Comments on: The Book Salesman

By: Peter Gacs

Peter Gacs — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:15:41 +0000

I wholeheartedly agree with all of the comments above. Carr the Hasbeen’s views need to be countered vigorously, to minimise the traction they might otherwise achieve – not that Israel is lacking in truth-twisting detractors. As a recent (failed, do-nothing) foreign minister and a past (failed) NSW Premier, Carr has name recognition and so his public brayings may bring others with his spurious, unbalanced opinions out of the woodwork. No doubt Julia Gillard and other Labor politicos will be mighty unhappy that his comments might be mistaken for general Labor Party opinion. However, that will not deter Carr. All the more reason to publicly shoot down his comments with well-argued facts.

By: Liat Nagar

Liat Nagar — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 02:46:34 +0000

David S., The likes of Bob Carr need to be given the time of day because they need to be rebutted in no uncertain terms. If not, the poison they peddle lingers with nothing to dilute it.

By: ted whitgob

ted whitgob — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:47:25 +0000

Bob Carr is suffering from relevance deprivation. He was rescued by Julia Gillard from the obscurity of retirement, but in return set out to undermine her position and eventual removal. So much for loyalty! And to top it all off, quit the Senate as soon he was no longer Foreign Minister swanning around the world. If is other accounts are as accurate as his demonisation of the Melbourne Jewish leadership it says more for his self-opinionated vanity than for his contribution to Australia’s standingng. With friends like him you don’t need any enemas.

By: David Schulberg

David Schulberg — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:42:07 +0000

Kol Hakavod to Andrew Bolt who provides a comprehensive screed on Carr the arrogant egotist – read
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/bob_carr_and_the_diary_of_a_tourist/

By: Henri Korn

Henri Korn — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 03:02:59 +0000

Bob Carr is a fraud. Who can forget his awarding of the “Sydney Peace Prize” to Hanan Ashrawi, that implacable enemy of Israel and her efforts in destroying it.
Nothing ever seems to change.

By: Michael Burd

Michael Burd — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:15:21 +0000

The one thing the Carrs and Frasers of the world can rely on when they come out with their wealthy Jewish lobby theories and stereotype vilification/ innuendo about those pesky powerful influential Jews.

There won’t be any burning down of buildings, riots mass marches in the city or intimidation and threats of violence , maybe a few letters to the Editor , op- eds and a bit more noisy conversation in Shules .

You can also bet there wont be any defense in the media by those high profile Jewish so called Human Rights barristers / Qc’s that we would expect if the Muslim community was singled out and vilified by Carr.

By: David Samson

David Samson — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:58:52 +0000

A failed state politician, a failed federal politician, an unjustified critic of Israel and Judaism whilst a promoter of arab causes, why is J-Wire even giving this has-been the time of day ?

By: Harry Rich

Harry Rich — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:56:27 +0000

Good on you Liat Naga.
The more forceful an attack by talented speakers on the self-opinionated , vain and misinformed ex labor foreign secretary on various media, the better.

By: Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:24:57 +0000

Considering that Bob Carr is an accomplished Redundancy, it is, indeed, as Liat said, totally “safe” to get stuck into him and state our clear feelings.

Carr has burnt all the bridges he would have had within the respectable political estate in Australia. I would venture that the ONLY people he would find sentimental refuge with would be the pro-palestinian and general radical islamic fold in Australia and maybe overseas. It is not at all impossible to imagine that what is in the offing would some plump job somewhere cozy at an Islamic type think tank.

We have so many colorful words to describe him in Yidish, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Hebrew….. I am sure you people know what I am (not ) saying…..

By: Liat Nagar

Liat Nagar — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:54:58 +0000

Bob Carr has never been sympathetic to Israel. I watched gob-smacked, as he arrogantly and egotistically vented his opinions aggressively on 7.30 Report last night. We all know by now his Palestinian stance, however to hear him refer to the right wing Jewish lobby in Melbourne and the unhealthy influence it has on government, was tantamount to witnessing the reinvention of the Jewish conspiracy theory that Jews seek to take over the world. Extraordinary in the extreme. If he’s not using ignorance for an excuse, then he must simply be anti-Semitic.
Carr’s views need to be attacked aggressively,and he needs to be put in his place. Unfortunately, although Mark Leibler did his best later in the night when interviewed by Tony Jones on Lateline in regard to all of this, the response was too polite, too general and too accommodating, completely lacking in sharpness and acuity. We really have to stop this kind of response and prime talented Jewish speakers to tell it how it is in no uncertain terms. Israel and supporters of Israel have nothing to apologise for and every reason for deep concern at the stand so many in the world are taking. The Palestinians and other Arabs say it how they see it – seems to get them a long way.