Protester of The Day

..has to be this guy, who not only looks inbred but also like someone lodged something up where the sun don’t shine.

An Egyptian demonstrator shouts slogans as he holds a map of British mandate Palestine during a pro-Palestinian protest outside the Journalists' Union headquarters in downtown Cairo as Arab leaders met at a summit in Libya on March 27, 2010. Arab leaders opened their annual summit, determined to send a clear warning that the Middle East peace process is doomed unless Israel freezes Jewish settlements in annexed east Jerusalem. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

He’s also clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. Consider the British Mandate of Palestine, whose preamble says it all:

The Council of the League of Nations:

Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, to entrust to a Mandatory selected by the said Powers the administration of the territory of Palestine, which formerly belonged to the Turkish Empire, within such boundaries as may be fixed by them; and

Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favor of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country; and

Whereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country;

Update: No, that is not Hitler standing in the background. At least I don’t think so.

6 thoughts on “Protester of The Day”

    1. Michael Zvi Krumbein

      My first protest was against Saddam Hussein, when he tortured and murdered seven prominent Iraqi Jews, including the Chief Rabbi. (Well, it was against Iraq. This was around 1970, and I'm not positive who was running the place then.)

      1. It was actually fascinating to watch it all. Several hundred people marching to 'free' 'palestine'. Here's the link actually I found when I got home:
        http://palestineconference.org/wp/2010/03/26/new-

        They had all the works: take down the wall, from the river to the sea. The chants were pretty good too: 'Not another nickel, not another dime. No more money for Israel's crimes.' They also had some nice signs calling on everyone to 'defend Jerusalem' (it actually wasnt al-Quds, which indicates who they are directing their march at). Every now and then a car would honk at them, possibly staged. I actually 'followed' some protestors two blocks as they went to join the protest, carrying a huge 'palestine' flag. Quite exhilarating.

        Ultimately, I just followed them a few blocks from the sidewalk. Lots of people were watching and mostly seemed to be observing. NYers are used to protestors and seem dismissive usually. A few people said "oh that's the palestinians" or something. Oh and I shouldnt forget the ubiquitous Hasidic tools they had at the end.

        And unfortunately, I have no pictures because I dont have a camera. But after this, I think I'm going to start looking into getting one to take with me for such incidents.

        Finally, although this protest may not have had much effect on public opinion, we need to start counter-protesting and whatnot or we will soon find ourselves on the wrong end of history. This isnt the first thing people didnt believe was possible… We can argue facts all day and night, but good big lies stick.

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