> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In a message dated 8/16/2005 10:36:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I don't see this as a statement necessarily directed against Jews, and I > > think people are reading a lot of stuff between the lines that may not > > be there. But it is an emotive subject, so that is to be expected I > > guess. I don't agree with it necessarily, but until someone can put > > forward a cogent argument as to why Iraq was invaded, it is not > > surprising that people who suffered directly try to find some reason for > > their sons dying. > > > For the kazilioinst time, if you want to understand why this remark is > hurtful read some fing history. James Carrol's Sword of Constantine, Philp > Johnson's > History of the Jews. >
Look, I am not a history scholar, but I have heard of Jews. And I understand that if one wants to wilfully take her words as some kind of veiled reference to a dark underlying desire to exterminate the Jewish people, then one can do so. I didn't, and I have no idea what she secretly might have meant. I will let her put her own words in her mouth. > > > > And does she have a point about hatred of US Mid-East policy being > > behind 9/11? Be that anti-Semitic or otherwise, is there any truth in > > it? > > > So you are blaming the jews for 911? Yes indeed you are. Why not go all > the > way. The Israelis did it which is why all the jews stayed home that day. I asked a serious question. You are drawing a very long bow there, and well, it's a little insulting. Sure, there are anti-Semites out there, plenty of them.. Give us the benefit of the doubt would you and stop tarring us with some brush we don't deserve. > > Is there truth to the notion that many arabs hate us because we support > Israel. Well maybe. After all they have blaming all of their problems > since world > war II on the jews. They have refused to solve the problem of the > palastinians > for over 50 years. They turned down an offer that would have given them > 95% > of what they wanted in 2000. The nations of the mideast have funded > palastinian > terrorism/resistance but have not funded schools hosptials etc. We have > supported a democratic country in a region where democracy othewise does > not exist. > > > > > > > And is she entitled to have that opinion, and to express it? > > > Of course she is entitled. And I am enttiled to denounce her statements as > the worst kind of anti-semitism. > Umm, perhaps you best read up on your Jewish history. Several worse kinds of anti-semitism spring to mind actually, but then perhaps I am missing something. Andrew _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
