Those of a certain age may recall a 1960s ITV advert for Lifebuoy soap that went along the lines of “Your best friend wouldn’t tell you - you’ve got B.O. [That’s body odour or the armpit whiff].Maybe, maybe not. What I have found though is that people are much more likely to listen to constructive criticism from their friends as opposed to strangers or even perceived enemies. In fact people often ask their friends for such advice. It’s what friends are for. So, I’m having a surf around the interweb and I find:
Conservative Friends of Israel
Labour Friends of Israel
Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel
Scottish Friends of Israel
Christian Friends of Israel
The Gospel Ministry Friends of Israel
Anglican Friends of Israel
Academic Friends of Israel
Friends of Israel Initiative
Methodist Friends of Israel [new]
Northern Ireland Friends of Israel
And that’s just on the first two pages of a google search. There may be a Green, BNP or UKIP Friends of Israel further on, but I couldn’t be bothered to look.
So, with all these friends you’d think at least one of them would be whispering in Israel’s ear that they need to clean up their act. I really do hope so. It’s what friends are for isn’t it?
Otherwise we will be getting more stunts like this…..
Excellent post. Sad though it most likely falls on stony ground or sucked into a black hole. The more they hate each other the more these two fanatical groups resemble nothing so much as each other. Those whom the gods wish to destroy .....
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