Paris media ignoring Israeli solidarity events

[Solomon2]

Paris media ignoring Israeli solidarity events
While some Israelis try to show sympathy for France, French media appears to want none of it.

By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 11/16/2015, 10:59 AM

French media is reporting extensively about events held worldwide in identification with the country's grief following Saturday's terrorist massacre in Paris. However, solidarity events in Israel have not been reported on, wrote respected journalist and author Eldad Beck, an expert on the Middle East and Europe, on his Facebook page Sunday night.

"Several French citizens whom I wanted to interview in the last few days refused to speak to me after I presented myself as an Israeli journalist," he revealed. "One of them explained to me: 'I don't want my words to be used for political aims.'"

"To all those who think that the French will feel closer to Israel after the latest terror attacks, please remember what happened in the world after September 11, 2001," Beck added. "There is terror in the world, and there is what happens in Israel. It is a totally different matter."

Beck added sarcastically Monday morning that "at long last" Israel has been mentioned in the French press, in the aftermath of the terror attacks - when BFM Radio cited a study that was done in Israel during the great terror war of 2000-2005 (the 'Second Intifada'), according to which extensive casualties from terror lead to greater popular consumption, because people see no reason to save money when death appears to loom around the corner. "Jews and money," he noted, "the old story…"

Beck added that French media has been saying that Iran is the only force willing to fight ISIS on the ground, thus managing to spin the terror attacks into a reason to present Iran - the leading state sponsor of terror - in a positive light.

Roughly 5,000 Israelis on Saturday night gathered at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square for a solidarity rally, organized by the French embassy in Israel, following the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left more than 100 people dead.

France’s Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog and former President Shimon Peres were the speakers at the rally.



Vice Prime Minister Shalom described the attacks as “brutal” and “cruel."

“For many years, most of the world believed that terrorism is only Israel’s problem,” he continued, recalling previous attacks in France against Jewish targets, such as the attack on the Jewish school and Toulouse and the attack at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris.

“When they told us that it’s a fight of Muslims against Jews, we said, ‘No. Terrorism is terrorism is terrorism, and terrorism can hit everywhere and against everyone,’” he warned. “Yesterday it was in France and tomorrow, unfortunately, it can happen in other countries in Europe.”

 

[The Silent One]

But it's true tho.

Israel and its supporters love to promote the image of Islam as a barbaric faith that only wants to kill everybody.

if i gave an interview as a muslim, it would be twisted and manipulated and end up on the Israeli news as
"Evil muslims strike again! listen to this muslim explain why he was glad the attacks happened!"

 

[rockstar08]

 

[Solomon2]

if i gave an interview as a muslim, it would be twisted and manipulated and end up on the Israeli news as "Evil muslims strike again! listen to this muslim explain why he was glad the attacks happened!"

How often do you watch or read Israeli news?

 

[Falcon29]

Jews always try making political/monetary gain out of all tragedies. Just like the holohoax business they're milking. These people are disgusting.

Unfortunately we deal with these animals on a daily basis.

 

[The Sandman]

 

[AnABCD?]

Israel is an apartheid state, every civilized nation in the world should ignore and boycott it. Until it changes it's ways and reigns in on the settlements and radical Zionists, it will continue to fall into pariah status. It's hard to sympathize with a country that has such an asymmetrical advantage like Israel does over Palestinians and then cries when it gets pelted with a few rocks and bottle rockets.

 

[The Silent One]

Jews always try making political/monetary gain out of all tragedies. Just like the holohoax business they're milking. These people are disgusting.

Unfortunately we deal with these animals on a daily basis.

That's a bit too far. Insulting a group of people doesn't serve a purpose, nor does referring to them as "animals".

 

[Desert Fox]

Paris media ignoring Israeli solidarity events
While some Israelis try to show sympathy for France, French media appears to want none of it.

By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 11/16/2015, 10:59 AM

French media is reporting extensively about events held worldwide in identification with the country's grief following Saturday's terrorist massacre in Paris. However, solidarity events in Israel have not been reported on, wrote respected journalist and author Eldad Beck, an expert on the Middle East and Europe, on his Facebook page Sunday night.

"Several French citizens whom I wanted to interview in the last few days refused to speak to me after I presented myself as an Israeli journalist," he revealed. "One of them explained to me: 'I don't want my words to be used for political aims.'"

"To all those who think that the French will feel closer to Israel after the latest terror attacks, please remember what happened in the world after September 11, 2001," Beck added. "There is terror in the world, and there is what happens in Israel. It is a totally different matter."

Beck added sarcastically Monday morning that "at long last" Israel has been mentioned in the French press, in the aftermath of the terror attacks - when BFM Radio cited a study that was done in Israel during the great terror war of 2000-2005 (the 'Second Intifada'), according to which extensive casualties from terror lead to greater popular consumption, because people see no reason to save money when death appears to loom around the corner. "Jews and money," he noted, "the old story…"

Beck added that French media has been saying that Iran is the only force willing to fight ISIS on the ground, thus managing to spin the terror attacks into a reason to present Iran - the leading state sponsor of terror - in a positive light.

Roughly 5,000 Israelis on Saturday night gathered at Tel Aviv's Rabin Square for a solidarity rally, organized by the French embassy in Israel, following the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left more than 100 people dead.

France’s Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog and former President Shimon Peres were the speakers at the rally.



Vice Prime Minister Shalom described the attacks as “brutal” and “cruel."

“For many years, most of the world believed that terrorism is only Israel’s problem,” he continued, recalling previous attacks in France against Jewish targets, such as the attack on the Jewish school and Toulouse and the attack at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris.

“When they told us that it’s a fight of Muslims against Jews, we said, ‘No. Terrorism is terrorism is terrorism, and terrorism can hit everywhere and against everyone,’” he warned. “Yesterday it was in France and tomorrow, unfortunately, it can happen in other countries in Europe.”

Because the French know that Israelis aren't doing this out of genuine sympathy for the dead, at least not the Israeli politicians, but to score political points and use the tragic incident to further their own political agenda against the Palestinian Arabs.

 

[Gauss]

After this paris attack i have started to believe a little that israel is behind ISIS. France is the most liberal country. They accommodate everyone in their worldview including muslims. Politically muslim countries are a bit of french supporters. Or we can say its the country best supported in the christian world by the muslims because its least christian in its values. They rejected american invasion of iraq to cite one example. Anyone attacking france would appear as a backward barbarian. Israel has an interest in showing muslims in this light.

 

[yugocrosrb95]

France does not need solidarity from an apartheid fascist country.

 

[Solomon2]

Because the French know that Israelis aren't doing this out of genuine sympathy for the dead, at least not the Israeli politicians, but to score political points and use the tragic incident to further their own political agenda against the Palestinian Arabs.

I think you're confusing Palestinian Arabs with Israeli Jews.