RoHa This user account status is Approved Comments Comments Posts Posts "Genocide does not not necessarily signify mass-killings according to Lemkin who coined the term." And I think that was a mistake. In every other "-cide" crime, there is always actual killing or attempted killing. Successful "-cide" crimes are punished more severely than attempted "-cide" crimes. Thus, we automatically assume that genocide involves killing, and set our moral condemnation accordingly. It is confusing to have a set of crimes, not all of which involve actual or even attempted killing, lumped together under a single term, and doubly so when that term implies killing. On ‘It was definitely about the Benjamins’ — former campaign staffer details AIPAC’s far-reaching financial power The Red Headed League was disbanded once it had served its purpose, but afterwards the organisers of the League were persecuted by Victorian Imperialists. On Don’t blame the Israel lobby on Christians and Republicans And yet another fine day in Palestine. http://imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-invade-home-threaten-to-kill-family-in-hebron/ On ‘There are no foreigners left’: Israeli settlers rampage in Hebron following expulsion of human rights observers "Who else is better qualified to detect anti-Semitism than Jews, or racism than blacks, or Islamophobia than Muslims, or homophobia than gays etc.?" There was a time when we expected the truth of accusations to be tested by neutral third parties. Happily, those days are gone. One need only point a finger, and the wretches will be burned at the stake. As will anyone who suggests that the truth of accusations should be tested. On ‘It was definitely about the Benjamins’ — former campaign staffer details AIPAC’s far-reaching financial power Keith, you want poor Jackdaw to get together with the dreaded Hatchet Annie? That's anti-Corvine! On ‘It was definitely about the Benjamins’ — former campaign staffer details AIPAC’s far-reaching financial power "many of the european countries either didn’t show up or sent lessor staff." Appropriate for those countries which are now leased out, like to a tenement or pelting farm. On At Trump summit, Netanyahu’s call for ‘war with Iran’ sparks backlash from Tehran I don't know anything about this Tapper person, so I can't judge how seriously he meant it. But I do rather regret the message of the piece. It says "They're all anti-Semites, and some are hypocrites as well". I would prefer something that said "Omar was right. Nothing anti-Semitic about what she said". On Benjamins Netanyahu and Gantz can’t save Israel from the progressive American abandonment "It is legal and moral," Zionists don't know that legal and moral are not the same thing. Is it really moral to - in effect - bribe politicians to do what you want? On Don’t blame the Israel lobby on Christians and Republicans "you don’t have to pay politicians to follow their conscience and do the right thing. " Thanks, Annie. That line gave me a chuckle. On Don’t blame the Israel lobby on Christians and Republicans "They don’t give their prospective victim a theology exam first. " They really should. Then they could beat up Muslims for being Muslims, and Sikhs for failing the exam. On Ilhan Omar is wrong: Anti-Palestinian racism, not money, makes the special relationship special load more comments