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anti-republocrat's avatar

He spent time on a Kibbutz as a youth. He's stated publicly that he opposes BDS because it would threaten the existence of the Jewish state.

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Beli Tsari's avatar

‘I am opposed to any appearance in Israel that is used for nationalistic or other propaganda purposes to cover up its occupation and denial of Palestinian human rights. I’ve been involved in activities to hold Israel accountable for its international law violations since before the BDS movement took shape. While I have some tactical differences with the BDS movement, I strongly support the actions and continue to participate in them.’

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Tereza Coraggio's avatar

Is this a quote from Chomsky?

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Beli Tsari's avatar

It's not like he EVER said anything else? Beware the trolls, round here!

"We'll Know Our Disinformation Program is Complete When Everything The American Public Believes is False." Jesus Gandhi King

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Kathryn W's avatar

Chomsky did??? Ughh that makes me lose my last fiber of respect for him

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Tereza Coraggio's avatar

Interesting. Sounds like I should attribute another blind spot to him on BDS. But I know he's been outspoken in condemning Israel's treatment of Palestine, isn't that true? Or am I misremembering?

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anti-republocrat's avatar

Israel is so atrocious that there will always be incidents at the fringe that can be condemned to enhance one's own credibility.

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