by Desert Peace
On Saturday, November 21st, Alan Dershowitz was appearing at the 92nd Street Y in N.Y.C. to debate a person representing the new lobby, J Street, on the subject of what the future policies of Israel should be. Dershowitz supports Israel’s most aggressive policies. Aware of that, members of the N.Y. group, Jews Say No, gathered outside the Y with signs and leaflets that said “No, not in our name!” and indicated opposition to the ongoing siege of Gaza, the separation wall, the settlements, and the occupation. People carried placards that read:
Am I really a self hating Jew if I criticize the Israeli government’s unethical and inhumane policies?
Does Israel’s security really depend on illegal occupation and siege?
What Jewish law permits the killing of 1400 Gazan citizens?
Is Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian people consistent with the long Jewish tradition of social justice?
Doesn’t the Holocaust teach us that it must never happen to anyone again?
They also handed out copies of Justice Goldstone’s letter to the U.S. Congress regarding his report about Israel’s war crimes.
When Dershowitz arrived he told those gathered that they should come inside and hear what he had to say. People said that they had already read and heard what he had to say, that’s why they were there.
When those attending the event arrived some read the signs with a look of astonishment, obviously not realizing that there was an alternate view within the Jewish community, and a few, very few, expressed agreement. Overwhelmingly, from where this reporter was standing, the response was hostile. A few used profanity but most made comments like, “Shame on you”, “Sure, you want them to kill 6 million more of us”, or simply, “Stupid.”
Several people passing by asked to meet with members of the group to discuss the issues and learn more about Jews Say No.
JSN will continue to gather in public areas with their signs and leaflets to express an ethical voice from within the Jewish community.
Read more at Desert Peace
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On the surface, this movement and many like it, for instance: Torah Only Jews and Neturei Karta, seem to be sincere seekers of truth. Whatever the individual consciences involved may be, and only God can judge that, unfortunately these movements are used as cover for and by the Israel Lobby to get its way. The Israel Lobby is a direct outgrowth of the political machinations of the B’nai B’rith. The B’nai B’rith goes back a long ways in the United States. The B’nai B’rith is subversive in the extreme. In the final analysis, it is part of the left-right dialectic Zionist-Communist subversion which seeks to destroy the Constitutional Republic of the United States of America.
Palestine Cry: B’nai B’rith – The Jewish Secret Society that Dominates America
http://palestinecry.blogspot.com/2009/11/bnai-brith-jewish-secret-society-that.html
Thank you…..New York!