Beneath the anti-Zionist Big Banana

Our political leaders continue to pass tone-deaf, tyrannical laws, then watch them be destroyed almost immediately by the courts, writes Tom Tanuki.

SOMEONE WROTE SOMETHING HORRIBLE ON THE famous Coffs Harbor Jewel of Coffs Harbour. Big Banana. I learned that it happened, but I didn’t know exactly what they were saying.

‘____ Israel’said the photo.

At work:

Like you, I could easily imagine a time before “Israel.” But I wasn’t allowed to see him. And I was made to understand that if I see the banned image, under no circumstances will I share it with others.

Otherwise I might go to jail.

Local NSW Police Superintendent Joanne Schultz speaking to ABC Coffs Coast radio in question shoulder “at the lowest level” graffiti but “At worst, it could be considered hate speech.”

Inspector Schultz admitted that this sliding scale relates not to the severity of the crime but to the breadth of the new laws:

“It’s a matter of the context of the legislation; it’s quite broad legislation, so I would encourage people not to publish this information, this footage.”

Referring to the NSW Government lawsIntroduced and later supported by the NSW State Government in the wake of the Bondi massacre, the law threatens imprisonment of up to two years for anything that occurs “in the public domain” and is used to “deliberately incite hatred”.

NSW Police Minister, Jasmine Catleyalso lined up to express dismay:

“The graffiti in Coffs Harbor is appalling and police are investigating… Antisemitism is a stain on our society and will not be tolerated.”

What was the first word placed right in front of Israel? The collective interest of a nation excited by the allure of Verboten was mobilized.

The graffiti on the Big Banana certainly meets the NSW Police Minister’s definition of “anti-Semitism” show by defunct neo-Nazi group National Socialist NetworkHe lined up with a banner and said: ‘Remove the Jewish lobby’ Outside the NSW Parliament in November last year.

In that show, former NSN member and child marriage advocate Joel Davis gave a speech in which he said, among many other things: “Jews do not want to be criticized”. That banner and speech were talking about the Jews, not the foreign state Israel. This was the level of overt antisemitism expected from a militant neo-Nazi, and was well in line with the group’s stated political ambitions, which included deporting all people of Jewish descent.

But NSW Police foundincredibly NSN’s banner and speeches ‘Encourage racist hatred’.

So we have a bunch of draconian new laws that we never wanted, and no readily apparent way to enforce them. Or, like NSW’s anti-protest laws, they are enforced long enough to allow police to protest. beat protesters before it’s fast overthrown by the courts.

So what did Banana say?

Local Coffs Coast Instagram page, Shire PatronsHe informed me. They found the footage, which had been blurred by all the mainstream news outlets, and shared it, presumably bracing themselves for the wrath of the NSW Police Force.

Be ready.

‘Fuk Israel.

Is this it? Fuk Israel? Not even the whole word? Like a child could write?

I don’t know about you, but I literally burst out laughing when I saw it. Then I felt like crying a little. Then I laughed even more.

That’s it, viewers. The NSW Police Minister’s final statement on antisemitism, which rises above even coordinated militant neo-Nazi activity, is this: ‘Fuk Israel’.

Last attendance data The exit from the United States, which is the strongest basis for Israel’s continued existence, shows that a clear majority of Americans now view the occupying state negatively.

Even bigger than last year:

’60 percent of US adults have a negative view of Israel; This rate was 53 percent last year. … Majorities of adults under 50 in both political parties now view Israel and Netanyahu negatively.’

Deepcut News shared YouGov votingThis suggests that the population in Australia feels much the same way.

Even Shire Bosses, the aforementioned Coffs Coast Instagram page who shared the “disturbing” video, intervened a bit. voting from themselves:

There is a gulf the size of the Grand Canyon between the public’s pessimistic view of Israel’s genocide and the blind support of our political and media class for the genocide. I’ve always thought this was largely due to effective long-term lobbying and relationship building. So the general public is not being sent away, all expenses paid “Study trips” to Israelthen before direct exposure individual lobbyist influenceLike Australian politicians and journalists.

Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) and other Zionist groups like them do not waste their time with us plebs. They invoke power where it matters.

That is why our political leaders continue to pass tone-deaf and oppressive laws that are largely unpopular with the public before following these laws be ruined almost immediately by the courts. So they don’t seem to hear how loudly they are being mocked as various state police forces are forced to go after them, trying to enforce speech bans. watermelon arrests and now Big Banana is being banned.

It’s a good indication of how dimly public opinion views the chances of these laws surviving. last arrest Image of a man outside Boeing’s headquarters in Brisbane. Jim Dowling was protesting Boeing’s continued supply to the Israeli Air Force. He was holding a banner that read:

‘From river to sea, Brisbane will be Boeing-free.’

I cannot and will not speak about Jim’s motivations. But I strongly suspect that activists are now in the process of using these stupid, dangerous and draconian laws to promote their own cause. From where? What else are they useful for?

Jim Dowling told the media that he planned to plead insanity because he thought the charge was insane.

I feel crazy too. I can’t stand the level of nonsense we’ve reached.

I think “Fuk Israel” should be a sequel at Big Banana. Either by being subjected to routine tampering or, ideally, by being permanently approved as part of the design. This is the most exciting thing to happen to Banana. The Coffs Coast needs to embrace this.

I demand to be able to say “fuck Israel” without going to prison for two years. I just insist on it.

We all know that if I say this, I am referring to the genocidal, colonialist wartime nation-state of Israel, its political leadership, and its bloody domination over occupied Palestine.

I do not demand discrimination against individuals, nor do I demand a new genocide on top of the genocide Israel has already committed.

They cannot fool me and the general public about this very simple and intuitive anti-Zionist political stance.

Well, can they try, our deaf leaders and their stupid police. But in the end, if they try this with enough of us, there will be no one left with them. We will all stand arm in arm under the Anti-Zionist Big Banana.

Tom Tanuki is an IA columnist, author, satirist and anti-fascist activist whose weekly videos commenting on Australia’s political wing are published on: YouTube. You can follow him on Twitter/X @tom_tanuki.

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