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That sounds a bit worse.Shamana is now Gehrman
You can do when you're using it as an example of what would happen now.You can't compare an era 300 years ago to today. It was a totally different time. BTW, I am not sure till how long the "different clothes" practice lasted either but we are talking about a time when the enlightened western countries would slaughter every other citizen of the land they now owned/conquered. Compared to that Jews had a much better status and for the time it was much better than the norm. To me that makes it seem quite obvious if tables were turned, palestinians would not eliminate every jewish person.
As for the "feelings before", the growing anti Jewish sentiment (even before holocaust) was primarily in Europe, not Middle East.
Yeah I wouldn't argue they're unconnected, obviously the acceptance and defence of Israel's existence as an overt and unapologetic ethnostate, whether from the Israeli right, mainstream voices in the US and UK or the German left, has a lot to do with the Holocaust and the general fact that Jews in non-Jewish states, particularly in Europe, have historically been persecuted.I think it is possible that the two are connected even if not the same, the reasons for current actions and beliefs embedded in the past. The aims never rest, any ceasefires or negotiated peace only results in settlers taking more, any protest including violence from Hamas, which let's be honest is a fraction of the response, sees the process repeat and around we go again. At some point Israel will run out of victims.
John Oliver's not JewishIts crazy how John Oliver as a Jew, could be so much more straightforward and honest on this situation than the self-styled son of Apartheid Trevor Noah was last week.
I don't think Oliver is Jewish?
Its crazy how John Oliver as a Jew, could be so much more straightforward and honest on this situation than the self-styled son of Apartheid Trevor Noah was last week.
John Oliver's not Jewish
He is. He confirmed it in his previous Israel-Palestine segment back in 2014.I don't think Oliver is Jewish?
Thought Trevor Noah handled this discussion pretty well.
Its crazy how John Oliver as a Jew, could be so much more straightforward and honest on this situation than the self-styled son of Apartheid Trevor Noah was last week.
He did. Trevor Noah is ma boy. Love him.Thought Trevor Noah handled this discussion pretty well.
Oh okay, there's a video on YouTube from about 2016 where he said he wasn't, in response to being asked.He is. He confirmed it in his previous Israel-Palestine segment back in 2014.
Not for me. Mealy-mouthed and bullshit impartiality, when in previous segments he's spoken truth to power.Thought Trevor Noah handled this discussion pretty well.
Hmm that's strange. I must have imagined it, cos I've just checked and it seems you are right.Oh okay, there's a video on YouTube from about 2016 where he said he wasn't, in response to being asked.
I don't think so. He is a lapsed Anglican and there have been no reports of him converting.He is. He confirmed it in his previous Israel-Palestine segment back in 2014.
Maybe I misunderstood your post. No, I wouldn't attempt to directly compare the two but I think we agree on the historical fear. When you see some speak about Palestinian Arabs you begin to wonder about the relationship between the two events, that's all. Not that I'd want to come across as suggesting that all Israelis or Jews are the same.Yeah I wouldn't argue they're unconnected, obviously the acceptance and defence of Israel's existence as an overt and unapologetic ethnostate, whether from the Israeli right, mainstream voices in the US and UK or the German left, has a lot to do with the Holocaust and the general fact that Jews in non-Jewish states, particularly in Europe, have historically been persecuted.
But that wasn't really my point. I don't have any issue with discussion of the Holocaust and how it has influenced the current situation. I definitely don't have issues with people comparing the situation in Palestine to historical events, as long as the comparison has more to it than 'both are racist things involving Jewish people'. My point is that the Holocaust isn't a valid comparison and I'm uncomfortable with it being invoked in the same way I'd be uncomfortable with someone saying "He's raped him there" to describe a footballer dribbling past someone. Regardless of whether it's done in good faith or not, invoking the Holocaust inappropriately can understandably be read as downplaying it's seriousness, or as an attempt to weaponise the suffering of Jews against the Israeli government.
