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| The posting of the above websites run by Jewish
people opposed to Israel's policies prompted a strong
reaction, indeed an over-reaction. Articles appeared on
several pro-Zionist web sites denouncing this website for
posting the list and denouncing any Jewish people who
didn't support Ariel Sharon, dismissing them as a tiny
minority of dissenters, kooks, "self hating
Jews", and so forth. So strong was the response that it called attention to itself. And it appears that popular support for Ariel Sharon may be as much of a manufactured media myth as are Bush's approval ratings. It is easy to understand why Sharon's supporters are concerned. IDF up to the rank of General are refusing to attack civilians in Palestine. Israeli citizens are serving as human shields for Arafat. As the photos below prove, Jewish people of conscience are standing side by side with Arabs opposed to the Mideast wars and protesting in front of the Israeli embassy. This is a critical problem for Sharon and his backers. They need the illusion that they have the support of 100% of the world's Jewish people so that they can deflect criticism by screaming "Jew hate" and "anti-Semite". Sharon and his supporters cannot justify or explain their actions against Arabs or their continued defiance of the United Nations, or their buildup of weapons of mass destruction. Their only defense is to be able to brand critics as "hate groups". But those defenses all fall flat if Sharon's critics are themselves Jewish. The "self hating Jew" label has never worked to silence critics of Sharon's policies who are Jewish, and even Israeli. And the recent rampage of Sharon supporters engaging in hacking, threats, and obscene phone calls, is an admission that they know they have lost the argument on its merits. Only by blurring the line between criticism of Sharon's policies and racial hatred of Jews can Sharon and his supporters continue to evade the world's criticism for their war crimes. But as more and more Jewish people start to speak out against Sharon's policies, that device will simply cease to work. And that is why Sharon's supporters have reacted as strongly as they have to the suggestion that Jewish people are not in agreement with what is happening in Palestine. |
20,000 Orthodox Jews protest outside Israel's Embassy, 2/12/2002
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French Jews Call For Prosecuting
‘Criminal’ Sharon
The illusion that Sharon represents the world's Jewish people
continues to collapse.
See also: Israel does NOT speak for all of the Jewish people
