Joel
On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:00 PM, Chip Berlet wrote:
> Really?
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> Because Chomsky is even-handed in his criticism of oppressive nation-states and movements and refuses to indulge in cheap antisemitism when he criticizes Israeli government policies he is a liability to the cause of Palestinian Rights?
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> It is Blankfort who is the liability.
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> -Chip
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> From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org on behalf of Joseph Catron
> Sent: Wed 7/21/2010 7:31 AM
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> Subject: [lbo-talk] Palestine Think Tank: Jeff Blankfort - Chomsky and Palestine: Asset or Liability?
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> "Support for Israel had become so ingrained and fear of anti-Semitism
> so deeply embedded in the psyche of American Jewish Leftists in the
> aftermath of World War 2, that if the Jewish state was to be
> criticized it had to be by someone from within the tribe who
> unequivocally supported its existence. Unfortunately, to the
> detriment of the Palestinians and the building of a viable Palestinian
> solidarity movement within the United States, that mindset persists to
> this day and largely explains why Chomsky maintains his reputation
> despite public utterances over the past half dozen years that have
> done more to undermine the Palestinian cause than to help it."
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> http://palestinethinktank.com/2010/07/21/jeff-blankfort-chomsky-and-palestine-asset-or-liability
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> --
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> mægen lytlað."
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