Poor old Josh blames the criticism he faces on a cruel antisemitic world with a history of persecuting Jewish folk …
Josh is now a champion of curtailing online hate – However, an actual
physical genocide carried out by Israel does not concern this Zionist devotee
… then ruins that popular Zionist narrative by pointing out that Israel’s genocidal actions are to blame for the revulsion and criticism he is now experiencing because of his stance as a Zionist.
Josh Burns: “I can count on one hand the number of times I experienced antisemitism growing up. I never felt as though I didn’t belong or had to worry that being Jewish might be a barrier to what I could become or achieve”
In reality, most people are disgusted with his support for Israel’s genocide and the rape and torture of Palestinian hostages, but sure, make yourself a victim Josh.
Targeting children in Gaza …
“The essence of childhood has been destroyed”: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023.
Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
… and creating the highest number of child amputees per capita worldwide and in modern history – is clearly not on a par with Josh’s suffering.
Josh Burns’ Parliamentary Committee on ‘Human Rights’
Matt Chun: I watched the entire ‘Parliamentary Joint Committee’ proceedings this week (Feb 09, 2025). It’s clear that the point of this show trial, and Burns’ obsession with Abdel-Fattah, is an escalation of his campaign to have anti-Zionism legally framed as antisemitism. It would appear the conflation of antisemitism with criticism of Israel is Burn’s primary political project, which includes his advocacy of the transparently absurd ‘IHRA definition of antisemitism’.
In 2022, he became one of the inaugural co-chairs of the ‘Parliament Friends of IHRA’, along with Julian Leeser and Allegra Spender.
Burns was also the first Labor politician to publicly call for police action against the 2024 anti-genocide protests on university campuses.
On 12 December, 2023, The Australian cited Josh Burns ‘speaking from Israel’, denouncing bare-minimum calls for a ceasefire:
See any “beheaded babies” or “mass rape” victims in your travels, Josh?
Related
Self piteous whining from another supporter of genocide (Antisemitism isn’t always overt. A torrent of suspicion is questioning Jewish Australians’ loyalty to the country we love) | Josh Burns | The Guardian
Josh Burns’ Parliamentary Committee on ‘Human Rights’ (and a few references on armed resistance)
“The essence of childhood has been destroyed”: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023 | Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel