Comments on: A Light Sleeper http://blog.z-word.com/2008/10/a-light-sleeper/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:38:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: shriber http://blog.z-word.com/2008/10/a-light-sleeper/#comment-1592 shriber Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:32:30 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=409#comment-1592 I would suggest people read Geoffrey Wheatcroft read his book "The Contoversy of Zion." In that book he not only attacks Zionism he also goes after what he calls Jews "who make a living out of the Holocaust." p339. His whole book is written from the point of view of an "impartial scholar" yet he clearly takes sides with Jews who were and are anti-Zionist. What exactly gives him the right to take sides in an intra-Jewish debate he never says. It's as if a white "scholar" were to take sides in the Black American debate about how best to fight discrimination. Wheatcroft goes on also to accuse the Israeli government of using the Holocaust for its own political purposes. His views on these issues are sometime indistinguishable from those of a David Duke or a Norman Finkelstein. Like them he also accuses anyone who questions his stance of trying to shut down debate or belonging to the Zionist lobby. He did this recently when he reviewed a book by Tony Judt in the New York Times Book Review. In the review he accused Zionists of trying to wreck the career of anyone critical of Israel. I had written a letter to the Times pointing out the Wheatcroft’s career was hardly in danger of being ruined by criticism, but alas the paper in its infinite wisdom decided not to publish any letters about the review. I would suggest people read Geoffrey Wheatcroft read his book “The Contoversy of Zion.” In that book he not only attacks Zionism he also goes after what he calls Jews “who make a living out of the Holocaust.” p339.

His whole book is written from the point of view of an “impartial scholar” yet he clearly takes sides with Jews who were and are anti-Zionist.

What exactly gives him the right to take sides in an intra-Jewish debate he never says.

It’s as if a white “scholar” were to take sides in the Black American debate about how best to fight discrimination.

Wheatcroft goes on also to accuse the Israeli government of using the Holocaust for its own political purposes.

His views on these issues are sometime indistinguishable from those of a David Duke or a Norman Finkelstein.

Like them he also accuses anyone who questions his stance of trying to shut down debate or belonging to the Zionist lobby. He did this recently when he reviewed a book by Tony Judt in the New York Times Book Review. In the review he accused Zionists of trying to wreck the career of anyone critical of Israel.

I had written a letter to the Times pointing out the Wheatcroft’s career was hardly in danger of being ruined by criticism, but alas the paper in its infinite wisdom decided not to publish any letters about the review.

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