In the case of East Jerusalem and the West Bank the Israeli aim is basically to enable and encourage illegal land grabs, use the backlash to justify de facto annexation of the territory and eventually push all the Palestinians off their land and into Jordanian refugee camps. In Gaza the tactic appears to be to make it as awful a place to live as possible and to use backlash as propaganda and pretext for more oppression, all with the aim of stopping Gaza developing into a functioning entity which might lead to louder calls for a two-state solution. Clearly this is morally reprehensible.
Generally speaking it's clear that the Israeli government sees little worth in the lives of Palestinians and they're more than happy to kill innocents to achieve their goals, but it's not the same as killing 6m people in a very clear attempt to wipe their entire race off the earth. 'Not as bad as Hitler' is a low bar and it's certainly not a compliment.
I would think it would be listed on the early childhood part of his Wiki, as it is for most.Hmm that's strange. I must have imagined it, cos I've just checked and it seems you are right.
You might be thinking of Jon Stewart, who is Jewish and also critical of Israel?Hmm that's strange. I must have imagined it, cos I've just checked and it seems you are right.
One can have perceived impartiality regarding this while discussing real issues on both sides. He does seem to have a stance, though.Not for me. Mealy-mouthed and bullshit impartiality, when in previous segments he's spoken truth to power.
Indeed. He’s a Perpetual Exemptionist.John Oliver's not Jewish
This may explain it: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/mar/31/trevor-noah-backlash-highlights-jokes-jews-womenNot for me. Mealy-mouthed and bullshit impartiality, when in previous segments he's spoken truth to power.
I like his style. He just calls out bullshit whenever he sees it.
Its crazy how John Oliver as a Jew, could be so much more straightforward and honest on this situation than the self-styled son of Apartheid Trevor Noah was last week.
It’s anti Semitic to boycott them for war crimesDidn't know that boycotting Israeli products is deemed illegal in the US and some European countries.
Absolutely mad.
The thing is, I've read his Wiki before and it previously did state that he was Jewish - this was a long time ago though, so likely would not have been legit.I would think it would be listed on the early childhood part of his Wiki, as it is for most.
I'm trying not to derail this thread this much because I think Israel's conduct since the beginning has been horrific but will carry it on for a little bit longer.Yeah I appreciate we are talking of different times. I was just using my own experiences to get a feel of what it may have been like for some folk. Even in my generation some folk had it worse or better depending where they lived. I'm probably way off but I don't know any other way to try and understand the situation that was so long ago.
With regards to minority rights I'm thinking you are talking about the Jizya or tax for non muslims?
If so it's something that gets used a lot but isn't really looked into. So for example muslims in Muslim lands were all paying 2.5% of their total wealth (so properties livestock etc is all considered) but the "dhimmis" or non muslims are not liable for that. They pay Jiziya which even today would be less than £20 a year. Obviously excluded widows/elderly and children. It also excluded any non muslim joining the military. FYI some muslims in Pakistan claim to be Shia so they only pay the lesser amount to this day.
I'm not suggesting everything was a bed of roses however I do believe the majority of issues leading to migration etc were in large part to geo-political reasons. So for example who had heard of the Yazidis before ISIS?
Also I think depending on which part of history you read it can give a different view. So for me as a Muslim who studied some parts outside of UK my views on likes of Salahuddins and Richard were different to howni was taught in school. Similarly the view of muslims by muslims isn't always what we hear in UK. So the Ottomans for example have critics in the Muslim world and they existed for a long while. You won't get those on CNN when discussing the Caliphate. But this isn't down to them more the media want a foaming at the mouth Islamist or a complete sell out.
The tragedy for me is that the truth is somewhere in between what muslims and non muslims believe or are taught but unless we sit and discuss, in a manner where accusations are off the table, we won't get to the truth.
Illegal but not criminal in the UK public sector.Didn't know that boycotting Israeli products is deemed illegal in the US and some European countries.
Absolutely mad.
Much worse in the US, as expected.Illegal but not criminal in the UK public sector.
Which makes me laugh when posters like @The Original say that the resistance should be through 'acceptable' channels and not through any means necessaryIt’s anti Semitic to boycott them for war crimes
Educators lose their jobs if they don’t sign a pro-Israel pledge.Didn't know that boycotting Israeli products is deemed illegal in the US and some European countries.
