Ralph Seliger explains his side of the dispute with Jews Uniting Jews, which is sponsoring a conference to revive Jewish antiwar feeling this Sunday in NY. Ralph had written an article taking on the conference, in the Forward:
I regret the form in which this article was published. It was very heavily
edited and I regret having approved it in this form. My original
version was more nuanced and friendlier in tone. I respect most of the
speakers attending the conference and consider myself politically close
to many.
edited and I regret having approved it in this form. My original
version was more nuanced and friendlier in tone. I respect most of the
speakers attending the conference and consider myself politically close
to many.
I wish the conference were more focused upon outlining a
progressive agenda for the new administration, rather than pushing an
immediate withdrawal from Iraq, when we know that a phased withdrawal
is clearly on the agenda. Hopefully, the war is all-but-over now
(events may prove me wrong, but this is my hope). As I argued, a too
rapid withdrawl may only serve to re-ignite inter-communal violence. In
other words, I'm totally with Obama on Iraq and Afghanistan and I'm delighted that the man I went to Pennsylvania to campaign for has been elected.
progressive agenda for the new administration, rather than pushing an
immediate withdrawal from Iraq, when we know that a phased withdrawal
is clearly on the agenda. Hopefully, the war is all-but-over now
(events may prove me wrong, but this is my hope). As I argued, a too
rapid withdrawl may only serve to re-ignite inter-communal violence. In
other words, I'm totally with Obama on Iraq and Afghanistan and I'm delighted that the man I went to Pennsylvania to campaign for has been elected.
I think I'm going on Sunday, and look forward to seeing Ralph.
