Blood Libel 2.0
March 21, 2012 16:10 by Joe HyamsThe damage, as with all slander, is done at the moment of intimation, accusation, and defamation. And could it be that online incitement might have a hand in motivating offline terror such as Monday’s tragic mass murder at a school in Toulouse? The facts of that story are still being investigated. But the road from libel to acts of violence is a short one. Too much Jewish blood has indeed been spilled in the shadow of anti-Semitic vitriol disseminated through media, in every age.
But despite the damage already done in the case of Badawi, deterrence is the sword we wield best in a rough neighborhood. And the Jewish people have only recently had the capacity to defend and deter.
For every Badawi, there are thousands of militant anti-Semites, armed with keyboards (and little else above the waist). A fair few of them serve institutions and NGOs; others work in public positions and welfare offices.
All will closely watch how Badawi’s case plays out.
After spending an uncomfortable week in silence despite the media and UN scrutiny, Badawi tweeted a correction – and nothing more. No apology, no expression of regret, no acceptance of responsibility. She even had the audacity to insist her comments were from her personal Twitter account. As if that negated the consequence of defaming Israel.
You can be sure that the fuzzy line between private life and a person’s employment will come into question. That is a very real achievement for those of us campaigning at this time, on this issue. Let those who want to defame and spread venom think at least about losing their jobs, if not their moral worth by their actions.
Certainly if their Blood Libel 2.0 reflects on their Work 1.0.
Lev
6:29 pm
Mar 21, 2012
One thing we, the Jews, need to understand that those who hate us do not do so out of rational reasons and hence do not need incitement. They will hate us regardless, so the only thing we can do is get strong and fight back. And stop sucking up to everyone to like us. We owe the world no explanation for our survival. If they want to be on the right side it is their decision to make.
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Homer
11:35 pm
Mar 21, 2012
Also, keep in mind that many of the are, sadly, Jews themselves.
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R. Eluchans
6:31 pm
Mar 21, 2012
This is pure antisemitic behaviour before Nazi Germany.
The European intolerance from past centuries are still alive and passing to Northamerica,f based on ignorance political and religious agendas and on the mass ignorance of the people..
What a shame on political and religious leaderr of the Western World!!!
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Henry Tobias
6:32 pm
Mar 21, 2012
‘All will closely watch how Badawi’s case plays out.’ Don’t hold your breath.
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Ron
9:03 pm
Mar 21, 2012
Why don’t they twitter the picture from the CCTV of the child being shot at close range? Why didn’t they twitter the decapitated baby from the Fogel family? Show horrible TRUE pictures of Jewish victims. Why can’t a find the video of the Perelman beheading? Show it all, all the blood and gore, and horrer.
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Elliott Brennon
10:51 pm
Mar 21, 2012
Well, there is now a new definition of chutzpah. When you search Khulood Badawi in Google, look at one of the first items that show up:
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/news/4207-support-for-ocha-employee-khulood-badawi-
All of this is under the banner “Support Palestinian UN employee Khulood Badawi, currently under attack for expressing a personal opinion on her own Facebook page.” No statement of inaccuracy is cited. Not only do her handlers and supporters not “get it” they don’t even want to get it.
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Anama
11:11 pm
Mar 21, 2012
Today I commented this at http://www.anorak.co.uk/316512/news/did-un-workers-anti-israel-tweet-provoke-mohammed-merah-to-murder.html/
This representative of the UN falsified the picture data to enrage and provoke hatred against Israel. The anti-Israeli world campaign is based on lies. There is no justification to continue the charade. Is common knowledge, easily verifiable the fact that in Israel the assumed Palestinians are not victimized. The Arabs and Socialists must now give up this shameful patroness against an innocent State and innocent people around the world.
Khulood Badawi must be prosecuted and the UN must fired her in clear terms. She elaborated and publicized a complete fabrication for the purpose. Miss Badawi using an fake image to blame Israel.The incitement against Israel and Jews engaged in their demonization is a mistaken incitement.
I think it’s important to say show repeat all over the Internet, and EVERYWHERE!
We must stop this despicable movement specially in our universities…despite Soros network and Islamic multimillionaire donations… we must stop it now!
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Anama
12:56 am
Mar 22, 2012
Honest Report needs to show the same thing at the same time in English version as well of other countries/languages versions.
To make an Honest Report version with older news is simply unacceptable and frankly useless. We need to stop this lethal antisemitic campaign all over the world … In the civilized world the newspapers show each day the new facts, as here. The latest not the older news… At this very moment the phony picture of the “assassinated little Palestinian”is horrifying everybody… also some people use that as a pseudo revenge act in France… So what are you waiting to explain the truth of the facts, and the who and the whys they so badly needed? Nor Latin people nor the news are retarded… generally the international news are reading the same day it happened.
If we want to stop antisemitic campaign around the world you must publicize at the same time.
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Horrified
1:39 am
Mar 22, 2012
She didn’t really apologise at all. All she said was that the picture was taken several years earlier leaving the impression that the child died at the hands of the Israelis but some time back. I’m amazed that no one seems to have commented on this. What a disgrace!
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Bill Kelly
5:29 am
Mar 22, 2012
It is sad that Jews have been the target of so much hatred, undeservedly. But people are not born with hatred in their hearts. I remember seeing a news report about a family in the USA who were members of the KKK. They were so proud that that their child’s first spoken word ( at least one that they understood), was “nigger’. Many Christians are taught to love Israel, although I know that some who say they are Christians, have even persecuted Jews. But so much boils down to what you believe, and what you have been taught. All children need to know that no one is any less than another because of his lineage or nationality. And they need to know that God loves Jewish people, and that in fact He chose the seed of Abraham to accomplish wonderful blessed things for all humanity. We have the promise that the Gentiles will praise the God of Israel, through what Israel has brought forth. As a Christian I believe that this also includes Yeshua the Messiah, besides the fact that the basic morality that has been the standard for most of the world, came from the Torah, and the prophets. In other words, God gave this to us through Israel. As He told Abraham, ” I will bless those who bless you, and curse those those who curse you”. God’s blessings on Israel,
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dbdent
4:43 pm
Mar 22, 2012
For goodness sake what on earth do you expect from a person called BADAWI?
Bad are we !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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brent Pudsey
5:11 pm
Mar 24, 2012
this is a tragedy. It is terrible that such hatred exists. Bravo for honestyreporting for combating this.
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jimran
5:34 pm
Mar 24, 2012
Islam is the root of all evil…….All International terror is Muslim inspired… Lets say it as it is ….
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Ed Frias
4:40 pm
Mar 25, 2012
The so-called Palestinians invented themselves [there really are no such people as Palestinians, they are just Arabs from other Arab countries] So it should not come as a surprise that so-called Palestinians excel at inventing other things, like this fake funeral staged for the media to gain public sympathy for the “poor Palestinians” until the “corpse” falls off and magically regains consciousness. A definite contender for Best Pallywood Video of the Year Award.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgQLGYb9Xfo
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