What an excellent article. This enlightening article, exposes the traits and reasons for much of the moral bankruptcy I see in the left, when it comes to America and Israel. Not only that, but I can actually pin point and name several members who fit the descriptions to a "T". As well as seeing the very cliche's they use to justify their belief systems.
American Thinker: Why Does the Left Hate Israel?
I can't wait to see how the Joo hatin' batflaps take to this...LOL
Somewhat overgeneralized, but good article overall. Though I don't necessarily consider myself leftist, I still tend to sympathise with the left. I will agree that many on the left appear to hate Israel, and that many want Israel wiped off of the map. I'll also agree that some on the left confound Israel, Israelis, Zionism, and the Jewish Faith, all four of which being distinct from the other in reality (thogh this last point I'd say the right is more guilty of overall, but some on the left are guilty of it too).
My stance is more of a legalist one. The UN has criticized both Israel and Palestine for human rights abuses in the past. Clearly as a legalist, I'd say Israel has a right to exist within its borders as they are recognized in international law. As a legalist, I'd say Israel ought to retreat back to within those borders. As a legalist, I'd say those Palestinians who launch attacks against territory that is recognized by international law as being Israeli territory is wrong. And as a legalist, I'd say any Palestinian attack against Israel on occupied territory beyond its legally established boundaries ought to target soldiers only and no one else, as even some settlers had been paid by the government in the past to move there and so are innocent in my opinion.
Going beyond legalism though, I'd say it would be a nice gesture on the part of Palestine to at least offer the option on the part of settlers beyond legally recognized Israeli territory to remain in the settlements should they accept Palestinian citizenship.
So we can now add to that list of distinctions above (Israel, Israeli, Zionist, and Jew) the ideas of legalism and legalist. We also need to distinuish between Muslim, Christian, Jew, Palestinian, and Arab, since not all Arabs are Palestinian, not all Arabs are Muslim, and not all Palestinians are Muslim either.
So where would the legalist stance fit in? Is it right or left-leaning? I'd have thought it as being a more conservative stance seeing that following the rule of law is generally something conservatives tout.
Kind of interesting, that most anti Jews are also anti organized religion and also pro U.N. and ultimately pro world government.....
I'm not anti-Jew nor anti-Israel (within its legally-mandated borders of course), and am certainly for organized religion (I myself felt a little suffocated in China owing to its restrictions on organized religion). Though I am pro UN at least in principle and unabashedly pro world government (decentralized world federation mind you).
Again, though you may be right about some, you seem to overgeneralize and pigeon-hole too much.
