<nettime> Statement by Miriam Margolyes on Israels conduct of the war in Gaza

[Patrice Riemens via nettime-l <nettime-l@lists.nettime.org>]

Hola Aloha,

Full article in TG:  
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/09/miriam-margolyes-condemns-israels-policy-in-gaza-calling-on-jews-to-shout-beg-scream-for-a-ceasefire

Ful Statement:

Hello, I’m Miriam Margolyes, and I wanted to say something in support of the Jewish Council of Australia. I’m an Australian citizen. I’m 83 and I have never been so ashamed of Israel as I am at this moment. To me, it seems as if Hitler has won.

He’s changed us Jews from being compassionate and caring and do unto others as you would have them do unto you into this vicious genocidal nationalist nation, pursuing and killing women and children.

Of course, I condemn the Hamas action, of course I do. But what we are doing, Jewish people over in Israel, is shocking, embarrassing and wicked and I cannot understand why all Jewish people, particularly members of synagogues, do not want immediately to stop what is going on.

And in the name of humanity, I call upon all Jews to shout, beg, scream for a ceasefire.

It is not antisemitic to have a different opinion on the wartime actions now. We have to do, as my mother used to say, the right thing; the right thing is a ceasefire to stop the killing, certainly to beg and insist on the release of hostages. But there is an opinion about Israel’s actions, which it is not antisemitic to voice. What Israel is doing is wrong, it is wicked.

And, if you want to say this, is very bad for Israel. Please call on your rabbis, on your communities, on all the people you know. Voice your disgust and detestation of the Israeli actions. Please. You are then doing the right thing and behaving in accordance to the Jewish tradition.

Thank you.

Video on X/Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jewishcouncilAU/status/1776399171031015700

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"To me, it seems as if Hitler has won" is something I have felt for quite some time since politics, but more specifically, policies, have shifted in Israel towards ever more extreme rightism. But I didn't dare to express that sentiment publicly. I am thankful for Miriam Margolyes to do it. Isreal is slowly but surely maoeuvering itself into a pariah state, no longer recognizeable as a 'western style democracy' - for what that is worth these days. As can be seen from the death in (37 years long) detention of the Palestinian writer Walid Daqqa and the reactions to his death on the Israeli side:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid_Daqqa

Not very much to cheer about, p+/D1&H!

(with thanks to Evelyne Lubeers for having pointed out the Miriam Margolyes TG article)



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