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'Anti-Semitic' boycott planned in UK
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 10.05.06, 22:04
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1. The Brits are at it again
Efi ,   Tel Aviv   (05.10.06)
They are obsessed with hating us
2. This is why Uk is going under
kate ,   england   (05.10.06)
It is written Devarim/Deuteronomy 32:8-9 When the most HIgh divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adahm, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel For Ad-oni's portion is his peole; Jacob the lot of his inheritance. All other nations are here bcause of and for Israel - the Anglican church here didn't get it and neither do those who are supposed to be clever. No wonder we're under a curse.
3. Kate: Move to Israel!
David ,   Haifa, Israel   (05.10.06)
Don't delay
4. The Brits are trying to assuage guilt for colonialism.
henro ,   ny   (05.10.06)
The Brits have deeply ingrained guilt feelings for conquering, subjugating and stealing the lands of natives throughout the world. In north America, Australia, Africa and Asia, the Brit conquered-often deliberatly introducing infectious diseases like Small Pox to kill the suseptible natives. They have stolen natural resources valued trillions of pounds from natives throughout the world. They are looking for an easy victim to compensate for their inner guilt and pseudo-remorse, and the Jews are easy targets. By picking on the Jews they demonstrate that they are sorry for their past (and on going) sins!, and show solidarity with the downtrodden natives of the world. The Brits are disgustting!
5. I have an idea
Michael Steiner   (05.10.06)
I'm sick to my stomach and beyond already of the teabags, Jew-haters and most of all of Jew-hating teabags. So, rather than go through this boycott shtick every time the anti-Semitic worm in the asses of these stupid teabag "lecturers" wiggles, why don't the Israeli academics take the initiative and break off all contact with the english "academia" themselves? That would take the wind right out of the Englishers' sails and we'd be spared articles like the above every other month.
6. and the BNP just got a few more seats.
Gil ,   Cambridge   (05.10.06)
The British national party (born out of the British Union of Fascists and the national front) have made gains based on reactionary racist voting. Mainly because of apathy on behalf of the conscious electorate and aggresive canvassing by the BNP. more racism to follow no doubt.
7. Why do we care???
DR ,   Florida, USA   (05.10.06)
This is solely their loss! They will miss out on Israeli inteligence which has proven to be innovative and useful to the world. Perhaps some in academia are a bit jelous that such a young and small country is so advanced in both technology and medicine??? Europeans have been known to be calous. Again...their loss!!!
8. British academics
mike ,   rishon-le-zion   (05.10.06)
Some points to consider: 1. British academic institutions are a shadow of what they once were and British degrees are not taken so seriously these days, so why take these lecturers seriously - they are mainly a pack of 3-day a week free lunchers spouting regurgigated material at bored students. 2. I would like to see these people try to live here without what they call the "exclusion wall". Have they forgotten why it is being built? If the Scots behaved like the Palestinians the English would put up a new hi-tech Hadrians Wall very rapidly indeed! 3. I am a dual citizen - British born and in Israel for 25 years. These academics bring shame on my "mother country" which my parents fought for during the second world war. Just ignore their pathetic rantings.
9. "The leftist intelligencia"
Isac ,   Florida   (05.10.06)
Same thing here in the U.S. The worldwide radical left wishes for Israel to disappear. Make it "Judenrein". They do not see the atrocoties commited in 5th century style arab countries, where torture, discriminiation and radicalism are a daily occurence. Today's radical left are simply racists and anti-semites of the worst kind. THEY do not tolerate other opinions and they would never admit to their own mistakes. They spew hatred against Israel and the Jews in general and are never able to offer any realistic and fair solutions for ANY conflict.
10. British JEW-HATING HYPOCRITES Deny Human Rights for Jews
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (05.10.06)
Jew-haters demand the ethnic cleansing of Jews from the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria because Jews are not Muslim. Jews are not safe in Muslim areas anywhere. The British university lecturers' union, NATFHE, make no attempt to stop Islamist continual hate incitement and non-stop terror attacks against infidel Jews - victims of global jihad. Arab Muslim children and adults train in terrorist training camps. Ambulances transport terrorists, weapons, and bombs. Stabbings, shootings, fire-bombings, stonings, drive-by shootings, bombs planted, grenade attacks, rocket and mortar attacks, lynchings, human bomb murder attacks. PA society supported by American and European tax dollars, are united in conquering all Israel for Islam. The ultimate goal is Islamic world rule. The raison d'etre of the genocidal PA society is the mass murder of Jewish innocents. Palestinian Authority society are taught murdering Jews is the highest goal in life and attains paradise: http://www.pmw.org.il/AFD.html
11. US Boycott Law
Sam Weinstein ,   USA   (05.10.06)
Would these people be in violation of US Boycott against Israel laws?
12. Israel's Right to Exist
T ,   USA   (05.10.06)
The Nuke-you-lar Mullacracy of Iran doesn't believe that the UK has a right to exist. These academics need to meditate on that concept for awhile.
