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Israel/Palestine

Fozzledick

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5. Ah yes, that certainly clarifies the matter.

Reply to Uponthegears (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 03:00 PM

Jun 2016

He's not being criticized by BDS merely for being a Christian Lebanese Arab who dares to speak in favor of peace and cultural understanding, but rather for being a Christian Lebanese Arab who has committed the unforgivable crime of not hating Israel.

I think that's more than enough nuance.

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More BDS BS - for a Lebanese writer [View all] leftynyc Jun 2016 OP

i'm tired of those who discriminate against Jews. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #1

Is this Amin Maalouf? Uponthegears Jun 2016 #2

So he's being criticized by BDS for being a Christian Fozzledick Jun 2016 #3

Perhaps a more nuanced analysis is in order? Uponthegears Jun 2016 #4

Ah yes, that certainly clarifies the matter. Fozzledick Jun 2016 #5

That must be it Uponthegears Jun 2016 #7

Absolutely! Fozzledick Jun 2016 #8

Let's count Uponthegears Jun 2016 #10

And Hamas was responsible for all of them. Fozzledick Jun 2016 #11

Responsible for revenge killing? Uponthegears Jun 2016 #12

Responsible for aggressive war, attempted genocide, terrorism against civilians, Fozzledick Jun 2016 #13

Robert Fisk, white British man, explains how people from Lebanon are supposed to behave oberliner Jun 2016 #6

Is this allowed under the new rules? Fozzledick Jun 2016 #9