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Comment on Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO by Robert

Robert — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:47:57 +0000

David
Very interesting
Thank you

Comment on Community Relations Commission Challenges “The Promise” by Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:28:58 +0000

And then I looked up again at the heading of this posting and noticed that the THIRTYONE page letter, compl;ex,comprehensive, passionate and rational was enthusiastically received with the now customary ” Yeah, no way !!” by those so used to the Yids winging each time we… provoke them and slap them back with even more insults, because we ( SBS and their ilk ) can’t wait for the mailman. But, hey who am I to stave off a communal tradition so resilient, well entrenched in evey coffee and toast perfumed little private office manned and womanned by the the best, most articulate and restless letter writers !!

P.S.
this letter was composed and sent from my private garage.

Comment on Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO by david

david — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:45:19 +0000

To Robert

Sorry their automatic majority was not enough,

They needed 129 votes and only got 107 votes.

UNESCO do not want to discuss this issue with me after I pointed it out to them.

Their foolishness has cost them heaps and is set to wreak havoc as is apparent from this article.

Comment on Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO by david

david — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:55:43 +0000

To Paul Winter

For an outlay of $100000 Ms Bokova can get the International Court of Justice to tell her whether UNESCO can recoup $260 million that will be lost by UNESCO up to 2013.

She doesn’t even have to rely on the PA giving her the money or get her staff to beg on street corners.

There are plenty of litigation funders world wide who would put up the $100000 for a possible 20% of the amount recouped.

UNESCO is being really foolish.

It appears to be putting its vote on Palestine into an Iranian type nuclear facility to do anything to avoid going to the International Court to get a ruling on its unlawful decision.

Meantime millions of people world wide will continue to suffer as UNESCO cuts its programs.

This is a totally irresponsible position for UNESCO to adopt.

UNESCO needs to be shamed and outed for its untenable stance.

If JWire readers agree – then please sign the following petition and join the 900 people from 25 countries who have done so.
http://www.change.org/petitions/unesco-review-palestines-unconstitutional-membership

Comment on Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO by Robert

Robert — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:49:05 +0000

The Arabs have got petro dollars by the trillions
They pushed this through with their “automatic majority”, they can pay for it but obviously they don’t
When will Kurdistan become a member?
Who is their ” special rapporteur “?

Comment on Community Relations Commission Challenges “The Promise” by Liat Nagar

Liat Nagar — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:04:08 +0000

Congratulations Stepan Kerkyasharian, on your independence of mind, compassion and sense of fair play, and thank you. Well spoken Paul Winter, however it’s rare that things are ever too late ‘completely and finally’, especially, I think, in the area of justice. If enough Jewish people and others such as Mr Kerkyasharian registered their views by letter, and in a public way, both to SBS and anybody associated with SBS such as funding bodies, and continued to do so, there could still be redress to this situation. It’s important to have the situation exposed and just complaining to one another will not do that.

Comment on SBS rules that “The Promise” does not vilify Jews or Israelis by Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:59:37 +0000

While you are right in essence, the “forensic” in this particular case is nowhere to be seen. Mind you, it is a Jewish speciality nevertheless.I said it once ot twice: ” They have Al Fatah, Al Jeezira, Al Ahram, we have Al Sueyou”, not that our lawyers seem all that good in the forum when it comes to Jewish matters. They are, perhaps, too busy being fantastic communal leaders.

Comment on Four journos report on trip to Israel by Shirlee Finn

Shirlee Finn — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:39:47 +0000

I’d like to thank Joel, Kylie , Brian and John for a truly special evening.

It was a pleasure to hear the honest, witty and informative thoughts of four highly respected journalists.

I thank you too for giving up an evening of your time, to tell of your experiences. It certainly had my attention and I’m usually the first one to be bored by such things.!!

Thank you… Todah rabah

Comment on SBS rules that “The Promise” does not vilify Jews or Israelis by Ursula and Ivan

Ursula and Ivan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:10:20 +0000

There are countries in which mere claims that a broadcast program has offended Moslem sensitivities are enough to evoke apologies from authorities and cancellation of repeat broadcast.

SBS may be inclined similarly, – - – but not in the case of factual, formal, forensic complaints from Jewry.

Comment on Community Relations Commission Challenges “The Promise” by Paul Winter

Paul Winter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:35 +0000

I appreciate the Community Relations Commission advising SBS that “racial stereotyping” contravenes SBS’s code 1.3, but it is just a tad late. There was quite a bit of controversy in the media about The Promise and SBS could have been told not to violate their own standards sooner. Possibly Kerkyasharian thought that SBS would behave decently and come to its senses, but even so, earlier action would have been appropriate. Now that SBS has rejected the complaint, it makes it ever so much more difficult for it to start acting in a less arrogant and hostile manner.

One needs to note that while Kerkyasharian criticises the SBS for causing distress and for stereotyping, he does not criticise it for the historical revisionism, bias and the endorsement of the Arab narrative on which The Promise is based.

Perhaps the most important thing is that we can use the CRC’s intervention to press SBS more strongly and more promptly in the future. At present we should put the matter into the hands of the politicians, because it is not a matter of free speech, but one where a governmentally funded organisation enters the field of politics in a partisan manner promoting divisiveness and hatred within our community.