Olmert To Expect a Tough Reception

Israeli Deputy Premier Ehud Olmert is to lead a 12 man delegation on a visit to South Africa next week, and you can expect a shameful outcry from the anti-Israel moonbats.

Here is the list of all organisations endorsing a call made to cancel Olmert's visit.

Palestinian organisations – in Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora · Palestine Anti-Apartheid Wall Committee - Palestine · General Union Of Women – Palestine · Palestinian General Federation Of Trade Unions - Palestine · Union Of Health Workers Committees - Palestine · Young Men’s Christian Association, East Jerusalem · Union Of Agricultural Workers Committees - Palestine · Palestinian NGO network (PNGO) - Palestine · Palestinian Environmental NGO Network (Pengon) - Palestine · National Society of Non-Governmental Organizations - Palestine · Palestinian Economic Policy Institute (MAS) - Palestine · Uri Davis (honorary research fellow, Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, University of Durham and Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter) · Movement Against Israeli Apartheid in Palestine (MAIAP) - Israel · National Council Of Arab-Americans - USA · Palestinian Centre For Human Rights - Gaza, Palestine · Ayam Al-Masrah · Al-Mirsat-East Jerusalem · Palestinian Hydrology Group - Palestine · Badil - For Palestinian Residency And Refugee Rights - Palestine · Free Palestine Alliance - USA · American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, California - USA · Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel - Palestine · Al-Awda, Palestinian Right Of Return Coalition - North America and Europe · Arab Network For The Protection Of Nature - Jordan · Palestinian Workers Union - Europe · Palestinian Socialaid (Al-Najda) - Lebanon · Democratic Youth Union Of Palestine - Palestine · Palestine Community Centre – Vancouver, Canada · Coordinating Council for the Private Sector - Palestine · General Union of Charitable Societies - Palestine · Women’s Affairs Technical Association - Palestine · Coalition For Accountability And Integrity - Palestine Other organisations · Norwegian Assoc of Ngos For Palestine (Fellesutvalget) - Norway · Focus on the Global South - Thailand, India, Philippines · New Jersey Solidarity - Activists For The Liberation Of Palestine - USA · Mordecai Briemberg, Canada Palestine Support Network (CanPalNet) - Canada · Ruttgers Univ Divestment From Israel Campaign – USA · Rev Basil Manning, United Congregational Church Of South Africa. Caras Trust – South Africa · Free Burma Campaign – South Africa · Palestine Solidarity Committee – University of the Witwatersrand – South Africa · Students for Justice in Palestine - UC-Davis – USA · Philippines-Iraqi Solidarity Committee – Philippines · Committee for Justice – USA · International Civilian Campaign For The Protection Of The Palestinian People (CCIPPP) - France · International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) - USA · Students for Justice in Palestine, John Hopkins University – USA · Justice In Palestine Coalition - California, USA · Palestine Solidarity Group, Chicago – USA · Stop The War (Bastaguerra) - Italy · Stop The War Coalition - Greece · Friends Of Al-Aqsa – South Africa · Society For The Women Of Jerusalem – South Africa · Muslim Judicial Council – South Africa · Palestine Solidarity Committee –South Africa · Palestine Solidarity Group – South Africa · Global Womens Strike - Ireland · International and Multiracial Anti-War Network Of Men · Media Review Network – South Africa · Anti-War Coalition – South Africa · Jubilee South Africa · Landless Peoples Movement – South Africa · Anti-Privatisation Forum – South Africa · Social Movements Indaba – South Africa · Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa · Islamic Propagation Centre International – South Africa · Internationals for Justice in Palestine

Ehud Olmert is very close to Sharon and supports the disengagement plan which will effectively end all Jewish presence in Gaza, eventually transferring the entire territory over to the Palestinians. Sharon and Olmert are trying to get Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of Shas, to support the plan on the Jewish premise that territory can be relinquished to save lives. The Rabbi was promised that the Gaza Strip will be handed over to "pragmatic people."

Olmert has also supported calls to evacuate Jewish communities in Samaria (Northern West Bank).

But of course all this doesn't even come into play when these hateful groups decide to block his visit to South Africa.

UPDATE at 14/10

The Palestine Solidarity Committee have already taken to the streets. Readers will know that the PSC are the group that Jewish Voices SA chose to stand alongside in a recent march against Israel's security barrier.

The South African Palestine Solidarity Committee called upon the South African government to cancel the proposed invitation to Deputy Prime Minister of Apartheid Israel, Ehud Olmert, to visit South Africa. Olmert is scheduled to have talks with state officials, supporters of Apartheid Israel and business people in two weeks time. Olmert's proposed visit comes in the wake of meetings between ten senior Likud Party representatives and South African officials and Cabinet Ministers. According to an official statement the South African government views Olmert's trip as part of 'mediatory' efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East. PSC's scepticism of this intention though is given further credence by a number of press reports which inform them that Olmert's visit is really to seek to "cement economic ties between the states via a protection of investment treaty". Far from promoting peace, Olmert's visit will merely give credibility and legitimacy to Apartheid Israel. The PSC finds it deeply distressing that South Africa chooses to forge closer ties with the racist and apartheid regime of Israel rather than building international opposition and pressure for peace and justice. The PSC will hold protests on 16th October across South Africa to highlight our solidarity with Palestinians under occupation and in the diaspora and to oppose Olmert's visit to South Africa.

Comments

Viva PSC Viva !
Down with the racist Zionist state of Israel.
Free palistine from the river to the sea.

[Steve]

An Islamic forum linked from the Palestine Solidarity Committe is discussing who was really behind the Sinai blasts and why.

Here is an excerpt from one of the comments

they are thives, and WHITE CHRIISTIANS ARE AS GUILTY AS THE WHITE JEWS, THEY DONT MIND PALESTINISN WHO WERE POOR AND LIVING IN THEIR HOMES, WERE SIMPLY KILLED AND FORCED OUT, TO LEAVE ALL THEIR MEAGER THINGS THEN THEY COMPLAIN THAT THE PALESTINISN WANT THEIR HOMES AND LANDS BACK AND WHATS THE DIRTY WHITE JEWS TO GO BACK TO EUROPE .

THEY HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH MISERY AND OPPRESSION AND THEY EXPECT MUSLISM TO TAKE IT...YOU ARE MISTAKEN,,,, THE MUSLIMS MUST REMBER THE CRIMES OF THE WHITE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS AND MAKE THAT AS A BASISI FOR REVENGE, IF IT TAKES 1000 YEARS CONVINCE THE YOUTH, CONVINCE THE MUSLIM YOUTH TO HATE THE K* AND NEVER TRUST THEM AGAIN.

Of course, this does not reflect views held by Muslims, rather it is a single view held by one myopic individual. I only note this because I imagine that Jewish Voices may have changed their minds about marching alongside the PSC, had they seen that this is the sort of material that the PSC links to. Of course, they are not responsible for the views of their readers, but they could see to it that offensive comments are removed.

* - replaces an offensive word in the South African context, used by Muslims to describe non-believers.

[Steve]

read about Olmert's address to the SA Jewish community here

http://supernatural.blogs.com/weblog/2004/10/olmert_addresse.html\