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Words of the Week: Jeffrey Goldberg
“Qaeda suspect who shot Jewish children in the head upset by Palestine issue. I don’t think he was seeking an equitable 2-state solution.”
Source: Jeffrey Goldberg (@Goldberg3000), on the Toulouse murderer.
Words of the Week: Clifford D. May
In America, it’s still considered impolite to openly disparage Jews, Israelis or Israel. But speaking in a coded way is not unacceptable. So it’s fine to suggest that perhaps some Jews exercise too much power and insinuate themselves into positions where they place Israel’s interests above America’s. Efforts to delegitimize Israel and even dehumanize Israelis are permissible “free speech” rather than impermissible “hate speech.” It also is increasingly considered bold, even brave, to suggest that Israel may have been a mistake.
Anyone with a grasp of history or a grain of common sense should know where this road leads. Yet too many people—not least, too many American Jews—seem untroubled by such rhetoric. Some even reinforce it.
Source: Clifford D. May, Moment magazine, March-April 2012
Words of the Week: Rabbi David Wolpe
“My children do not patrol the borders. They do not dismantle unexploded rockets. They do not walk gingerly into cafes, always wondering, always fearful, even in quiet times. There aren’t too many bomb shelters in Westwood. When I express my opinions about Israel’s conduct, which I do, this reality is foremost in my mind. There is a penalty for choosing not to live in Israel: A certain diffidence, a willingness to listen and appreciate the result of a democratic process, even when one disagrees with the result. A corresponding reluctance, at least, to demonize the elected leaders of the Jewish state.”
–Rabbi David Wolpe, “Wolpe vs. Beinart,” JewishJournal.com