama's election! Can one be more on the wrong side of history than that?
19. Boycott is not ant-Semitic
La ,   London   (04.30.12)
The boycott of Israel is not anti-Semitic or some irrational tactic to show hatred for Jews. If so, then how come I have a great deal of Jewish friends across the world who are actively supporting and advocating boycott. Don't turn this into a 'poor me' narrative. Stop occupying the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, allow Palestinians their basic and fundamental rights and then we'll all stop boycotting.
20. #16
Hank ,   UK   (04.30.12)
Am I imagining things or is this Meotti posting this?
21. #18 international states its Israeli territory
golan ,   modiin   (04.30.12)
the only illegal occupation is Arab presence in the transjordan which by the UN charter and San Remo conference belongs to the Jews.
22. #18 wrong side of history
YankevUSA ,   USA   (04.30.12)
Simona, you say you are an Italian. You are writing from witzerland. Italy fought on the side of the Germans and Switzerland cooperated with the Germans in their drive to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth. Most of Europe cooperated, even those nations that hated Germany. If you are supposed to be on the right side of history, I'm proud to be on the wrong side.
23. #19
Rhonda ,   Chicago, USA   (04.30.12)
Israel doesn't occupy the Gaza Strip.
24. Simona # 18
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.30.12)
Israel does not occupy any land that does not belong to them. The people who are on the wrong side of history are the ones who think Israel should not have complained about Obama's being elected.
25. SCREW THE EUROPEANS
Richard ,   Boca Raton, USA   (04.30.12)
This also applies to all the socialist, elitist, jew hating, Europeans: A short time ago, Iran's Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the Muslim World to boycott anything and everything that originates with the Jewish people. In response, Meyer M. Treinkman, a pharmacist, out of the kindness of his heart, offered to assist them in their boycott as follows: “Any Muslim who has Syphilis must not be cured by Salvarsan discovered by a Jew, Dr. Ehrlich. He should not even try to find out whether he has Syphilis, because the Wasserman Test is the discovery of a Jew. If a Muslim suspects that he has Gonorrhea, he must not seek diagnosis, because he will be using the method of a Jew named Neissner. A Muslim who has heart disease must not use Digitalis, a discovery by a Jew, Ludwig Traube. Should he suffer with a toothache, he must not use Novocaine, a discovery of the Jews, Widal and Weil. If a Muslim has Diabetes, he must not use Insulin, the result of research by Minkowsky, a Jew. If one has a headache, he must shun Pyramidon and Antypyrin, due to the Jews, Spiro and Ellege. Muslims with convulsions must put up with them because it was a Jew, Oscar Leibreich, who proposed the use of Chloral Hydrate. Arabs must do likewise with their psychic ailments because Freud, father of psychoanalysis, was a Jew. Should a Muslim child get Diphtheria, he must refrain from the "Schick" reaction which was invented by the Jew, Bella Schick. Muslims should be ready to die in great numbers and must not permit treatment of ear and brain damage, work of Nobel Prize winner, Robert Baram. They should continue to die or remain crippled by Infantile Paralysis because the discoverer of the anti-polio vaccine is a Jew, Jonas Salk. Muslims must refuse to use Streptomycin and continue to die of Tuberculosis because a Jew, Zalman Waxman, invented the wonder drug against this killing disease. Muslim doctors must discard all discoveries and improvements by dermatologist Judas Sehn Benedict, or the lung specialist, Frawnkel, and of many other world renowned Jewish scientists and medical experts. In short, good and loyal Muslims properly and fittingly should remain afflicted with Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Heart Disease, Headaches, Typhus, Diabetes, Mental Disorders, Polio Convulsions and Tuberculosis and be proud to obey the Islamic boycott."
26. # 20
Birdi ,   Israel   (04.30.12)
Nope, you are not imagining it. This is Alex, who has the gift of the gab. A truly fascinating post. Thank you Alex.
27. Meotti is such a powerful force
Martin Wistrich ,   UK   (04.30.12)
Find another journalist like him in the British media. Thanks for this summary on the boycott
28. Picture from Utoya....
Morrat ,   World   (04.30.12)
....hmmm and everybody knows what happend there the day after this picture was taken.....say no more!!!
29. to Simona #18
Dan   (04.30.12)
Are you condemning the massacre in Syria and boycotting Syrian goods? Are you condemning the Turkish daily raids with US F-16 planes across the borders murdering innocent civilians and boycotting Turkish goods? No? Then you are nothing but an antisemite, calling for a boycotg of israeli goods. I did not hear you condemn the mandatory death sentence for any Arab selling land to Jews, the pinnacle of racism and illegality. You are nothing nut a hypocritic antisemite. And we Jews do not forget the Swiss complicity with Hitler either!!
30. Israel's economy is growing fast
EU in recession   (04.30.12)
Strangle Israel? Israel's economy continues to grow more than any other OECD state. While EU is strangled by its own debt.
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