The NYT finally gives Jewish Voice for Peace some well-deserved ink:
The [Jewish Voice for Peace] activists say they are not working against Israel, but against Israeli government policies they believe are discriminatory.
Exactly right. It's a decent article for an apparent (?) first stab at covering a major grassroots movement that's been around for 15 years. But when the heck will the NYT open its oped pages to JVP's leaders? That's the next step.
P.S. Check out this breathtakingly patronizing, imperialistic nugget from former Zionist Organization of America (SF) President John Rothmann:
“He [Mubarak] may be a barbarian, but he’s our barbarian,” Mr. Rothmann continued. “You need to have an alternative, and we have never been able to create one.”
Wow. Just.... wow. When the Middle East's Only Pretend Democracy creates a new, improved, alternative barbarian to replace Mubarak, supporters of Israel's Apartheid can rest assured that 99.99% of Egyptians will vote for said barbarian. Right?
For Rothmann and his cohort, Democracy is irrelevant. Freedom is irrelevant. Equality is irrelevant. Respect is irrelevant. It's all about defending Israel's settlements on stolen land, and preserving Greater Israel as a permanent Apartheid state.
Rothmann and fellow travelers do not hold this view just for Egypt, but for the United States. Our fungible lives, health, prosperity, and freedom are also sacrificable.
Irrelevancy is irrelevant. Only “bottom line” is relevant. Here, “bottom line” is to obtain all that can be obtained by mewling pitiably about Israel’s “security”, and to do honor to effectiveness of the nasties, this noise about Israel’s “security” has had the effect — beneficial to them they appear to believe — of getting them a “bye” from international law, so that the USA and UN has looked the other way during 43 years of always illegally conducted and recently increasingly barbaric occupation.
They keep their eye on the ball and so should we. That “barbarian” talk has not hurt ZOA one bit. (Wish it did!)
go team! as california goes so goes the nation.
The [Jewish Voice for Peace] activists say they are not working against Israel, but against Israeli government policies they believe are discriminatory.
What is with this faux-liberal American press? Whenever it has to even insinuate something negative about Israel, they bring out the legalese… “they believe are discriminatory.”
But yes, it is a good step forward. I daresay that despite early skepticism of Mearshiemer’s outlook, he is turning out to be right. Changing affairs are forcing the American media to acknowledge often marginalized and suppressed voices on its golden calf. This coupled with Progress Except Neo-Con on Palestine Friedman’s recent admission of “coming” apartheid could signal a general trend that the Zionist establishment in America is losing faith in Israel maintaining the status quo reliably.
Have no fear, the US has a replacement barbarian waiting in the wings:
“To loosen Habib’s tongue, Suleiman ordered a guard to murder a gruesomely shackled Turkistan prisoner in front of Habib.”
link to counterpunch.com
The Zionist Organization of America is the “worst of the worst”. When the obituary is written for Israel (at least, as a “Jewish and democratic” state), the ZOA will be given considerable (dis)credit for its demise.
link to aipac.org
Zippy on video 2 outlines the allies Israel has against Iran, khamas, khezbollah – Egypt, the PA, Jordan, the Gulf states ..
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This intifada in Cairo is massive