Buerger Bites

To clarify what I was saying about Karnit: I think’s despondent and depressed about the situation. She exhausted her resources and has no where else to turn.

I think you may have discovered why you should not negotiate from a position of weakness, which is what the Israeli’s did in this case. They allowed pressure from the U.N. and others to weaken their resolve to do what needed to be done, and consequently the lost the upper hand and Hamas got what they wanted, a cease fire and they didn’t have to give back the soldiers that they kidnapped. As for what you may be implying about the wife of the soldier that you spoke with, I’ll leave that subject alone out of respect for her.

Dave—thanks for chiming in. Good reading suggestion. 

I hadn’t seen that, but had been reading about the debate if being anit-Zionist is being anti-Semitic. 

Personally,I think it’s okay to question Israel’s leadership, but it’s not okay to challenge Israel’s right to exist.

I think debate is healthy. When it crosses the line into stereotypes (Jews control the media) or the Israeli state itself, it’s not acceptable.

Andy - congrats and good luck on the blog.  (And, um, kudos on the double entendre name(?)).

So, did you catch the NYT Magazine piece on Abe Foxman the other week? (“Does Abe Foxman Have an Anti-Anti-Semite Problem?”, Jan. 14: http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30A15FE3E540C778DDDA80894DF404482)

Wonder what your thoughts were about the debate about debating anti-Semitism.

Best,
Dave