Comments on: Chicago Jewish Museum, Trying to Move ‘From Parochial to Civic’, Is Censored by Its ‘Donors’ http://mondoweiss.net/2008/06/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: hlmeankin http://mondoweiss.net/2008/06/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html/comment-page-1#comment-57381 hlmeankin Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/06/26/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html#comment-57381 <p>Sadly it appears that Jewish donors to the museum will not tolerate any expression of criticism of Israel..<br /> What a blatant example of how the Lobby operates to force their zionist views on the people of America.<br /> This outrageous action taken together with the attempt at silencing the Palestinian author at Politics and Prose in DC,The lobbying to prevent Walt and Mearschimer from speaking anywhere, The attacks on free speech at Harvard, the denial of Finkelsteins<br /> tenure at DePaul; all point to the fact that there is a real and very dangerous attack by Zionists ,using their positions of power in the media and academia, to deny Americans the right to free speech. ...<br /> This struggle is for control of the society's discourse, and the outcome will be significant for years to come... <br /> One positive aspect is the article cited above by Phil from the New Yorker Mag..</p> Sadly it appears that Jewish donors to the museum will not tolerate any expression of criticism of Israel..
What a blatant example of how the Lobby operates to force their zionist views on the people of America.
This outrageous action taken together with the attempt at silencing the Palestinian author at Politics and Prose in DC,The lobbying to prevent Walt and Mearschimer from speaking anywhere, The attacks on free speech at Harvard, the denial of Finkelsteins
tenure at DePaul; all point to the fact that there is a real and very dangerous attack by Zionists ,using their positions of power in the media and academia, to deny Americans the right to free speech. …
This struggle is for control of the society's discourse, and the outcome will be significant for years to come…
One positive aspect is the article cited above by Phil from the New Yorker Mag..

]]> By: Craig http://mondoweiss.net/2008/06/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html/comment-page-1#comment-57382 Craig Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/06/26/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html#comment-57382 <p>Last I heard, "yehi" just meant "let there be"; the complete phrase is "yehi aur", "let there be light". Unless the omission of "aur" was just a typo, I find it kind of amusing that Gentile, non-Christian me seems to know more about Hebrew (enough not to make such a silly mistake, at least) than a group of Zionist Jews.</p> Last I heard, "yehi" just meant "let there be"; the complete phrase is "yehi aur", "let there be light". Unless the omission of "aur" was just a typo, I find it kind of amusing that Gentile, non-Christian me seems to know more about Hebrew (enough not to make such a silly mistake, at least) than a group of Zionist Jews.

]]> By: hlmeankin http://mondoweiss.net/2008/06/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html/comment-page-1#comment-57383 hlmeankin Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/06/26/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html#comment-57383 <p>Ah Craig.If you were really opposed to zionism wouldn't you first talk about the issures of censorship and then in a non-hostile manner,suggest the correction in the Hebrew? So, Mr "Craig", tell us what you think of the issues raised by the actions of the Chicago Museum reported on above.<br /> You aren't going to let the zionists get away with it are you?<br /> Or maybe we have met the enemy and it is you??</p> Ah Craig.If you were really opposed to zionism wouldn't you first talk about the issures of censorship and then in a non-hostile manner,suggest the correction in the Hebrew? So, Mr "Craig", tell us what you think of the issues raised by the actions of the Chicago Museum reported on above.
You aren't going to let the zionists get away with it are you?
Or maybe we have met the enemy and it is you??

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://mondoweiss.net/2008/06/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html/comment-page-1#comment-57384 Richard Silverstein Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/06/26/chicago-jewish-museum-trying-to-move-from-parochial-to-civic-is-censored-by-its-donors.html#comment-57384 <p>Actually, Ami Eden's report wasn't very in depth & didn't provide much analysis of the implications of the exhibition closing. But at least he didn't get things deeply wrong as JTA's Israel coverage often does.</p> <p>BTW, I covered the Spertus closing in my blog (along w. some serious thinking about what was wrong w. the museum's decision) days before JTA got to the story.</p> Actually, Ami Eden's report wasn't very in depth & didn't provide much analysis of the implications of the exhibition closing. But at least he didn't get things deeply wrong as JTA's Israel coverage often does.

BTW, I covered the Spertus closing in my blog (along w. some serious thinking about what was wrong w. the museum's decision) days before JTA got to the story.

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