Flytilla 2, the sequel: You know, the funniest part of this AP brief about 2,500 pro-Palestinian “protesters” coming into Israel on Sunday is this bit:
Organizers say they want to draw attention to Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Because nobody every pays any attention to them. Ever. Not nobody, not nohow.
Of course Israel is ready for them. Again.
Yeah, he said that about the Rwanda genocide, too: Kofi Annan says it’s too early to say that the Syrian plan has failed. Just ignore the deaths, the cross-border killings, the continuous fighting, Syria’s non-compliance with the UN timeline. None of that means the peace plan isn’t working.
Oh, look. HRW has noticed the Gaza :”collaborator” executions: Color me unimpressed. When they release report after report documenting Hamas’ human rights violations, I’ll start giving them credit. But they’re too busy slamming Israel for that.
Stupid college students don’t understand why non-Mel Brooks Jewish Hitler parodies are offensive: You know, I can see the Jewish columnist’s point of view, and understand why he is so offended. I would be if they’d done that to me in college. But I also know that college humor is stupid, and college student April Fool’s issues are stupid and often offensive. Here is your proof of stupid:
“Even given the subject matter, it’s surprising it’s being taken so seriously,” DiMaria said. “Everyone knows who we are, and we print everything as satire. We’re not out to get anyone or be malicious.”
Translation: “But–but–but we were just KIDDING!”
Stupid.
Make them apologize, print a HUGE front-page retraction, and be done with it. Bias laws are stupid, too.
Shmuley Boteach on Obama and Israel: Whoa. The knives are out.
I looked at what he compared the “satire” article to and the difference showed. THe other articles were so deliberately over the top that there was no way that they could be taken as anything but satire. For example, the new uniforms of the football team were to be made out of $100 bills. However, this was totally over the line and could have been a serious article by a known antisemite. The only thing that could have labeled it as “satire” was the name of the columnist.
If they wanted “satire” they could have written an article about Martians and the discrimination they face because of their green skin.
Yes, you’re probably right. But you do have to remember that college humor is called sophomoric for a reason. They’re stupid. The editor interviewed is absolutely stunned that anyone could have taken the article seriously. Stupid. Again, I understand the columnist’s anger completely. If they had done it to me, I’d be raging like you would not believe. But I’m older and calmer now. The stupid children should learn a good lesson out of this, and hopefully, they will.