Re: Call for a cultural boycott of Israel

From: owen (email suppressed)
Date: Mon Dec 04 2006 - 05:53:38 PST


Boycotting Israeli artists and intellectuals is foolish and wrong
minded. They are the one's most against the current state of affairs
in the occupied lands. If anything their voices should be heard more
often and in more places.

On Dec 4, 2006, at 8:02 AM, saul ostrow wrote:

> This is not a boycott against Jewish intellectual and artists but
> against israeli ones, I for one can make that differentiation and
> will not fall into the trap of believing they are one in the same
> On Dec 4, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Chuck Kleinhans wrote:
>
>>
>> On Dec 4, 2006, at 5:53 AM, miriam jayne martins sampaio wrote:
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>>> fight racism with racism!? great tactic!!!
>>>
>>
>> I don't see how there is anything racist about individuals
>> choosing to boycott because they object to the the state policies
>> of a specific government. The cultural boycott was a tactic used
>> in the struggle against the apartheid regime in South Africa.
>> Unless you can actually explain your slogan, you seem to be the
>> one who is cheerleading, not participating in dialogue.
>>
>> Chuck Kleinhans
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