Re: Circumcision of boys is a crime
Anti-semitic attacks are always disturbing, but you should have noted that at the time Dennis Macshane was a member of a pro-Israeli media advocacy group, which is fairly obvious in the article too, seeing as he talked about "left wing hate seekers", and claimed that the media here is biased, what by being impartial on the case of Israel? A number of those attacks would have been committed by Muslims over here, why? Because they're aware of the gross human rights abuses committed by the state of Israel, and then wrongly project that onto all Jewish people. Not surprising that you'll be pissed off with that state, looking at the fact that there has been an illegal occupation for forty five years.
BBC News - Israel 'breaching UN convention on children's rights'
That was Occupation 101 you should check it out sometime. Instead of just thinking of attacks of that nature being due to some sort of irrational hatred you could start looking at it as angry young men projecting their anger at the continuation of horrendous human rights abuses in a state that allows you citizenship purely on your religious beliefs, i.e. Israel, one that displaces millions of people. Yes they're projecting it wrongly and the attacks are evil, but try looking for the causes of the hatred, rather than focussing purely on the results.
AGAIN I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CIRCUMCISION OR RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS ANGLE, and somehow I don't think that was the only case the Cologne court was concerning themselves with, as they're going to be dealing with cases on a case by case basis.
Why the Cologne court did it in the first place? Well they probably don't view children as being owned by their parents, just a hunch.
As for the attack in LA, just a case of fringe neo-nazi kooks, nothing particularly unusual about that there will always be bigoted nutcases, it hardly sounds like Kristallnacht.
You're unaware of antisemitism in the world? And a growing or renewed attitude about it? Where do you live?
Here is a good primer on the subject: Denis MacShane - The New Anti-Semitism
And I don't think that its tangential to mention freedom of religion. If one wishes to argue "human rights" as this Cologne court edict puts forth, then an argument about religious freedom and a separation of what is church & state is perfectly legitimate.
And I know what this court decision is. If you read earlier posts, you'll see that we all know its coming from a Cologne court and must pass higher courts of the land in order for it to be German law.
But why have this measure at all? As of 2006, only 3500 Jews live in Cologne, Germany. Figuring half of that population is female, we're talking some Cologne court edict designed to affect all of approx. 1750 people?
Is nothing more going on Cologne that ought to be occupying the courts time?
That alone would suggest something about some line of antisemitism. Why attack the religious practice (which ought to be freely chosen) of what adds up to only approx. 1750 people in the area?
That is an awful narrow targeting of a highly specific population and practice in my opinion. And it isn't as if that small demographic called for or was involved in the drafting of this edict.
And people forget that IF a Jewish family chose not to have their sons circumcised before the age of 18, they could. I mean, it is always a freedom of choice option for them always. But they apparently want to practice their religious beliefs.
So actually, Jews in Cologne had MORE freedoms of choice prior to this edict than they do with it.
And while some would argue the "human rights" of it all, if their Jewish sons grow up to be "good" practicing Jewish men one day, they'll thank their parents for following religious practice & custom. They won't hate their parents (or their penises).
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors say a Los Angeles mother helped her 14-year-old daughter smear human feces and scrawl swastikas and slurs in maple syrup at the houses of classmates.
A city attorney’s statement Monday says 43-year-old Catharine Whelpley has been charged with nine misdemeanors including vandalism, trespassing and contributing to the delinquency of minors.
Prosecutors say on April 3, Whelpley drove her daughter and friends to vandalize the house of a former friend from middle school with syrup, feces and toilet paper.
They say Whelpley then drove to another girl’s house, where they did the same thing, but Whelpley’s daughter also drew a swastika on the front door and wrote ‘Jew’ on a concrete path. Neighbors’ surveillance video led police to Whelpley.
L.A. mom charged with aiding daughter in swastika scrawl | Statesman Journal | statesmanjournal.com
Anti-semitic attacks are always disturbing, but you should have noted that at the time Dennis Macshane was a member of a pro-Israeli media advocacy group, which is fairly obvious in the article too, seeing as he talked about "left wing hate seekers", and claimed that the media here is biased, what by being impartial on the case of Israel? A number of those attacks would have been committed by Muslims over here, why? Because they're aware of the gross human rights abuses committed by the state of Israel, and then wrongly project that onto all Jewish people. Not surprising that you'll be pissed off with that state, looking at the fact that there has been an illegal occupation for forty five years.
BBC News - Israel 'breaching UN convention on children's rights'
That was Occupation 101 you should check it out sometime. Instead of just thinking of attacks of that nature being due to some sort of irrational hatred you could start looking at it as angry young men projecting their anger at the continuation of horrendous human rights abuses in a state that allows you citizenship purely on your religious beliefs, i.e. Israel, one that displaces millions of people. Yes they're projecting it wrongly and the attacks are evil, but try looking for the causes of the hatred, rather than focussing purely on the results.
AGAIN I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CIRCUMCISION OR RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS ANGLE, and somehow I don't think that was the only case the Cologne court was concerning themselves with, as they're going to be dealing with cases on a case by case basis.
Why the Cologne court did it in the first place? Well they probably don't view children as being owned by their parents, just a hunch.
As for the attack in LA, just a case of fringe neo-nazi kooks, nothing particularly unusual about that there will always be bigoted nutcases, it hardly sounds like Kristallnacht.



