Goodman is in good company - both grandfathers of Karl
Marx were also rabbis. And yes, believe it or not, Marx
was also anti-Semitic. In a book by the eminent scholar
of Marxism, Bertram D. Wolfe, he cites one instance where
Mark refers to Ferdinand Lasalle (a rival of Marx) as
"that Jewish nigger." So we have racism added to anti-
Semitism! Joe Stalin professed Marxist atheism but got
all his formal education in a Russian Orthodox seminary
where he studied for the priesthood. As the old saying
has it, "We can't choose our relatives but thank God we
can choose our friends". The point is that NO ethnic,
racial or religious group is monolithic in its ideas
and Judaism is no exception.
I am puzzled by Amy Goodman's pro Palestinian stance. I have been listening to her though for a long time, and have concluded that she is of the persuasion that there is never a need for violence no matter what and that everything can be solved through negotiation, no matter what.
I respectfully disagree with her, but I would never put her in the same boat as Carl Marx. I don't think she's anti-Semitic for her stance. I also don't agree with it. One thing though that would be good for everyone to learn is that you don't always have to agree with someone to admire, listen, or have respect for them. On this issue Amy is absolutely wrong, but on many other issues she's absolutely right. I don't like her stance on this issue, but I do like Amy Goodman.