Two Israeli ad campaigns in recent years: “Israel: No one belongs here more than you” (“you” being the white middle-class American tourist) and “Israel: Not What You See in the News!” (paraphrased)<\/p>\n
Number of Gazans dead today: at least 200<\/a><\/p>\n If you can’t figure out why this is unacceptable – if you insist on an eye-for-an-eye mentality, in which one Israeli eye is worth an infinite number of Palestinian eyes – then quite frankly, you’re a privileged fuck with no concept of how violence is perpetuated or what the phrase “human rights” actually means. (And will I delete your odious, bigoted comment? You bet.)<\/p>\n (Cross-posted at Modern Mitzvot<\/a>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n EDIT: Looks like Jeff and I posted our pieces at the same time.<\/p>\n EDIT #2: Matt<\/a> points out the problem with my use of the phrase “an eye for an eye.” More explanation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two Israeli ad campaigns in recent years: “Israel: No one belongs here more than you” (“you” being the white middle-class American tourist) and “Israel: Not What You See in the News!” (paraphrased) Number of Gazans dead today: at least 200 … Continue reading