More on the rabbi that the Washington Post dares to dignify as an "American" Jewish "leader" who is helping McCain. From the Magnes Zionist's takeout on Shlomo Riskin, colonialist rabbi:
seduced by the dark side of religious Zionism, and driven by the dream
of empire-building on cheap land, he emigrated to Israel [from the U.S.] and founded
(with Moshe Moshkowitz) the town of Efrat, a sprawling settlement built
entirely on Palestinian private and public land that never ceases to
expand into, and pollute, the surrounding region. Through this his
life-project, Riskin has caused more tragedy and pain to more
Palestinians than any other rabbi of modern times, certainly more than
Meir Kahane and his ilk.
of empire-building on cheap land, he emigrated to Israel [from the U.S.] and founded
(with Moshe Moshkowitz) the town of Efrat, a sprawling settlement built
entirely on Palestinian private and public land that never ceases to
expand into, and pollute, the surrounding region. Through this his
life-project, Riskin has caused more tragedy and pain to more
Palestinians than any other rabbi of modern times, certainly more than
Meir Kahane and his ilk.
The piece goes on to describe Riskin's support for further ethnic cleansing. And this man has standing in American public life? Our politics are broken because our journalism is broken… (Tip thanks to Sky Redoubt…)
