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Joseph Catron: For my part, I think defensiveness of any sort is precisely the wrong approach. Not only is Zionism an explicitly racist ideology in its own right ( http://www.ameu.org/Resources-%281%29/Why-DID-the-United-Nations-Resolve-that-Zionism-Is.aspx), but it also happens to be the largest and purest repository of classical anti-Semitic ideas, in the 19th-century mold, in the world today. Aside from a few deranged weirdos on the Internet, where else will you hear the kind of bile that has been flowing from Bibi, on a weekly basis, about the inherent alienism and foreign loyalties of Jews outside occupied Palestine? Why should we ever be defensive with this pack of racist creeps? At this point, responsible activism for Palestine means putting them on the defensive. Ken Hiebert replies: "At this point, responsible activism for Palestine means putting them on the defensive.: I agree. I think that is the point of this discussion. How do we do that? One way is to be crystal clear about what we stand for and what motivates our criticism of Israel. Steering clear of people who want to use the revulsion against Israel to peddle their anti-semitic garbage (eg. David Duke) would be a good start. _________________________________________________________ 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
