[Peace-discuss] Venezuela Synagogue Attack Arrests

[David Green]

There's also no evidence that it was an anti-Semitic attack. There are many other potential motives. But the first is implied assumption in mainstream media. It's like in football where the official's initial call has to be overturned by indisputable evidence. We shouldn't accord that right to the officials of media coverage. The only assumption should be is that we don't yet know the motives. That should at least promote skepticism and curiosity in this issue. 

Nevertheless, I'm sure that in dozens of countries around the world, there is increased anti-Semitism, whether or not that is publicly expressed, or how it is expressed. That increase is completely and solely a result of Israel's behavior and American support for it.

DG




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From: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
To: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at anti-war.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:08:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Venezuela Synagogue Attack Arrests


There's no real evidence in these articles that this was anything other than an anti-Semitic attack. It is alleged that there was cooperation in the attack from some of the synagogue's security guards and that one of the assailants previously worked as a security guard for a Rabbi. On the other hand, it is alleged that some of the assailants worked for the national government. So the same logic that would e.g. blame the synagogue would also blame the national government. Conspiracy thinking cuts both ways. Personally I'm a big fan of "innocent until proven guilty."



On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:33 PM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:


Two articles regarding arrests, with information not yet appearing in any other search, with the unsurprsing smell of a black advance.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOU8-GWY2gk1CENOnld0ae2MpURQD967M12O0

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jOU8-GWY2gk1CENOnld0ae2MpURQD968A4182



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