Reference:- Nationwide protests are planned , opposing Mr Herzog's visit to Australia .
Dear Isaac ,
I hope you don't mind being addressed by your first name . As an old man , it feels natural , and friendlier , to address a younger man this way . Only a few days remain before your planned visit to the Antipodes , so let me get straight to the point of this letter .
Many folk ... and let's not mince words ..... are disgusted to hear of your visit . As an Aussie citizen who has keenly observed our culture since before you were born , I feel well able to read the mood of the man or woman in the street . For millions of folk , your visit will be extremely unwelcome . There will be protests across the nation , costly for our police who have better things to do , and our politicians will be preoccupied balancing popular outrage against their re-election prospects . ( They also have better things to do . )
The great unwashed are easily manipulated , and the leftist media has successfully convinced many folk that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza , and that you personally are involved . This may be unfair , but you must admit that images in the media do look a tad genocidey . When you claim that nobody in Gaza is innocent and write messages on bombs that will be dropped on children , propagandized minds might rush to the conclusion that you are a war criminal . Accusations of genocide might be ridiculous and unfair , but should not be ignored.
As you well know , the Australian Government has introduced , following advice from the Israeli lobby , broad new hate speech laws which are retrospective in scope . These new hate speech laws have the potential to backfire . Obviously it was only antisemitic hate speech that the laws were intended to criminalize , but they were ineptly rushed through , which means all hate speech is now illegal . Sadly , you could find yourself within their purview . Thousands have called for your arrest when you arrive in Australia .
You seem like a reasonable young chap to me . As far as I am concerned folk should be able to write whatever they like , even if they write it on bombs . Personally , although I avoid generalisations which condemn entire populations , I support the principal of freedom of speech . In my opinion , one should not fall foul of the law for saying what one believes . If you believe all Palestinians should bear the blame for the actions of a few , surely you should have the right to express this belief .
Unfortunately , however , you may run afoul of Australia's new retrospective hate speech laws .
Isaac , I think you should consider cancelling your visit . That will keep thousands of protestors off our streets and let us get on with the business of running our country . Why not offer free trips to Israel for those who were traumatised by the horrific Bondi terrorist attack ? Politicians from around the world regularly travel to Israel at your expense via your " junket " program, designed to showcase the wonderful democracy of Israel which boasts the most moral army in the world . A few shekels more to help the families of the Bondi victims would not be missed .
Anyway , if you do come to Australia and wish to avoid the limelight , you are most welcome to stay here in Kooralya . We can provide accommodation gratis , although with the water restrictions we cannot offer the free laundry service that Mr Netanyahu demands on his state visits , so bring plenty of fresh clobber since it is hot here at this time of the year . Ken junior says he can whip up some Kosher victuals for you out of our vege patch . He reckons that as a dedicated adherent of Judaism you would be unwilling to eat our local beef .
Hope this has been helpful .
Your comrade , Ken .
PS. Ken junior says it might be unwise to invite the families of the Bondi victims to Israel . He reckons some of them might not support Israel , and refuse the invitation , which would look bad . Do you think there could have been many of those non - Zionist ( I think you call them self-hating ) Jews at Bondi who feel that they were placed in harm's way by Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank ?
It might not be worth the risk .
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