right of return

[dave dorkin]

I am saying that one of the main reasons that it
currently seems so impractical is that so many have
given up on the issue or never raised it. It can not
be denied that failing to point out the lack of
similar treatment leaves one in a weaker moral
position which translates into a weaker political
position as well. Unless you dont think that people
would care if they were told this, it makes sense to
point out the gravitity of the wrong and hypocracy
even if you dont end up asking for the right of return
at the ned of the day. 

Otherwise, it is the Israeli's who will seen to be
"reasonable" and "compromising" and not the
Palestinians who could use the good moral standning in
Western eyes. How do you get historical amnesia from
this? 1300 years of virtually undisputed residency by
a group of people seems pretty good historical
grounding to me. 

DD

--- "Max B. Sawicky" <sawicky at bellatlantic.net> wrote:
> We should repeat something utterly impractical
> to gain moral leverage?  I'm not sure how that
> would work.
> 
> A problem with this line of argument is that
> statements to the effect "jews have no right
> to be in the ME" connote a type of historical
> amnesia that is not likely to augment one's
> moral authority.
> > mbs

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