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

[Laurie at advancenet.net]

Evidently, the postcard may have been designed and sent out by someone in
the sponsoring group and not the speaker.  However, David said he got a
postcard not a poster; your message to the speaker about a poster may very
well have confused the speaker who may have known about the postcards but
truthfully could claim to have no knowledge of a poster, which may not
exist.

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> bounces at lists.chambana.net] On Behalf Of Marilyn Booth
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:27 AM
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> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] The "new anti-semitism" is back on
> campus
> 
> 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/Th
> e-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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