The Sentinel, March 31, 1933:
The Jerusalem Post, September 3, 2016:
The teacher’s union in the city of Oldenburg published an article in its September paper calling for a complete boycott of the Jewish state, sparking criticism from Israel’s embassy, German teachers and pro-Israel activists, as well as the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
It appears to be the first call to boycott Israel or Jews from a German organized labor group since the Holocaust. Critics accuse the union of stoking modern Jew-hatred.
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The anti-Israel activist and teacher Christoph Glanz outlined the goals of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement in his two-page article in the magazine of the Education and Science Workers’ Union (GEW).
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The GEW article was titled, “Palestine/Israel: Documenting injustice and call for justice – not possible in Oldenburg?” The German-Israel Friendship Society (DIG) in Oldenburg – a city in Lower Saxony state with a population of nearly 164,000 – was the first group to slam the union’s leadership.
As for Glanz, he goes by the name Christoph Ben Kush on Twitter.
“Ben” means “son of” in Hebrew, while “Kush” denotes someone from the ancient kingdom of Kush – but has been mistranslated to mean something more sinister by those demonizing the Jewish state. One can only speculate why he chose that name (and would probably be correct).
Perversely, Glanz seems to love comparing Israel to the Nazis, using the same sort of terminology associated with the Third Reich and what they did to the Jews.
He also seems to revel in invoking the Holocaust – while attacking Israel.
Glanz has also written for hate rag The Electronic Intifada.
Shame on the Oldenburg teacher’s union for endorsing Glanz’s boycott calls, which I strongly suspect are fueled by antisemitism.
