[Marxism] Cornel West on Black-Jewish Relations

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Black-Jewish Relations: "Where then do we go from here? Black-Jewish
relations-at the symbolic level-are in shambles." .. "The best of the
Jewish tradition puts a premium on mercy and justice: the best of the
black heritage, on improvisation and experimentation. Both require bonds
of trust and cords of empathy. Without them, black-Jewish cooperation is
but sounding brass and tinkling cymbal." .. "The rise of visible Jewish
neoconservative thinkers shattered my parochial perceptions of the Jewish
intelligentsia. In stark contrast to the cosmopolitan sensibilities of my
Jewish progressive friends, I detected a strong dose of tribalism in the
complex, convoluted and hardly convincing arguments of Jewish
neoconservatives." .. "This political effort and moral endeavor will
always cut against the grain. Jewish racism and black anti-Semitism are
not only as American as cherry pie; they also are human responses to
insecurities and anxieties." (September 16, 2004

* Cornel West on Black-Jewish Relations

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