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I should stop tweeting about this but wth: If members of congress are opposed to the current nature of the US relationship with Israel and/or the current actions of the Israeli government then they should offer first-order criticisms of what the Israeli govertment is doing...
rather than dark intimations about allegiances and loyalty.
Just make the actual critique rather than talking about why you're not allowed to make the critique.
For instance, as @PeterBeinart notes in his column at the @jdforward, the UN just released a report that found:
Just make the actual critique rather than talking about why you're not allowed to make the critique.
For instance, as @PeterBeinart notes in his column at the @jdforward, the UN just released a report that found:
“Israeli security forces killed and maimed Palestinian demonstrators who did not pose an imminent threat of death or serious injury to others when they were shot” during last year's multi-day protests at the Gaza border.
forward.com/opinion/420590…
forward.com/opinion/420590…
The report found the total deaths of 189 Palestinians, including 35 children.
Back when the protests were happening, I did a commentary on my show, saying that firing on protesters in the manner IDF was doing was indefensible.
Back when the protests were happening, I did a commentary on my show, saying that firing on protesters in the manner IDF was doing was indefensible.
My inbox was flooded with hundreds, maybe thousands (?) of emails demanding I apologize or calling for me to be fired. But in the end, it passed and we kept doing our work.
The point is that the notion of some taboo on criticizing Israel ends up both feeding into anti-semitic myths about Jewish control while also being self-defeating for people all faiths and backgrounds who are critical of the Israeli government.
