To David who asks whether my lateness to this issue is a rearguard action:
I was a vigorous opponent of the Iraq war; I nervously touched on the issue of Israel-centeredness on the neocons' part but never really landed on it out of fear/guilt and even blackmail, inasmuch as editors warned me it was dangerous, or edited me. I only started blogging in March. Then I decided not to give a hoot, and say what I thought...
To David Frum: Those are unassailable literary references, but you are not being sincere. I say that Israel, its politics and religion, is very important in your heart and mind, and you cite Melville. As it is, your writings about Israel I have seen celebrate the state without reservation, refuse to use the words occupation and settlements to describe the conditions of Palestinian life, and employ words like "holocaust" and "appeasement" in an attempt to discredit the people who take Palestinian aspirations seriously. I have spoken openly on this blog about how my Jewishness formed my ideas, I dare you to be halfway as transparent.
To David who asks whether my lateness to this issue is a rearguard action:
I was a vigorous opponent of the Iraq war; I nervously touched on the issue of Israel-centeredness on the neocons' part but never really landed on it out of fear/guilt and even blackmail, inasmuch as editors warned me it was dangerous, or edited me. I only started blogging in March. Then I decided not to give a hoot, and say what I thought...
To David Frum: Those are unassailable literary references, but you are not being sincere. I say that Israel, its politics and religion, is very important in your heart and mind, and you cite Melville. As it is, your writings about Israel I have seen celebrate the state without reservation, refuse to use the words occupation and settlements to describe the conditions of Palestinian life, and employ words like "holocaust" and "appeasement" in an attempt to discredit the people who take Palestinian aspirations seriously. I have spoken openly on this blog about how my Jewishness formed my ideas, I dare you to be halfway as transparent.