There was an astonishing quality in your callers today, one after the other. I had no idea what the difference between orthodox & progressive Rabbis was & the previous caller was excellent on the makeup of the ICC. I learnt a lot today so thanks are due. Thanks.
It’s a shame that the attitude of some of the other LBC presenters isn’t better regarding Netanyahu. The one this afternoon saying that Netanyahu shouldn’t be tried unless Hamas leaders were. Haven’t Israel already executed them before a Hague trial.
A human caring for others in need is commendable regardless of the circumstances or religion. I could have listened to him all day. And if I'm was not mistaken, towards the end, JO seemed a bit emotional.
Lessons to be learnt, bless you all, have a great day..🙏
I could send you tearing up in the last few minutes before the break and you got me going too. Moments such as these are like oases in this dystopian present moment.
Simple question: would you arrest Netanyahu if he came to England? Answers - Downing Street YES. Yvette Cooper well er…perhaps, waffle and obfuscation ….such a brave Minister
It is heartening to hear such rational and balanced reasoning. There are so many moderate Israelis that want to find a peaceful and permanent solution for both Israel and Palestine. Hope must prevail.
As a person living in the states, in New York to be specific- what time are you on air? I listen to British radio often and I want to catch you live. I’m in EST lol🧚
We were listening to this en route to our appointment at the tip. We delayed entering so that we could listen to the whole conversation. What a fantastic call from a wonderful erudite, compassionate man.
PS the man at the tip let us in, even though we were late!
The salvation of this world is the many decent people living among us. Netanyahu is a war criminal who will destroy the Israeli state, is committing genocide and chose not to protect his people against a terrorist attack. He also doesn't care about the hostages. He deserves to be in prison.
I take a purely legal view here. If the UK recognises the ICC, and that body issues a warrant, the UK must support it. Mr N is of course entitled to raise any defence as he wishes. But, in order to uphold the rule of law, I am extremely glad the UK government as acted as such.
I don’t know if you ever experienced that rather jolly barrister who sometimes appears on GBNews who likes to describe how he doesn’t do politics, rather undermined by his being elected a Tory Councillor. There were some very good lawyers in the Tory Party (Grieve, Chalk) which makes it bizarre /1
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Listened on catch up. Just heard Rabbi Jeffery. He speaks for me, a Jew worried about our future because of what Netanyahu is doing. He cares nothing for the people of Israel or Jews around the world. Rabbi Jeffery made me smile, I went back to listen twice.
So many Jewish people making their real voices heard, usually in the media you only hear zealous Zionists yelling their heads off about flattening Gaza and damn the consequences.
No one should be above the law, domestic and international. It's shocking, because of the recent history, that an Israeli PM, an Israeli citizen, is accused of such crimes.
The argument that he is elected, and it's the only democracy in the Middle East has nothing to do with the accusations.
It's embarrassing that politicians in other countries speak up and state they'll arrest Netanyahu, and our politicians tiptoe around the topic and mumble bollocks about technicalities. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
A poignant reminder that the State of Israel is not the same as all Jewish people, the vast majority of whom are decent people who abhor the kind of genocide Netenyahu is responsible for.
This gentleman’s call reaffirmed and further informed my respect for Judaism and Jewish history. It’s so important that we don’t conflate Netanyahu’s crimes with that of the persecuted faith he seeks to use as the cultural equivalent of a human shield. Thanks James. Worthy of a Ray Liotta
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"Build it & they will come" 👍
Great work James!
Lessons to be learnt, bless you all, have a great day..🙏
In one short call he dismantled every single argument and proved that it’s not binary in any shape or form
Beautiful way to end the week and give everyone hope
PS the man at the tip let us in, even though we were late!
And then James reminding me of Life of Brian.
“Why do you keep going on about women”?
There's so much anger from both sides in the Middle East. It takes a very strong man to stand in the middle of that and ask for common sense.
We all can ask easy, but we're on the outside. A rabi is in the middle.
Wish there was an easy way forward.
The argument that he is elected, and it's the only democracy in the Middle East has nothing to do with the accusations.
It now just means anything anti-israel.
Used to be one of the worst things to be called. Ironically, now it's just anybody who doesn't agree with genocide.