I'm just a Yankee rabbi here, but I find it a tad ironic that some
British doctors are considering a boycott of Israel of all places, right
after a horrendous plot to blow up places in London committed by radical
Muslim doctors. Can anyone help me make sense of this? When the Hamas
charter expressly calls for the destruction of Israel, calls Jews the
enemies of God and Islam and suggests that the only way to defeat them is
for Islam to wipe them out - and this is the ruling party in the
Palestinian camp. What exactly is Israel supposed to do about that?
Thousands of rockets have landed in Israel from Gaza since Israel
voluntarily evacuated from that area 2 years ago. Hamas is in control of
Gaza. They managed to effect a rescue of the British journalist. But they
continue to attack Israel on a daily basis. What is Israel supposed to do
about that? Notice that Israel has NOT invaded Gaza (at least not yet, but
it has been two years already).
Aside from all the reasons given by other responders - that boycotts
will not help encourage a solution to this intractable problem, etc. - I
find the idea of a boycott very myopic, one-sided, and I might even say
reflecting a serious prejudice against Israel from the outset.
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I'm just a Yankee rabbi here, but I find it a tad ironic that some
British doctors are considering a boycott of Israel of all places, right
after a horrendous plot to blow up places in London committed by radical
Muslim doctors. Can anyone help me make sense of this? When the Hamas
charter expressly calls for the destruction of Israel, calls Jews the
enemies of God and Islam and suggests that the only way to defeat them is
for Islam to wipe them out - and this is the ruling party in the
Palestinian camp. What exactly is Israel supposed to do about that?
Thousands of rockets have landed in Israel from Gaza since Israel
voluntarily evacuated from that area 2 years ago. Hamas is in control of
Gaza. They managed to effect a rescue of the British journalist. But they
continue to attack Israel on a daily basis. What is Israel supposed to do
about that? Notice that Israel has NOT invaded Gaza (at least not yet, but
it has been two years already).
Aside from all the reasons given by other responders - that boycotts
will not help encourage a solution to this intractable problem, etc. - I
find the idea of a boycott very myopic, one-sided, and I might even say
reflecting a serious prejudice against Israel from the outset.
Competing interests:
I am an American Rabbi
Competing interests: No competing interests