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Stephen Maher

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  • Dog wags tail (against the Israel lobby theory)
    • Stephen Maher May 8, 2010 at 9:18 pm with 3 replies

      I wasn't going to comment here - but this is just shameful. Simply shameful. You should be ashamed of yourself.

      Are you condemning me for being shocked and horrified by what I saw in the refugee camps, and feeling that I had an obligation as an American to do something? We all do, all of us Americans whose government is the primary supporter of the cruel oppression of the Palestinians - including many of my friends. We all must stand up in the face of such cruelty and horrors. Isn't that why you are here?

      Going to visit Sabra and Shatilla was one of the most emotional and moving things I have ever done. It is part of what drove me to spend so much of my effort to pursue the cause of justice in Palestine. Though I work a full-time job, and I am a student, I spend my free time writing articles on The Electronic Intifada and Mondoweiss and so on for free. I do this because I think this cause is important, and I think I have something to add to the discussion of Palestinian oppression, and its causes and solutions.

      Just because you don't agree with me that the main motivator of US policy in the region is the Israel lobby, and present an alternative view, you accuse me of not caring about the Palestinians, and condemn me for my emotional reaction to the squalor of refugee camps. What reaction should I have?

      I have stood in Bil'in, and in Ni'lin, next to my Palestinian, European, and other brothers and sisters and been shot at and gassed by Israeli soldiers. Just because we disagree about the explanation for US policy, does that mean we can't stand side by side for Palestinian rights? Does that justify that horrible personal attack?

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