9 thoughts on “Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards: Why is There an Ideological Gatekeeper? – Tikun Olam תיקון עולם إصلاح العالم
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  1. Richard,

    All the nomination elements are openly published on the Israellycool.com site. No blog has been barred on account of political or anti-Israel bias.

    The process was completely transparent and the call for nominations was publicized on The Jerusalem Post.

    I think you are trying to start a fire where there is no smoke.

    The nomination rules clearly state as follows: 4. A blog is ineligible for being nominated if, although it is written by a Jewish blogger, the content of the blog is virulently anti-Israel, or even anti-Semitic. The test is “Is this [blog] considered anti-Israel/anti-Semitic by the layperson, regardless of his/her political orientation?”

    The reason for this rule is that neither Israellycool.com nor The Post were prepared to be placed in position where they would be hosting a competition that could be used to spread some of the virulent anti-Israel or anti-Semitic material that exists on the web. As it happens we have not had to apply this rule to any nomination.

    That is my last word on this matter.

    Sincerely,

    Derek Fattal
    Director, Internet Services
    ++++++++++++++++++++++
    The Jerusalem Post

  2. Shame you deleted my previous comment, which alerted you to my post. Had you read it, you may have saved yourself some embarassment, considering that I addressed all of your “points.”

    But feel free to continue to make a fool of yourself.

  3. The test is “Is this [blog] considered anti-Israel/anti-Semitic by the layperson, regardless of his/her political orientation?”

    That’s actually quite inaccurate. Derek should have said the test is–“is this blog considered anti-Israel or anti-Semitic by Aussie Dave, who is the sole individual responsible for determining this.”

    And what does “regardless of his/her political orientation” mean? I assume you mean that Aussie Dave is capable of making this decision neutrally without regard to his own political orientation. And if you’re trying to say that it’s a laugh because his political orientation doesn’t allow him to see merit in any blogs to the Left of Ze’ev Jabotinsky.

  4. I think you are nothing short of a baby. You are mad because your blog didn’t contain the substance neccesary for a JIB nomination, and due to that you were left out in the cold. Well here’s a blanket, because you won’t get my sympathy.

  5. Shame you deleted my previous comment, which alerted you to my post. Had you read it, you may have saved yourself some embarassment, considering that I addressed all of your “points.”

    But feel free to continue to make a fool of yourself.

    Dave, Dave, let’s not get paranoid now. I didn’t delete your comment. My comment software forced your comment into moderation as it does with all first-time commenters (though you’ve commented here before, but perhaps you’re using a different IP address this time). I had to approve your comment before it was published. And why would I want to delete yr comment since I’d hoped it would respond substantively to my questions about JIBA (alas you didn’t, here at least).

    Frankly, Dave, since you can’t be bothered to answer my criticisms here I don’t think I can be bothered to visit your blog to read whatever it is you’ve said about me. But I’d be happy if you wished to publish substantive comments here. Just answering the specific questions I’ve asked of you in these two posts would be a good start.

    But really, telling us you’ve responded in your own blog without providing a link…what’s that supposed to mean? Don’t you want people here to be able to read what you’ve written? You also did the same exact thing here when you responded to my post on Pajamas. Told everyone in my comments thread that you’ve responded to me at your own blog–no link. Not giving a link makes it that much more inconvenient & less likely anyone’ll visit fr. here.

    Unless of course that’s somehow meant to show your disdain for me–like calling me “Silverstein” in your other comment here. Really Dave, that hurt to the quick.

  6. Dave: I really don’t understand. You’re obviously monitoring my site given that you published a reply to my last comment about 60 seconds after I published it. Yet you can’t present your argument here? That baffles me.

  7. I think you are nothing short of a baby. You are mad because your blog didn’t contain the substance neccesary for a JIB nomination, and due to that you were left out in the cold. Well here’s a blanket, because you won’t get my sympathy.

    tovya: You’re about the fourth person to repeat the same shit. What, do you all get together & rehearse what you’re planning to say here?

    Here’s Aussie Dave on the subject:

    You’re just pissed you weren’t nominated. Shame you just didnt nominate yourself.

    And my reply to him:

    For the umpteenth time in this comment thread, not true. Couldn’t care less. My gripe has nothing to do with that. I didn’t even know about JIBA untill a wk. ago. I care about JIBA’s pretence to represent the “Jewish and Israeli” blog world.

    Don’t want your blanket, don’t want your sympathy. Don’t want your presumption to know what I feel on subjects I haven’t even expressed myself (like whether or not I’m upset I wasn’t nominated). In the two posts I’ve written about JIBA I’ve never expressed any opinion about whether I would’ve liked to be in competition or not. So how would you presume to know my feelings? Unless you’re an international clairvoyant/psychic.

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