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Comment on column
by Felicia Cerini
May 4, 2008
Dear Free Press Editors,
I just read Jason Miller's essay called Jesus Knows a Camel...
dated 4/7/08. I can't argue with any of it but his statement
that Israel is a murderous state. I am a left wing liberal
but I am pro-Israel. I have read many smears of Israel on
left wing sites. I don't know why it is but people who smear
Israel on the left obviously are ignorant of the history and
context of what's been going on there since 1948. I suggest
that you don't have your writers write about issues when they
don't know the history. Stick to what you know. Leave Israel
to the experts. It is so complicated that if one just reads
the newspaper these days and that makes them think they actually
understand the issues--it's not possible. It will take a lot
more study. Newspapers do an abysmal job of covering Israel. They
always leave out half the story.
There is so much background information that is needed to
really understand. So stop blaming the victim. You may think
you get it, but you obviously don't if you let that sort of
commentary on your site.
The Arab world has used the Palestinians as a political football
and as propaganda very effectively and you are falling for it
hook, line and sinker. It is so easy to blame Israel-such an
easy scapegoat...things don't ever change, do they...You've got
a lot of reading to do if you think you're going to tackle
that subject correctly.
Let's put it this way. The Arab countries have never accepted
the Israeli state. If you think they have...how naiive are you?
I don't have time to go throught the entire history here. But
it takes an expert or years of reading to tackle this subject.
You obviously are not experts.
Here's a question for you. Where would you rather live? Any
Arab country or Israel? That should make you think about
who shares our values about democracy and civil rights. Our
country hasn't been living up to its ideals but I'd venture
to say that Israel is doing a better job in that dept than
the US.
If you are an Arab in Israel who just tried to blow yourself
up, Israel will put you in the hospital and nurse you back to
health. What do you think would happen to an Israeli who
found himself accidently in Gaza? Israel is not perfect but
is certainly not a murderous state. Remember who started every
war and remember who said no to every peace deal.
Felicia Cerini
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