‘NYT’ and ‘Washington Post’ run (settler) professor’s articles defending settlements

During Carter’s visit to Gush Etzion he saw a living, thriving, and prosperous community. He met with council head, Shaul Goldstein, who did not heed the petition, world renowned Yeshiva (Jewish seminary) head Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, local resident Sherri Mandel whose son Koby was bludgeoned to death with rocks, and Ruth Gillis, whose husband was killed by a Palestinian sniper as he drove home. After hearing their stories Carter declared: “I recognize that their suffering is taking place in an area where strife and misunderstanding and animosity exist.”

All too often, Israeli settlers and their supporters fall into the trap of seeing the entire world as being against them including the United Nations, the international community, and the Israeli left. It becomes all too easy to preach solely to the choir – those who already support the settlers such as many in the US evangelical community. However such disengagement from the broader Israeli public, and especially the international community, also makes it easy for the settlers to be typecast as villains, international pariahs and outlaws.

Yet, in the complex human mosaic that makes up the Arab-Israeli conflict, the settlers too deserve to be heard. Israeli settlers do have their own narratives to tell, consisting of dreams, aspirations, and stories. Many may even want peace – and may be willing to make compromises in order to achieve it. Irrespective of one’s views of the settlements, the voices of Israeli settlers need to be heard by those who want to make a positive difference in this conflict.

The visit certainly did not turn Carter into an admirer of settlements. However he did see another side of the Arab-Israeli conflict and upon leaving stated that "this particular settlement area is not one I ever envision being abandoned or changed over into Palestinian territory".

http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=25796&lan=en&sp=0

Can you name one?

in my experience, and I'm talking as a Gay male here who has seen a couple of homophobic bullies here in our group.... usually are the ones calling other DU members ( usually myself ...trolls )

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134121976#post48

More's the pity.

Should people who live in settlements not be allowed to write op-ed pieces?

Weiss probably thinks that he being the only righteous Jew on the continent, he should be the one and only Jew allowed to write op-Ed pieces.

That was the whole purpose behind this article in the first place.

You'll notice almost all of it is just copying and pasting a different article published elsewhere.

One of the commentators quickly pointed out that Phil had mixed this guy up with a different Washington Post op-ed writer, so he deleted that part of the article.

All that's left is the cut-and-past of the Ben White article from Middle East Monitor basically.

Phil is an : Amateur

That's some pretty old shtick.

But can you make it stick?

who started the ball rolling.

It gives a better insight into their motivations. However, racists like Kontorovich have a right to be heard, if only to be refuted by those of us who don't like racism.