[lbo-talk] Palestine Think Tank: Jeff Blankfort - Chomsky andPalestine: Asset or Liability?

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Thu Jul 22 06:55:24 PDT 2010


Doug Henwood wrote:
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> 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.

I've formed no opinion on this, but if various groups around the world _did_ launch a boycott in practice this contradiction wouold not be the bother it seems to be in discussion on a maillist.

The thing is that supporters of Palestine need something to _do_ to manifest/embody their support in action. That is more important than the logical contradiction you mention here.

Carrol



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