Reference :- It's time for Mr Netanyahu to introduce a new label with which to demonise those who oppose his Zionist project .
Dear Mr Netanyahu , Sir ,
That was quite a setback you suffered when Justice Angus Stewart of the Federal Court of Australia ruled that anti-zionism cannot be conflated with antisemitism . To make matters worse , Amnesty International has made the same declaration ( those leftist cry-babies ).
Clearly there is now no point in playing the antisemitism card each time protests against your final solution to the Palestinian question erupt...and those protests are becoming quite a feature in the media these days .
I see that the British have introduced a new law proscribing Palestine Action as a " terrorist group " . This is a step in the right direction for your plan . However you must proceed cautiously , as I will explain .
But first , you appear to have encountered a timely opportunity in Australia , where soon after the Federal Court ruling distancing anti-zionism from antisemitism was made public (on about page 30 of our newspapers ) some mentally unwell chap from Sydney inexplicably flew to Melbourne to scorch the paint on the door of a Synagogue . You must make the most of this , and label it as a hideous terrorist attack . Sure , it's not exactly the same as dozens of kids being blown to smithereens in Gaza by a 500 pound bomb , but it does give you something to work with . You would be surprised at how Sky News and their comrades can beat up a story and create nationwide outrage .
Anyway , here is some advice , if you will pardon my presumption . In the UK , hugely popular personalities , including Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame , have come forward in support of Palestine Action , defying the draconian new UK law . It is unhelpful when the lawmakers you lobbied make comments like " we accept that (the law) is draconian , it's meant to be . " This angers the great unwashed . Far better to say " This is a regrettable decision we were forced to make in the interest of law and order " . Something like that . As it stands , protests against the draconian law are already erupting throughout the UK , with damaging implications for your cause .
Here down under, the situation is less dramatic . However, you should not have " demanded " that the Australian Government take similar draconian actions . Aussies don't appreciate being ordered around by their own authorities , let alone some fat soulless foreigner with warrants out for his arrest .
In the future , instead of making demands , you should use polite language . " We earnestly hope " would be better received in the Antipodes than " we demand " .
I do hope that you take this feedback in the same spirit in which it has been offered . It's understandable that immersed as you are , in a quagmire of war and genocide , while facing punishing legal challenges both international and domestic , you might find little time to research the cultural sensitivities of the lesser nations , and thus commit an unintended faux pas .
On a happier note , I think you still have a chance to succeed in your plan to replace the now mojoless word "antisemite " with " terrorist " in the media discourse about humanitarian protest movements . The Sky News anchors are probably already on board with that . Just don't go too hard too early .
Your comrade ,
Ken
PS If anybody in authority is monitoring these posts , I would like to state that I categorically do not support the protest group...I mean terrorist group .... Palestine Action at all , despite agreeing with almost everything they say . I mean , what is anybody going to achieve by spraying paint about in deliberate acts of vandalism ? How is that going to draw attention to a cause ?
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