Irish Newspaper: How to Boycott Israel

December 3, 2012 15:00 by Simon Plosker

Referring to fruit and vegetables, it states:

Much agricultural produce, labelled simply as coming from Israel, is likely to have been produced in settlement farms.

This is effectively a call for a boycott of all Israeli agricultural produce, irrespective of its geographical origin, on the pretext that it “is likely to have been produced in settlement farms.”

In addition, in reference to weapons, the guide states:

Aeronautic Defence Systems, based in Yavne, Centre District has sold armaments to the Irish Defence Forces as well as being a supplier to the Israeli Defence Forces.

Yavne is located in Israel’s central area, south of Tel Aviv and is certainly not in the West Bank. This can only lead to the conclusion that the Irish Times is promoting a general boycott of Israeli goods and services and not a “targeted” boycott of settlement goods.

About BDS

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a comprehensive, international strategy that seeks to present Israel as a pariah state analogous to Apartheid South Africa. Designed to isolate Israel politically, economically, militarily, academically and culturally, many of its member organizations aim to delegitimize the Two-State Solution and promote one state for both people, effectively replacing Israel with an Arab-majority state in all the territories of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. BDS has become the central organizing principle around which almost all anti-Israel activity now revolves.

Here are some resources on BDS:

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BDS is a movement that singles out Israel while ignoring other nations where there are genuine concerns about human rights. Note the numbers of Syrians currently dying at the hands of their own government while the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has linked its call for a boycott to the recent Israeli action in Gaza – an operation designed to end Hamas rocket attacks against Israel’s civilian population.

That the Irish Times has sought to turn a call for a boycott into a practical action is beyond the bounds of ethical journalism.

You can send your letters to the Irish Times both admonishing the paper for its thinly disguised stance and stating your opposition to the ICTU’s boycott call – lettersed@irishtimes.com

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Barry Williams

7:55 pm

Dec 03, 2012

For those of you who are interested in Ireland and it’s pro Israel movement check out

https://www.facebook.com/irish4israel

We had a pro Israel rally last sunday. The first big rally ever for Israel in Ireland,

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- Michael T
  
  8:07 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  Thank you Barry and to all who support Israel. It can be a hard road to travel when so much knee-jerk anti-Israeli propaganda is flooding the media. The islamic publicity machine is very effective and I wish Israel spent more effort in counteracting these biased media campaigns.
  
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Michael T

8:03 pm

Dec 03, 2012

I agree with those writers who ask that we not boycott all things Irish as not all Irish people are anti-semitic and understand Israel’s plight with the arab/islamic nations. Obviously the is considerable support for Israel amongst the ordinary Irish population. I only wish that those supporting Israel would be more vocal about this support and write the politcians and newspapers that voice anti-semitic bias as routine part of their publication strategy.

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- Donal Buckley
  
  8:07 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  Well take a look at Barry Williams’ site. Also take a look at http://www.israelireland.org.
  There is so much support for Israel in Ireland. We are dealing with a biased press though and that is a major problem. God Bless Israel!
  
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Blue

8:04 pm

Dec 03, 2012

I’m a pro-Israel Canadian. I’ve always seen Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East and hope that other countries in that part of the world also have the opportunity to become enlightened democracies. This latest boycott on Israeli goods is in response to the Israelis building homes in E1 development area.
I don’t understand why Israel is building there and I’m hoping someone can explain it to me. It seems to me, from my limited understanding, that each group should have their own turf. What’s going on in that regard? Would more trade between the West Bank and Israel help eliminate the tunnels? Looking forward to reading some replies!

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- m
  
  8:46 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  Allow me to explain, that is JEWISH land, taken from the Jews and given to arabs by the Brits. The arabs then attacked the Jews FROM that land. The Jews kicked the arab asses and took back their land and have seine been trying to appease the world by pandering to the left, Jews haters and Israel deniers.
  
  Even if it was never Jewish heartland, have you never before heard of a country taking another countries land? The Jewish nation need to BUILD EVERYWHERE on that land and send a message that this is theirs! Under international law it is THEIR. What the hell is all the fuss about.
  
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  - Blue
    
    9:02 pm
    
    Dec 03, 2012
    
    Thanks for your response. I understand the true history and know that we (Jewish people) have every right to live in Israel. I don’t understand where today’s Israel stands in regards to the people now called Palestinians. I read the newspapers, Israeli as well, but as you know there is a lot of hype in any newspaper, so I thought I’d ask the people who read this blog. I’m reading in your post that you feel that they lost the war (that they started) and they have no right to be there at all – correct? Is that the popular opinion in Israel? Thanks again for your feedback – it’s good to know what others think.
    
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    - adam
      
      9:44 pm
      
      Dec 03, 2012
      
      Try Israelnationalnews.com it is 100% accurate and usually ahead of the other news sources on Israel. AP (associated Press) is indeed raidly anti-Israel and frequently distorts reporting (as does the BBC, NY Times and CNN).
      
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      - Blue
        
        10:08 pm
        
        Dec 03, 2012
        
        Thank you! Will do!
        
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- m
  
  9:03 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  Blue
  PS
  I am also a pro Israel Canadian as most of us are. I am also a Zionist. HUGE Zionist. Not on religious grounds though, but rather on the simple basis that Israel is in the right both legally and morally.
  
  We have Israel deniers in this country too but most Canadians are pro Israel and fully support Israel. The problem we have is massive immigration from islamic shit holes and that can well change out politics as it has in Europe.
  
