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German TV station sacks moderator because of anti.semitism

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the TV station SWR has sacked the German.Syrian mod Helen Fares because of her support of BDS.

BDS stands for boycotting Israel.
 
there is a video in English where Helen Fares defends her case.
 
BDS = boycott, divest, sanctions
 
Bok Tuklo said:
It is the same, in a milder form, of boycotting products that say “Made in Russia” that were made in Crimea.

It is not antisemitism.
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BDS involves no such limitations. BDS is total on Israel
 
Rumpel said:
i did not say so …. but the SWR sees it that way.
a difficult topic in Germany.
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SWR may also have a point. The question is are other nations with even more egregious violations of human rights also targeted for BDS? Is China targeted for its occupation of Tibet? etc etc etc the list of violators around the globe is long.
 
Rumpel said:
the TV station SWR has sacked the German.Syrian mod Helen Fares because of her support of BDS.

BDS stands for boycotting Israel.
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Send her over here.

ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, would be going fisticuffs over signing her.

Could probably walk right into most US College jobs as well.
 
Juin said:
SWR may also have a point. The question is are other nations with even more egregious violations of human rights also targeted for BDS? Is China targeted for its occupation of Tibet? etc etc etc the list of violators around the globe is long.
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Make your case. I am open.
 
Juin said:
BDS involves no such limitations. BDS is total on Israel
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Okay. It’s like boycotting Russia for occupying Crimea.

Israel is a country. Not an ethnicity or religion. They should not be offended if they are treated like one.
 
RetiredUSN said:
Send her over here.

ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, would be going fisticuffs over signing her.

Could probably walk right into most US College jobs as well.
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If Haaretz which is an Israeli newspaper, was instead an American one it would have been shut down for being antisemitic despite being owned, run and written primarily by Israeli Jews. The US media is very heavily biased towards being positive towards Israel than being anti Israel
 
She went on instagram and recorded herself buying some chocolate milk that had given her “real comfort” but she has an app that shows it should be boycotted because of association with Israel so she got another chocolate milk. Not all heroes wear capes
 
BDS is considered a anti semitic organization in Germany. The Bundestag voted on it.

So yes firing that lady is a correct move.
 
Germany on the wrong side of history.

Not the first time.
 
Juin said:
BDS involves no such limitations. BDS is total on Israel
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Bok Tuklo said:
Okay. It’s like boycotting Russia for occupying Crimea.
Israel is a country. Not an ethnicity or religion. They should not be offended if they are treated like one.
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You said: "It is the same, in a milder form, of boycotting products that say “Made in Russia” that were made in Crimea.
It is not antisemitism."


BDS is not limited to products that say "Made in Israel" but that were made in the West Bank
 
Rumpel said:
how .. and why …. ?
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I don't really think that needs to be explained.

You are certainly free to feel that punishing someone for being part of BDS is ok, so you might think this is the right side of history.

Also, i didn't mean to come off as if I was taking a crap on Germany. The US has also been on the wrong side of history many times, probably more times than Germany during the time period that the US was actually a country.

Texas tried to pass a law similar here, but i think it is either on hold or thrown out by the courts.
 
samiam5211 said:
I don't really think that needs to be explained.

You are certainly free to feel that punishing someone for being part of BDS is ok, so you might think this is the right side of history.

Also, i didn't mean to come off as if I was taking a crap on Germany. The US has also been on the wrong side of history many times, probably more times than Germany during the time period that the US was actually a country.

Texas tried to pass a law similar here, but i think it is either on hold or thrown out by the courts.
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Nope, this time Germany is on the right side. BDS and the folks who run it drown in anti semitism.
 
samiam5211 said:
I don't really think that needs to be explained.

You are certainly free to feel that punishing someone for being part of BDS is ok, so you might think this is the right side of history.

Also, i didn't mean to come off as if I was taking a crap on Germany. The US has also been on the wrong side of history many times, probably more times than Germany during the time period that the US was actually a country.

Texas tried to pass a law similar here, but i think it is either on hold or thrown out by the courts.
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Technically America is older than Germany. However like any country no individual is responsible for a country’s actions.
 
samiam5211 said:
I don't really think that needs to be explained.

You are certainly free to feel that punishing someone for being part of BDS is ok, so you might think this is the right side of history.

Also, i didn't mean to come off as if I was taking a crap on Germany. The US has also been on the wrong side of history many times, probably more times than Germany during the time period that the US was actually a country.

Texas tried to pass a law similar here, but i think it is either on hold or thrown out by the courts.
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i am not talking of the right or wrong side of history.
i am talking of normal decency.
 
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