On Jul 21, 2010, at 10:52 PM, dredmond at efn.org wrote:
> On Wed, July 21, 2010 5:55 pm, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
>> But, aside from that, it's weird for Americans to call for a boycott of
>> Israel when our government supplies the IDF with money and weapons and
>> diplomatic cover for whatever barbarity they commit.
>
> Not weird at all. It allows local communities and citizens around the US
> to help end Israelo-apartheid in a nonviolent manner. It's also a great
> opportunity to educate US citizens about the crimes of Wall Street's
> Empire.
I don't get this. "We" "boycott" Israel, but our government will still support it unquestioningly? Wouldn't it make more sense for Americans to agitate against official support for Israel? Otherwise, it sounds like moral high-horse-ism.
Doug