Baseless Hatred Once Again Rears Its Ugly Head

At the outset I will freely admit this post is childish, petty, and completely beneath the level of normal, polite discourse.  But I have decided that just as I advocate responding in kind to those who physically attack Israel and her citizens, I have come to realize that the only response to incessant ad hominem attacks from right wing lunatics and left wing moonbats alike, is to respond in kind.  

A couple of days ago, Israeli musician / songwriter Yehonaton Geffen caused a small stir when he said that the date of the recent Knesset elections would now be marked as a 'Nakba' for the peace camp, borrowing the Arabic word for 'catastrophe' that is used by our Arab enemies to refer to the founding of the State of Israel.  

Subsequently, Geffen was physically attacked by someone, apparently because of his 'Nakba' statement and/or his outspoken left wing political views.  

I must state emphatically that such an attack is a criminal act, and is completely beyond what can ever be tolerated in a free democratic society.  And I am pleased that it was loudly condemned by people from all across Israel's political spectrum.

But apparently another lefty Israeli entertainer was feeling left out of the spotlight, as Israeli singer, Achinoam Nini (AKA Noa to her fans) complained to the media that upon returning to Israel, she too was allegedly 'attacked' by a right winger because of her political views.

According to news reports, Nini said that she was subjected to "curses and insults" at the airport, upon returning from a trip abroad.  I guess when a a person holding left wing views says horrible things about someone on the right, it is an expression of free speech.  When the tables are turned, it is an 'attack'.

After all, I don't recall Achinoam Nini making any statements condemning left wing Israeli artist Yair Garbuz's speech in front of thousands of people in Rabin Square last week attacking more than half of Israel's citizens when he bemoaned the fact that, "Kissers of amulets, idol-worshipers and people who bow down and prostrate themselves on the graves of saints" were 'given' control over the State of Israel. [source]

I can forgive a doddering old fool like Garbuz for momentarily forgetting that control of the country is not something that is 'given' like some Bolshevik political favor.  It was / is won via the democratic processes of our vibrant democracy that has, much to his dismay, marginalized Israel's political left.  

In fact, many on the left are howling mad that the country has repeatedly used the ballot to unambiguously express their weariness with failed policies of appeasement and surrender; preferring to entrust successive right wing governments with the power to decide when we will have a viable peace partner with whom to negotiate.

But Achinoam Nini is neither doddering, nor a fool, and deserves no such forgiveness.  She gave full-throated voice to opinions that, in any other place or context, would be soundly denounced as bigoted.  

Here is a sample of her statements:

“The best thing about the horrible election results is that we will now have a clear delineation of stances, with everyone coming out of their holes – including the ugly radical right wing victors, drunk from their victory, who will show off their ugly faces, along with the good people, like Geffen.”

Really?!

Note that Nini didn't say that the positions held by the right wing voters were 'objectionable' or 'ugly', but rather that the right wing voters themselves were ugly (and presumably, bad), while those on the left are beautiful and good!

This sort of ad hominem attack is, IMHO, what's wrong with Israeli politics, and I, for one, am not going to sit idly by without responding in kind.

Achinoam Nini may have a beautiful voice and be an accomplished musician, but since she has decided to attack me and my fellow right wing voters on the basis of our physical appearance,  I have  decided to state that Achinoam Nini is ugly.  

This is not an opinion.  It is objectively provable.  

She has bugged out eyes, a long hooked nose, an overbite so pronounced that she could easily eat an apple through a picket fence, and hair that resembles a straw broom.

Ms. Nini, I may, indeed, be ugly.  But that cannot undo the fact that my political views are held by the majority of this democracy's voting public.  

My advice to Achinoam Nini is to stick to what she does best and to not try to invent an 'attack' in order to try to make herself relevant.  She is a talented musician, but an inept political pundit. 

And for the record, despite my earlier statements about Achinoam Nini's looks, I admit I was being petty and childish.  Truth be told, the whole of her beauty far exceeds the sum of her unconventional features.  

Sadly, it is her baseless hatred and bigotry that remain ugly and beyond redemption.