Blaming Israel

Being an occasional collection of outlandish attempts to hold the Jewish state accountable for problems it could not possibly have caused, in reverse chronological order.

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Ikebal Patel, president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.

War in Afghanistan: Commenting on the death of an Australia soldier in Afghanistan, Ikebal Patel, president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, linked the anti-Taliban campaign to Israel: "There must be a better way to deal with terrorism than by means of war. We must address the many underlying causes of terrorism and violence, such as the 60-year-old injustices and suffering of Palestinian people at the hands of a brutal Israeli regime." (September 5, 2008)

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