Philip Weiss in response to a beweldering Vanessa Redgrave:
"It’s not really a cycle of violence. It’s affliction. One side keeps getting less and less; they turn to anything. We don’t want Palestinians to resort to violence, but international law, from Partition to Goldstone, has had no effect. That’s why people support BDS, because there’s an oppressor who’s well-connected, and how do you stop it? Also, I’d dispute the claim that many citizens of Tel Aviv are particularly aware of the Palestinian situation. In fact, most Israelis are largely indifferent. Or they don’t want to know. Yes BDS is a crude instrument. It deprives people of income and isolates them. When your gov’t rains white phosphorus on children, and no one cares, it’s the only tool.
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ReplyDeleteA great post ( pragmatism) on Mondoweiss, v..Well done..I was thinking making it a post together with the post you commented on. Later in the day.
ReplyDeleteSure TGIA, but you might have to explain it as a response to the other poster about his main thesis of "what is good for the Jews." It is interesting that it is also a main tenet of capitalism, as expressed in colonialism, empire, so on.
ReplyDeleteEt Tu, Vanessa? The old girl's broken ranks and an old geezer feels a little older.
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