[lbo-talk] We're all anti-Israeli now (was "we're all hizbullah now")

Tahir Wood twood at uwc.ac.za
Mon Jul 24 05:19:07 PDT 2006



>>> <lbo-talk-request at lbo-talk.org> 07/24/06 1:50 PM >>>
> No one is idealising Hezbollah. Hezbollah is an Islamist movement
with
> a strong history of repelling Israeli aggression. Israel is now
> destroying Lebanon on the pretext of hunting down Hezbollah. In
this
> context, it makes perfect sense to say "We are all Hezbollah" as the
> Lebanese civilian shortly to perish under Israeli fire said. This
does
> not entail support for Hezbollah's broader goals or ideological
> imperatives.

What such a slogan entails is entirely in the mind of the beholder. For me it entails some kind of identification with Hizbullah, which is enough to put me off. "We're all anti-Israeli now" sounds more to the point and way more powerful to my ears. Tahir -------------- next part -------------- All Email originating from UWC is covered by disclaimer http://www.uwc.ac.za/portal/uwc2006/content/mail_disclaimer/index.htm



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