Monday, August 16, 2004
Left or right is not important -- what matters is hating Jews
For those who claim that anti-Zionism has nothing to do with anti-semitism: isn't it interesting that the National Front members standing outside the anti-racism meeting in Wellington were holding "Free Palestine" banners?
You may say "Habib, it can't be true! The supporters of Palestine are good, progressive people, aren't they? Why would anti-semitic neo-Nazis want to have anything to do with them?"
I would reply: "Oh, naiive one. For decades there were documented, verified links between Palestinian and extremist Islamic groups, and neo-Nazi groups. The fact is, they have a common enemy. You should know, that in opposing Israel, you are making common cause with Nazis."
The Southern Poverty Law Center, leaders in studying the extreme Right, have produced a report on this phenonomon: "The Swastika and the Crescent".
See TVNZ's coverage of the meeting here:
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_index_skin/news_index_group
You may say "Habib, it can't be true! The supporters of Palestine are good, progressive people, aren't they? Why would anti-semitic neo-Nazis want to have anything to do with them?"
I would reply: "Oh, naiive one. For decades there were documented, verified links between Palestinian and extremist Islamic groups, and neo-Nazi groups. The fact is, they have a common enemy. You should know, that in opposing Israel, you are making common cause with Nazis."
The Southern Poverty Law Center, leaders in studying the extreme Right, have produced a report on this phenonomon: "The Swastika and the Crescent".
See TVNZ's coverage of the meeting here:
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_index_skin/news_index_group
