[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] The "new anti-semitism" is back on campus

[Marilyn Booth]

I have just sent the speaker a message protesting the content of the 
poster. He immediately responded saying he had seen no poster and would 
I send him the link, which I have done.

Marilyn Booth

David Green wrote:
> Friends,
>  
> I received a postcard in the mail announcing a campus event on Feb. 
> 27th, an image of which is to be found at
>  
> http://www.jewishuiuc.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/632321/jewish/The-New-Anti-Semitism.htm
>  
> It depicts a Palestinian and another khaki-clad individual besmirching 
> the flag of Israel, next to a photo of a Nazi death camp. As far as I 
> know, there have never existed any death camps administered by Palestinians.
>  
> While William Brustein is a prolific scholar, it appears that we are in 
> for another equation of anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel. That is, 
> an apologetic for Zionist criminality.
>  
> Needless to say, I find this offensive, not to mention defamatory and 
> racist. It can hardly be any more offensive, but given the historical 
> moment, I fear that this is the case.
>  
> David Green
> 
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