Now what is it about this that’s striking me as familiar?
An Israeli citizen residing in Kaikoura, New Zealand has informed Ynet Friday that a local pub, the Strawberry Tree, placed a sign outside its door reading, “Israelis not welcome before shelling (in Gaza) stops”. Two other Israeli tourists encountered a similar restriction at a café located in another part of the country. Kaikoura, located on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, is a tourist hub known for its dolphin shows. “The pub’s owner has extreme views; in the past he worked as a photojournalist in Gaza, and inside the pub a sign reading ‘Free Palestine” has been hanging for some time now,” the Israeli citizen, who wished to remain nameless, told Ynet. “It is alarming the (conflict in Gaza) has resonated to this region and in such a one-sided way.” The Israeli continued to say that “the owner expressed his aversion to the supposed racism on Israel’s part – but he himself is acting in a racist manner when he screens his patrons according to their nationality.”
Shrill anti-Zionism has been spreading through New Zealand for a while so this is hardly a surprise. And it’s not like they’re the first people – even this week – to mix rank racism with anti-Israel sentiment.
Still – I would think they’d want to pay a little more attention to the unstable terrorists of unknown religion that they’re breeding and a little less to Israeli self-defense. Though that wouldn’t provide the same thuggish, unseemly thrill so fair enough.
References:
* New Zealand pubs ban Israelis over Gaza operation [YNet]
* Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer faces Gaza protest while playing in New Zealand [Ha'aretz]
* Top US Communication Listserv: Hey, How About Some Anti-Israel David Duke Pamphlets? [MR]
* New Zealand Hijacker ‘Was Known’ to Police: Finally Identified as Asha Ali Abdille [JWF]
Previously:
* As Far As Smirking Anti-Semitism Goes, UC Irvine Muslims Have Really Outdone Themselves
* Insane Anti-Semitism At UC Santa Cruz
* What Institutional European Anti-Semitism?
