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| Zapatero, Spanish Leftists Now Openly Anti-Semitic |
| 2006-07-20 |
| Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain and Secretary General of the Socialist Party, arrived to power at a time nobody expected, not even inside the Party. Keen on populist tirades against the United States "Dickhead Bush" and "Ketchup Queen Kerry", his whole campaign did not bring much attention until the moment Al-Qaeda decided to blow up Madrid trains, killing almost 200 people and bringing to an end Spain's membership of the West. From that moment on, everybody knew nothing would be the same, and Spanish Jews knew there were hard times ahead. Prime Minister Zapatero has not disappointed them. Although many experts had foretold of the imminent disappearing of European Jews, nobody expected such a virulent explosion of anti-Semitism in Spain, not even under a Leftist government. The first signal came on Monday, 5 December, when during a dinner with the Benarroch family, Zapatero and wife began claiming what Vidal Quadras, member of the European Parliament, described on the radio as "a tirade of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism". By the moment the Benarroch couple had left the table to express their regrets, Zapatero was explaining his lack of surprise about the Holocaust: according to the people present, Zapatero claimed to understand the Nazis. Closing Hizbullah TV was another mission impossible for the man who understands the Nazis. It took more than a year to definitely close the channel connection to the Hispasat satellite, siphoning Latin America with more than a year of hate and Islamist propaganda. In a country with the most anti-Catholic government in its whole history but with a multicultural obsession for Islam, A-Manar TV was part of the 'freedom of press.' The recent clashes with Hizbullah, however, have promoted the longest and hardest diatribes against Israel, forcing Zapatero to loose a cover for what it was long known in Spanish politics: His hate towards Israel, Jews and Zionism. In the third day of such rants, before a gathering of the Socialist Youth Movement and a day before a demonstration against Israel, Zapatero showed at last his true colours: At the closing of the meeting he let the teenagers take pictures of him wearing a Palestinian kaffiyah. Although according to Zapatero, Hizbullah and Israel are the same thing, he offers no words of condemnation for the Party of Allah, spending 100 percent of the time explaining, in a rather twisted way, that Israel should let Hizbullah kill Israelis. Much of the theory belongs to controversial Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. EU envoy to the Middle East before and sinking in rumours of links to Hamas long before he left, Moratinos arrived to the foreign ministry cleaning the Elcano Institute up, firing the most prestigious experts and bringing in a group of friends of the oppression theory. Since then, amid support for Castro and Chavez and mysterious support to Bolivia in order to bring Evo Morales to power, the Spanish FM has proved he has nothing to envy in terms of anti-Americanism, but nobody ever expected an explosion of anti-Semitism in Spain this big. It seems once more that the Jews are the canary in the mine, and the United States should take note. The commotion caused in the Spanish Jewish community seems to be huge, especially taking in count that after some months of anxiety after his election, some Jews were feeling somewhat safe in Spain. Not anymore. Some people were trying to alert the international community about what was boiling in Spain, but neither the OSCE nor the EUMC ever listened, preferring contacts with anti-Israeli NGOs based on the idea that anti-Semitism has to do with Arabs. Now the Spanish Jews are to pay the price for the international community's inaction, once more. If the United States does not want to see the American embassy in Madrid full of Jews fleeing Spain, President Bush will do well in isolating Spain in the international arena while pressing, and asking European members to press, the new Socialist government of Spain. The American Rep's belonging to Moratino's Caucus of Friends of Spain should be reminded its elections time too. The Sepharad story is clearly over, but nobody expected it would be by accident. If you are thinking about visiting Spain, think it twice. You may not leave easily. I guess Generalissimo Francisco Franco is no longer dead, and now calls his fascism "socialism". |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #11 THey did conquer, until Charles "The Hammer" Martel stomped some Muslim ass. The shame of it is that France no longer posesses the will or society to produce such a man. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-07-20 23:44 |
| #10 Spain has been conquered by the muslims before..711 a body of five thousand saracens effected a landing on the coast of Spain and entrenched themselves strongly near the Rock of Gilbraltar. These were soon followed by other troops until a considerable Moslem army was collected on the Spanish shores. The feeble resistance made to this descent was a fatal omen for the empire of the Visigoths. This once brave and hardy tribe of Germans had lost, during a long peace, the valour and endurance to which they owed the rich provinces of Spain; and amidst the pleasures of that luxurious country, had grown so unaccustomed to the use of arms, that it was long before they could be roused to meet the foe...the rest of of course is history...sound familiar anyone ? |
| Posted by: WITT 2006-07-20 22:02 |
| #9 "Although according to Zapatero, Hizbullah and Israel are the same thing, he offers no words of condemnation for the Party of Allah" Funny. Makos Zuniga has done the same thing. |
| Posted by: Fordesque 2006-07-20 21:29 |
| #8 Socialism is a lesser form of the communist cancer that killed 300 million plus in the 20th century. Leftism is the movement of choice of the modern Jew haters. It's not even thinly hidden anymore. It's Universal amongst the Tranzis. This is no surpise. I spit on you Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-20 19:40 |
| #7 in defense of the Socialist International, both Amir Peretz, the current Defense Minister of Israel, and Tony Blair, are members of the SI. Blame Zapatero on Zapatero, not on the SI. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-07-20 17:29 |
| #6 The Spanish expelled the Moors and Jews at the same time, 1492. The unusual historical act is the kowtowing to the muzzies. Jew hating has been a sport since the inquisition. |
| Posted by: Gloling Jeque6486 2006-07-20 16:55 |
| #5 Jew hating has always been alive and well throughout history. The present is no exception. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-20 16:21 |
| #4 When the Moors institure sharia (rhymes with diharrea) law in Spain, old Jose will be the first nuts the Lions of IslamTM cut. He obviously is not a student of history. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-07-20 16:07 |
| #3 scuse me...on the 2nd day the international says let it be so hugo.....not ugo as previously reported. |
| Posted by: Tholush Whinesing8386 2006-07-20 14:59 |
| #2 The socialist international is pulling all the strings, need news call the norks, next day huo, day after use the un to make your case. There is one party behind it all...the socialist international. bank it. |
| Posted by: Hupaith Spavimble2866 2006-07-20 14:58 |
| #1 so are our own leftists. It's amazing to me how many of these people have oozed out of the ground. It's shocking, really. Our own leftists code it in words like "Israelies", zionists, neocons, etc. But they've been getting more and more bold and its really troubling. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-07-20 14:28 |