I honestly don't know from where he gets the nerve.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone lashed out against Israeli policies on Tuesday, saying that they were actions that border with crimes against humanity.
Asked by a reporter at a London press conference how he compared terrorism in the Middle East to the London bombings, Linvingstone replied that he believed the media was applying a double standard, adding that both Israelis and Palestinians had "done terrible things to each other", but there was still a tendency to view the Palestinian side as the one that does all the harm.
"Given that the Palestinians don't have jet fighters, they only have their bodies to use as weapons. In that unfair balance, that's what people use. When talking about the imbalance of forces, I will gladly welcome leading members of the Israeli government if they come here even though they have done horrendous things which border on crimes against humanity in a way they have indiscriminately slaughtered men, women and children in the West Bank and Gaza for decades," he said.
"Double standard," indeed. (ooops)
And for their insight and wisdom in electing this lying piece of scum mayor, what reward did the noble citizens of London reap? And what rewards can they expect in the future? As long as the Ken Livingstons of the world continue to blame the victims of terror -- of terrorists, as long as they continue to call the victims' attempts at self-defense "crimes against humanity," they're issuing an open invitation for more of the same. Eventually, as in this case, it will be directed against them, too.
It's time to get a clue.
(Cross-posted at The Jewish View)
