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And despite the NYT author's apparent attempt to spin that there is no Palestinian for the boycott (by referencing Abbas), the fact is that there is broad support in Palestinian civil society for such actions: PACBI-Palestinian BDS Call

By an overwhelming majority (66% to 34%), the American Studies Association national membership votes to adopt the boycott approved and recommended by the ASA National Committee: Academic boycott of Israel passed by ASA membership votes 2-1 for academic boycott And it's big enough news for the...

A comment from an article on BDS (which is linked below) which I look take to heart: Stop the Nonsense: Nobody is proposing a boycott of 'the Jews'

As some on here are fond of saying: no need to complicate the simple ... Anti-semitism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Once one goes much beyond the above, one may well be entering the territory of subversion of the concept to a political agenda and end: ie...

The following 3 page article is an excerpt from Max Blumenthal's new book: Goliath: Life and Loathing In Greater Israel. It is said to be what utterly infuriated Nation columnist Eric Alterman and drove him to write 9 or 10 unhinged ranting screeds attacking Blumenthal (and his family) ...

Too funny. While Megyn Kelly worries about black people hijacking Santa, over at Bloomberg "Corporal" (Jeffery) Goldberg worries it will be the Palestinians stealing Jesus: I'm Dreaming of a White Jesus* - Bloomberg #getinlineandtakeanumber

And that is exactly what makes them priceless, in terms of their worth.

Not all of them, just some (albeit most) ... The first exposure I ever had to the notion of certain "holidays" being pagan and non-Christian, was in college - where one of my professors was a member of the Worldwide Church of God, a Christian denomination. I'm certain that they did not observe...

Since it dealt with the personal "reality" that the author experienced growing up, I would not be inclined to draw that conclusion. However, you're certainly free to dismiss it as you have.

While we are on the subject of seasonal mythologies, it might be important to remember some historical facts to remind us that the "celebration" of "Christmas" (Saturnalia) was not always a happy and joyous occasion for everyone involved: Origin of Christmas | The history of Christmas and how...

Indeed. Once we have enough miscegenation that the human race is rendered into nice medium tan or something ... kinda like chocolate milk ... I would imagine so ... I certainly find it interesting ... after all it's the story of human race ... Yes - and to that extent it was largely an...

There are many peoples which could be considered or thought to fall into the "racial" classification of "caucasian" when considered in it's historical context (a history which illustrates the somewhat questionable and dubious origins of the entire premise) - but might not be considered "white"...

A review of Yoav Shamir's film "Defamation" by Phil Weiss over at Mondoweiss: Yoav Shamir's great film, 'Defamation, offers a devastating and transcendent portrait of Foxman | Mondoweiss

Part Two of An Evening with Norman Finkelstein. Author of "Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History": At roughly 12:30 into the above clip Dr. Finklestein speaks about the "New Anti-semitism" (or "Modern Anti-semitism"), it's origins, and it's true purpose.

Perhaps they could appoint you to vet and approve any and all posts on the subject of Israel, it's policies, and conduct ... before anyone's posts are actually allowed to appear on the boards ... Of course, rather than trying to stop the conversation, you could just actually try participating...

Sorry, but I think you're conflating things. The Palestinians have a right - recognized under International Law - to resist an unlawful occupation - even including armed struggle. They - the indigenous population of the land (aka Palestinians) - have largely been driven out, had their lands...

On the matter of anti-semitism - which is a very real and a quite ugly thing - I found the following documentary film - produced by a young Israeli film maker, Yoav Shamir - to be quite enlightening, as well as quite funny. It is a tongue-in-cheek look at the issue, from the perspective of an...

Probably would have been more appropriate to put it in the "Rejecting The Gatekeepers That Seek To Limit The Discussion" thread I started ... as a prime example of an effort to limit the discussion ...

There's a kind of pathological narcissism, navel contemplation, when you are the richest, wealthiest, most successful ethnic group in the United States - you've got the world on a platter - and you sit around and you're talking about anti-Semitism, it's just kind of shameful I think. ~ Dr...

If can't win an argument on the merits, then the next best thing might be to try and smear your opponent ... ;)