The following article by James J. Zogby, president of the Arab-American Institute, is here presented so that our predominantly Jewish and pro-Israel readership, including the editor and contributors to San Diego Jewish World itself, may be exposed to the argument made by Palestinian advocates. While we anticipate that many of our readers will disagree with Zogby’s analysis, we think it may nevertheless be a worthwhile starting point for real dialogue between our two communities. We invite thoughtful responses. /s/ Donald H. Harrison, editor, San Diego Jewish World.
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In the very month in which I read articles condemning the “cancel culture” – which some apply exclusively to the “left’s efforts to silence or shame views with which they disagree” – several disturbing incidents caught my attention. A Palestinian American Congresswoman was called an anti-Semite because she greeted the announcement of President-elect Biden’s pick for Secretary of State with the hope that her right to support the movement to Boycott, Divest, or Sanction Israel (BDS) would be recognised. An accomplished Arab American woman, of Palestinian descent, appointed to a position in Biden…
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