Very good and insightful article. I notice that the video you linked talks about how Aston Villa football club has banned Israeli fans from its grounds, a disgusting decision. Condemned by every Jewish Aston Villa fan, including Andrew Fox, who commented on it earlier this week.
Aston Villa is a club with which I have a personal family connection, as it was my first cousin, Pat Matthews, who in the early 1980s bought the football club and took them through a very proud period under Doug Ellis, which saw them promoted to the 1st division. Pat Matthews was Jewish. So, a Jew bought the club and revived it at a low period in the club's history, and now that club is disgracing the name of Jews in general. Pat Matthews would be turning in his grave at this disgusting turn of events.
Daniel, if ya have the ear of anybuddy on site in the UK with a big audience, this gentleman's story should make headlines (I'm thinkin' Jonathan Sacerdoti, Andrew Fox, Melanie Phillips, Norman Fenton, even Douglas Murray....). It's HUGE that a stadium fixed up by a jew fer the benefit of ALL faiths should have us "joos" banned as his legacy).... worth a try? :-)
I do see the politicians kowtowing to this small minority. A lot of these politicians, all over the west. Violating, as you point out, the foundamental principle of equal application of the law.
The opportunity cost argument is always a powerful one. But the cumulative impact on those who just live becomes significant at some point. And that point is getting closer.
👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🎉🎉🎉🎆🎆🎆 A stupendous piece that needs to go viral and be circulated in the British media, Daniel! As you happily are leaving pro-Jihadist Spain and moving back to Britain, you walked around your hometown of Reading and saw something most interesting, the local “pro-Palestinian” protest had a grand total of a whopping ten people in attendance. Most people walking by paid them no mind or disagreed with them. They’ve got bigger fish to fry like paying their bills, picking their children up from school, putting food on the table, driving to Grandma’s house for dinner, taking a walk in the local park, or applying for a job. They don’t have time for all these silly theatrics by a bunch of misinformed fools who couldn’t find Israel or Gaza on a map and have no clue about the conflict’s complex history. Pay attention to what you don’t see. What you don’t see is the silent majority of Brits: white, black, brown, and yellow, man and woman, left, right, and center, gay, straight, bisexual, and trans, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, able-bodied and disabled who are not at these protests and want nothing to do with them.
The vast majority of Brits either support Israel or don’t care either way because their more worried about issues closer to home. The pro-Palestinian protesters are a motley crew of Jihadists, radical leftists, radicalized young people, paid protesters, and attention seekers who are fighting for a cause none of them really understand and don’t realize they are being manipulated by Iran and its terror proxies. But most people find them repugnant or just plain flat out stupid. What are you NOT seeing? You’re not seeing all the British Jews concerned about their civil rights. The working-class Brits who fear these folks because they are so violent and disruptive. The Afghan mom and dad who thought they came to Britain to get away from these radical Jihadists. The Nigerians, Sudanese, Taiwanese, and Kurds furious that the so-called “Palestinian cause” such as it is under Fatah and Hamas leadership, is getting all this attention and there’s is not getting any at all. The patriotic Brits of all colors and political ideologies who fly the Union Jack or English flag in their home. British Labour Party supporters who worry that the government not addressing mass immigration will lead the working class to turn to the far-right.
The good immigrants who assimilated, work hard, follow the law and contribute to society who resent all these new immigrants who’ve come in past few years who refuse to do any of things and still live like it’s the old country. The progressive and moderate Muslims who also fear their conservative and Islamist counterparts just as much as the average white British Christian does. The young British women who fear illegal immigrants and migrants from the Middle East and Africa following or sexually harassing them or that they will soon be subjugated just as their Arab counterparts due to the spread of radical Islam in Britain. You don’t see any of that, but it is nonetheless there. Most British people couldn’t care less about Palestine. The protesters and the mainstream media don’t speak for them. If the media blacks something out or if you can’t see something in front of you, you don’t know or don’t think it ever happened. This is why your average British college student is well-aware of the War in Gaza but has no idea about the genocide in Sudan that’s been going on for twenty some odd years or the gender apartheid in Iran or Afghanistan under the Taliban.
Very good and insightful article. I notice that the video you linked talks about how Aston Villa football club has banned Israeli fans from its grounds, a disgusting decision. Condemned by every Jewish Aston Villa fan, including Andrew Fox, who commented on it earlier this week.