  We need to nip this in the bud but I’m not sure if the weed has already begun to blossom. I’m in the west; we do not have the big issue here YET, but I see what has happened in the east and it is a concern. Let us learn from Europe’s mistakes.
  
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  - Blue
    
    9:20 pm
    
    Dec 03, 2012
    
    Hello Fellow Cannuck!
    
    I agree that most Canadians support Israel, and thank goodness for that. I read the National Post and they are generally quite supportive of Israel – it’s comforting to know that we can pick up a paper and read an unbiased report. The other stuff makes me crazy. Recently there was an article talking about the radical Islamists that are about to be released from prison, and how little their ideologies changed while incarcerated. Charming. Let’s hope we learned something from Europe.
    
    Blue
    
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    - simon
      
      10:04 pm
      
      Dec 03, 2012
      
      As a non Canadian (N. Ireland) I’ve got to agree with your warning to your fellow Canadians. The radicals you speak of don’t just come out of prison just holding similar views to before, those views have been honed and intensified to a truly horrific degree. Whats more as in the case of the UK, every non radical in the prison population gets exposed to their poison especially younger less grounded types who in turn catch the ‘virus’ of Islamic radicalism and become carriers themselves.
      The UK has boxed itself into a corner on this and is reaping the consequences. Radical Islamists neither respect or even acknowledges liberalism which they interpret as weakness.
      
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      - Blue
        
        10:24 pm
        
        Dec 03, 2012
        
        Thank you. I read about that problem. In Canada, all the Islamic radicals are kept apart from the rest of the prison population. They’re all kept together in one place, which probably doesn’t help to rehabilitate them. They’re still messed up young men, and they will be released soon.
        http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/30/as-convicted-terrorists-face-possible-release-canada-faced-with-growing-problem-how-do-you-rehabilitate-them/
        
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- Eyal Hartogs
  
  10:18 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  They are not building in E1. They have not even been given building permits. They have only been given prelimenary planning permissions. Surely more horrendous than the 11.000 Syrians that have been killed the last couple of months in Damascus…
  
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Les

8:10 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Much of this due to the long standing anti-Semetism of the roman catholic church, which is
still a major influence in Ireland. 1500 years of telling their parishioners the lie of deicide
by the Jews. A truly evil and corrupt organization, as the Irish are beginning to see.

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Richard M

8:20 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Does this mean that Israel gets to boycott Irish products because they haven’t settled several centuries worth of “troubles”?

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Shira

8:40 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Rubbish!

Does the the Irish Congress of Trade Unions having nothing better to do? It would seem that the ICTU’s inability to offer any true leadership and economic stimulus domestically is instead resorted to a pseudo-political maneuver to deflect it’s ineptitude by slandering Israel. What a pathetic excuse for a trade organization.

The boycott smells of the Limerick Pogrom and the intolerance of David Begg. The fact that the Irish Times would publish such trash, reflects poorly on the paper.

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Stephen

8:48 pm

Dec 03, 2012

The BBC used to use what seemed to be almost exclusively Irish reporters in Israel in the 1970s/80s. It wasn’t pretty. No matter what, there was always something wrong that Israel did. An example that comes to mind was an Arab village that refused to pay for water or electricity – so Israel cut them off. It was reported as if it was a crime against humanity.

Israel was attacked by Egypt and Jordan. Israel won. Egypt and Jordan quit all claims to the WB and Gaza. In the UN tradition, these lands can be taken by Israel. Israel wants to play nice. I say, Israel fix the borders taking 4 to 5% of the WB without transfers. Period.

And since Ireland has so little to export, boycott.

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m

8:52 pm

Dec 03, 2012

News flash to the Irish media, the ones to get hurt in their boycott are not only themselves but the arabs that work for the Israeli farmers or even have farms of their own.

How the hell is anybody to know if a grape came from a Jewish farm or an arab 1. The left is more dense than a sack of doorknobs.

Think of all the nice, useful or critical things that we all enjoy from Israeli ingenuity. Who wants to go with out that?

Israel will remain the perpetual winner in this ridiculous battle.

BTW, you can find out where boycotts are to be held in your area & then simply do as we do, have yourself a BUYcott. It’s un, it drives the left nuts, help the stores, and we get cool Israeli stuff

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Devorah

9:19 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Ireland imports POTATOES?!?! Hmmm. Anyway, notice how selective the boycott list is. No lifesaving pharmaceutical products are listed, and there are dozens. No high tech products either. Cowards!

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- Eithne Lalor
  
  9:37 pm
  
  Dec 03, 2012
  
  This paper does NOT represent the Irish people. Most people I know are fully supportive of Israel
  
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Hannah kleinfeld

9:43 pm

Dec 03, 2012

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=MhtJxC6NwFw&desktop_uri=/watch?v=MhtJxC6NwFw&gl=GB
I thought I would help you out.
Regards
H.kleinfeld

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simon

9:49 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Yes a bit of perspective…

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mike Hayes

9:54 pm

Dec 03, 2012

Up to now I trusted the Irish Times, especially when I lived in Ireland many years ago. Now I am removing it from my scroll bar. Disgusted with tolerated anti-semitism in Ireland.

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Leonard Kahn

9:58 pm

Dec 03, 2012

The uninformed poor Irish need to come to Israel and see how the Arabs in Israel have a far better way of life than in most Arab countries. There are many Arab lawyers and many of them become Judges, in fact an Arab Judge was one of the Judges that sentenced Katzir the former Israeli Prime Minister to serve time in jail. There are many Arab Doctors and some of them help in saving the lives of children from the West Bank and Gaza though open heart surgery with the

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