Comments on: BDS Opposition Swells

By: sam says

sam says — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:27:42 +0000

Told you so Mr Danby….labour needs to take a good hard look at themselves now..

Furthermore the right wing nationalism you have in the jewish diaspora is sadly outdated and long overdue for an overhaul.

Starting with the power base of the school system, too many and too narrow in it’s curriculum.

Have a look at Galus Australis site.

Cool guy this larry…

By: Lynne Newington

Lynne Newington — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:49:31 +0000

You can’t blame Fiona Byrne 100% for her mentality. If you all recall, we had the National Council of Churches headed by a Catholic spokesman call for same, auxillary-Bishop of Canberra, Parick Power demonstrating on Israeli issues and, I stand to be corrected, think he may also be a memeber of the CJPP, of which there is no law against of course, but what the coalition stands for speaks for itself:
The dismantlement of the apartheid wall, policies of the Israeli Government and respect for human rights to name a few.

By: Realistic

Realistic — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:00:36 +0000

It’s so sad to see the ignorance on this website. If Israel wants to stop the boycott of products from the settlements in West Bank, they could easily just end the occupation. Stop trying to exploit this issue as being something about Jewish people, when it is not. There are many influential Jewish people that are making positive contributions to the progressive nature of the Greens. The Greens are obviously not perfect, and no doubt there are a couple of nutters in the party, but overwhelmingly – sadly for the pro-West Bank settlement people, the Greens aren’t the crazies they’re trying to make them out to be.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:35:22 +0000

Michael Danby is a hypocrite.He used Green preferences to win his seat of Melbourne Ports and the reason the Greens will now have a control in the Senate as of july is because of Labor Preferences.Give us a breaklDanby.

By: Shirl In Sydney

Shirl In Sydney — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:20:08 +0000

Sam as much as I agree with your sentiments in regards to the NSW Labour party. Micahael Danby is corretc.

I wrote to Barry O’Farrell and suggested that Liberal and Labour swap preferences.

My neighbour’s cat would be preferable to Fiona Byrne

By: Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:37:36 +0000

It is illuminating to see Mayor Fiona Byrne demonstrating her monumental ignorance as she accuses Israel, inter alia, of practicing “apartheid”.
I quote from an article by Khaled Abu Toameh writing in Hudson New York, a publication of the respected Hudson Institute:

“. . . .Arab citizens can go to the same beaches, restaurants and shopping malls as Jews in this “apartheid” state. Moreover, they can run in any election and even have a minister in the government [Ghaleb Majadlah] for the first time.
“In this “apartheid” state, the Arab community has a free media that many Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip envy. Ironically, an Arab newspaper in Nazareth or Haifa that is licensed by Israel enjoys more freedom than the media controlled by Hamas and Fatah, as well as most corrupt Arab dictatorships.”
I think the truth of Israel’s behaviour in the face of relentless persecution by the Arab states shows Mayor Byrne’s empty-headedness in her misguided support for the boycott of Israeli goods.
Yours frustratedly
Carlos

By: sam

sam — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:48:15 +0000

Mr Danby with all due respect, you are clearly deluded.

The n.s.w labour govt is a sick, sick, sick dog that needs to be put to rest..

Just like your comments.

Watch the results of the election and see how labour has shot itself in the foot!!

Shalom.