Give and take

On board S/Y Bushido

Sailing down the eastern coast of the Peloponnese I thought I spotted some anti-Semites adrift, but they turned out to be Norwegians, flying a British flag. Although becalmed they needed nothing but a breeze, so we wished them good day and motored off. Ever since Shimon Peres accused the UK of anti-Semitism, I’ve been very careful to whom I offer help on the high seas. Peres, who once upon a time made some sense, recently claimed that the English were pro-Arab and anti-Israel. He was also rude about my new best friend, David Cameron, who referred to Gaza as a ‘prison camp’.

But now that the wind has suddenly picked up and we are gliding along at ten knots, I am inspired to tell a few truths to old Shimon about the English. I agree with him that they should not be trusted because they love money too much — and have sold their souls, wives and women to the disgustingly rich Gulf Arabs who park their cars in front of Harrods. But I do part with old Shimon on several issues: what he needs is a two-hour session on board Bushido with Professor Taki to put him straight. The prof is a wonderful teacher because he believes in give and take. Take, for example, the arrival of a certain Edmund Allenby in 1917 in the Holy Land. His plan was to ignite conflict between the local population, which he did by promising the whole kit and kaboodle to both Arabs and Jews. But there was one problem. There were very few Jews down there back then. So the Rothschilds and the Brits started to import them in the same manner the Brits now import Muslims.