Apologists for the Israeli government – justify this [WARNING: Distressing content]
This is for people who defend the claims of anti-Semitism against those who criticise the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians.
First, read this:
We are often accused of singling out Israel but why do so many progressive Jews excuse behaviour by Israel that they would condemn unreservedly if committed by any other state? Who is guilty of double standards and hypocrisy?
— JewishVoiceForLabour (@JVoiceLabour) September 9, 2018
Now consider the contents of the following video clip:
https://twitter.com/heavyde65/status/1038379499468058624
You just saw the moment Palestinian child Ahmad Abu Tyour was shot and critically injured by Israeli snipers at the Gaza border on Friday. He succumbed to his wounds on Saturday and has been pronounced dead.
If you think the footage was faked, read:
A Palestinian teen died of his wounds yesterday a day after he was shot by Israeli troops during a protest on the Gaza border, the enclave’s health ministry said.
Ahmad Abu Tayoor, 17, was shot late Friday on the border close to the southern city of Rafah, the ministry said.
Now:
It is considered anti-Semitic to hold Israel to standards that would not be expected of any other country.
But this teenage boy was shot in the leg – ultimately murdered – for throwing a stone.
No member of any country’s armed forces should be allowed to claim it is reasonable to shoot a minor dead for throwing a stone.
This looks like a racist attack on a member of a different culture, to me.
I await – and I hope you do too – the Israeli government’s excuse.
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A brutal racist regime which murders people and steals land. It’s as simple as that.