tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post602568359437291912..comments2023-11-02T13:43:32.053+00:00Comments on Andrew Reeves' Running Blog - but what am I running for.....: Gay hate crime alive and well in Tel Aviv as 2 people murderedAndrew Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07693106687465032781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-73704858692456424922009-08-02T16:22:30.500+01:002009-08-02T16:22:30.500+01:00Of course if this happened in any other middle eas...Of course if this happened in any other middle east country, or probably an EU country, it wouldn't rate a mention. Indeed if the British government were doing something thousands of times worse like, for example, kidnapping thousands of people off the streets, cutting them openn while still alive & selling the body parts, it would get complete support from the LibDems & complete censorship from our media. Didn't it?<br /><br />Of course it isn't that the Israelis are Jews - pure coincidence!neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545428530989218019.post-68690411303745992422009-08-02T12:25:23.089+01:002009-08-02T12:25:23.089+01:00I think while mourning this terrible tragedy, it&#...I think while mourning this terrible tragedy, it's important that we take steps to ensure that this hateful, yet anomalous event, is not used as an excuse to incite hatred towards Israel and the Israeli people. <br /><br />The fact is, this tragedy could just as easily have taken place in the UK, Australia or America. Many people don't realize that Israel is in fact one of the most LGBT-friendly countries in the world. They have civil unions, gay couples can adopt, gay and lesbian Israelis serve openly in the military and are protected in the private sector from employment discrimination.<br /><br />The Jewish people and indeed, Israelis, know all too well what it is like to be targeted because of who they are. As I think the coverage of this tragedy in the Israeli media demonstrates, their society as a whole will not stand for this kind of bigotry from the fringe.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742556351738326530noreply@blogger.com