Absolutely mad.
I thought that might have been the case, but I distinctly remember it being mentioned on a LWT segment.You might be thinking of Jon Stewart, who is Jewish and also critical of Israel?
I think its more so down to the fact that rules and norms are rapidly changing about what can be discussed on shows. Five or ten years ago, Oliver's piece would've resulted in a lot more pushback.Anyway perhaps HBO allow for more editorial leeway than Comedy Central?
The key detail which you're missing is that this system worked (by in large) before the advent of nation states. With large non-homogenous groups of people loosely falling under one empire, these groups were given considerable autonomy to rule according to their own doctrines, and largely stayed within their own 'tribes'. Within a modern lens, it does look vastly different to what we're used to now, but there's a certain logic therein (imo).I'm trying not to derail this thread this much because I think Israel's conduct since the beginning has been horrific but will carry it on for a little bit longer.
I think regardless of the amounts, you, I and pretty much any other minority in this country would not be happy with being marked out as different to the 'native' population, especially if that difference is marked by religion.
The Middle East has an incredible patchwork of ethnic groups and religions and I've used that myself in the past as a rebuttal to Islamophobes claiming Islam has a tendancy to simply absorb/ slaughter anyone in its way (certainly seems from a non-historian's perspective to have more diversity in that field than Europe did for instance) but I'm not referring to them. I'm referring to the increasing pressure on Christians across the Middle East, including their largest community in Egypt. This has nothing to do with Israel and yet I have seen (and heard) first hand the rhetoric used against them by the Muslim Brothers for instance, the Salafis or sadly, some of my own in-laws.
I genuinely don't mean this in a snarky way but I'm not toally sure what the rest of the post is regarding, unless its to say that Islam and its history is often misrepresented in the West, which I would generally agree with but which I'm not totally sure is relevant to our discussion at present, as I haven't made any general comments about Islam as a religion in this thread.
That’s insane.Educators lose their jobs if they don’t sign a pro-Israel pledge.
Hate Greenwood, but this is a good article...
https://theintercept.com/2018/12/17/israel-texas-anti-bds-law/
Trever Noah is an idiot (since he was cheering on an India/Pakistan war). Honestly, so is John Oliver in many cases.Thought Trevor Noah handled this discussion pretty well.
I'm not missing anything. I didn't claim that the system is completely transferrable to now but there is little point in judging how Jews lived in Islamic countries 300 years ago and using that to judge how the Arab countries would deal with them now, without at least a significant and persistent detoxifying of the rhetoric which has pervaded much of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Arabic media in the past 70 years.The key detail which you're missing is that this system worked (by in large) before the advent of nation states. With large non-homogenous groups of people loosely falling under one empire, these groups were given considerable autonomy to rule according to their own doctrines, and largely stayed within their own 'tribes'. Within a modern lens, it does look vastly different to what we're used to now, but there's a certain logic therein (imo).
If he's a news broadcaster, then by all means, be as impartial as you like. But, he's a commentator, and someone who has written and spoken at length on injustices around the world, and most especially in his own country and America when it comes to the subjugation and historic plunder of black people, where he well and truly spoke truth to power.One can have perceived impartiality regarding this while discussing real issues on both sides. He does seem to have a stance, though.
Perhaps just not as vitriolic as you would like.
Possibly, but this is a situation that transcends trivial bullshit like the above. Just as BLM is. He spoke so well and eloquently on that last year. The least I expected, was for him to do likewise this time around.
it always gets dragged into it when there’s nowhere else for a Zionist to go, it’s their ace in the hole. Israel actions are a disgrace to humanity, whatever the ethnicity of the populations involved. Big Love and respect to all the reasonable people standing up to them, especially the Jewish protestors in Israel. Takes massive balls to stand up in what is basically a right wing dictatorship where your friends could probably have you arrested or worse. Reasonable people know this is pure crime and ethnic cleansing and the right wing Israelis are total hypocrites and thievesWhich makes me laugh when posters like @The Original say that the resistance should be through 'acceptable' channels and not through any means necessary