Comments on: Richard Witty calls on Clark U president to allow Finkelstein to speak. President says, Maybe next year http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Mon, 28 May 2012 09:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: -JS http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-77401 -JS Fri, 01 May 2009 21:41:23 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-77401 The collective cognitive dissociation jews and other zionists apply each anniversary is the perfect example of how horrific mistreatment of fellow human beings can be allowed to happen. Most Germans in the World War II era were not rabid Nazis, but were regular folks who found it easier to survive by conforming to the dictator's will and pressure mechanisms rather than be the nail that stuck up only to be pounded down. Many thoughtful and more compassionate jews (i.e., less ideological or religiously fanatical) since israel's founding have no doubt squirmed each and every year as they celebrate - knowing full well the suffering of others their celebration embodies. If there is ever to be a genuine peace, it must start with the truth, and the truth of israel's founding is the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The collective cognitive dissociation jews and other zionists apply each anniversary is the perfect example of how horrific mistreatment of fellow human beings can be allowed to happen. Most Germans in the World War II era were not rabid Nazis, but were regular folks who found it easier to survive by conforming to the dictator's will and pressure mechanisms rather than be the nail that stuck up only to be pounded down. Many thoughtful and more compassionate jews (i.e., less ideological or religiously fanatical) since israel's founding have no doubt squirmed each and every year as they celebrate – knowing full well the suffering of others their celebration embodies. If there is ever to be a genuine peace, it must start with the truth, and the truth of israel's founding is the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.

]]> By: Richard Witty http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19655 Richard Witty Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19655 <p>I give the Clark president the benefit of the doubt.</p> I give the Clark president the benefit of the doubt.

]]> By: Ed http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19656 Ed Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19656 <p>Bassett: "What especially exaggerates emotions on this topic are the combined facts that Palestinians have suffered and are suffering many abuses and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."</p> <p>What does one have to do with the other? Turns out, a lot, because most Jews have deliberately conflated Jewish ethnicity with Zionism, so they could play the anti-Semite card on the Zionist issue, which Basset quickly employs or falls into.</p> <p>Also, kudos to Witty, even if his letter was lukewarm and half-hearted. It had the ring of "Well, we both know Finkelstein is a rat, but he's got some fans who are inflamed when he's censored, which may do more harm than good to the Zionist project." If Witty was really an anti-Zionist, it would have been a brilliant ploy. Unfortunately...</p> Bassett: "What especially exaggerates emotions on this topic are the combined facts that Palestinians have suffered and are suffering many abuses and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."

What does one have to do with the other? Turns out, a lot, because most Jews have deliberately conflated Jewish ethnicity with Zionism, so they could play the anti-Semite card on the Zionist issue, which Basset quickly employs or falls into.

Also, kudos to Witty, even if his letter was lukewarm and half-hearted. It had the ring of "Well, we both know Finkelstein is a rat, but he's got some fans who are inflamed when he's censored, which may do more harm than good to the Zionist project." If Witty was really an anti-Zionist, it would have been a brilliant ploy. Unfortunately…

]]> By: LanceThruster http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19657 LanceThruster Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19657 <p>I think they need to add another topic to the lecture series: </p> <p><i>Is anti-Semitism increasing in America?</i></p> I think they need to add another topic to the lecture series:

Is anti-Semitism increasing in America?

]]> By: Citizen http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19658 Citizen Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19658 <p>Yeah, nothing like lumping together as excuses "the combined facts" that Palestinians have suffered and are suffering many abuses and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America.</p> Yeah, nothing like lumping together as excuses "the combined facts" that Palestinians have suffered and are suffering many abuses and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America.

