At 14:38 10-4-02 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: >> > The Simon Wiesenthal Center >> > http://www.wiesenthal.com/social/press/pr_item.cfm?ItemID=5285 >> > reports that La Bastide de la Fave, a hotel in Brue-Auriac, Provence, is >> > refusing to accept reservations from Israeli guests. >> > >> > >> >>Marvin Long >>Austin, Texas > >I personally find it highly disturbing that the prominent symbol of any >democratic government would establish such a double-standard, especially >one that seems to be rooted in racism.
I do not think this is necesarily rooted in racism; it probably has to do with fear and security. Given the attacks on synagogues recently, I can imagine that people right now do not want any displays of Jewish/Israeli symbols for fear of being the next target. >Jeroen, since you're geographically closer to the situation than we are >and probably are better connected to the Norwegian media, could you add a >news link or two in English so that we might get a better perspective? I am probably as much connected to the Norwegian media as you are. I do not follow the Norwegian media for one simple reason: me no speaky the Norwegian whatsoever. If the perspective has to be both European and in English, your best bet is probably the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk) and perhaps CNN's European edition (http://europe.cnn.com). Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
