It's the real Mary. Without her we never know Who's Who Archived Message
Posted by George Brennan on July 8, 2019, 10:45 am, in reply to "Mary! Great to log on and see your name up on the Lifeboat again! (nm)"
the Adams/Mayhew book was written in 1975. But some of it could be yesterday From a 2005 obituary article in the Guardian: this was when Milne was in briefly charge of the Comment Section. I doubt if the phrase "Zionist Lobby" would be so freely used in Viner's guardian Adams ,......."wrote freelance articles for the Guardian, culminating in a description of the Israeli demolition of three villages (including the biblical Emmaus) just outside Jerusalem. Hetherington had published earlier articles, but rejected this one on the grounds that the story must be exaggerated; otherwise, he argued, journalists based in Jerusalem would have reported it. When Adams reacted angrily, Hetherington threatened never to publish his work again. Later, however, Hetherington ran another piece confirming the destruction of the villages; and later he accepted further contributions from Adams. Adams was astonished by the fury with which the Zionist lobby reacted to criticism of the Israeli occupation. Other individuals, including a few MPs, who had tried to give the Arab point of view in Parliament or the media, had had the same reaction. Together they set up, in 1967, the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (Caabu) in an attempt to counter the pro-Israeli bias prevailing at the time. Adams reluctantly agreed to become Caabu's director, although he knew it would mean the end of his career as an independent writer. Later, he ceded the role of administrative director and concentrated on information. In 1971, he became first editor of the magazine Middle East International (MEI). During his 15 years at Caabu and MEI, Adams did much to change the climate of opinion in Britain. His articles, speeches and talks helped convince people that the Palestinians did have rights and might even deserve a home of their own. He reacted to constant malevolence and to insinuations of anti-semitism with an extraordinary serenity" gb
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Message Thread:
- Zionist arm twisting in the UK - wash, rinse and repeat... - Si July 7, 2019, 2:37 pm
- ...The Guardian? pro Zionist?... - Si July 7, 2019, 2:59 pm
- Re: Zionist arm twisting in the UK - wash, rinse and repeat... - Mary July 7, 2019, 5:47 pm
- Mary, how lovely to see your name here - thanks as ever for the details you offer...nom - Si July 7, 2019, 5:59 pm
- Small world - thnks and I share Si's comments below :o) nm - CJ July 7, 2019, 7:32 pm
- Glad you're back - hope you'll stay - Rich July 7, 2019, 7:41 pm
- I was thinking of you today ... don't ask : ) ... - Tomski July 7, 2019, 8:27 pm
- Missed you....nm - Keith-264 July 7, 2019, 8:56 pm
- Welcome back. Hope you'll stay! NM - johnlilburne July 7, 2019, 10:32 pm
- Mary! Great to log on and see your name up on the Lifeboat again! (nm) - Ed July 7, 2019, 11:42 pm
- It's the real Mary. Without her we never know Who's Who - George Brennan July 8, 2019, 10:45 am
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