]]> By: Joachim Martillo http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19659 Joachim Martillo Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19659 <p>The important issue is missing.</p> <p>Finkelstein has attacked the Holocaust Industry effectively for extortion and embezzlement. Some of the attendees at the Strassler Event are implicated by Finkelstein's research.</p> <p>It is hardly surprising that they would object to Finkelstein's presence the day of the Holocaust conference.</p> <p>The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University is an organ of Zionist Hasbarah and cannot be taken seriously as an academic institute:<br /> <ol><li><a href="http://eaazi.blogspot.com/2007/09/letter-to-boston-globe-dishonest.html" rel="nofollow">Letter to the Boston Globe: Dishonest American Genocide Discourse</a>, </li><br /> <li><a href="http://eaazi.blogspot.com/2007/08/one-sided-dialogue-from-us-holocaust.html" rel="nofollow">One-Sided Dialogue from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum</a>, and </li><br /> <li><a href="http://bazabaza.blogspot.com/2006_10_31_archive.html" rel="nofollow">McGovern speech on Darfur Sudan- One Arrest, three charges</a></li></ol> </p> <p>Clark is receiving a lot of contributions from wealthy Jews because of the Strassler Center. Obviously the Clark's president is obeying their wishes and possibly violating certain corporate anti-discrimination regulations. If the tax code were enforced on Jews as it is enforced on non-Jews, Clark's status of 501(c)(3) rules would be in jeopardy.<br /> </p> The important issue is missing.

Finkelstein has attacked the Holocaust Industry effectively for extortion and embezzlement. Some of the attendees at the Strassler Event are implicated by Finkelstein's research.

It is hardly surprising that they would object to Finkelstein's presence the day of the Holocaust conference.

The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University is an organ of Zionist Hasbarah and cannot be taken seriously as an academic institute:

  1. Letter to the Boston Globe: Dishonest American Genocide Discourse,

  2. One-Sided Dialogue from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and

  3. McGovern speech on Darfur Sudan- One Arrest, three charges

Clark is receiving a lot of contributions from wealthy Jews because of the Strassler Center. Obviously the Clark's president is obeying their wishes and possibly violating certain corporate anti-discrimination regulations. If the tax code were enforced on Jews as it is enforced on non-Jews, Clark's status of 501(c)(3) rules would be in jeopardy.

]]> By: BluePearl http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19660 BluePearl Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19660 <p>There is an inability to differentiate between being offended and anti-semitism in the Jewish community. Many Jews feel offended when negative and critical remarks are made against Israel. Rather than seeing it for what it is, a criticism that they take a personal offense to, they jump immediately to calling the critic an anti-semite. Example: Walt and Wersheimer. This failure to distinguish between the two dilutes real anti-semitism by making the anti-semitic charge so prevalent.<br /> </p> There is an inability to differentiate between being offended and anti-semitism in the Jewish community. Many Jews feel offended when negative and critical remarks are made against Israel. Rather than seeing it for what it is, a criticism that they take a personal offense to, they jump immediately to calling the critic an anti-semite. Example: Walt and Wersheimer. This failure to distinguish between the two dilutes real anti-semitism by making the anti-semitic charge so prevalent.

]]> By: Citizen http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19661 Citizen Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19661 <p>And so would tax-exempt donations to NGOs funding the settlements.</p> And so would tax-exempt donations to NGOs funding the settlements.

]]> By: Mooser http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19662 Mooser Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19662 <p><i>"and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."</i></p> <p>I wouldn't worry. NIMBYism will make it just about impossible to locate the ghettoes. And besides, there's no areas zoned "Jewish".<br /> </p> "and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."

I wouldn't worry. NIMBYism will make it just about impossible to locate the ghettoes. And besides, there's no areas zoned "Jewish".

]]> By: Mooser http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html/comment-page-1#comment-19663 Mooser Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/10/richard-witty-calls-on-clark-u-to-allow-finkelstein-to-speak-clark-president-says-maybe-next-year.html#comment-19663 <p><i>"and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."</i></p> <p>No, Bassett, that was the outrage over executive bonuses. Try not to get mixed up.</p> "and that anti-Semitism is increasing in America."

No, Bassett, that was the outrage over executive bonuses. Try not to get mixed up.

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