For less than $4 an hour, several Jewish teenagers removed furniture, clothes, kitchenware and toys from homes and loaded the items onto trucks. As they worked diligently alongside the many policemen who had come to secure the destruction of 30 houses in two unrecognized Bedouin villages, Bedouin teenagers stood watching their homes being emptied. When all the belongings had been… return to article
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Reader Comments (3)Page 1 of 1 pagesAm disgusted by the actions of the very people who still cry ‘anti-semetic’ when anyone from outside their community disses their despicable actions against another race.
Aught to be interesting to see the reaction to this particular dissing coming from those within now recognizing and exposing the hypocrisy it truly is as seen by those of us from without.
Peace in all its dimensions.... please!!!
Posted by neilemac on Feb 13, 2008 at 10:22 AM Neve Gordon’s articles are difficult reading for Zionists, even a progressive Zionist such as myself. It’s not that he’s wrong in most of his facts regarding inequities in the Jewish State and injustices in the Palestinian territories, but he writes from a gratuitously anti-Zionist perspective.
We know of the injustices visited upon the Negev Bedouin, not to mention what’s going on in the territories; we’ve highlighted the shame of the Negev situation in a lead article in the current issue of the Meretz USA publication, ISRAEL HORIZONS. The problem with Prof. Gordon, symbolized in the harsh (albeit catchy) choice of title for this article, is his ideology.
The fact that we as progressive Zionists deplore the treatment of the Bedouin and work for an equitable two-state solution with the Palestinians should prove that “Zionism” as such is not the issue. Besides, it’s hardly unique to Israel that an indigenous minority is mistreated by the majority. (To his credit, Gordon has been forthright in his writings that Israel is far from the world’s worst violator of human rights; this is hardly a matter of pride for any supporter of Israel, but it’s an important point to make.)
Posted by rseliger on Feb 14, 2008 at 9:41 AM Thanks for your sincerity and candor on this issue. Mention of ‘other’ situations brings to mind the recent ‘independence’ of Kosovo. This time the Serbians are those placed in jeopardy by the reversal of fortune from a new nation. Not sure what to think about it all. But one thing is for sure, the diabolical beat goes on.... elsewhere, too.
However, just because another nation is guilty of ‘human rights’ violations, does not give any nation license to perpetuate similar injustice. Daily I strive to Imagine and hope for peace ...in all nations. All people’s everywhere warrant a peaceful place to live on this planet. It’s always the ‘greedy’ who make it inequitable, yes?
Peace to you and all with whom you reside.
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