Israel/Palestine

procon

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6. I have difficulty in believing that your listed sources are completely unbiased.

Sat May 14, 2016, 11:09 AM

May 2016

Sorry, but when you hold up pro-Israel sources to prop up your position, that's cause for significant skepticism when it comes to credibility. Rather like denouncing vegans by pointing to an article on BBQing T-bone steaks put out by the American Beef Industry, yeah?

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Who’s Really Driving “Grassroots” Anti-Israel Activism (BDS) in America? [View all] shira May 2016 OP

Oh puhleese, BDS protests are not "terrorism", so just stop this nonsence. procon May 2016 #1

BDS org have been shown to be Jew hating bigots King_David May 2016 #2

Don't use outliers to tar everyone else with ugly hate and prejudices. procon May 2016 #4

Just know what company you keep.. King_David May 2016 #5

I'm more concerned with the injustices done to the Palestinian people procon May 2016 #7

Nope King_David May 2016 #8

In summary, it comes down to the BDS side supporting backwardness... shira May 2016 #11

That's bullshit. I can prove w/o question u don't care about injustices to Palestinians.... shira May 2016 #10

So you're now saying that Isreal miitary occupation and subjugation of a whole country procon May 2016 #12

Straw man, never said that. I questioned your bullshit claim of being concerned.... shira May 2016 #13

You keep moving the goalposts. procon May 2016 #14

Shira's not moving any goalposts leftynyc May 2016 #37

Thanks for your thoughtful comment. procon May 2016 #44

Still going on about the oppressed Palestinians? Who do you think you're fooling? shira May 2016 #45

Obama has a political agenda to consider. procon May 2016 #47

That you don't see the irony leftynyc May 2016 #46

Israel remains the oppressor. procon May 2016 #48

They can't stop leftynyc May 2016 #49

That's pretty much what I've suspected for quite some time now. procon May 2016 #50

If you want Palestinian suffering to end with their own state.... shira May 2016 #53

Nice try leftynyc May 2016 #54

No state would ever agree to what you've described. procon May 2016 #55

Yawn leftynyc May 2016 #56

You boycott products from Israel itself? oberliner May 2016 #15

IOW, you want to ignore and deny the fact that BDS is directly connected w/ terror groups. shira May 2016 #3

I have difficulty in believing that your listed sources are completely unbiased. procon May 2016 #6

Yep, Zionists lie. That's your defense and it's pathetic. n/t shira May 2016 #9

I think you should read this in full procon..... Israeli May 2016 #22

"official punishments for pro-Palestinian students are now routine" on US college campuses? oberliner May 2016 #23

Jew haters on campus playing the victim. Sick bastards. n/t shira May 2016 #33

anti-Israelism is a cancer on progressivism ericson00 May 2016 #16

AntiZionism is a new word.... The past incarnation of the same philosophy was called something else King_David May 2016 #17

that is true, tho using the term "anti-Zionism" legitimizes the ideas that ericson00 May 2016 #18

I'm against Zionism, but I'm not anti-Israel. Little Tich May 2016 #36

No. It is an inherent part of Progressivism. aranthus May 2016 #32

And support an leftynyc May 2016 #38

You definitely misread that post or are responding to the wrong person. n/t shira May 2016 #39

You're right leftynyc May 2016 #42

Sorry, I did answer to the wrong person leftynyc May 2016 #41

Not a problem. aranthus May 2016 #51

Why do those 'concerned students' always target Israel? Why not try Iran or Saudi Arabia? Albertoo May 2016 #19

It's not that they just target Israel for bad stuff & not others. They lie & distort.... shira May 2016 #20

Wow, that OP contains a lot of unsupported allegations... Little Tich May 2016 #21

Only like one flavor of Kool-Aid, it seems oberliner May 2016 #24

Nah, Medea Benjamin isn't my flavour, my favorite flavor is Gideon Levy. n/t Little Tich May 2016 #25

Gideon Levy is a liar, propagandist and inciter of terror..... shira May 2016 #27

Do you have a favorite Kool-Aid flavor? Little Tich May 2016 #34

Gotta think on that one.... shira May 2016 #43

Ben Dror Yemini - Ughh... Little Tich May 2016 #57

So find something objectionable and I will shira May 2016 #59

They are the same flavor oberliner May 2016 #30

Let's test that out. Name one for starters..... n/t shira May 2016 #26

There's so much Hasbara in the OP that I barely can see the difference between one turd and another. Little Tich May 2016 #35

The OP looks solid to me. Let's start with AMP links to SJP. shira May 2016 #40

I don't know. Little Tich May 2016 #58

All the companies owned by my family support BDS... yourpaljoey May 2016 #28

Soon your families companies will lose a lot of US investment King_David May 2016 #29

Like which companies? oberliner May 2016 #31

Their actions against the palestinian people. onecaliberal May 2016 #52