Comments on: Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post’s ‘House Palestinian,’ Calls for Israel to Talk to Hamas

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:22:40 +0000

Who says that what you claim is the “truth” is? You know nothing about Hamas. You don’t know much about anything in fact. I don’t need to explain my values to the likes of you.

By: Reuven

Reuven — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:35:23 +0000

So let me see if I get it.
You agree that the Fatah is corrupt.
On the other hand, irrespective of the social network the Hamas put in place the truth is that it is a racist, fundamentalist organization whose goal (read their Charter, which spells it out) is to ‘liberate’ all Palestine, kill all the Jews and establish a fundamentalist state a la Taliban governed by the Sharia.

I cannot understand how a ‘liberal’ like Richard, who claims to be ‘progressive’ can buy that.

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By: Alex Stein

Alex Stein — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:23:49 +0000

I didn’t think that it was that controversial to describe some of Malcolm X’s ideas as partly racist. This doesn’t negate, of course, his greatness.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:49:03 +0000

Oh he’s entitled to hold the views & I’m entitled to find them repellant & note that.

I find it laughable that you would take it upon yrself to define a term coined by one of America’s great fighters for racial justice & term it racist. Chutzpah runs deep I see.

By: Alex Stein

Alex Stein — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:05:22 +0000

The term was originally coined (I think) by Malcolm X. I think it’s racist in the sense that it makes a priori assumptions about how black people should think (or whoever the term is applied to). By all means disagree with Toameh. When you start calling him a House Palestinian, though, you seem to be implying that there are certain views which a Palestinian just shouldn’t hold.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:01:06 +0000

It sure was stupid and shows their utter ignorance of American politics and society. But racist?