13. Boycott shmoycott
Nachash Tsefah ,   Tel Aviv   (05.10.06)
The Jews are an intellectually gifted people, which is one of the reasons that the goyim hate us so much. Israel is disproportionately blessed with intellectual capital, hence our strides in technology, medicine, defense, the humanities and almost every academic or intellectual discipline one can think of. Countries like China and India - the next economic superpowers - understand the value of intellectual capital, and recognise and admire Israel's brain power. Israel should aggressively pursue academic, cultural, business and political ties with these countries to our mutual benefit. Meanwhile, we should offer Jewish students and academics an alternative to the anti-semitic British academic institutions. We've proved around the world that we can successfully run Jewish day schools, which generally significantly out-perform the average - why not implement this in higher education? The Technion, Hebrew and Tel Aviv Universities etc. should set up programmes in the UK to offer degree programmes in English. If we offer sufficiently attractive programmes and positions, we'll be able to attract many Jews, and others - some of the best and brightest minds - away from British institutions. When you cut through all the politics and bullshit, Israeli university qualifications - particularly in medicine, science, and technology - are highly esteemed, and both students and employers know that they are a mark of quality. Britain is now a third-rate post-colonial country characterised by football hooliganism, domestic violence, bad weather and soggy fish and chips. It has become, to paraphrase an arrogant French diplomat, a "shitty little country" (he was right with his description, just wrong about which country it described). The sun has finally set on the British empire, and Britian will rue the day it forced the Jews out. AM YISRAEL CHAI!
14. Contact info for Mona Baker
Rob ,   UK   (05.10.06)
Her university page is here: http://www2.umist.ac.uk/ctis/staff/mona.htm e-mail: mona.baker@umist.ac.uk Send your best wishes to the little brownshirt.
15. lovely
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16. UK and its downfall
David ,   canada   (05.10.06)
The UK has lost its clout, as well as its positioning in the forefront of civilisation due to their self destructive immigration laws, allowing Arabs and Moslems to dominate British society, turning the English people into helpless pawns.
17. OH, THAT'S BRILLIANT!!!!!!!
dov ,   sf, usa   (05.10.06)
BRILLIANT!!!!!!
18. I dont see the problem!Who needs the UK?....
Alan ,   SA   (05.10.06)
.. Consider the amount and quality of Israel Scientific work. Im sure India and China could take up UK slack. Also the US. How much work is done by UK or even EU universities.Ask anyone who knows ,UK&EU Academics who are woirth anything have mostly gone to the USA. The UK Universiti should work with Bir Zeite or the Gaza Hamas Academics. They keep thinking its South African Universities in the Apartheid days. Im sure it will be UK's loss.
20. IF THE LEFT IS SOCIALIST - SHOW THEM THE KIBBUTZ LIFE
andrew ,   miami, fl   (05.10.06)
invite them to the kibbutz, show them what real socialism is, and how if the retard palis did it, they wouldnt be poor anymore
21. #5, 6, and 13
Ellen ,   Southsea, Hampshire   (05.10.06)
5; What is anti-Semitic about boycotting institutions that profit from and contribute to apartheid? 6; The BNP have won 41 council seats, out of over 1,500. I wouldn't quite call that a severe threat. 13; Britain is hardly a 'third-rate' state. If that was true, why does everyone on the planet come flocking here? Even hundreds of thousands of Israelis have managed to slither in. Football hooligans represent a small fraction of our working class youth. You had better look closely at your own country before going around calling others 'violent.' 'Gloomy English weather,' what a cliche! in fact, we've had a huge drought here and are in a water crisis. And, haven't you heard? Nowadays our Fish are grilled, and our chips baked. No soggyness there!
22. Back to the future
Arie   (05.10.06)
The history of the brits is one of the most vehemently anti-Semitic in the world-followig closely behind the nazis and the tsars. This should come as no surprise. Next they will elect livingstone as the PM
23. British Anti-Semitism
Stephen Duke ,   London (moving toTA)   (05.10.06)
I am a member of NATFHE and will be speaking with my union rep about this (although I don't expect much support). If this resolution passes I will certainly resign from the Union. This type of anti-semetic boycott is quite predictable from my compatriots. The media here has such a strong pro-palestinian bias that it is inevitable that Israel is seen in such negative light. The boycott is obviously anti-semitic since it singles out Israel alone where there are no logical grounds for doing so. When one arbitrarily singles out a particular group this is called discrimination. Discrimination against Jews is called anti-semitism. Logically the boycott must be discriminatrory. In any case I am making aliyah in June, the day I leave this shitty country can't come too soon.
24. #14: my email to her bounced...
(05.10.06)
25. Europe: UK, Germany, France, Ukraine, Sweden, Belgium, Austr
Welcome to Europe ,   a ghastly continent   (05.10.06)
Will all always be what they have been:hateful of Jews. This is an ugly anti-Semitic continent.
26. Nr. 19
joe   (05.10.06)
Now, Gabi, You seems to get a little confused!!! "The British are the worst" Eh...a few dys ago the Swedes were the worst... oh... I forgot ......yesterday the Germans were holding the title for their "swastika"(paranoia!)-ornaments.... eh...wait a moment...didn't I read a few days ago the French topped the list of antisemitic nation.... Dr.Freud, please help me...I am surrounded by enemies....nobody likes me........
27. To #21-Your comments expose you
Arie   (05.10.06)
"hundreds of thousands of Israelis have managed to slither in." Interesting that you refer to the rest of the visitors to your part of a hatefiled society as " flocking" to england while the Jews "slither" there. Back to your swastika with you!
28. Britain will be mired in dirt
Anti-Semitic states ,   fall down   (05.10.06)
29. Do not worry. We will organize the boycott against the Brits
Roger ,   USA   (05.10.06)
in the USA. They will suffer! Not Israel!
30. Once again, think IP
Stephen ,   Raleigh   (05.10.06)
IP as in intellectual property, patents, royalties and the like. The UK is free to spout whatever raving hateful nonsense they want. We expect it at this point. In return, Israeli academic institutions should quintuple the royalties assessed organizations, firms, universities in the UK for the use and profit of intellectual property from Israel as just compensation. You see speech is free as in, well, speech. But it's not free as in beer. Hit them where it hurts. This way no one has to engage them in a silly rhetorical war which is exactly what they want. Stop acting powerless!!!
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