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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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12. I don't really think that boycott is the right term here.

Reply to shira (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 26, 2016, 08:27 AM

Aug 2016

It's more about big tent vs small tent - should it be a requirement to support the rights of all people, even Palestinians, in order to be welcome to support BLM?

The issue is a veritable can of worms, and I haven't yet decided where I stand...

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Are Jews who refuse to renounce Israel being excluded from "progressive" groups? [View all] shira Aug 2016 OP

Check this out from Mondoweiss oberliner Aug 2016 #1

Susan Talve supports J-Street & is a Board Member @ T'ruah (Rabbis for Human Rights) shira Aug 2016 #2

Those mamzers would also boycott the Jew, Bernie Sanders, for his ideological impurity... shira Aug 2016 #11

I think the debate about Rabbi Talve gives a good example of the arguments for and against Little Tich Aug 2016 #3

What do you think of BLM and BDS throwing Talve under the bus? shira Aug 2016 #5

She seems to waver when it comes to applying those unquestionable liberal/progressive values to Little Tich Aug 2016 #9

So you agree that BLM & BDS should boycott individual Zionists (Jews)? shira Aug 2016 #10

I don't really think that boycott is the right term here. Little Tich Aug 2016 #12

Okay, so they're marginalizing nearly all Jews. How is that not racist? shira Aug 2016 #13

From JVP King_David Aug 2016 #7

If these groups want to exclude leftynyc Aug 2016 #4

ditto. Mosby Aug 2016 #6

One more canary in the coal mine. aranthus Aug 2016 #8