Dan Minette wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffrey Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: Benjamin Netanyahu on Bush's Speech > > > > > You know, that's something that REALLY bugs me. You can't critisize the > > STATE of Israel without being accused of anti-Semitism. We're not > > called racist when we critisize South Africa of wonky AIDS policy, or of > > religious descrimination when we suggest that Iran needs to improve > > fiscal policy.. > > > > Sure you can. If you look at the posts of the three active Jewish members > of the list, you will see that they have all criticized Israel in one form > or another. Almost everyone who has defended Israel at all has included > criticisms too. But, having nothing nice to say about Israel, while > excusing far worse behaviour by other countries. That assymetry is > suspicious.
I don't disagree that often anti-Semitism can be the source of anti-Israeli commentary, but its not always the case - I doubt its even the majority of the cases. The knee-jerk reaction of the staunch defenders to accuse anyone who criticizes the STATE of such feelings is irresponsible nad serves only to halt intelligent conversation. > Let me ask you, since the peace treaty of last Dec. floundered on the > Palestinian demand for a "right of return", was Israel morally oblidged to > agree to that right? And if so, do you agree that it would cease to exist > as Israel, then? And if not, why not? Sorry Dan - your passion for this potential hot potato of a conversation means I'm not going to walk into it.. especially not on a list so charged recently with misinterpretation and anger. -j-
