[lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine

[Carrol Cox]

And remember, if the Paper prints _your_ letter at all, you will have
200 words or less to explain the complexities. Your detractors will be
able to explain their position in a sentence fragment. And the paper if
the Zionists are powerful at all in your community will probably print
an editorial or op-ed calling you Anti-Semite. You will not have any
chance at all of even mentioning the word Palestine.

Carrol

Carrol Cox wrote:
> 
> Consider the length of this thread. Now give a minute's thought to the
> pickle of someone passing a statement of solidarity with the
> Palestinians from door to door. Let's say about 10 people are involved
> in the canvassing. (This is what local action means seriously.) And
> suppose the word "Jew" or "Jewish" appears in the statement or in a
> leaflet advdrtising it. Suppose there is anyeven remote reference to the
> Lobby.
> 
> Some local Rabbi, or anyone, writes a letter to the local paper saying
> "Anti_Semitism." Then you write a complicated letter (which fewer read)
> explaining that you are not anti-semitic. Then another person takes
> aphrase from that letter as proving that you are really anti-semitic.
> Palestine will be forgotten.
> 
> This is really obvius. I don't understand why this debate is necessary.
> Even this debate, if a Zionist organization picks it up by googling,
> might torpedo local efforts in some ares.
> 
> Carrol
> ___________________________________
> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk