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

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

On an NPR program, an Israeli professor says, in response to criticisms
of Sharon, "yes, but he is a democratically elected leader and the
citizens can vote him out of they want to, whereas the Palestinian and
many other leaders of Arab countries are not democratically elected" as
though this implies that any atrocities a 'democratically elected
leader' commits are morally superior and more legitimate than, say, a
call by a non-elected leader for international peace keepers or
observers, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Bousquet [mailto:chicoexaminer@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 5:21 PM
To: pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [PEN-L:25247] Re: Re: Thousands march in S.F. protest

I agree. Some of my Jewish friends were pretty
irrational about Israel as recently as six months ago,
but the latest turn of events seems to have been even
too much for them.

tim

--- Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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> this subject taking
> place on the list.  From my Berkeley days, I
> recalled too many "leftist"
> jewish people getting irrational about Israel.  I
> feared that that subject
> would just lead to flame wars.  Am I wrong in seeing
> a growing clarity
> within the left about Palestine?
>  --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
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