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And what "silence" of the left on Israel? Almost every major left organization condems Israel's policies. The National Lawyers Guild, the major left legal organization of which a number of folks on this list are members (who disagree on a hell of a lot), has been consistenty and rather harshly anti-Israel for many years, at some membership cost due to its principled position.
Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org
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CB: Yes, and the NLG position represents an admirable example of many Jewish Americans courageously standing up for principles inspite of what must be personally difficult in some ways. The Guild has had many important Jewish leaders, including Maurice Sugar, a main founder, Ernie and Bill Goodman, and many, many more.