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[David Green via Peace-discuss]

Hi Mort,
 
Is that a qualified "yes"? Anyway, thanks for both the compliment and the critique. If you ask me which leaders/citizens are more responsible for the assault on Gaza, Israel or the U.S., my answer would be "yes". 
 
I think that Chomsky gave a decent accounting of himself yesterday on Z in responding to the critical responses to his article on BDS. I think that this is, unfortunately, a movement over a very long term, and more near the beginning than the end. I think he has some wise words that put things in evolutionary perspective, especially vis a vis S. Africa.
 
But on tomorrow's show I'll take every opportunity to be disagreeable with my colleagues, even if I have to resort to criticizing their wardrobes. 
 
Best,
 
David
 
  


On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 10:47 PM, "Brussel, Morton K via Peace-discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
  

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>I’ve listened to this program, and come to the conclusion that you all, the three participants, agree with each other too much, as if everything that is said between you is unchallengeable. It is not. Especially annoying is the seeming worship of the god Chomsky, who (I think) is losing his way on important issues, especially with regard to the desirable two state solution in Israel-Palestine.  I would rather defer here to Ilan Pappe. Chomsky is doing a disservice to those trying, e.g., via BDS, to punish the Israelis as long as they oppress the Palestinians.  There is even the implication that BDS could only lead to a neoliberal result in »Palestine », as it has in S.A.  There are other facets of the remarks that are less than clear or convincing, some bordering on boilerplate in its repetitiousness, IMO. For example, as to who is wagging whose tail, U.S. or Israel; the issue is more complex than statements that the U.S. is more responsible
 for Israel’s actions than Israel itself, which borders on nonsense.   
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>But withal, the program is stimulating, worthwhile, and on the whole admirable.  
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>—mkb 
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>On Jul 23, 2014, at 8:54 PM, 'C. G. Estabrook' carl at newsfromneptune.com [sftalk] <sftalk at yahoogroups.com> wrote: 
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>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCHbY1xoZYU 
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