Two of those protesters are Fran and Bud Korotzer. I talked with Fran, a retired clerical worker at Baruch College, about what she was doing there, and was moved by her softspoken but firm statements, by her appearance, and by her dignity in a humble service. Maybe you will be too.
The interview’s long, so a guide: Korotzer first describes the importance of explaining Israel’s actions to people on the street in New York; at 2:00 explains why “ethnic cleansing” is too gentle a term for Israel’s actions against Palestinians; speaks of the strains in her relations with other Jews, some of whom can be nasty; describes diversity of opinion in the Jewish community; and tells me why it does not matter that she has never been to Israel. The blog on which she’s depended for information is Steve Amsel’s, Desert Peace.
The action was organized by New Yorkers Against the Cornell-Technion Partnership (NYACT). It goes on every two weeks. Alex Kane wrote about it here.
Thanks, Phil, please convey to Fran Korotzer (and her cousin) our deep admiration for her courage and willingness to spread the facts about what the US is funding and covering diplomatically at the UN regarding Israel, that is, Israel’s on-going slow genocide of the Palestinian people. It’s not only a gigantic matter of basic human rights post Nuremberg, but also a matter in the dire interest of both the USA’s and Israel’s long-term security. Not to mention a heavy abuse of US tax dollars at a time when the US is on its knees economically so that its own average citizens are living desperately.
On google maps it even lists the West Bank section of Palestine as being in the zionist entity. I stopped using them long ago. Good riddence to those supporters of fascists.
Thanks for covering this Phil.
Great one, Phil. What a great example of how soft-spoken and determined and independent can go together. Inspiring.
I always wonder how you (and you all) push through the alienation you (all) must certainly face, but this explains it, at least in part: “some of whom can be nasty.” Tough, and brave, sluff, that.
I recently saw an ad for Outlook.com that claims that Google reads every single gmail sent, in order to tailor advertising. The ad probably has merit. Couple that with the fact that Google’s data-mining facility is in Israel (iirc, reported here), and there’s cause for worry if not outright alarm in terms of data sharing. Google is a privacy invader, and a Google data-mining facility in Israel compounds that.
The video is a great explanation and example of the evolution you all are trying to foster (and I believe will achieve).
Again, thanks.
Thanks for what you are doing, Fran.