Seldom does the abyss between fact and fiction yawn more widely than in The Economist:
"Little Israel commands attention because it has a big history: biblical romance and technological talent; the slaughter of the Holocaust and military prowess, energetic democracy and the long occupation of land claimed and inhabited by Palestinians." (King Bibi: a parable of modern populism, The Economist/ The Australian, 30/3/19)
"Israel offers an important test of the resilience of democracy. On April 9 voters face a fateful choice. Re-elect Netanyahu and reward him for subverting the independence of Israel's institutions. Or turf him out in the hope of rebuilding trust in democracy - and aspiring to be 'a light unto the nations'." (ibid)
Lest we forget, April 9 will be the 71st anniversary of the massacre of the Palestinian villagers of Deir Yassin, carried out by Irgun terrorists on orders from their leader, Menachem Begin, in 1948.
Begin, of course, went on to found Israel's ruling Likud party in 1973, becoming its prime minister from 1977-83, and presiding over the brutal invasion (1982) and occupation (1982-2000) of Lebanon.
Netanyahu is his ideological heir, presiding in turn over one massacre after another - operations Returning Echo (2012), Pillar of Defence (2012) and Protective Edge (2014) - against the largely defenceless inhabitants of the blockaded Gaza ghetto, not to mention the ongoing bloodletting along the Gaza border.
And how does The Economist spin this butcher's bloody record?
"With deft use of diplomacy and the mostly cautious use of military force he has boosted security without being sucked into disastrous wars." (ibid)
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In reality the Economist could have accurately said 'in defiance of international law and ignoring diplomacy in favour of mostly continuous use of military force the statelet has expanded its territory at others expense.'
Deir Yassin is just one example of the deliberate Zionist policy of expansion. Importantly, the village was outside the area 'allotted' to the Zionists by UN General Assembly RECOMMENDATION [181] and the massacre occurred before the British had evacuated Palestine. So much for the Zionist claim of self defence.
How apt for the election to occur on the anniversary although I can't see the media noticing the significance.
That's why I'm here.
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