I wonder how Arutz Sheva ( pro settler ) would fare by the Israeli judge..she found no credible evidence
against Ma'an nor the other Palestinian publications brought by Marcus, the settler.
Your source, an OP Ed defending Pamela Geller:
Progressive Ideals are no Substitute for Jewish Values
Published: Thursday, August 01, 2013 4:09 PM
There is an enormous gap between traditional Jewish values and many of the partisan sacred cows that have become articles of faith for progressive Jews and the nontraditional movements who castigate Israel and embrace her enemies.
Matthew M. Hausman is a trial attorney and writer who lives and works in Connecticut. A former journalist, Mr. Hausman continues to write on a variety of topics, including science, health and medicine, Jewish issues and foreign affairs, and has been a legal affairs columnist for a number of publications.
With all the real dangers facing Israel and the Jewish People today – from Islamist governments that preach jihad and genocide, to an Iranian regime on the cusp of nuclear capability, to BDS zealots who validate Arab-Muslim rejectionism – why are so many liberal Jews more worried about the supposed dangers of Christian Zionism or Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria?
Ironically, they condemn evangelical support while they countenance Arab, Muslim, and progressive groups that foster anti-Semitism and deny Israel’s right to exist. Though they proclaim great concern for Israel, they are quick to chastise her for building on land that was recognized as Jewish for thousands of years, to denounce as racists all who challenge the revisionist Palestinian narrative, to characterize any criticism of Muslims as Islamophobia, and to claim – incredibly – that their actions conform with Jewish values.
Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.
There is an enormous gap between traditional Jewish values and many of the partisan sacred cows that have become articles of faith for progressive Jews and the nontraditional movements. What is so confounding is their allegiance to political beliefs that are not simply at odds with traditional values, but often antithetical to Jewish continuity and survival.
Their affinity for Islamists masquerading as moderates, for advocates of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (“BDS”) movement, and for a Palestinian myth predicated on historical revisionism and doctrinal anti-Semitism is inconsistent with their claims of devotion for Israel and respect for Jewish mores.
Jews who support organizations that rationalize anti-Semitism, deny Jewish history, or falsely accuse Israel of apartheid, are in fact trampling Jewish values. There is no theological or philosophical imperative for Jews to dignify religious dogmas or political agendas that are absolutist and intolerant. Progressive Jews who justify dialogue with Islamists and Israel-bashers as being consistent with the spirit of Jewish self-reflection or tikkun olam understand neither concept and live in a fool’s paradise.
there is simply no way to reconcile genuine respect for tradition with empathy for those who denigrate Jews or seek Israel’s destruction. To claim otherwise would be analogous to justifying the appeasement of Nazism during World War II as a legitimate expression of American patriotism.
There is a stark contrast between progressive ideology and Jewish tradition despite the tedious claims of an identity of interests between the two. This is evident in the way many Reform and Conservative rabbis disparage Christian Zionists and traditional Jews who reject the two-state paradigm, but encourage political alliances with Muslim groups that have extremist roots or connections.
It is also apparent in their willingness to legitimize left-wing groups, such as J Street and the New Israel Fund, that claim to support Israel but actually endorse policies that threaten her continuity as a Jewish state.
In a recent blog, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President Emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism (“URJ”), demonstrated his movement’s priorities when he excoriated the writer Pamela Geller, known for her counter-jihad activism, and urged that she be banned from speaking in American synagogues. “Pamela Geller has no place in an American synagogue,” he wrote, describing her as “a bigot and purveyor of hate.”
The offenses earning her this kind of enmity include her outspoken criticism of Muslim anti-Semitism, her mission to expose the Islamist connections of supposedly moderate groups such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (“CAIR”) and the Islamic Society of North America (“ISNA”), and her sponsorship of anti-jihad posters in the New York City subways.
Ms. Geller is abhorred by the Jewish left also because she challenges it for minimizing, ignoring or denying the pervasiveness of Muslim anti-Semitism. She confronts stealth jihad and Islamist dissimulation head-on and criticizes liberals who assist in facilitating both.
Rabbi Yoffie proposed that Ms. Geller be blackballed and that Peter Beinart and representatives of J Street instead be welcomed into American synagogues. This seems rather strange considering Beinart’s and J Street’s endorsement of policies that would appear to threaten Israeli security, but it fits the left’s pattern of deprecating those with whom it disagrees and branding them hate-mongers. Furthermore, it is consistent with Rabbi Yoffie’s pronouncement several years ago discouraging alliances with Christian Zionists.
Regarding the affinity of many evangelicals for Israel, Rabbi Yoffie wrote then that “[w]hat they mean by support of Israel and what we mean by support of Israel are two very different things.” This is a fair statement for someone who holds divergent views, but it begs the question of just what “support of Israel” has come to mean in liberal Jewish circles. Unfortunately, the answer does not always reflect well on the nontraditional movements.
For one thing, there seems to be growing acceptance of J Street, an organization with a clear pro-Palestinian bias and a penchant for: blaming Israel for the failure of Mideast peace; failing to acknowledge Arab-Muslim rejectionism; hosting speakers with anti-Israel records; and opposing pro-Israel interests in Congress.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13632#.UyuYMVf535N
Your fake outrage over a letter to the editor to Ma'an is sad but marks an agenda against a Palestinian
publication of your intentions.
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