Justinology

From Durban I to Durban II: Preventing Poisonous Anti-Semitism
By Alfred H. Moses

• The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban in 2001 quickly became a new form of Passion Play with the Palestinian people as the victim and the Jewish state of Israel as the crucifier. Much of the hatred took place in a six-day NGO Forum in a large cricket stadium attended by six thousand representatives of close to two thousand NGOs. It was anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli from start to finish.

• In a sense, Durban was African “payback time.” By and large Durban was Black Africa speaking, led by the Republic of South Africa. However, missing from Durban was any acknowledgment of the ills Africa visited upon itself since the end of colonialism and continues to inflict on its people seven years after Durban, as witnessed in savage attacks against immigrants/refugees in Johannesburg in spring 2008.

• There can be no repeat of the anti-Semitism displayed at Durban. It has no place anywhere, but most certainly not at a follow-up conference to combat racism and intolerance. This message has to be delivered forcefully, not only to Europe and elsewhere but also to the conference’s chief sponsors in Africa who have the greatest stake in the outcome of the Durban process. The same message needs to be conveyed to the Muslim world.

• It is imperative to prevent the repetition of the poisonous vapors of anti-Semitism emitted on the eve of Durban I. Similarly there can be no linking of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with racism.

Article Continues… (JCPA)

Another great JCPA article. This is just the summary from the top; read the whole thing.

Dr. King, to be exact

King and the Jews
By Clarence B. Jones

Earlier this month, at a Los Angeles event for the national African-American fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, the keynote speaker launched into an anti-Semitic tirade – directed at the fraternity’s guest of honor. The shocking episode shows just how far we’ve strayed from the original vision of the civil rights movement – and how far we have yet to travel to realize that vision.

Article Continues… (Wall Street Journal)

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. was a HUGE loss for all of humanity. However, the reason I post this article has to do with the sentiment summed up by its author in one statement:

I was his lawyer and one of his closest advisers, and I can say with absolute certainty that Martin abhorred anti-Semitism in all its forms, including anti-Zionism. “There isn’t anyone in this country more likely to understand our struggle than Jews,” Martin told me. “Whatever progress we’ve made so far as a people, their support has been essential.”

After watching the Jeremiah Wright show this election season, and having seen a couple of decades of Louis Farrakhan’s attitude toward the Jewish people, I have to wonder how things would look if the good Doctor was still alive to set a few people straight.

HT: CAMERA

US: Muslim states, UN fuel anti-Semitism
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER

There has been an upsurge in anti-Semitism over the past decade, much of it a new form whose “distinguishing feature” is criticism of Israel, according to a State Department report released over the weekend.

Article Continues… (Jerusalem Post)

I’ve come to the realization that it’s human nature to not want to take responsibility for our own problems. However, on a global scale, it seems the Jewish people become the scapegoats for everything. Why does the UN only condemn Israel? Why do the nations of the world lash out at Israel for defending itself? Well, it would seem the reason is that the general consensus is the world would be a better place without the Jewish people.

This sentiment is wrong, and it’s really time to make that known!

By Associated Press

Six youths in France have been detained for allegedly torturing a Jewish teenager by punching him, sexually humiliating him and writing “dirty Jew” on his forehead, France’s main Jewish organization said Wednesday.

Article Continues… (Jerusalem Post)

I’m currently listening to the most recent episode of Israel National Radio’s A Light Unto the Nations, and they make the point that the current economic situation in America will lead to more anti-semitism there. It’s hard to argue, as anti-semitism is on the rise worldwide, with this attack in France serving as a recent example. I have no idea why, but the Jewish people are always the scapegoat.