[Peace-discuss] Democracy Now! & the Israel Lobby

[Laurie at advancenet.net]

Interesting; but he fails t o say what the nature or reason for the lawsuit
by Finkelstein against him were that would elicit the private response that
was made.  I walk away from his response to you (e.g., No one here at The
Progressive has ever intended any harm to him. I bear him no ill will, and
we see eye to eye on a lot of issues, including the cause of justice and
peace for Palestinians, which he has courageously championed) with the
feeling that I just experienced the equivalent of a Mafia Don kissing his
victim just before putting the knife in his back.

 

I am curious to know what your feelings are with respect to the response you
got.

 

 

 

 

 

From: peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net
[mailto:peace-discuss-bounces at lists.chambana.net] On Behalf Of Morton K.
Brussel
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 5:58 PM
To: C.G.Estabrook
Cc: Peace-discuss
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Democracy Now! & the Israel Lobby

 

FYI

 

Dear Morton Brussel,

Thanks for sending me your note.

 

You should know that I have never said one word in public against Norman
Finkelstein.

 

All that I did was respond to a direct threat of a lawsuit from him with a
private letter, which he then posted on his website.

 

This was not an attack on Norman Finkelstein. It was a private defense
against the prospect of a lawsuit.

 

No one here at The Progressive has ever intended any harm to him.

 

I bear him no ill will, and we see eye to eye on a lot of issues, including
the cause of justice and peace for Palestinians, which he has courageously
championed.

 

Best,

 

Matthew Rothschild

Editor, The Progressive

 

On Feb 15, 2008, at 10:29 AM, Morton K. Brussel wrote:

Dear Mr. Rothschild,

 

I've been a subscriber to The Progressive, on and off, for some time. Very
recently, and belatedly, I was shocked to read of your attack on Norman
Finkelstein while defending Ruth  Coniff. 

 

Unless I see a published apology to Mr. Finkelstein and those who, with him,
wish to see justice and peace established for a Palestinian people strangled
by the Israeli state, I shall cancel my subscription to your magazine. You
have, unexplicably, gravely wronged Norman Finkelstein. 

 

Others have well expressed the reasons why they have been outraged by your
remarks, so I won't repeat them here; I'm sure you know of them by now  [
<http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=3&ar=67%5D>
http://www.normanfinkelstein.com/article.php?pg=3&ar=67].

 

Sincerely,

 

Morton K. Brussel

Urbana, Illinois

 

On Feb 14, 2008, at 9:22 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:





It would be good if he got a lot of complaints from DN! listeners.  His
email seems to be <mattr at progressive.org>. --CGE

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