| Topic: | Re:Re:Iran | |
| Posted by: | Steven Rose | |
| Date/Time: | 16/01/26 11:01:00 |
| The argument you hear from opponents of Israel is that they condemn all violence against civilians, but the fact that crimes are taking place in China, Myanmar, Sudan etc should not prevent them expressing their outrage against Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. But the plain fact is that condemnation of Israel, which was attacked by a hostile territory controlled by a genocidal regime who threatened to repeat the massacre of October 7 ‘again and again’, has far outweighed criticism of other countries whose regimes have killed or persecuted hundreds of thousands of their own citizens. If this were just true of Putney Forum, it would be relatively unimportant. Unfortunately it is true of the wider world. Why has the Muslim Association of Britain, a leading component of the demonstrations organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, been silent about the recent events in Iran? How is it that the UN Human Rights Council, which recently accused Israel of genocide, three months ago elected an Iranian regime diplomat to its advisory committee? Why has Tom Fletcher, the British UN under Secretary for humanitarian affairs, who falsely claimed last year that 14 000 Palestinian babies faced death by starvation within 48 hours, been silent about Iran on his X feed? Why is there no such thing as LGBTQ for Iran, even though Iran has persecuted gay people? Why haven’t the theatrical luvvies expressed their condemnation of the Iranian regime? Why is it that footballers have not taken the knee in support of the teenage Iranian footballer, Rubin Morandi, murdered in the last few days? The reason for the disparity, as suggested by Alister Heath in an excellent piece in yesterday’s ‘Telegraph’ is that condemnation of Israel is mostly a performative act in which people who have no real understanding of world affairs can signal their virtue as members of the ‘good people’s club’, in some cases also tinged with anti-Semitism. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Iran | 13/01/26 22:50:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Iran | 14/01/26 10:41:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Iran | 14/01/26 11:01:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Iran | 14/01/26 11:00:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Iran | 14/01/26 12:34:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Iran | 14/01/26 22:58:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Re:Iran | 14/01/26 23:05:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:32:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 07:29:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 08:26:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:03:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:14:00 | Robert Wheeler |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:18:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:26:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:27:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:59:00 | John Hawkes |
| From far beyond the reach of reason | 15/01/26 12:01:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 15/01/26 12:21:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 08:51:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 11:13:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 12:15:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 13:30:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 14:19:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 15:39:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 16:35:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Reply | 16/01/26 16:52:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Reply | 16/01/26 17:16:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 17:10:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:From far beyond the reach of reason | 16/01/26 17:15:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Reply | 16/01/26 21:58:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Reply | 17/01/26 09:47:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 10:32:00 | Andy Pike |
| Reply | 17/01/26 11:19:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:14:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:36:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:47:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:05:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:31:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 12:34:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 13:41:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 14:20:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Reply | 17/01/26 15:23:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 17/01/26 16:01:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 17/01/26 16:13:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Reply | 18/01/26 14:52:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 18/01/26 17:58:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 18/01/26 19:03:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Reply | 17/01/26 15:30:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 18:19:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 11:56:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 13:01:00 | Gerry Boyce |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 15/01/26 13:37:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Iran | 15/01/26 16:03:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 11:01:00 | Steven Rose |
| Re:Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 11:29:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 12:03:00 | David Ainsworth |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 13:57:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 16:56:00 | John Hawkes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 17:17:00 | Michael Brigo |
| Re:Re:Iran | 16/01/26 11:07:00 | John Hawkes |