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A. R. G. said (in part): Gilad Atzmon is a nutjob, he (Greenstein) is right to criticize him although I haven't looked over what he is saying. Ken Hiebert replies: Neither you nor I are in sympathy with Atzmon. That's great. For me, and others, the problem with Atzmon was not just his racist views. The greater problem was that he identified himself as a Palestine solidarity activist and a few people in the Palestine solidarity movement accepted him as such. See this excerpt from the statement I forwarded. * * * * * http://mondoweiss.net/2012/03/palestinian-and-palestine-solidarity-activists-issue-critique-and-condemnation-of-gilad-atzmon/ It is more surprising and disappointing, then, that a small section of the left has opted to promote Atzmon and his works. In the UK, the Socialist Workers Party promoted Atzmon for several years before finally breaking with him; his latest book The Wandering Who? has been published by the left-wing Zero Books (a decision that elicited a letter of protest from several Zero authors).[16] In the United States, the widely-read Counterpunch website has repeatedly chosen to run articles by Atzmon. Currently, in February and March 2012, Atzmon is on tour in North America, where several of his speaking engagements are being organized by progressive anti-imperialists who we would normally like to consider our allies. - See more at: http://mondoweiss.net/2012/03/palestinian-and-palestine-solidarity-activists-issue-critique-and-condemnation-of-gilad-atzmon/#sthash.yUUgESz6.dpuf * * * * * * Tony Greenstein was at the forefront of the effort to make clear that Atzmon was not part of our movement. For that reason I reacted when I saw your statement accusing him of "..witchhunts for anti-Semitism..." I accept your assurance that you did not intend to criticize Greenstein for his campaign against Atzmon. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
