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jerry kleiner's avatar

Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of battles in this PR war have been lost by the good guys. This counts as a minor win but in the scheme of things, the so called "innocent silent majority" remains silent. I marched for Civil Rights, Gay Rights and Women's Lib but dont see too many of my so called brothers and sisters marching for me (the Jewish people and Israel). Glad that you experienced resounding support but it certainly is not what generally has been happening. papa j

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Rauvan M Averick's avatar

I was at an event for Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry in the 70's. At it they had an unusual presentation - a Soviet produced documentary of the murders at Babi Yar. It was unusual in that it actual gave a historical account of the Jews being singled out for extermination. This was unusual because for the decades following WWII, the official Soviet history was that all Soviet citizens, regardless of ethnicity, were victims of fascism nothing special about the Jews.

However, at the end of the documentary, narrated in English, the narrator called for an end to "fascism, anti-Semitism, racism, Zionism, and all discriminatory ideologies."

The idea of Zionism being racist is old Soviet propaganda (as, indeed, is the idea of a unique Palestinian nation). It was swallowed hook, line, and sinker by the left wing students of the day. These students have now grown up and , long after the disappearance of the Soviet Union, are teaching these Soviet ideologies - for some perverse reason labeled "progressive" - to a new generation of students, from grade school to graduate school. It is this non-critical indoctrination that Zionism is racism is what leads to this knee-jerk reaction to those of us who proudly identify as Zionists and who understand what Zionism (in its many forms) is.

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