> >Going out of one's way to speak of "Jewish supporters of Israel" instead
>>of merely "supporters of Israel" does suggest that the fact is relevant.
>>How could it be relevant? The obvious (and vicious) answer is that u.s.
>>policy toward israel is a jewish plot.
>>
>>It is worthwhile to note that a given critic of Israel is Jewish,
>>because it is necessary to break through the lie that anti-zionism is
>>anti-semitic. Hauling "The Jews" or "Jewish ownership of the Times" in
> >really gives support to Israel. It is objectively anti-palestinian.
>
>i think there is a major contradiction with this..... if it doesn't matter
>that a jewish owned institution is prob the no 1 perpetuator of defamatory
>stereotypes against jews then it shouldn't matter if critics of zionism are
>jewish or not.
>
>~M.E.
How do we win in a war of positions concerning Israel and Palestine and end the occupation? By emphasizing *political divisions* among American Jews as well as Israeli Jews (among the latter especially vocal critics of the occupation within the ranks of IDF reservists). The Zionist strategy has always been to equate support for Jews with uncritical support for Israel. Our strategy should be to falsify the equation by highlighting and foregrounding Jewish dissenters, *whatever* the nature or degree of dissent, from Michael Lerner to Norman Finkelstein.
Divide and conquer. Make your enemy look smaller in appearance, which helps to make it become smaller in number. The Right is very good at this. Leftists should learn from the Right. There is nothing leftists can gain by adding to the Zionist propaganda that if one is a Jew, one should support Israel (noting the "Jewish identity" of a media owner when criticizing media biases against Palestinians, for instance, implies that it is the owner's "Jewishness" -- not any other factor -- that is the primary determinant in his bias against Palestinians). -- Yoshie
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