[Peace-discuss] Letter submitted to DI

[David Green]

The moral distinctions between the roles of Israelis and Palestinians are no 
less clear than those between Nazis and Jews. The results of those distinctions 
have been qualitatively different: expulsion, ethnic cleansing, occupation, 
confinement, etc., accompanied by lots of  murder and attacks on other countries 
(Lebanon, Egypt), with deaths into the tens of thousands, probably into the 
hundreds of thousands at this point. And the goals of Zionism are rooted in 
claims to racial superiority. 


Nothing of what Israel does has anything to do with "containment for security 
reasons." Any more than what Germany did in the Warsaw Ghetto. That's the drum 
that the Zionist students were beating last evening. They shouldn't be allowed 
to get away with it--any more than we would allow for any other kind of hate, 
relating to Muslims or gays or any other group, based on appeals to fear. Racism 
is racism, hate is hate, whether or not it is couched in assertions of hatred 
attributed to the hated "other."

What's to be gained by "dialogue"?

DG




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From: Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
To: Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>; ASA <asa.uiuc at gmail.com>; 
Irfan Ahmad <isahmad at uiuc.edu>; Lina ASA <lelbesh2 at uiuc.edu>; Sadia Bekal 
<sbekal at uiuc.edu>; CAIR <hrahman2 at uiuc.edu>; CAN <can.uiuc at gmail.com>; ISO 
<iso.champaign at gmail.com>; Aisha Sobh <asobh at uiuc.edu>; STOP 
<trevaellison at gmail.com>; David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 1:56:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Letter submitted to DI


David G, 
Yikes! Yes, there is heightened emotion and ramped-up rhetoric on both sides -- 
the occupied population -- "insurrectionists" -- are the good guys -- heroes! -- 
only in reference to 1776 when the colonists were the former, opposing British 
rule... but PLEASE acknowledge that there is a HUGE HUGE HUGE difference betw 
containment out of fear/for security reasons (how ever ill-conceived the intent 
and cruel the result), and extermination of a population to destroy a culture 
and preserve a "master race." You need to re-visit that accusation and reword yr 
letter.
 --Jenifer   

--- On Tue, 11/2/10, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:


>From: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Letter submitted to DI
>To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, "ASA" 
><asa.uiuc at gmail.com>, "Irfan Ahmad" <isahmad at uiuc.edu>, "Lina ASA" 
><lelbesh2 at uiuc.edu>, "ASA" <asa.uiuc at gmail.com>, "Sadia Bekal" 
><sbekal at uiuc.edu>, "CAIR" <hrahman2 at uiuc.edu>, "CAN" <can.uiuc at gmail.com>, "ISO" 
><iso.champaign at gmail.com>, "Aisha Sobh" <asobh at uiuc.edu>, "STOP" 
><trevaellison at gmail.com>
>Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 12:27 PM
>
>
>On November 1st, Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a courageous young 
>Israeli woman at Noyes Lab who has refused to serve in the Israeli occupying 
>army. It was reported at the conclusion of the event that SJP received threats 
>that attempted to undermine the event. I would hope that these threats would be 
>specified, publicized by the DI, investigated by University Police, and 
>addressed by University administration.
> 
>The event was well-attended, including a couple of dozen Zionist students. Their 
>questions were straight out of what is called the "hasbara" (Zionist propaganda) 
>playbook. These students asserted that Palestinian hatred for Israel is so 
>stubborn that nothing that Israel does could possibly do would do anything but 
>endanger the safety of Israelis. These assertions were competently addressed by 
>the speakers, including a Palestinian student who spoke during the question 
>period. The Israeli speaker correctly asserted that the Israeli government is 
>the worst terrorist in the Middle East; but actually, it would be more correct 
>to say that the U.S. government is the worst terrorist in the region.
> 
>For the record, it's important to note that students who support and rationalize 
>Israeli atrocities are no different than German youth in the 1930s who supported 
>the Nazi Party. Yes, they are young. Yes, they are brainwashed. But given the 
>information available, these are not valid excuses. These ugly and hateful 
>students show us that in 2010, on the "diverse" UI campus, it is still 
>acceptable to support perpetrators and blame victims, however obvious that 
>distinction is, with all of the racism that that such willful ignorance implies. 
>
> 
>This occurs partly because University administration tacitly equivocates between 
>social justice and political evil on issues of war and peace in the Middle East. 
>At that level, we all ought to be ashamed of ourselves.
> 
>David Green
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