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Jew-haters are going crazy.
After having the field to themselves for three years, convincing much of the world that Israel rhymes with genocide, a quirky non-Jewish artist from London has rattled them.
Not just with a fabulous song with a cool reggae beat. He's rattled them with six words:
You say genocide, I say war.
The pro-Israel community has spent hundreds of millions trying and failing to make Israel's case, and here is iconic singer Boy George with six words that nail the truth.
You say genocide, I say war.
I wrote a column recently on the power of words. Well, I don't think I've seen six better words to make Israel’s case.
Need I elaborate?
The absolute best defense against the calumny of genocide is that Israel was defending itself against another attempted genocide, the invasion from Hamas that massacred 1200 Israeli souls on Oct. 7, 2023.
Boy George is effectively telling the world that Israel was in a defensive war against genocide.
Look at how he continues the song:
When you’re attacked, that’s what the army’s for
Does it get ugly? You bet it does
When I know you wanna kill
Every last one of us
Every last one of us
In other words, things got ugly because Hamas wanted to kill every last Jew. What says "genocidal intent" better than a Jew-hating terror group sworn to Israel's destruction wanting to kill every last Jew– babies and young girls included?
He exposes the cruelty:
You never mention October 7
Young girls raped against trees, murdered brutally, for the crime of dancing
Then he goes after those who love to hate Jews:
You condemn the Jews, with selective memory
Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep
Propaganda fueled by the Internet feels so weak
For the chorus, he brings joy and defiance:
But trust me, we will dance again
Wе will dance again
We will dance again
And in a song about war, he still finds room for dreams:
And there won't be no war… I don't feel brave I just need to behave like a human.
Why do you think the song has triggered such an uproar among the "Israel rhymes with genocide" crowd?
Because it demolishes their case.
It does it with the elegance of brevity, the clarity of common sense, and the power of an exhilarating song. I’ve heard a lot of great pro-Israel songs since Oct. 7, but none that include a compelling argument against a global narrative.
Indeed, every time I hear it (clip below), with George’s soulful voice delivering such a razor-sharp message, I feel a kind of electric charge.
"The track has caused a furor online," The New York Times reports.
No kidding.
The Jew-hating knives are out. The backlash has begun– calls for boycotts, frantic attempts to smear both singer and message, anything to smother this musical meteor that is making the case for the world's most maligned country.
As the song continues to spread globally, it may well presage a cultural shift few people have noticed:
Bashing Israel is becoming boring.
It’s convenient for people who follow the herd, who are afraid to take risks, who conform to what’s in vogue.
Boy George represents the rebels who have the guts to defend the little Jewish country everyone enjoys bashing.
If he was famous for his Culture Club, now he represents the Counter Culture.
But he always did. He always was a rebel.
That's why he has the courage to sacrifice for his principles, even if that means losing a colleague or losing business.
When someone denounced him as "Zionist scum" on social media, he replied, "Jew love is true love."
When friends recommended that he "pipe down" and let the uproar blow over, he replied, "I'm afraid it's not an option."
When a record label colleague told him, “I want nothing to do with this song,” he responded, “Ok, we’re done.”
And then he added: “When someone is gutless it really does not hurt to say goodbye. My faith in humanity will not diminish and the truth will always win.”
All of this makes sense when you hear the golden thread of his song, which might as well become a new anthem:
And if you’re ever confused, I stand with the Jews.
Who would have thunk it?
A super-cool, gutsy and world-famous singer shows up to defend an ancient people, and the haters are losing their minds.
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David Suissa is the founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a $300 million marketing firm named "Agency of the Year" by USA Today that attracts clients like Heinz, Dole, McDonalds, Princess Cruises, Charles Schwab and Acura. Suissa's writings on advertising have been published in several publications including the Los Angeles Times and Advertising Age. He's also president of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association.