No matter people’s views on Israel’s actions since and whatever sympathy they have for the people of Gaza, they can neither excuse nor justify the rapes, murders and barbarism that took place on that dark day and which triggered Israel’s response.
So what was Labour’s associate Foreign Affairs spokesman Damien O’Connor thinking when he retweeted this?
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The post has since been removed, but as I write this, there has been no apology:
“The retweet has been removed,” he said. “It’s intolerable to see civilians continue to suffer disproportionately as innocent victims in this conflict. We call on the National Government to take stronger action on this situation, including recognition of Palestine and by intervening in the ICJ case brought by South Africa against Israel.”
With no apology, we can be excused for thinking that O’Connor really does support that tweet and thinks the barbarism is justified.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
6 comments:
What a Zionist shill you're turned into, still spouting Oct 7th Israeli lies. Start researching the truth and stop repeating Zionist controlled mocking bird media narrative.
Thanks for your blog Ele. ! - who am not Jewish- am so proud of the Israelis who are continuing to resist the Islamic hordes, although for civilised people , this must be horrific. Anyone who could write in justification for October 7 is - hmmm - I can't really write what I am thinking - but I wish them the worst.
That's rubbish you are belching out there.
Stop hiding behind anonymous - it's a cowards way.
People like to pretend that October 7th came out of the blue and has no preceding context. It, and every other occasion where the Palestinians inevitably fight back against the Jews was easily foreseeable.
Jews are certainly great story tellers with active imaginations, but they tend to start every story in the middle, because they are typically implicated at the start. They aren't innocent victims, they are the principal antagonists and have been since they showed as emigres out of Europe and America up and starting pushing the Arabs out (and worse).
Madame Blavatsky @ 1:33pm Rubbish - Absolute garbage . This was young people attacked along with despicable atrocities at a MUSIC FESTIVAL and clearly was not forceeable by their parents and families.
When you read some of the "anti comments"', posted here, I am so pleased that New Zealand still resides in the 1930's, when Socialism in "good ole NZ", was reaching its peak.
I thought since then we may have become more enlightened People, read more, researched, listen to and read both sides a debate and or written statement - but no it is amazing what social media has done and how quickly - the very thing that Jacinda Ardern spoke about (misinformation/ disinformation - the new war) at the UN - for which here in NZ she was widely criticized - but sadly - "that Her truth"- is now seen in some of the negative comments posted here.
I would point out that "the same war" - is now being fought here in New Zealand - without weapons (so far) - over the stance that Maori is taking.
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