I really couldn’t believe a post I saw on Sky news blog today.

It poses the question “Do you recognise Israel?”

Can you imagine that question being asked about any other country in the world?  Shame on Sky for having such a question on their site.

Other gems that have popped into my mailbox today are a horrendous review of the anti Israel activity on American campuses.  Jewish and pro Israel students are intimidated and discriminated against, and university staff can have open season on demonising israel in their classes.    Add to that a current tour of the US by two girls who have refused to serve in the IDF and are now travelling to campuses throughout America to tell their story which includes a series of lies and misinformation about Israel.   Anyone should have the right not to serve in the army but not to go round the world committing treason against their homeland.  Next stop for some of these traitors will be South Africa where they are being given prestigous platforms to spread their poison.

Next up is the infamous Ilan Pappe.  Having left Haifa University, with a false claim that he was forced out, he is now our misfortune at Exeter University.    He has committed the ultimate act of disloyalty by being the first Jew to speak at the annual rally held in the village of Araba marking the ninth anniversary of the October riots that took place in 2000 in the Arab sector.

Over here in the UK we have the disturbing prospect of a speaking tour of a 14 year old Palestinian boy  and his mother who will allege the boy was tortured in an Israeli prison.  One of their stops will be Liverpool which is getting more than its share of pro Palestinian events, having just hosted an exhibition of paintings by children of Gaza.   It is time for us to hit back with the art work of the traumatised children of Sderot and other parts of southern Israel

Next is the disturbing news that an invited guest from Israel, due to speak at a JNF event, is not coming because of a threat of potential legal action against him.   If we allow this type of thing to take hold it really is the thin end of the wedge.   An attempt to have Ehud Barak arrested last week fortunately failed when it was ruled he had immunity.

My final example is a YouTube video of a screaming mob of pro Palestinian demonstrators stealing Israel goods from the shelves of a Tesco store in Wales and dumping them on the forecourt covered in tomato ketchup.   Quite why they were allowed to continue their publicity stunt for some time is quite beyond me and I think Tesco security staff have a lot to answer for.

It seems we are being targetted on all sides and it really is time to fight back