[Peace-discuss] Letter to DI

[Ricky Baldwin]

How well do we need to know him?  We can read.


--- "John W." <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:

> At 09:32 PM 3/15/2006, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
> >Nicely put.  (And perhaps a step towards expanding
> AWARE's
> >membership...)  --CGE
> 
> You guys apparently don't know Bambi very well.
> 
> 
> >---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:31:17 -0800 (PST)
> > >From: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: [Peace-discuss] Letter to DI
> > >To: Peace Discuss
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> > >
> > >     John Bambenek (3/15) accuses the Anti-War
> > >Anti-Racism Effort of anti-Semitism and having a
> > >"critical view" on Christians. He adds that those
> in AWARE are not
> > >"against hate speech or war, they just want make
> sure
> > >the right people are on the business end of
> them."
> > >
> > >       I have been active in AWARE since its
> founding in
> > >2001. Our primary effort has been in opposition
> to
> > >U.S. wars since then, in Afghanistan and Iraq. I
> can
> > >assure Bambenek that we have not endorsed
> violence of
> > >any kind. We do, however, take seriously the
> question
> > >"Why do they hate us?" Given George Bush's recent
> > >endorsement of nuclear weapons for India while
> > >threatening to invade Iran on the same count,
> that
> > >question would seem more relevant than ever.
> > >
> > >       One of the answers to that question leads
> to the
> > >occupation of Palestine by Israel. As a Jew, I
> have
> > >worked against that for the past nine years,
> including
> > >in AWARE and Jewish-identified groups like Not In
> My
> > >Name (Chicago). I can assure Bambenek that
> criticisms
> > >AWARE makes of Israeli policies, and U.S.
> policies in
> > >its support, are not inspired by hatred of Jews,
> but
> > >by same spirit of anti-war, pro-human rights
> > >positions. My criticism of Israel comes partly
> from
> > >the values of universalism and social justice
> that are
> > >inseparable from my Jewish identity.
> > >
> > >       Likewise, Christian members of AWARE
> promote partly
> > >what they understand as the teachings of Jesus,
> to
> > >which Bambenek apparently takes exception and
> makes
> > >exceptions. I would invite Bambenek - or anyone
> else - to
> > >attend our weekly meeting, Sunday at 5, at the
> > >Independent Media Center at the Urbana Post
> Office,
> > >Broadway & Elm. There is too much work to be done
> > >against the hatred incited around the world by
> our
> > >current administration to allow that hatred to be
> > >re-enacted in our community.
> > >
> > >David Green
> 
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