The need to distinguish between fabrication and fact
There is an important difference between fabrication and fact. How and why should a German government under Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership suddenly adopt revisionist policies with regard to Israel? How and why should the country that has become Israel’s most important ally in Europe deviate from its chosen path and betray the Jewish state? Is the Germany which Freund singles out in his column the same Germany that has shown and proven through the post-war years that it treats Israel and Jewish communities around the globe with utmost respect and sympathy? We better take a look at the facts instead of being led astray by rumor, prejudice and uninformed opinion. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/The-need-to-distinguish-between-fabrication-and-fact-316754
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Shame on Germany for boycotting Jews
This is an absolute outrage, one that is both morally obscene and historically indefensible, and the government of Angela Merkel should be ashamed of itself for going along with such a discriminatory practice. Whatever one may think of the peace process and the two-state solution, it should be obvious that treating merchandise differently simply because the person who owns the factory where it was made is a follower of Moses rather than Muhammad is an act of pure bigotry… This is not only hypocrisy, it is hatred, pure and simple. As the Anti-Defamation League’s Abraham Foxman put it, “If the only country you want to single out is Israel, that’s anti- Semitism.”
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Shame-on-Germany-for-boycotting-Jews-316069
Europe’s bizarre fixation with blaming Jews
Sadly, Germany has joined the rest of the EU in this craziness. Europe’s bizarre fixation with blaming Jews for the world’s ills is an ugly stain on that civilization that never fades — no matter how hard it’s scrubbed… Yes, Jewish settlements and businesses in what’s called the West Bank are a sore spot for Arabs — and for some Europeans. But that area will inevitably be subject to negotiation as part of a two-state settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. So why should Europe try to force the hand of one side but not the other?
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/061313-659929-eu-germany-should-know-better-than-to-discriminate-by-labeling-jewish-products.htm#ixzz2WPFge6Gj
Germany Revives the Jewish Boycott
Foxman dismissed the notion that the situation in the West Bank was unique and therefore might justify a unique response. He argued that the focus on alleged Israeli human right abuses relating to settlements was an excuse to single out Israel. Foxman pointed out that given the dismal human rights situation in so many places worldwide, “where people are being killed for who they are, and this is the only concern?” Foxman added, “Where are the sanctions against those who kill Christians [in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Turkey, to name a few]? Where is the outcry?” http://frontpagemag.com/2013/joseph-puder/germany-revives-the-jewish-boycott/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=d2e1cfa351-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-d2e1cfa351-156407125