You would think that in a sane world the aftermath of October 7th would have resulted in the discomfort and ostracization of people who support the palestinians and the palestinian cause rather than the Jewish nation and people who suffered the horrific atrocities that day. But this is not a sane and rational world, and "progressives"/marxists are especially without any moral bearing or basic human decency.
As Telegraph journalist Eleanor Steafel wrote ‘… Authors, agents, scouts and publishers spoke of the growing sense of discomfort and ostracization they have experienced in their industry since the October 7th attacks.
An eye opening and hard hitting piece. Thank you for bringing this to my notice. Your lines about people not liking a living Jew reminded me of Shylock (of Merchants of Venice). I don’t follow the Israel-Palestine conflict very closely and I have not been close to it but the one-sided ness of the narrative has always struck me.
"...BDS has for many years been unpopular with Jews both in Israel and outside because it uncomfortably reflects the early days of Nazi Germany, whereby Jews were restricted from certain trades, practices and areas – with ghettoization and death camps following shortly after..."
I wonder if that was one of the goals. Not only the economic ham
-stringing , but also the unsettling reminder and a low, sinister whisper saying "oh, yesssss....'Again.' "
If a bully can't actually touch his prey, making his prey uncomfortable can be almost as satisfying.
Hi Carol, You made it through! Saw your subscribe pop up 10 mins ago. Yes, I think BDS is becoming enormously unpopular already. Look at all the famous names that have come out in outrage against these artistic boycotts. Roger Walters is now finding himself like a leper in the music community. When he phones big stars these days, they groan, 'Oh no, not that assh*le again!' :)
1) What an an amazing CV you have.
2) What you talk about is why I'm publishing on Substack with paid subscribers being my payment.
3) Ireland's complicated. Britain isn’t the bad guy in world history. Quite the opposite.
Great article John, I love Jack Reacher books and I love them even more now that Lee Child has spoken out so well against the disgusting BDS.
Stand for Israel 🇮🇱. Shalom.
p.s. I have many Irish friends who hate their government's blatant anti-semitic stance !
You would think that in a sane world the aftermath of October 7th would have resulted in the discomfort and ostracization of people who support the palestinians and the palestinian cause rather than the Jewish nation and people who suffered the horrific atrocities that day. But this is not a sane and rational world, and "progressives"/marxists are especially without any moral bearing or basic human decency.
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As Telegraph journalist Eleanor Steafel wrote ‘… Authors, agents, scouts and publishers spoke of the growing sense of discomfort and ostracization they have experienced in their industry since the October 7th attacks.
Kol Hakavod.
Ani Maskim !
I have written on this myself and thought I was alone. Thanks for a detailed and illuminating article.
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An eye opening and hard hitting piece. Thank you for bringing this to my notice. Your lines about people not liking a living Jew reminded me of Shylock (of Merchants of Venice). I don’t follow the Israel-Palestine conflict very closely and I have not been close to it but the one-sided ness of the narrative has always struck me.
Brilliant thought provoking
"...BDS has for many years been unpopular with Jews both in Israel and outside because it uncomfortably reflects the early days of Nazi Germany, whereby Jews were restricted from certain trades, practices and areas – with ghettoization and death camps following shortly after..."
I wonder if that was one of the goals. Not only the economic ham
-stringing , but also the unsettling reminder and a low, sinister whisper saying "oh, yesssss....'Again.' "
If a bully can't actually touch his prey, making his prey uncomfortable can be almost as satisfying.
Hi Carol, You made it through! Saw your subscribe pop up 10 mins ago. Yes, I think BDS is becoming enormously unpopular already. Look at all the famous names that have come out in outrage against these artistic boycotts. Roger Walters is now finding himself like a leper in the music community. When he phones big stars these days, they groan, 'Oh no, not that assh*le again!' :)