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Hollywood is considered to be liberal and many of its films most certainly are. I have liberal views but I'm too socialist to really be one. My views are more like Stephen Lendman's.Brokeback Mountain was good, which showed how cruel and harsh traditional conservative society could be back in the old days.Now liberals have become intolerant themselves and seem to hate Russia and Putin for its conservative views. But I view Russia of having a very gentle conservatism which is fairly liberal in most ways. They are very anti war, unlike the more right wing Eastern European countries. Russians seem to be a gentle people.So, I'm not too keen on the liberals at the moment, and seeing them be hawkish and pro war is shocking to me. Bill Maher and Michael Moore now both deeply disturb me, but they
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Hollywood is considered to be liberal and many of its films most certainly are. I have liberal views but I'm too socialist to really be one. My views are more like Stephen Lendman's.
Brokeback Mountain was good, which showed how cruel and harsh traditional conservative society could be back in the old days.
Now liberals have become intolerant themselves and seem to hate Russia and Putin for its conservative views. But I view Russia of having a very gentle conservatism which is fairly liberal in most ways. They are very anti war, unlike the more right wing Eastern European countries. Russians seem to be a gentle people.
So, I'm not too keen on the liberals at the moment, and seeing them be hawkish and pro war is shocking to me. Bill Maher and Michael Moore now both deeply disturb me, but they were people that I used to really admire and like.
So-called Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (FIDF) hold annual gala fundraisers for its killing machine in US cities nationwide – a way to extort money from naive and supportive donors.
Guests include high-ranking Israeli military and government officials. Well-known Americans attend.
Event raise millions of dollars annually for Israeli militarism, belligerence, and cold-blooded murder.
It’s shocking that anyone would contribute to what demands condemnation – donors complicit with Israeli crimes of war, against humanity, and other forms of apartheid ruthlessness.
The FIDF Los Angeles chapter says it aims “to raise money for the young men and women soldiers of the IDF and to create a community that cares for and supports Israel and its soldiers” – mindless of the pain and suffering they inflict on defenseless Palestinians and other victims of their high crimes.
On November 4 at the Beverly Hilton, the FIDF said it raised a record $60 million at its annual star-studded gala, attracting 1,200 attendees, including actor Andy Garcia and other celebrities.
Billionaires Haim Saban and Sheldon Adelson were the largest donors – each giving $10 million to Israel’s killing machine.
Saban said “(w)e are thrilled that so many members of our community, including major Hollywood figures, are coming together to help us support the brave (IDF) men and women…Standing behind these heroes is one of the greatest honors in my life.”
There’s nothing heroic about occupation harshness, Gaza’s suffocating blockade, IDF snipers murdering peaceful Palestinians in cold blood, naked aggression at Israel’s discretion, terror-bombing Syria, aiding ISIS and likeminded jihadists, along with other forms of apartheid ruthlessness.
Israeli General (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir serves as FIDF national director and CEO, a position he assumed in September 2014.
In 33 years of active duty, he was directly involved in enforcing occupation harshness, including as military secretary to prime ministers Ehud Olmert and Netanyahu – also as their special security advisor and partner in national security decisions.
He was involved in Israel’s 2006 premeditated Lebanon war, along with naked aggression on Gaza.
He and other IDF commanders have much to answer for. So do FIDF supporters for contributing funds for Israeli mass slaughter and destruction.
During 2012 Israeli Pillar of Cloud naked aggression in Gaza, FIDF said the following:
Its members “worked around the clock to ensure the IDF’s hardworking soldiers were taken care of.”
“Whether it was by sending packages of snacks and much-needed clothing or by sending a ‘Break from the Battlefield’ package including an LCD TV screen and board games, soldiers were able to uphold hygiene and were kept entertained in their few moments off from the battlefield and during the difficult task of keeping Israel safe under fire.”
Callous support for IDF premeditated mass slaughter and destruction demands the harshest condemnation – not funding to aid its naked aggression.
Stephen Lendman - Hollywood Fundraiser for Israel’s Killing Machine
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