[Peace] [Fwd: Interfaith Panel Discussion Series 2010, Session Three]

[C. G. Estabrook]

	Men at some time are masters of their fates:
	The fault, dear Brussel, is not in our Jews,
	But in ourselves, that we are underlings.


Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> How well can all these groups get along in the USA if one of the panel
> members supports a nation that has promoted war and destruction against
> Muslim countries in the Middle east? Weichsel has supported all the recent
> wars the U.S. has entered, taking his cues from the right-wing and less right
> wing Israeli governments. He was also instrumental in having our cable
> channel shut down Mosaic, a news program consisting of various ME Muslim
> commentators. He was no doubt proud of that.
> 
> If this group wanted a Jew to be represented, it should have been someone
> like you, or more radically, David Green.
> 
> U.S. Muslims will not be "safe" or comfortable here as long as "we" are
> making war on many Muslim nations and groups. Do you not understand that?
> 
> --mkb
> 
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
> 
>> Paul Weichsel has right-wing views on Israel-Palestine, but on the implicit
>> topic of this panel - Jews, Christians, and Muslims getting along in the
>> U.S. - he is a potential force for good.
>> 
>> Since Jews, Christians, and Muslims getting along in the U.S. - in 
>> particular, making America a safe space for Muslims - is also an important
>> cause, I think this is a worthy effort.
>> 
>> Also, the more we make America a safe space for Muslims, the more Muslims
>> in the U.S. will feel confident in speaking out about Israel-Palestine, so
>> perhaps the one cause will contribute to the other.
>> 
>> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:21 AM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>
>> wrote:
>>> Yeah, people like that should only appear on panels sponsored by AWARE, 
>>> right?
>>> 
>>> Morton K. Brussel wrote:
>>>> Friendship with apologist for Israel's crimes Paul Weichsel?
>>>> Disgusting! --mkb
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 22, 2010, at 10:35 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>> 
>>>>> Speakers from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions will
>>>>>  have a conversation with everyone present contributing their
>>>>> questions, their ideas, and their thoughts.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Topic: Religious Rites of Passage – Birth, Marriage, Death
>>>>> 
>>>>> When: Feb 24 2010 at 7 pm.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Where: McKinley Foundation, 809 S. 5^th Street, Champaign
>>>>> 
>>>>> Speakers:  Paul Weichsel, Susan Taylor, Roa Al Heiti, Deborah Owen
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sponsored by Intercultural Friendship Foundation


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