Comments on: Right-Wing Princeton Jewish Alumni on Warpath over Possible Khalidi Appointment http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103719 Richard Silverstein Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:06:05 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103719 @Etan: Dennis Ross is not God's gift to Mideast peace. He IS a favorite of Aipac and WINEP is essentially an Aipac think tank. I think Juan's criticism of Israel and pro Israel groups has a bit harder edge to it sometimes than I would like. But to dismiss his criticism of WINEP & Ross merely because he chose an adjective that was slightly too categorical is making a big mistake. There's a lot TO criticize there. @Etan: Dennis Ross is not God’s gift to Mideast peace. He IS a favorite of Aipac and WINEP is essentially an Aipac think tank. I think Juan’s criticism of Israel and pro Israel groups has a bit harder edge to it sometimes than I would like. But to dismiss his criticism of WINEP & Ross merely because he chose an adjective that was slightly too categorical is making a big mistake. There’s a lot TO criticize there.

]]> By: Etan http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103709 Etan Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:17:04 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103709 While I think the brouhaha over Khalidi is a bunch of nonsense - I wanted to respond to the poster who quotes Juan Cole. It infuriates me that Juan Cole offers his commentary on Israel when his ramblings prove that he has no clue what he is talking about. In that same post he calls the Washington Institute for Near East Policy a "far right" organization "driven by a desire for Greater Israel." I think one of the top people at WINEP and one of Obama's most trusted mideast advisor, Dennis Ross, might disagree with him. Especially as Ross worked tirelessly at Camp David to bring about a peace agreement that would have included dividing Jerusalem. In my opinion it is slanderous to say that because you may support Israel and also support the war in Iraq that you are a supporter of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and your reason for supporting a war is to "ensure that youre DREAM of ethnic cleansing is unopposed." About as slanderous and infuriating to suggest that Khalidi is a terrorist. Cole would have a hard time clarifying his hyperbole as well - because the only way to link war in Iraq or Iran to ensuring a "dream of ethnic cleansing" is unopposed is to insinuate that either Iraq or Iran SHOULD stop Israel's "ethnic cleansing" (and I wonder what methods they would have for that). While I think the brouhaha over Khalidi is a bunch of nonsense – I wanted to respond to the poster who quotes Juan Cole. It infuriates me that Juan Cole offers his commentary on Israel when his ramblings prove that he has no clue what he is talking about. In that same post he calls the Washington Institute for Near East Policy a “far right” organization “driven by a desire for Greater Israel.” I think one of the top people at WINEP and one of Obama’s most trusted mideast advisor, Dennis Ross, might disagree with him. Especially as Ross worked tirelessly at Camp David to bring about a peace agreement that would have included dividing Jerusalem.

In my opinion it is slanderous to say that because you may support Israel and also support the war in Iraq that you are a supporter of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and your reason for supporting a war is to “ensure that youre DREAM of ethnic cleansing is unopposed.” About as slanderous and infuriating to suggest that Khalidi is a terrorist.

Cole would have a hard time clarifying his hyperbole as well – because the only way to link war in Iraq or Iran to ensuring a “dream of ethnic cleansing” is unopposed is to insinuate that either Iraq or Iran SHOULD stop Israel’s “ethnic cleansing” (and I wonder what methods they would have for that).

]]> By: Doug Bandow » Blog Archive » John McCain: He is a Dishonorable as well as Crazy Warmonger http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103698 Doug Bandow » Blog Archive » John McCain: He is a Dishonorable as well as Crazy Warmonger Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:01:22 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103698 [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...] [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...]

]]> By: This Is The Lowest McCain Has Sunk Yet « Huqul al-Nakhl http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103697 This Is The Lowest McCain Has Sunk Yet « Huqul al-Nakhl Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:38:10 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103697 [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...] [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...]

]]> By: McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue - The Political Hotwire http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103683 McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue - The Political Hotwire Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:55:22 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103683 [...] the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has repudiated the "Greater Israel" fantasy [...] [...] the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has repudiated the "Greater Israel" fantasy [...]

]]> By: This Is The Lowest McCain Has Sunk Yet By Juan Cole + video « Dandelion Salad http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-103665 This Is The Lowest McCain Has Sunk Yet By Juan Cole + video « Dandelion Salad Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:54:29 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-103665 [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...] [...] Much of the assault on Khalidi comes from the American loony Zionist Right, which quietly supports illegal Zionist colonies in the West Bank and the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Palestinians. They have been tireless advocates of miring the US in wars in Iraq and Iran to ensure that their dreams of ethnic cleansing are unopposed. They are a tiny, cranky but well-funded group that has actively harassed anyone who disagrees with them (at one point, cued by Daniel Pipes, they cyberstalked Khalidi and clogged his email mailbox with spam for weeks at a time). All opinion polling shows that most American Jews are politically liberal, overwhelmingly vote Democrat, and support trading land for peace to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Khalidi is their political ally in any serious peace process, which many have recognized. [...]

]]> By: Richard Silverstein http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-10052 Richard Silverstein Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:27:47 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-10052 Khalidi never went to Princeton. I haven't heard why but I'd like to find out if anyone knows. Khalidi never went to Princeton. I haven’t heard why but I’d like to find out if anyone knows.

]]> By: Maloof http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2005/04/25/right-wing-prin/comment-page-1/#comment-10038 Maloof Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:04:56 +0000 http://box22.bluehost.com/~richard2/wordpress/?p=732#comment-10038 What's good for the goose is not good for the gander. It's very disturbing that Khalidi is being accused of being politically motivated by a group who IS just that! Brandeis tried to play the same game in keeping Carter from speaking but the students raised their voices. It will be interesting to see if the Princeton student body does the same. What’s good for the goose is not good for the gander. It’s very disturbing that Khalidi is being accused of being politically motivated by a group who IS just that! Brandeis tried to play the same game in keeping Carter from speaking but the students raised their voices. It will be interesting to see if the Princeton student body does the same.

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