In April of 2009, in the Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, a strange, almost surreal event took place inside the department store
Carrefour. A large group of anti-Israel protesters marched through the store, pulling all products from the shelves that had a stamp indicating that they originated from Israel.
All participants were wearing green t-shirts saying "Boycott Israel" on the back and "Palestine will Live" on the front. While there was no violence within the boundaries of the store, there was also no manager trying to control or redirect the anti-semitic crowds.
They walked throughout the large store, pulling many "Israeli made" products and claiming that their purchase would support the killing of innocent Palestinian children and people.
While the leaders of this group appeared to be from middle-eastern descent, many followers-some of them very vocal- happened to be native French citizens. Watch the video for yourself.
What is most scary to me is the lack of reaction from the rest of the shoppers in the store.
Israel has been at war since 1948 to defend herself. While it is not my intention to defend and agree with every single decision made by Israel since its rebirth, I must recognize that the country and the people, reborn from the ashes of the Holocaust, are simply defending themselves. THEY ARE NOT THE AGGRESSORS!!!
The bias from the global community and particularly France is mind boggling. This kind of behavior IS what led to the slaughtering of my people 65 years ago.
All throughout the Book of Genesis, the Bible is clear that the Land of Israel belong to the Jewish people (Genesis
12:1,
15:18-21,
17:8) by G-d's decree and given to Abraham, repeated through Isaac (
26:2-5) AND through Jacob (
28:12-15)
What God Has decreed cannot change. The Covenant He made with Abraham is eternal. The land boundaries are much greater than modern Israel with OR without the "disputed territories".
Anti-Israelism is just a new word to describe anti-Semitism in a more socially accepted way. It is the same beast though!
May G-d, who is the G-d of grace, draw the enemies of Israel to Himself, fill them with shame and save them from their eternal destiny.
Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Your name, O L-RD.
Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,
That they may know that You alone, whose name is the L-RD,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 83:16-18
"Bigotry is not in someone’s DNA, It’s not inherited. You acquire it. The antidote is education.”
Abraham Foxman, ADL president and Holocaust survivor.