^^^^^^^ CB: Of course, if you do mention the word "Palestine", the Zionists will, in a similarly demogogic vein, call you an anti-Semite _anyway_, and a supporter of terrorism to boot. It's not like sticking to only talking about Palestinians and their plight or avoiding the word "Israel" will avoid the whole nine yards of Zionist attacks.
Anyway, hard to see how you would talk about the oppression of Palestinians without using the word "Israel". Maybe you could say "Yahweh" or "That with no name" , "the unmentionable".
Furthermore, analytic discussions on this list may use words and concepts that would not be good for use in practical-critical activity outside this list.
The substantially comradely debate on this thread has been edifying and worthwhile (as was the thread on Astronomy)
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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
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