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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

15. Fair points

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #13)

Wed May 11, 2016, 07:05 AM

May 2016

I can't really speak to pre-1994 as I was not really following these issues as closely then.

The proposal you support sounds a lot like the Geneva Initiative, which I have been promoting for years. I assume you are aware of that proposal, but if not, check it out here:

http://www.geneva-accord.org

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My plea to the left: treat Jews the same way you’d treat any other minority [View all] Mosby May 2016 OP

Great piece leftynyc May 2016 #1

A reasonable request. n/t Little Tich May 2016 #2

Back to the good old days of Jews pleading 6chars May 2016 #3

Yep King_David May 2016 #4

The left(many of whose members)do treat Jewish people like any other minority. Ken Burch May 2016 #5

Ken, the reactionary anti-Imperialist Left hates Jews...believes Hamas is progressive. shira May 2016 #7

Not so. There are SOME who do; but anti-imperialist far-leftist do not automatically hate Jews. LeftishBrit May 2016 #16

What percentage do you think are Corbynites, Galloways, Livingstones....? shira May 2016 #17

That's definitely not true oberliner May 2016 #8

What about "I'm talking about Zionism", as opposed to "Zionists"? Ken Burch May 2016 #9

Here's my take oberliner May 2016 #10

Agreed that there are some people like those you describe in the second paragraph. Ken Burch May 2016 #13

Fair points oberliner May 2016 #15

I suppose it is derived from Geneva. Ken Burch May 2016 #18

AntiZionists dream is the good old days where there was no protection of Jews King_David May 2016 #11

Well, I'm not an antizionist and that isn't MY dream. Ken Burch May 2016 #12

Interesting correction at the bottom of the article: Ken Burch May 2016 #6

Check out the end of this OP.... shira May 2016 #14

But Jews aren't like other minorities, so there are three reasons why it won't ever happen. aranthus May 2016 #19

Great post. n/t shira May 2016 #20

spectacular analysis, +1000 ericson00 May 2016 #21