tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098535230706341039.post1962220635575403263..comments2023-10-06T08:49:23.599-07:00Comments on MACCABEE ISRAEL: DEFENDING PROFESSOR D-Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05047598475733914153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098535230706341039.post-87264580107746847862010-05-15T22:11:00.037-07:002010-05-15T22:11:00.037-07:00Does Hugh think that joining an economic boycott o...Does Hugh think that joining an economic boycott of Israel is "legitimate criticism?" I think that anyone in a position of power (such as a professor) who chooses this method of "criticising" Israel is "militant." <br /><br />Does Hugh think that Shlomo Sand "writes some real history of Israel" because of "his own ideological bias and considers that bias to be reality?"<br /><br />Hugh: we can hoist each other by our respective petards forever, but if we don't attempt to listen to the real gist of what each is saying, we'll only remain fractured and hostile. For instance, diatribe or not, I was writing about freedom of speech -- the only point you don't mention throughout your comment. Why is that?<br /><br />Hugh's only valid comment/criticism is that I tend write in "diatribe" mode when I'm upset! As for "defending the indefensible," it's not "legitimate" to defend Alan Dershowitz, when the TAU letter-signers are basically asking the university authorities to muzzle him so that THEY can maintain their own freedom of expression?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047598475733914153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098535230706341039.post-23544207034825801652010-05-15T11:54:22.949-07:002010-05-15T11:54:22.949-07:00This article, if it's supposed to be an articl...This article, if it's supposed to be an article seems to be more of a diatribe. The author defends the indefensible. Alan Dershowitz seems to believe that any criticism of Israel is anti-semitic so he is hyper-critical of any legitimate criticism of the nation state of Israel. Shlomo Sand writes some real history of Israel & his history is referred to as myth. <br /><br />What is this "militant left" that is being referred to? Who holds power in Israel? It's certainly not influenced by the so-called "militant left". Uri Avenery of Gush Shalom, who lives in Israel and criticizes Israeli politics would presumably also be attacked by the above writer and considered being of the "militant left". It seems that the writer of this piece lives with his own ideological bias and considers that bias to be reality. Sadly, this so-called reality rules the lives of many people these days.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890977916036146564noreply@blogger.com