[lbo-talk] Rabbi Michael Lerner using the Antisemitism card against the US Green Party

[Steven L. Robinson]

But the countries mentioned by Lerner (Russia, China, Sudan) do not receive U.S. aid and support to the extent - if at all - that the Israeli state does. Is it anti-semitic not to want to one's tax dollars to subsidize the construction of  settlements or tp continue  the occupation of the West Bank?  Further, if one knows a particular company (like Caterpiller) is providing equipment (such as special bulldozers to demollish the homes of Palestinians), how is it anti-semitic to demand they stop?  It is sad to see Lerner apparently buy into the definition of anti-semitism that equates it with criticism of the Israeli state. SR

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From: "Chip Berlet" <c.berlet at publiceye.org> 


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> There is plenty of antisemitism in the U.S. political left, and knee jerk 
> reactions against any use of the term are a real problem. 
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