RE: Re: Thousands march in S.F. protest

["Forstater, Mathew" <ForstaterM@xxxxxxxx>]

Michael wrote:

>I recalled too many "leftist" jewish people getting irrational about
>Israel.

I forget who said it, but it has always seemed accurate for many I've
known or known of:

"Israel/Palestine is one subject where otherwise very intelligent people
become stupid as a doorknob."

I have some family members who are simply incapable of accepting the
facts concerning Zionism/Israel.  It is not even discussable.  For years
their outlook was supported and protected by the U.S. government and
media, who went along with the Zionist propaganda machine.  It does seem
to have changed somewhat, but the changes may only reflect Israeli
policy.  It wasn't so long ago that Israeli leaders would not even admit
that there exists a "Palestinian" people.  Recall the famous Golda Meir
quote.  And the old slogan "A people without a land for a land without a
people."  Palestinians were simply obliterated.

The whole phenomenon is also related to the move to the political right
on the part of many American Jews.  Rather than face the facts on
Israel/Zionism they changed their views on everything else--so at least
they are less inconsistent.

If only people had been able to separate out being Jewish (religiously,
culturally, or both) from Israel.  By melting them into one thing,
people who feel strongly about their Jewishness became strong supporters
and apologists for Israel.  Of course, this was an intentional policy of
the Zionists.  They exploited feelings about Jewishness and the
Holocaust to garner support for Israel.  Any criticism of Israel was
automatically considered anti-Semetic, etc.

People were duped, and they don't like to face up to their mistakes.
And the longer it goes on, the more difficult it is to admit the truth.