Posted by Ken Waldron
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Posted by Ken Waldron
Re: I've read lots of Gilad's stuff. Never seen a hint of - real - anti-semitism. Left-factioneers at it Archived Message
on July 1, 2019, 12:31 pm, in reply to "Re: I've read lots of Gilad's stuff. Never seen a hint of - real - anti-semitism. Left-factioneers at it"
"He sees an arrogance among those people using their 'Jewishness' to uniquely qualify themselves to pronounce on the rights and wrongs of Israel...entirely unself-conscious acceptance that they have a special interest and a special right to be heard in the Israel debate because of their Jewishness."
-Never seen Greenstein, Elf etc claim any such right.
"We continue to believe that Judaism is a religion, not a race or tribe..."
All religions are tribal so that solves little.
Reminds me of the Glaswegian who went to see the priest about getting married...
"As I don't know you..." says the priest "...tell me my lad, are you a good Catholic?"
"Course father: I go to see the Celtic every weekend"
"No no! says the priest "...I mean do you go to Mass regularly?"
"Father.." he replies: "...I might be a good Catholic, but I'm no' a feckin fanatic..."