A Liberal, Anti-War Jew Troubled by the Anti-Semitism of the Left

Cornell Daily Sun ^ | 4/1/03

[Kenton]

Jeremy A. Weinberg is a senior in the College of Human Ecology.

[mean snicker]

[ClearCase_guy]

The situation seems as ridiculous to me now as it did then. Some lunatic straps dynamite to his chest and blows up a bunch of people in the name of Palestinian liberation. Israel responds with military action of its own in an effort to weaken the terrorist network that spawned the original attack. In response, another crazy person blows himself up on a bus. The cycle seems to repeat itself indefinitely.

Allow me to re-phrase:

Some non-uniformed terrorist straps dynamite to his chest and blows up a bunch of women and children eating pizza in a restaurant. Israel responds with uniformed soldiers who kill the planners of these terrorist attacks, while minimizing civilian casualties as much as possible -- which is admittedly difficult since the non-uniformed terrorists like to hide behind women and children.

There. Ummm, I didn't change it much -- do we still have moral equivalence here? Anyone? Bueller?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

The author describes the enthusiastic applause by the anti-war crowd for the "Israel is a terrorist state".

What he didn't mention, and which was even more chilling, was that Hinchey didn't say a peep in response to indicate he disagreed with the statement. He offered only a bland statement to the effect that the US needed to do more to solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Imagine if the questioner had made a racist statement. Hinchey would have been all over him. But when someone states that Israel is a terrorist state, and adds "Israel is more dangerous than Iraq or N. Korea," Hinchey keeps his mouth shut.

Hinchey is one of only 11 Congressman to vote against a resolution condemning Palestinian terrorism!

[AzSteven]

Booo-Hooo

You chose your path and your friends, and you chose to undermine the security of your nation, so don't expect a lot of tears from us when your friends turn against you.

[JohnGalt]

Strange, the leftwing author did not make the same claim your title insinuates. No where did the author suggest that being against Sharon or Israeli policy makes one a de facto anti-Semite.

[LTColRick]

What a fool.

I'm a conservative (mostly libertarian) Jew, who served 22 years in the US Air Force, and got shot at more than once. I also want peace (never met anyone who was in combat that didn't want peace), but realize that in order to have peace, we must defeat our enemies.

The "liberal" "anti-semites" are as much the enemies of the United States as is the special repulican guard in Baghdad, or the traitor Peter Arnett. The only difference is that they're right to speak is guaranteed by people like me - while in most of the world (including Palestine) they would be lucky to survive.

A joke circulating asks why Nato meetings are in English - maybe its' because we (the US) assured that they wouldn't have to be held in german or russian?

They all have the ability to complain, because we stood on the watchtowers while we slept. We should have finished the job in '91, but we will finish it now - even though the US will be criticized for it, lies (probably from the traitor arnett) will be promulgated (anyone remember "tailwind"?), and the absolute horrors of the baghdad or tehran or west bank regimes will be ignored or dismissed as fabrication.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Well, better late than never, it looks like this guy is having his eyes opened.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

ping

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Welcome aboard FR, LT.ColRick!

[Sloth]

The amount of anti-Israel sentiment I have seen within the antiwar movement has shocked me.

Mr. Weinberg is obviously a complete moron.

[Alouette]

the discussion of Israel I have heard has rarely been about influencing it to tread a different path.

A different path? The path that Peres keeps insisting everyone should follow? The path that leads into the sea? That path????

Another Michael Lerner clone gets b!tchslapped but still can't snap out of his delusions.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Mr. Weinberg is obviously a complete moron.

He's smart enough to be aware of and shocked by the anti-Semitism. Next, he has to put 2+2 together and realize that the "peace" movement isn't really about peace.

[xJones]

I had hoped that America's hawks would have looked to the case of Israel as an indication that problems are perpetuated rather than ended by bloodshed.

Absolutely. And the U.S. should have negotiated with Hitler after he declared war on us and let Europe, Britain and the Middle East to him. Of course, there would have been very few Jews left by the time Hitler got through, but we could have avoided bloodshed - at least by Americans. < /sarcasm>

The only gripe this idiot has is that his fellow anti-war friends are turning anti-semitic, otherwise he'd be perfectly happy perpetuating the nonsense with them.

[Mr. Mojo]

a senior in the College of Human Ecology.

Would someone kindly explain to me what 'human ecology' is? There was no such major when I went to college.

[Always Right]

There. Ummm, I didn't change it much -- do we still have moral equivalence here? Anyone? Bueller?

Yeah, but Isreal is stronger than those poor Arab dudes who only have wealth of most of the world's oil to make them up....

[TomB]

Back of the bus, Jeremy......

And you might want to put some ice on that......

[Tacis]

I am sooo tired of Jews and Blacks whining like this! Look, you do what the lefists tell you!! Never mind what your bests interests are, do what the dems tell you. You will vote for democrats, Jew or black, and keep your mouth shut!! Got that?

Remember, it was the commies who fought the Nazis (well, except when they signed a treaty and cut up Poland), that is why you must do what the commies and their heirs, the dems, order!

You must reelect Chuckie Schmickie and Hillie (the Palestinian lover) because you are a Jew and Jews do what the dems tell you to do. Same, if you are a black! You don't have to think for yourselves, nor do you have to figure out what is best for you. You do what you've done since FDR, you do what the dems tell you to do and elect them!

This is so easy to understand for alsmost every black and Jew. Why is it so hard for the 5%?

[pabianice]

I feel like I'm fighting moral battles on two fronts. And that's a tough thing to do, especially since all I want is peace.

Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?

Welcome to the real world of being a Jew, bubbie. That the Right is the true home of American Jews and that the Left is now led by the world's top anti-Semites seems poetic justice, hmmm?

[wardaddy]

I actually loathe people like this author....seriously.

He sees the truth of reality breathing down his neck but he declines to embrace what is called for because of his foolish ideology and sense of self virture....a bit too much tikkun olam in my view.

Likewise...what if I as a White Southern Christian used similar logic to form my opinion. I would be a racist, a xenophobe or religious bigot. He sounds like...."well it bugs me not to completely swallow the rabid mesage of the left because frankly I'm a Jew and that matters more". Hmmmm. More than a clear and present danger to your own nation where 3000+ died less than 2 years ago?

I think some Jewish Conservatives need to box his ears. Israel will be better off without the likes of his candyass.

He is little different in the end than some Christian Identity whackjob wishing for our destruction from these enemies so a vacuum can be created.

Guilt is cheap my little mensch. It's also self serving. You need to learn to embrace shame...something you have no concept of.

It bothered me to see my tax dollars go to kill Christians(even some admittedly nasty ones) on behalf of Muslims a few years ago but I sucked it up sport.