It’s a logical and fair minded point of view–in the finest Aussie tradition.

I think you have intuited correctly, Syd.

I have noticed a new tactic emerging around the world, of hardcore Zionists being publicly critical of Israel, but in such a way that only minor crimes are referred to, and it is “conceded” that Jews do have a right to a homeland, and Israel does have the right to defend itself from terrorism… blah blah. Serving up the same old hash on a different plate.

One such ABC interviewee was a past President of the Zionist Council of Australia.

I suspect another tactic is to promote the Holocaust denier/affirmer conflict.

I have tried unsuccessfully to break through this intellectual blockade by arguing that there is a legitimate third position, that of we the majority in Australia; a position occupied by non-ideological workers like me who, frankly, “don’t give a flying fuck about the holocaust or one or four or six million Jews”. 58 million people died in that unnecessary war and Zionists appear to have been doing the promoting and profiting. In that context, they were but a handful and there is nothing special about Jews. They are just people.

Moreover, the outrageous treatment of Palestinians, and the apartheid Israeli government, are increasingly guiding me towards an active dislike of one-eyed, lying, sociopathic, racist, bigoted, elitist Jews, who appear to be behind the banker manipulations, and who are interfering in the politics of my country.

In my rough opinion, if they refuse to consider a single Palestinian/Jewish democratic state, in which all have equal rights and equal opportunity, then they are anti-democracy and are indeed running a racist apartheid state, and they deserve to be taken down. So I say, yeah, boycott Israel, and arrest Zionists for supporting terrorism, which is a breach of the Australian Terrorist Act.

Now, how’s that for a rant.

Kindest regards

Tony Ryan