Very Sober analysis On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Khaya Xaba <[email protected]> wrote:
> *YCLSA Press Statement * > > March 13, 2013 > > *YCLSA shocked by finger pointing media outlets and NGOs who are failing > to support the Palestinian people* > > This week we saw the launch of Israel Apartheid Week, where many > progressive organisations from civil society, religious formations, unions > and political structures openly showed their support and solidarity for the > oppressed people of Palestine. > > This week has, however, also exposed the deafeningly loud silence > of numerous spineless, finger-pointing, neoliberal media and non-government > organisations. These organisations have shown who their masters are. While > often criticizing government and demanding delivery, latching onto > legitimate issues, these capitalist role-players often present themselves > as honest independent whistleblowers. It is clear now that many NGOs and > media outlets present themselves as being fearless and able to criticise > and speak out against all human rights violations, with no fear or > favor, are actually timid puppets of imperialist Zionist interests. > > While they are even willing to demand the resignation of numerous > ministers and even the president, who was elected by millions of South > Africans in an undisputed democratic election, and they are so opinionated > that their views are openly expressed on issues outside their focus areas > of HIV, education etc, they are unable to stand up against human rights > violations committed by the Israeli government. > > While boldly exposing corruption, or making allegations of corruption, > they will tell the public that it is criminal to be silent bystanders of > injustice, but it is clear that the power of capital has turned these > organizations into a cowardly silence. Those who have chosen to be silent > are well known, their silence is notable and a clear indication that > many NGO's and media are either supporters of the Israeli government > or funded by supporters of the Israel government. Those who are funded by > supporters of the Israeli Apartheid regime, are beneficiaries of blood > money and merely lack the moral power to speak-out, as this could threaten > the "arm that feeds them". > > We call upon media who have been quiet to disprove our allegations by > giving fair coverage of Israel Apartheid week. Additionally we call upon > all NGOs to openly endorse Israel Apartheid Week, to speak out against the > systemic and ongoing oppression of the people of Palestine or refrain from > being opinionated on issues outside their direct space. > > Issued by YCLSA Head Office > > For more information contact: > > Khaya Xaba > YCLSA National Spokesperson > Cell: 071 115 4619 > > -- > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail > to this address (repeat): [email protected] . > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
