The Strange Case of the Zany Zionist
"Please imagine that you are a poor defenseless elderly women,
slight of frame and
weighing only 103 pounds," writes Dr. Watson.
Sorry, can't do that. In my own mind's eye, I'm still only 15 years
old and in prime physical shape. But what else do you got? "Next try
to imagine that some lumbering 300-pound oaf with a
dyed-orange hairdo suddenly grabs your forearm and starts to tighten and
tighten his grip...." Yikes!
"And then imagine that all this manhandling is taking place in a courtroom --
and that suddenly all eyes are upon this elder-abusing bully and he is
forced to loosen his grip." Wait a minute. Now this story is beginning to
sound uncomfortably familiar. Perhaps that little old lady might
actually be me after all.
But assuming that this powerful and dramatic court scene is the climax
of Dr. Watson's story, then where exactly did this strange case actually
begin? Stand down, Dr. Watson. I can take it from here.
It
all began back around 2003, even before I had joined a small California branch of
the International Solidarity Movement, a non-violent group devoted to
bringing peace and justice to Israel and Palestine. And the lumbering
oaf in Dr. Watson's courtroom drama appears to be the exact same guy who has
devoted the last two decades of his life to stalking ISM members, bullying us, acting shady and generally
giving Zionism a bad name. https://palsolidarity.org/tag/rachel-corrie/
14 years ago, this guy first turned up at one of our meetings disguised
as a Pakistani -- that is until his pancake makeup began to run.
Then in 2006, this zany Zionist made an appearance on the Bill O'Reilly show, telling
every kook and nut watching it that ISM supported terrorists (which we don't!) And then
when even Bill O'Reilly seemed to think that perhaps this hulking oaf
might be a bit extreme even for his show, this guy just kept re-publishing that
same tired segment over and over again on his blog -- for the next
eleven years.
And then this hulking stalker-for-Zionism began falsely accusing us of
being members of Hezbollah and fraternizing with Hamas (totally
untrue!) He even started publishing
photos of us on his website as if we were wanted criminals (including a
rather flattering mugshot of me).
Then our zany Zionist stalker started becoming even more obsessive and
sent in an "undercover agent" to secretly videotape our meetings (and eat up our refreshments too). Are all Zionists as weird as this
one?
Now that's a scary thought. https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/19/unlivable_gaza_on_verge_of_collapse
So. "How does this story finally end?" you might ask. "What was the final
courtroom decision and who finally won the case?" Unfortunately it
wasn't me -- but
it wasn't him either! The judge just shrugged and threw up her hands.
"This
case is too complex for me to try in this court," she said.
Okay. I agree. The judge then indicated that it was time for this
overzealous and zany Zionist
to be tried in a higher court instead. But which court? The Supreme
Court? The Court of Public
Opinion? Or an even Higher Court than that -- one involving pearly
gates vs. the Fires of Hell? http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47495.htm
Or is it?
Apparently, our very own U.S. Congress has also become a nest of zany
Zionists too. Good grief, now Congress wants to pass a bill that will
make it a felony if someone like me demands justice in Israel in the same manner that
Nelson Mandela demanded justice in South Africa back in the 1980s. If I
keep on insisting on justice in Israel, I could also get stalked by zany
Zionists in Congress too. Yikes! http://mondoweiss.net/2017/07/shockwaves-progressive-community/
PS:
Just found out that I (and hopefully Dr. Watson too) will be going to
Israel in early September as an ISM volunteer in Palestine -- hopefully in Jenin. http://www.thefreedomtheatre.org/
PPS:
Dr. Watson is currently busy writing up his latest adventure, the
fascinating "Case of the Missing Grandchildren". And I also hear that
Dr. Phil is helping him out.
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Stop Wall Street and War Street from destroying our world. And while you're at it, please buy my books! http://straitwellbooks.blogspot.com/2016/04/our-top-best-seller-right-now-is-bring.html
Plus here's a sneak preview of my latest book, a thrilling murder mystery entitled "Road Trip to Damascus," hopefully coming out by the end of 2017: http://straitwellbooks.blogspot.com/2017/05/new-book-by-straitwell-press-coming-out.html