Comments on: Three Aspects of Criticism of Israel http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/three-aspects-of-criticism-of-israel/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 24 May 2012 03:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Yan http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/three-aspects-of-criticism-of-israel/#comment-13223 Yan Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:04:40 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1651#comment-13223 David, I could not agree more. David,

I could not agree more.

]]> By: David http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/three-aspects-of-criticism-of-israel/#comment-13152 David Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:41:07 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1651#comment-13152 You write: <i>It’s pretty hard to imagine coming across an opinion piece expressing worries about the continued existence of the Turkish Republic if it doesn’t abandon its occupation of northern Cyprus or of India, if it doesn’t allow Kashmir to go its own way. Yet articles warning that the continued existence of the Jews’ state is subject to how it resolves a particular territorial dispute and to its winning favor with a particular section of world opinion are ten a penny.</i> Exactly. But let's add, how many of Israel's critics point to the PALESTINIANS and their longtime use of terror (ongoing for Hamas) and worry about the "soul" of Palestine? It isn't that there's a double standard for Israel; it's that there's a standard for Israel and no standards for anyone else. You write:
It’s pretty hard to imagine coming across an opinion piece expressing worries about the continued existence of the Turkish Republic if it doesn’t abandon its occupation of northern Cyprus or of India, if it doesn’t allow Kashmir to go its own way. Yet articles warning that the continued existence of the Jews’ state is subject to how it resolves a particular territorial dispute and to its winning favor with a particular section of world opinion are ten a penny.

Exactly. But let’s add, how many of Israel’s critics point to the PALESTINIANS and their longtime use of terror (ongoing for Hamas) and worry about the “soul” of Palestine?

It isn’t that there’s a double standard for Israel; it’s that there’s a standard for Israel and no standards for anyone else.

]]> By: Nicholas Black http://blog.z-word.com/2010/06/three-aspects-of-criticism-of-israel/#comment-13044 Nicholas Black Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:12:41 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1651#comment-13044 Very good analysis, thank you. Very good analysis, thank you.

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