It’s a first for the 115-year-old Jewish newspaper, but audiences are slow to respond
The site also has a link explaining how the interview came about, along with some audio clips of Abu Marzook embedded on the main story page. The paper is planning a follow-up opinion package for next week’s issue, Eisner said.
“We want this to start a conversation,” she said. “What [Abu Marzook] says ought to encourage us to think, ‘OK, what should our policies be? What should our attitudes be?’”
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"We don’t have originally something against the Jew as a religion or against the Jew as a human being … The problem is the Israelis kicked out my family … I have to differentiate between the Jew who did this problem to my people and [American] Jews like you, who never did anything bad to my people."
Right. Perhaps Mr Marzook might explain why favorite kindergarten ditties include "HAMAS! HAMAS! 'Jews to the gas!" or common refrains have included 'We'll finish what Hitler started or Allah in Heaven, Hitler on earth.'
In the last few weeks, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah was chastised by Tunisian leaders for his overt threats against Jews.
Good for CJR and The Forward for not challenging decades of state sponsored racism, bigotry and hate, broadcast daily in state controlled media, taught in school curricula and often preached from pulpits.
Plus ca change, plus ca reste la meme.
Sorry CJR, but you are a part of the problem. Don't delude yourselves into thinking otherwise.
#1 Posted by Voter One, CJR on Sun 22 Apr 2012 at 09:23 PM