David’s Medienkritik alerts us to this Anti-semitic video clip (req. RealPlayer) from NDR, a regional German public TV channel. The video is scheduled to be broadcast tomorrow night (Thurs., April 29) on the political satire program Extra3.
David says:
‘You don’t need to speak German to understand the message of the clip: awful Ariel Sharon suppresses the poor Palestinians. Now, that’s the standard bias in the German media, so this by itself doesn’t deserve special attention. But have a closer look at the scene with a Jew sitting laughing on the back of a Palestinian, and the one where a Jew stands next to a Palestinian who holds a sign “Doof” (Dumb):
How disturbing to see this coming from Germany, just 60 years after similar depictions of Jews (using their alleged intellectual superiority to exploit the simpleton) were used by Nazi propagada to produce the horrors of the death camps. This is a fine example of today’s European anti-semitism masquerading as anti-Israel opinion.
NDR goes on to poke fun at religious jews:
Quote: “Look: there are a few settlement homes, erected before your very eyes. And just like that the dear Israelis with the funny curly sideburns moved in for the Palestinians. All was well…”
David continues: ‘A couple of years ago this clip would not have been shown on German TV. Times are a-changing…
‘Anti-semitism used to be a right-wing speciality in Germany. Yet, there aren’t that many right-wing anti-semites left in Germany. However, anti-semitism of the left is healthy and active and can be studied in the context of “criticism” of Ariel Sharon and Israel’s policies in the German media. It’s a bias of the German media, not of the German people.‘
ACTION ITEM: The “Rundfunkrat” is the supervisory board of the TV channel NDR. Chairman is Lutz Mohaupt. Send him your comments – politely. Remember, Mohaupt didn’t produce this video: [email protected]
(Hat tip: Max)
