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Speech to the House of Commons, as cited in: Stuart Littlewood (14 January 2009). "Could the Rising Anger of British MPs Shake America’s Complacency?". Middle East Online. Retrieved on 18 January 2009.
• This speech related to Israel's military operation codenamed Defensive Wall
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It is time to remind [Ariel] Sharon that the star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive Government. His actions are staining the star of David with blood. The Jewish people, whose gifts to civilised discourse include Einstein and [Jacob] Epstein, Mendelssohn and Mahler, Sergei Eisenstein and Billy Wilder, are now symbolised throughout the world by the blustering bully Ariel Sharon, a war criminal implicated in the murder of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila camps and now involved in killing Palestinians once again.

— Gerald Kaufman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is time to remind [Ariel] Sharon that the star of David belongs to all Jews, not to his repulsive Government. His actions are staining the star of David with blood. The Jewish people, whose gifts to civilised discourse include Einstein and [Jacob] Epstein, Mendelssohn and Mahler, Sergei Eisenstein and Billy Wilder, are now symbolised throughout the world by the blustering bully Ariel Sharon, a war criminal implicated in the murder of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila camps and now involved in killing Palestinians once again." in the context of "Speech to the House of Commons, as cited in: Stuart Littlewood (14 January 2009). "Could the Rising Anger of British MPs Shake America’s Complacency?". Middle East Online. Retrieved on 18 January 2009.
• This speech related to Israel's military operation codenamed Defensive Wall" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Gerald Kaufman

About Gerald Kaufman

Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (June 21, 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. First elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) at the 1970 general election, he became Father of the House in 2015 and served in this role until his death in 2017.