On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Rhon Baiman wrote: > Bill, > > Noam Chomsky had a recent article in Z magazine on the peace > process which has references (I believe to some of his and other's work > in this area in which he has been very involved. He is very critical of > Israel and the U.S. - perhaps more than I might be as a "Holocast > Zionist" myself - but I trust his integrity as to the facts. > I hate to get into this but I think it is useful to note that the > radical islamicists in their insistance that non-moslem minorities > do not belong in the Middle East (even though many were there well before > them) are imperialists and racists themselves. Of course this is not to > say that Zionism as a national movement is not in conflict with the > aspirations of the palestinians and does not use support from powerful > imperialist allies such as the U.S. to sustain its persecution and > repression of > palestianians just as the Arab states (who have also persecuted the > Palestinians) have used oil diplomacy to sustain their agenda. > A friend characterized the middle east as "an historical tragedy" with no > just solution. Many Jews litterly had no where to go during WWII > so they colonized palestine pushing out palestinians who have also not > been allowed to freely settle elsewhere.... > > I hope this has been helpful - > > In Solidarity, > > Ron Baiman > Dept. of Economics > Roosevelt Univ., Chicago > Ron, I respectfully disagree with your entire post. You might find interesting the following references: - John Rose, "Israel: The Hijack State. America's Watchdog in the Middle East" (London: Socialist Workers Party, 1986, second printing, 1988). - Mohammed Heikal, "Secret Channels: The Inside Story of Arab- Israeli Peace" (Harpercolloins, 1995). Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]
