Is the tide beginning to turn? by Jay Knott (03/26/10) ⇌ (Israel and the US)
The news has been full of 'the worst crisis in relations with Israel for thirty years'. Obama and his VP have publicly snubbed Israeli politicians. Britain expelled an Israeli diplomat. US hawks say the government must rein in Israel or lose in the Middle East:
http://counterpunch.org/shaaban03262010.html
Another commentary worth reading is this one:
I wrote to its author, Debbie Menon, saying `I generally agree with things which are posted on Palestine Think Tank, but your comment that the record of Israel and its American Jewish friends is "one that justifies every shred of anti-Semitism that ever was"... That's going a bit far, isn't it?`
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My answer
(03/27/10)
by debbie_m:
In a June 2007 article "Slouching toward a Palestinian Holocaust", Falk compared some Israeli policies with regard to the Palestinians to the Nazi Germany record of collective punishment. Identifying himself as a Jewish...
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OK Debbie but...
(03/27/10)
by Jay Knott:
...you did say the record of Israel and its American Jewish friends is "one that justifies every shred of anti-Semitism that ever was". You surely don't mean that - for example, you don't think Israel's crimes today justify...
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A reply
(03/26/10)
by debbie_m:
Why is it anti-semitic to criticize Israel, but not any other country or people ? What is anti-semitic about criticizing Israel's belligerent and arrogant behaviour towards its neighbours a defenseless people? feature=email...
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