Aston Villa is a club with which I have a personal family connection, as it was my first cousin, Pat Matthews, who in the early 1980s bought the football club and took them through a very proud period under Doug Ellis, which saw them promoted to the 1st division. Pat Matthews was Jewish. So, a Jew bought the club and revived it at a low period in the club's history, and now that club is disgracing the name of Jews in general. Pat Matthews would be turning in his grave at this disgusting turn of events.
Fascinating John. Thank-you. I will add that to the intro of your guest article.
Daniel, if ya have the ear of anybuddy on site in the UK with a big audience, this gentleman's story should make headlines (I'm thinkin' Jonathan Sacerdoti, Andrew Fox, Melanie Phillips, Norman Fenton, even Douglas Murray....). It's HUGE that a stadium fixed up by a jew fer the benefit of ALL faiths should have us "joos" banned as his legacy).... worth a try? :-)
And I thought Spurs was “the” Jewish club!
Most of these hate protests throughout EU, US & Canada are funded and organized. Not spontaneous protests
I do see the politicians kowtowing to this small minority. A lot of these politicians, all over the west. Violating, as you point out, the foundamental principle of equal application of the law.
It is time for the majority to speak...including the majority of British Muslims.
People are afraid, this is the problem.
The opportunity cost argument is always a powerful one. But the cumulative impact on those who just live becomes significant at some point. And that point is getting closer.
👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🎉🎉🎉🎆🎆🎆 A stupendous piece that needs to go viral and be circulated in the British media, Daniel! As you happily are leaving pro-Jihadist Spain and moving back to Britain, you walked around your hometown of Reading and saw something most interesting, the local “pro-Palestinian” protest had a grand total of a whopping ten people in attendance. Most people walking by paid them no mind or disagreed with them. They’ve got bigger fish to fry like paying their bills, picking their children up from school, putting food on the table, driving to Grandma’s house for dinner, taking a walk in the local park, or applying for a job. They don’t have time for all these silly theatrics by a bunch of misinformed fools who couldn’t find Israel or Gaza on a map and have no clue about the conflict’s complex history. Pay attention to what you don’t see. What you don’t see is the silent majority of Brits: white, black, brown, and yellow, man and woman, left, right, and center, gay, straight, bisexual, and trans, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, able-bodied and disabled who are not at these protests and want nothing to do with them.
The vast majority of Brits either support Israel or don’t care either way because their more worried about issues closer to home. The pro-Palestinian protesters are a motley crew of Jihadists, radical leftists, radicalized young people, paid protesters, and attention seekers who are fighting for a cause none of them really understand and don’t realize they are being manipulated by Iran and its terror proxies. But most people find them repugnant or just plain flat out stupid. What are you NOT seeing? You’re not seeing all the British Jews concerned about their civil rights. The working-class Brits who fear these folks because they are so violent and disruptive. The Afghan mom and dad who thought they came to Britain to get away from these radical Jihadists. The Nigerians, Sudanese, Taiwanese, and Kurds furious that the so-called “Palestinian cause” such as it is under Fatah and Hamas leadership, is getting all this attention and there’s is not getting any at all. The patriotic Brits of all colors and political ideologies who fly the Union Jack or English flag in their home. British Labour Party supporters who worry that the government not addressing mass immigration will lead the working class to turn to the far-right.
The good immigrants who assimilated, work hard, follow the law and contribute to society who resent all these new immigrants who’ve come in past few years who refuse to do any of things and still live like it’s the old country. The progressive and moderate Muslims who also fear their conservative and Islamist counterparts just as much as the average white British Christian does. The young British women who fear illegal immigrants and migrants from the Middle East and Africa following or sexually harassing them or that they will soon be subjugated just as their Arab counterparts due to the spread of radical Islam in Britain. You don’t see any of that, but it is nonetheless there. Most British people couldn’t care less about Palestine. The protesters and the mainstream media don’t speak for them. If the media blacks something out or if you can’t see something in front of you, you don’t know or don’t think it ever happened. This is why your average British college student is well-aware of the War in Gaza but has no idea about the genocide in Sudan that’s been going on for twenty some odd years or the gender apartheid in Iran or Afghanistan under the Taliban.