tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post9172396419848274900..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Boycotting Israel, and NotYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-90415683377740156452009-02-25T17:23:00.000+02:002009-02-25T17:23:00.000+02:00With all of the mistrust of Israeli policies, Bark...With all of the mistrust of Israeli policies, Barkat's words come off as mere rhetoric of a scheming politician. This is not my hashkafa, but no doubt this is how the article comes off.<BR/><BR/>The typical westerner will not assume that this is the same as other "urban renewal" projects, and that residents will be relocated. There is too much bad blood for it to be that simple.<BR/><BR/>Chalk this one up to journalism's inability to put things into context. I had to read the talkback to find some context and history. <BR/><BR/>I can't recall if your book deals with bulldozing and property disputes in east jerusalem. It would be nice if there was a hasbara resources similar to the one for global warming: "how to talk to a climate skeptic" <BR/>http://gristmill.grist.org/skepticsrashkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957522977917798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-81327524105940882002009-02-25T16:08:00.000+02:002009-02-25T16:08:00.000+02:00Think so, rashkov? Interestng, because what the ar...Think so, rashkov? Interestng, because what the article says is that<BR/><BR/>The city's deputy mayor, Naomi Tsur, told Reuters that Barkat's administration, elected in November, was working on a zoning plan for the area but vowed first to seek an "understanding with all the residents of the city." <BR/><BR/>Sounds like a convincing case for boycott, huh?Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-24699355014543588102009-02-25T15:04:00.000+02:002009-02-25T15:04:00.000+02:00Who's to blame people for wanting to remove suppor...Who's to blame people for wanting to remove support from Israel, when they see articles called "No Plans Yet to Raze Arab Homes in Area Designated for Park", that goes on to detail the plans to raze dozens of homes and evict 1500 people. http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1066645.htmlrashkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957522977917798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-26435654653934928542009-02-25T06:26:00.000+02:002009-02-25T06:26:00.000+02:00I'm sure your favorite Guarnianistas don't mind ha...I'm sure your favorite Guarnianistas don't mind having a Jewish doctor...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-14663146042139122592009-02-25T01:38:00.000+02:002009-02-25T01:38:00.000+02:00Boycotts such as the one proposed in Brooklyn may ...Boycotts such as the one proposed in Brooklyn may be illegal under US law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com