Comments on: Antony Lerman’s Flawed Logic http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Victor Cowen http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-3926 Victor Cowen Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:22:12 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-3926 I see this Jewish anti-Semite has managed to get himself published yet again in the Independent today 7th. March 2009. How does he get so much coverage for his pernicious views? I suppose the British media love him-I wonder why? Does that not occur to this self-righteous twerp? I see this Jewish anti-Semite has managed to get himself published yet again in the Independent today 7th. March 2009. How does he get so much coverage for his pernicious views? I suppose the British media love him-I wonder why? Does that not occur to this self-righteous twerp?

]]> By: David http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-2566 David Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:44:06 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-2566 I'd like the author to please explain where it is that Anthony Lerman presents any argument that “anti-Zionism can’t be antisemitic because some Jews are anti-Zionist” And now anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews are to be painted as closet-case self-haters like Roy Cohn and paid-off Apartheid-era Bantustan leaders? What a disgraceful article. I’d like the author to please explain where it is that Anthony Lerman presents any argument that “anti-Zionism can’t be antisemitic because some Jews are anti-Zionist”

And now anti-Zionist Orthodox Jews are to be painted as closet-case self-haters like Roy Cohn and paid-off Apartheid-era Bantustan leaders? What a disgraceful article.

]]> By: Lefty http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-2468 Lefty Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:36:33 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-2468 The review strikes me as not just intellectually lazy, but plain lazy -- I wonder if the reviewer just skimmed the book without actually reading it. And Eamon is correct to cite the sentence "Some anti-Zionism is a cover for anti-Semitism..." as especailly egregious. Shouldn't the sentence read, "Almost all anti-Zionism is a cover for anti-Semitism"? Still, Eamonn's counterargument is off the mark. To cite a somewhat similar case, I don't have anything against Turkish Cypriots but I consider the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus an illegitimate state and believe Cyprus should be peacefully reunified. That said, how many anti-Zionists hold a benevolent attitude towards Israel's Jews? Such anti-Zionists are quite rare, limited to some Orthodox sects and academic circles. Most anti-Zionists are at best indifferent to what would befall Israeli Jews in any kind of reunified Palestinian Mandate. The review strikes me as not just intellectually lazy, but plain lazy — I wonder if the reviewer just skimmed the book without actually reading it. And Eamon is correct to cite the sentence “Some anti-Zionism is a cover for anti-Semitism…” as especailly egregious. Shouldn’t the sentence read, “Almost all anti-Zionism is a cover for anti-Semitism”?

Still, Eamonn’s counterargument is off the mark. To cite a somewhat similar case, I don’t have anything against Turkish Cypriots but I consider the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus an illegitimate state and believe Cyprus should be peacefully reunified.

That said, how many anti-Zionists hold a benevolent attitude towards Israel’s Jews? Such anti-Zionists are quite rare, limited to some Orthodox sects and academic circles. Most anti-Zionists are at best indifferent to what would befall Israeli Jews in any kind of reunified Palestinian Mandate.

]]> By: Eamonn McDonagh http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-2465 Eamonn McDonagh Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:28:31 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-2465 Fixed it. Thanks, Nancy Fixed it. Thanks, Nancy

]]> By: Nancy http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-2464 Nancy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:05:24 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-2464 See above - many apologies. I should've written "Hi Eamonn." Nancy See above - many apologies. I should’ve written “Hi Eamonn.”
Nancy

]]> By: Nancy http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/antony-lermans-flawed-logic/#comment-2463 Nancy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:04:08 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=667#comment-2463 Hi Ben - Thanks for this really good post. Just one small thing - it's "Roy Cohn" and not "Ray Cohn." Best, Nancy Hi Ben -
Thanks for this really good post. Just one small thing - it’s “Roy Cohn” and not “Ray Cohn.”
Best, Nancy

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