Irony is sometimes the only way to cope

The following is a lovely piece (now a few years old, but still sadly relevant) by Eric Lee that sets out the absurdity of the left aiding movements like Hamas. I will paste the start of the article below:

The decisions by major unions in the UK and Canada yesterday to promote peace in the Middle East by encouraging boycotts have come in for a lot of criticism. But I want to understand the reasons behind the decisions by the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) and the Ontario section of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to boycott Palestinian products and academics.

The Canadian union's Ontario branch called for a policy of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against the Palestinian Authority until it recognises the Jewish people's "right to self-determination".

The rest can be read here.