With 'Good Jews' like Neve Gordon
who needs the bad ones?
A Palestinian activist was once asked what she thought of anti-Zionist Jews. She replied by saying that they were all wonderful, and then she added, "all fifteen of them'. I have quoted her many times before on this blog, because what she said resonates with me. I have demonstrated time and time again how the so-called 'progressive Jews' would swing to the right on the question of Palestine. They go by 'liberal Jews', 'progressive Jews', but scratch the surface, and laying underneath is a conniving Zionist Jew. My biggest problem about this World Jewry vs Arabs conflict has to do with the 'damage control' crowd, and they are many and they are organized. United for Peace and Justice comes to mind, commonly known as ufpj. They were more than willing to participate in anti-war activities against the Iraq war as long as their little malignant tumor was shielded from any implications for the war. Imagine, just imagine! That is why for the first three or four years of demonstrations that were held on the anniversary of shock and awe, all the banners read: No War For Oil. The Zionist state which is on record as being the main reason America was dragged into war was never mentioned. How sweet for the ufpj's.
There are some genuine anti-Zionist Jews, one of the best examples being Jeff Blankfort. The following is a memo that a Neve Gordon wrote and Jeff Blankfort comments on those statements. I have managed on my blog to expose so many others Jews like Neve Gordon: Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Michael Neumann, Tony Judt.
I don't know who this Neve Gordon guy is. But I had a feeling that the likelihood of finding his articles at counterpunch.org was good, and I was right. There seems to be lots of his articles archived at that site. Most certainly, I would have no interest in reading any of them, as I am also able to catch them speaking from both ends of their mouth. But I am providing a link below to those archives.
Neve Gordon: Despite Dershowitz's claims, I never compared Israelis to Nazis,
Jeff Blankfort: and why not? Is there no basis for making comparisons?
Neve Gordon: and I certainly am not a neo-Nazi or anti-Israeli
Jeff Blankfort: which, presumably, in Prof. Gordon's opinion, included those who deny Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
Neve Gordon: Like Dershowitz, I am an American citizen, yet unlike him I have chosen to live in Israel
Jeff Blankfort: Is he chastising Dersh for not having chosen like the good Zionist, Gordon, to live in Israel and become another colonial settler?
Neve Gordon: and invest a large portion of my time struggling for social justice
Jeff Blankfort: as if the entire existence of Israel did not represent an attack on "social justice" .
Neve Gordon: I served in the Israeli paratroopers and was critically wounded defending the northern border.
Jeff Blankfort: How, we must ask, does Gordon's shedding of blood in defense of the Zionist enterprise fit in with his concept of 'social justice'?
Neve Gordon: Following the great Jewish tradition, I try, however modestly, to be critical of Israel whenever its policies violate principles of justice or human rights.
Jeff Blankfort: Is there a single second in Israel's existence when it has not violated the basic principles of justice and human rights as incorporated in international law?
Neve Gordon: Ironically, about two years ago Dershowitz invited me to contribute a chapter to a book he was editing called What Israel Means to Me. At that time he was not questioning my commitment to Israel. What, then, has led him to change his mind?
Jeff Blankfort: That's a good question. Clearly Prof. Gordon is committed as much as Dershowitz to preserving Israel's existence as a Jewish state, just one that is less oppressive to the Palestinians who he would support having a small, non-threatening state of their own somewhere in what was once Palestine. Dersh says he would go for that, as well.
Neve Gordon: Unlike Dershowitz, however, when choosing between truth or dare I always side with truth.
Jeff Blankfort: There goes Gordon's "modesty," and the truth with it.
Neve Gordon's articles at Counterpunch.org
Here is his website. I have of course zero interest in exploring it as my exploration would only lead to finding so much more doublespeak.