Rupert Murdoch is out of his mind and at it again.

[busterbrown]

What the hell is he saying here?
The Good Jews are only in Israel ?


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/17/rupert-murdoch-tweets-jewish-newspapers-israel_n_2152490.html

[hrmjustin]

1. He must have been drunk.

[Care Acutely]

2. Simple. He and the like are Pro-Israel, but anti-Jew.

That's it in a nutshell. Metaphorically².

[Scootaloo]

3. Not that unusual, sadly

We've even got a good handful like that mucking around on DU.

For Murdoch and his sort... Their "support" for Israel is predicated on one or both of the following.

1) a hatred of Arabs and / or Muslims
2) The belief that Israel is going to be Jesus' landing pad.

To these guys, any jew who does not wave the Israeli flag and give a lusty cheer when the bombs fall is, as David Horowitz puts it, a "Self-hating jew" (he also likes the terms "judenrat" and "kapo."

Of course, tying Israel and Jewish identity together like that - making one dependant on the other - is a pretty easy hallmark of an antisemitic attitude. That it's popping up from one of the most likely of sources isn't that surprising, only that he feels secure enough to voice it aloud.

[busterbrown]

4. You took the words right out of my mouth.

I'm trying to figure out D.U. and the limits for discussion on Israel.
I posted the original thread but did not want to elaborate because I didn't want to be blocked.....

Gaza is a dangerous and heartbreaking situation and should be discussed
in full....

[LeftishBrit]

5. He's saying that he's an antisemite, but he hates Muslims even more than Jews so he's pro-Israel

Or at least he's pandering to right-wingers who often hold such attitudes. It's hard to know what he actually thinks, as he will say anything that will sell his papers.

P.S. if I were a non-citizen who owned much of a country's media, I'd keep my mouth strictly shut with regard to the ethnic origins of newspaper owners.

[intaglio]

6. He actually took US citizenship

So he could own US TV and Radio stations

[LeftishBrit]

9. He hasn't got UK citizenship and he still owns quite a bit of our media

He's vile, anyway.

[tsuki]

10. He did? Well, I haven't seen the

paperwork. Where are the transcripts? I believe he is an Ill-legal.

[malaise]

7. Murdoch is a racist pig

who should be in prison. He is an enemy of decency and humanity.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. What's Sheldon Adelson's paper saying about Gaza?