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Gaza Irish in love with radical Islam

Knee jerk anti-Israeli stance ignores reality

RORY FITZGERALD,

Special to IrishCentral.com

Published Saturday, July 10, 2010, 9:02 AM

Updated Sunday, July 18, 2010, 7:31 AM

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Rachel Corrie being boarded by Israeli Defense Forces

The MV Rachel Corrie

It is notable too that many of the original supporters of anti-Semitic fascism in 1930s Europe were originally of the anti-capitalist far left – witness the word “socialist” in the German National Socialist party, or note Mussolini’s own communist origins. Gaza is but one small part of a disturbing global picture where, from Afghanistan to Somalia, to Hamburg to Glasgow, radical Islam seeks to attack and destroy the ideological foundations of Western civilization. That goal it shares with the anti-capitalist far left, and perhaps this is their only real commonality.

Yes, it is right to work for justice for Palestinians, and for a just peace. They deserve their own state, as do the Israelis – but these objectives can be striven for without aligning with ideologies that put women down, execute gay men and detest liberty and democracy. It is possible to be both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli: most of the world is committed to a just two-state solution. It is possible to have compassion for both the Israelis and the Palestinians: Many innocents on both sides have been caught up in this sordid and heart-rending conflict.

It is also possible to send humanitarian aid to Gaza without forming alliances with radical Islamic fascists and assisting them in their propaganda war.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 13, 2010, 07:38 PM EDT

The journey of thousand miles! no way am I marching with Mao.

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Monsoonman | Jul 13, 2010, 10:18 AM EDT

LOL Sean, to say there is a slant, is quite an admission, I suppose you mean a smidgeon....But the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step me Lad and you are walking towards the promised land.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 13, 2010, 02:41 AM EDT

To be fair Monsoonman they do seem to have a liberal slant,but liberals are not always right. MY GOD did I say that.

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Monsoonman | Jul 13, 2010, 01:13 AM EDT

Sean: In your opinion Do you think IC's staff has consistently offered a fair and balanced point of view, with editors who fairly represent the left right and centrist in their writings?...jes askin, to see if we see the same things in this area.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 12, 2010, 07:57 PM EDT

No Moonsoonman all points of view should be catered for I just do not agree with Mr. Fitzgerald's headline or the general tone of his article, to censor him would be wrong. As a point of interest if the Arabs had accepted the 1947 carve-up of Palestine they would have had a larger slice of the cake compared to the 1967 U.N. resolution which they are prepared to accept now and there are doubts if that will happen.

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Getlin2 | Jul 12, 2010, 06:36 PM EDT

Finally a balanced and unbiased column on Irish Central. What type of life do these people think they would have if Islam ruled Ireland. why don't they concentrate on freeing Northern Ireland.

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Emeraldeyes | Jul 12, 2010, 06:36 PM EDT

Rory, that was beautifully written. THANK YOU!!

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Fatherpat | Jul 12, 2010, 12:51 PM EDT

'Tis delightful indeed for once to see somebody fearless, brave and completely unprejudiced standing up for plucky, democratic, tolerant, charitable, not to mention wonderful, unprejuduced, fearless little Israel. Israel has been getting such a hammering recently, first after that small matter of slaughtering the sum total of 14 hundred terrorists and their grannies and kids in the fearless, brave and plucky Gaza onslaught of molten lead in 2009/2010 and then later as the gallant IOF commandos were viciously and brutally attacked in international waters by "peace activists" (quotation marks as per Rory above in his excellent philosemitic plug) I say let Israel be Israel and armed with their plethora of forged and cloned Irish passports replenished with their hollow cost credits , a new slate wiped clean well and truly off to the next dastardly confrontation with global terrorism. Good lad Rory, you'll go far in "journalism" because like any good hack you know who's buttering the bread in the business of "truth" dissemination.

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Monsoonman | Jul 12, 2010, 10:25 AM EDT

Sean, are you perplexed because IC allowed an opposing viewpoint from an editor?...You probably don't notice every inflammatory headline by the regulars here since they pretty much reflect your views...it is understandable. But my SWAG, the ratio is about 1,000 to 1, this article being the one. I did find it interesting that the mufti was yassr arafats uncle, thanks for that information. I had not heard that hezbollah, hamas and the rest of the puppets that Iran supports had openly agreed that israel is a legitimate country and has a right to exist. If that is so, it is a step in the right direction, but like President Reagan once said about the soviets: "Trust but verify" when it comes to their rhetoric.

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citizen69 | Jul 12, 2010, 10:10 AM EDT

I agree with the sentiment of this article. While people in Gaza suffer great hardship, BOTH Israel AND Hamas are to blame for this. Nothing is ever so black & white as to be one side good, other side evil. The people on this ship were political activists not peace activists. More a propaganda exercise than a mercy mission.

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IrishAndProud | Jul 12, 2010, 04:39 AM EDT

It IS about shuvonn, irishwxman...and sadly all like-minded individuals.

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irishwxman | Jul 12, 2010, 02:41 AM EDT

When I read the title to this article I thought it was about Shuvonn.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 11, 2010, 11:51 PM EDT

Back to Al Husseini he was installed by Herbert Samuel the British commissioner(himself a Jew)and invented the title of Grand Mufti. Then we come to WW11 and Jewish terrorists(the Stearn gang and others)murdering British soldiers and bombed the Army's headquarters in Tel Aviv at the same time the Arab Legion was fighting the Nazi's,it's a strange world. By the way Al Husseini was the uncle of one Yasser Arafat.

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seanomelbourne | Jul 11, 2010, 11:40 PM EDT

I'm perplexed Moonsoonman Mr Fitzgerald's banner headline in itself is confrontational. He spins the same old yarn of "guilt by association".Your stretching the talking points my friend I'm almost breathless. Palestine existed as a separate entity not a state I take your point. Al Husseini was anti Jewish and his views on the Jewish people were obnoxious. But the world has moved on since then and the world almost without exception recognise resolution 242 as the template for a peaceful end to the conflict,even Hamas has now recognised Israels right to exist. I feel that Israel may abrogate it's right if it continues it's incursions into Palestinian land (as laid down by resolutions 242/338) and continuing it's apartheid style policies.

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IrishAndProud | Jul 11, 2010, 10:48 PM EDT

And thank GOODNESS Israel killed that dirty Hamas terrorist (assuming it was indeed the Israeli's). I consider it a high honor that an Irish passport was used in the process of liquidating another antisemite mass murderer. Don't like that? Tough bounce. He'll still be dead no matter how you respond to me, and Israel the people will still exist, long after all of us are gone. 'Am Israel 'chai! Now...cue the predictable antisemite dribble, and the utterly predictable, irrelevant personal attacks (for lack of anything more substantive to respond with)...yaaawn....

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