Comments on: David Frum would like you to cease and desist with your criticisms of Israel http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/16/david-frum-would-like-you-to-cease-and-desist-with-your-criticisms-of-israel/ Giving the news the respect it deserves. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:24:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How Much Longer Can Israel Play This Game? « Lotfi's Ramblings http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/16/david-frum-would-like-you-to-cease-and-desist-with-your-criticisms-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-378 How Much Longer Can Israel Play This Game? « Lotfi's Ramblings Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:51:22 +0000 http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/?p=839#comment-378 [...] cover his prevarications and failed policies, Frum joined Wieseltier in playing the anti-Semitism card at CNN this week, piling on Sullivan but also smearing yours truly. His exhibit A was a passage in which I [...] [...] cover his prevarications and failed policies, Frum joined Wieseltier in playing the anti-Semitism card at CNN this week, piling on Sullivan but also smearing yours truly. His exhibit A was a passage in which I [...]

]]> By: Juan Cole on The Decline of the Israeli Right and the Increasing Desperation of the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Charge « Cienfuegos http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/16/david-frum-would-like-you-to-cease-and-desist-with-your-criticisms-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Juan Cole on The Decline of the Israeli Right and the Increasing Desperation of the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Charge « Cienfuegos Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:06:34 +0000 http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/?p=839#comment-241 [...] cover his prevarications and failed policies, Frum joined Wieseltier in playing the anti-Semitism card at CNN this week, piling on Sullivan but also smearing yours truly. His exhibit A was a passage in which I [...] [...] cover his prevarications and failed policies, Frum joined Wieseltier in playing the anti-Semitism card at CNN this week, piling on Sullivan but also smearing yours truly. His exhibit A was a passage in which I [...]

]]> By: markbolton http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/16/david-frum-would-like-you-to-cease-and-desist-with-your-criticisms-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-234 markbolton Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:53:12 +0000 http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/?p=839#comment-234 Those damned Knefels, I mean, Americans! :) Frum is just another useless douchebag who gets everything wrong and is rewarded for it. Those damned Knefels, I mean, Americans! :)

Frum is just another useless douchebag who gets everything wrong and is rewarded for it.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1">Joel Pratt</fb:name> http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/2010/02/16/david-frum-would-like-you-to-cease-and-desist-with-your-criticisms-of-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Joel Pratt Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:56:26 +0000 http://trueslant.com/johnknefel/?p=839#comment-232 Certain kinds of criticisms of Israel (those based on racial arguments about Jews, Holocaust denial, and the like) are rooted in anti-Semitism, and these arguments need to be denied and labeled as such. However, if we fail to separate these arguments from legitimate criticisms of Israel (which, incidentally, often have nothing to do with Judaism), we do one of two things: a) legitimize anti-Semitic rhetoric as part of the general political discourse or b) close our ears and refuse to listen to any sort of criticism, constructive or otherwise, about Israel's actions. We don't want to end up in either camp. Very articulate post. Thanks for sharing it. :) Certain kinds of criticisms of Israel (those based on racial arguments about Jews, Holocaust denial, and the like) are rooted in anti-Semitism, and these arguments need to be denied and labeled as such.

However, if we fail to separate these arguments from legitimate criticisms of Israel (which, incidentally, often have nothing to do with Judaism), we do one of two things: a) legitimize anti-Semitic rhetoric as part of the general political discourse or b) close our ears and refuse to listen to any sort of criticism, constructive or otherwise, about Israel’s actions. We don’t want to end up in either camp.

Very articulate post. Thanks for sharing it. :)

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