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British Reporter Being Held By Palestinians And British Academics Unite, Demonize Israel

Just in time for another British organization to condemn Israel, the "previously unknown" terrorist group of the week has released video of Alan Johnston. We're not saying that he more or less repeats many of the international left's talking points, but we are saying that we kept expecting him to talk about how moderate and trustworthy the Iranian regime is:

Kidnapped British reporter Alan Johnston appeared in a video posted on an Islamic militant Web site on Friday, saying he has been treated well, and calling for the lifting of international sanctions against the Palestinian government. There was no way to tell when the video was recorded. Johnston, a correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corp., was kidnapped March 12 by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City, and before Friday, hadn't been seen or heard from since... Johnston, looking fit and calm, spoke of the suffering Gazans have endured and urged an end to sanctions imposed more than a year ago in a bid to pressure the Palestinian government to recognize Israel's right to exist and renounce violence.

The writeup we're quoting from is by AP and JPost staff. Want to guess which one provided that "suffering Gazans have endured" quip?

Speaking of the Brits - Jeremy Newmark of the Jewish Leadership Council has an article about the string of British boycotts that the last half-decade has seen. We haven't really had a chance to pore over it yet, but it appears - again, just preliminarily - that the anti-Israel animus on display is not exactly rational. Who knew?

References:
* Army of Islam releases video footage of kidnapped reporter [JPost]
* A vote that shames all of British academia [JPost]

Previously:
* The World's Oldest Hatred: Maybe Not Fashionable, But Not Not Fashionable
* British Doctors Don't Like Israeli Doctors Because... Well, For Some Sort Of Reason
* US, EU Stand Firm On Boycott. Except They Don't. And Except There Is No Boycott.

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