Fauxtilla

Had the Floptilla managed to get towards Gaza, the results were predictable. Israel would attempt to stop the boats from breaching the blockade and the occupants of the boats would insist they were all about peace, freedom, justice and other terms the Left seem to really misunderstand these days.

Not to waste an opportunity though, 400 brave 'activists' from a previous Flotilla attempt, upon realising they wouldn't make it to Gaza decided to travel to Syria instead.

To support the local Syrians in their struggle for democracy? To stand up for human rights and freedom? Not exactly.

Some 400 Lebanese women arrived in Syria Sunday to show solidarity with the protesters – the pro-government protesters, that is. They women did not come to to side with the activists calling for reform and democracy, but rather to support Bashar Assad's regime.

And of course to support for the Palestinians in their ongoing attempts to murder Jews brave struggle for freedom:

In a press conference held in Beirut last weekend, Al-Hajj also addressed the situation south of Lebanon's border, and the shelved idea of the Gaza-bound flotilla.

"Palestine is a high priority, but our initiative took a different direction – to stand by Syria against the difficult circumstances it is dealing with," she said. "Syria is dealing with an attempt to breach its security, stability, sovereignty, economy and the safety of its citizens. Its internal affairs should not be meddled with."

Al-Hajj is known for her strong ties with Hezbollah and Syria, which appear to be what prompted her to embark on the journey to support Assad in his hour of need. Syrian opposition sites that reported on the bus convoy stressed that the participating women are pro-Palestinian.

The good news is that Australian Greens MP Sylvia Hale certainly won't be meddling in the internal affairs of Syria. Or Iran. Or North Korea. Or Libya. Or China. Or Sudan. Israel on the other hand....

Poor Widdle Palestinians

After the Gaza 'Floptilla', Hamas boosters decided instead to organise a 'Flytilla' and converge on Ben-Gurion airport, hoping to humiliate the Israelis. The result? They got knocked back at the arrivals hall. Failtilla! A waste of a flight ticket. Idiots.

As a modern democracy, Israel doesn't require (waives) entry Visas for citizens from a lot of democratic countries. Can you imagine how far these Useful Idiots would get if they turned up to the Chinese Consulate seeking an entry visa in order to help with Falun Gong protests? Perhaps a visa to Saudi Arabia to promote Christianity? North Korea to do your famous Kim Jong Il impersonation?

Oh, wait, those examples don't count. We're not talking about those lightweight human rights abusers. We're discussing Israel, the world's most eeeevil insidious lair of umm... Evil.

How dare they deport peaceful anti-Israel peacemakers of peace . Fascists! Accordingly, this letters appears in The Australian:

Is this what democracy looks like? Sylvia Hale and Vivienne Porzsolt fly to Israel for the purpose of raising awareness of the plight of Palestinian people and are promptly arrested and threatened with deportation.

At the time of writing, the Australian government has not made any statement supporting the right of its citizens to speak freely about human rights issues in Israel without fear of retribution.

What sort of message does this send to non-citizens in Australia who criticise the government's appalling record on indigenous peoples and refugees?

Judith Wright, Marrickville, NSW

Judith Wright is shocked. Shocked! "Is this what democracy looks like?", she asks, because Israel has chosen to deport two airport arrivals, who freely indicated they were there to undermine the State of Israel.

Anyone who watches Border Security knows our officials routinely deport arriving passengers who are guilty of far less than supporting an enemy sworn on the country's destruction. See the Hamas Charter and ask whether you'd have these guys round to your place.

If the Greens MP Sylvia Hale genuinely wanted to visit the Palestinians, she could have easily entered Gaza via Egypt. But that was never going to happen as this was never about the Palestinians and was instead a pathetic PR stunt aimed at demonising Israel.

Wright continues to moan: "Australian government has not made any statement supporting the right of its citizens to speak freely about human rights issues in Israel without fear of retribution."

Probably because they don't need to. On the other hand, these rebels without a clue should try wandering through Gaza shouting "Hey hey, ho ho, Hamas terrorists gotta go" and see what happens.

As for democracy? The very same week pro-democracy protesters were being shot dead all over the Middle East, (except in Israel of course), Yet all we're hearing from local 'pro democracy' advocates are complaints about poor Sylvia Hale getting politely told to go away.

Could the anti-Israel mob be any more precious?

No price too high for saving the environment

Andrew Bolt today notes that a Victorian Labour government, rather than construct a proposed water-supply reservoir, converted the dam reservation into parkland and built a desalination plant instead. Based on the astronomically high cost of this desalinated water – "13.50 a kilolitre - compared to just $1 for our current supplies" – Bolt deems the desalination plant "The greatest green folly in Victoria’s history".

PP boy Jeremy Sear objects to Bolt's characterisation, arguing that both the Greens and environmentalists in general opposed construction of the desalination plant. True enough, but the Left was almost unanimously opposed to construction of the dam. Without the dam or a desalination plant where was the water to come from? Perhaps all Victorians should follow the Left's conservation lead by bathing and changing bong-water less often.