Not to besmirch the reputation of a man who did defy the generals of the Junta, but Timmerman was persecuted because he was a gad-fly; his being Jewish was incidental. Once he was released, he was welcomed to Israel as a poster boy for Jewish suffering. But he turned on his hosts when he championed the rights of the Palestinians. Once a gad-fly, always a gad-fly. He used his Jewishness when it served him
Timmerman was able to survive prison because he was an internationally known journalist and the generals knew that people outside Argentina were watching. He was hardly a desaprecido. If he ever claimed he was, it was for mercenary ends. Los Desaparecidos were ordinary citizens trying to live their ordinary lives, and they had no protectors, as Timmerman did. They are genuine heros whose entire story will never be told. Ha-Safran (The Librarian) Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
