Let me see if I get this straight. This picture is perfectly acceptable to publish?
But the Middle-East has a tantrum when some Danish cartoonist lampoons them?
Not very sporting. No sirree.
I'm sure this finds a lot of fans among the hard left in Europe and North America.
Well some Isrealites would probably find the picture rather funny since they don't like Benjamin. Some cynics would say he is the latest to take his turn at the through. Then again he is no prophet and not a holy figure in the Jewish religion. Had it been Moses or another great religious figure, the outcry in Israel would probably have been just as vociferous. I don't recall any uproar from Arab circles for ridiculing Bin Laden for instance.
ReplyDeleteLet's compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges.
Hm.
ReplyDeleteTo me, this image equates Israel with the swine flu - get it?
But your point is fairly taken. Political is open game but not religious. However, I still think there's a double standard.
You could be right about the swine flu but to me it reminded more the corruption Israelites themselves complain about their leaders, Livni seeming the rare one exempt from suspicion. But she did not garner enough vote to upset the myriad other parties.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can not read Arabic.
I must profess that while I do quite a bit of snooping and researching before posting (which is why I tend to always link opposing views on a particular subject) I didn't do so here. I went with gut and based on precedence. A no-no when it comes to the Mid-East I guess.
ReplyDeleteStill, every time I look at it (and I know Benjamin is a polarizing figure in Israel)I can't help but feel a sinister under current.
The ubdercurrent is certainly there, but in what direction is it flowing?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710873312&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
ReplyDeleteHere's one source.