RE: [Marxism] How to answer these questions?

["cleon42@xxxxxxxxx" <cleon42@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Joaquin Bustelo <jbustelo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It seems to me it is a little late --and entirely unjust-- to
> criticize the
> PALESTINIANS for failing to distinguish between Zionism and Judaism. 
> 
> We're supposed to, from the United States, criticize Palestinian and
> Arab
> leaders and groups for doing no more than simply accepting what the
> terrorist Zionist occupiers say about themselves?

What kind of crap is this?

Accepting the lies told by the Israeli state should be legitimate?
Please.

Those of us who are revolutionaries actively involved in the Palestine
solidarity movement--as opposed to those of us who merely pontificate
about it--see it as part of our job to correct those lies.

When we see someone say Israel speaks for the Jewish people, we say,
"no, that's NOT correct"--whether it's AIPAC, Arabs, or a neo-Nazi
saying it. Those of us who are Jewish say it even louder.

When we see someone questioning whether the Holocaust actually
happened, we say, "no, it really happened," and explain WHY fascism
arose in Germany, WHY the Holocaust happened, how that relates to
Israel's genocidal actions, and why it's important not to get
sidetracked by lies and conspiracy theories.

You see, Joaquin, that's called leadership. That's what revolutionaries
DO when we participate in these movements--we don't excuse lies, we
tell the truth.

Thankfully, after having dedicated the vast majority of my political
work to Palestine solidarity, I have been gratified to see that the
vast majority of Palestinians and Arabs in general are more advanced
politically on the question than you are.

Adam


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