Professor Jacobsen comments, “You can’t make this stuff up.”  Supporters of the Hamas terrorist-governed Palestinians are trying to put together another flotilla to protest the fact that Israel controls her borders and restricts some imports – namely, the sorts of things Palestinians use to make war on Israel. Six of the boats have been detained in Greece. Greta Berlin (is that her real name, or did she adopt it to showcase her anti-Israel sentiments?) requests that her fellow loons should flood the State Department phones by calling and singing (wait for it…!)

Let My People Go.

In case you don’t recall, this is an American slave spiritual. Here, enjoy the Louis Armstrong rendition and savor the irony.

What do you think – is it more a total ignorance of world history, or an unreasoning hatred of Israel, that makes her unaware of how completely ridiculous her idea is?

What are we willing to give up in order to appease a bunch of murderous thugs who approach the world with a pocket full of Semtex and say, “Do — and don’t do — what I want or I will blow myself and you to smithereens”?

How about nothing? Does nothing work for you?

A very hearty response to the typical Palestinian whinging of “Mom, he hit me back!”

h/t Israel Matzov.

This video has struck a nerve for people across the world – a group of bullies videotaping while one of their number abuses a larger, older child receives a literal and figurative smackdown when the older child decided he’d had enough.

Bullies use a form of terrorism. They apply violence, secure in the knowledge that even if they get caught, the system will join them in punishing a victim who fights back. A victim, especially one physically more powerful than his abuser, who complains to the authorities is typically blown off. All violence is wrong, so don’t defend yourself. But we won’t defend you, because we need to catch him in the act. He’s smaller than you, so you can’t retaliate. Just ignore him and eventually he’ll stop. Other kids actively or passively join the bully out of disgust because they despise a weak target, or fear because they don’t want to be next. School staff generally know exactly what’s going on, but don’t act on that knowledge. It’s mystifying that they demand restraint from the victim instead of the offender, but it happens all the time. The victim knows that any punishment will be disproportionate to the crime: the bully uses physical violence, but will be punished non-violently with detention or suspension. Being uncivilized works greatly to the bully’s advantage, and being civilized is disadvantageous to the victim. It’s an elegant construct.

Casey was bigger and stronger, and had the power to defend himself through – reportedly – years of abuse, but didn’t use it until Monday. He finally decided that the punishment would be worth the “crime” of defending himself. Predictably, both boys were suspended, although the attacker’s sentence was 21 days to Casey’s four. So Casey won, after a fashion – but in the end, it was being uncivilized that paid off for him. [Read more...]