Reply #7: Wrestling with ZionProgressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [View All]

[Jefferson23]

* I haven't been able to locate any interviews with the trustees that were persuaded by Wiesenfeld
explaining why they accepted him at his word. To me this is the serious problem here, as it should be of no surprise
considering Wiesenfeld's position on Palestinians, that he would object to Kushner. Why was he so convincing to the
other members..I hope they are asked a range of questions and respond.


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With WRESTLING WITH ZION the contributors hope to help liberate American voices of negotiation for the end of the occupation, for justice for the Palestinians, and for peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians.


Amid the clamor of contesting viewpoints surrounding the Mideast conflict, one perspective has been notably under-represented, silent or absent from the debate – that of the substantial part of the Jewish-American community that is identifiably progressive in its politics and highly critical of the actions and policies of both the Israeli government and the current administration in Washington. In media representation and in the minds of America's policy makers, Jewish-Americans are seen as sharing a single, unequivocal understanding of the conflict. As the violence intensifies, and death and destruction escalate, some turn towards the desperate and despairing ideologies of imperialism, racism, religious crusade and eternal global war; others, rejecting such a monstrous future, seek an alternative vision.

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