Jack Ross writes:
goods to back up my contention that he is at odds with Meretz
itself. And while I'm certainly not surrendering to despair on what Obama
will do on foreign policy, Seliger is being duplicitous when he
says foreign policy should not be on the agenda because withdrawal from
Iraq is a certainty (and the military will insist it be quicker than Obama said during the campaign). Seliger and The Forward don't want the empire itself to be on the table.
I
must also address Seliger's gross distortion of the history of
Workmens' Circle, which The Forward has a lot invested in
perpetuating. All through the 50s at least, Workmens' Circle was
decidedly non-Zionist (as opposed to anti-Zionist) in contrast to the
militantly Zionist Forward. Most notably the Circle ably defended Norman Thomas when The Forward attacked him for his increasingly vocal anti-Zionism in the 50s.
I
would just say in conclusion that I too am struck that folks like
Nadler and Saperstein are allowing themselves to be seen with all these
folks who get The Forward's panties in a bunch. Even if they're just
sticking their finger to the wind, that in itself is a victory. Yes We
Can!
P.S. I'm nervous that this event is going to encourage your more base leftist instincts.
Weiss again: Great thanks to Jack on historical data. Also on his analysis of Nadler and Saperstein, who are going to appear at this event Sunday. (Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Rabbi David Saperstein of the Religious Action Center in Washington). More evidence that the left is back. Sorry: progressives.
