I have learned one important thing from Phil Weiss's vile blog....that anti-Zionist Jews feel much more comfortable with antisemites than they do with the rest of the Jewish world. One intrepid fellow, Richard Witty, tries to get through to Weiss, but almost all the rest of the commentators at his site (there actually aren't very many) are raging Jew haters. Richard Silverstein and MJ Rosenberg (both of whom claim to be Zionists?) also have antisemitic groupies on their blogs as well.
Y Ben-David, You're smearing Weiss by association with people who comment on his site. He does not even have time to read most of the comments, as he himself acknowledged more than once. Regarding the antisemites on his blog (not all of the commenters, but definitely quite a few) check out this post. And if anti-Zionist Jews indeed felt "much more comfortable with antisemites" you'd see them commenting a lot there, wouldn't you? Kind of disproves your claim... Richard Witty is a great guy; I just don't understand how he finds time not only to follow but also to participate in so many discussions. Yisrael, I have an idea: invite Weiss to Shiloh etc. He's been to Hebron once and it affected him deeply. You want him to see your side better - contact him, who knows, he might jump on the occasion.
Peter-I hear what you are saying but it disburbs me that Rosenberg and Weiss don't denounce the antisemitism that is spewed out at their blogs (Silverstein actually has done that on occassion although I find his postings to be very extreme). There are other Leftists Jewish blogs that don't attract these antisemites. I believe they could do something about it if they wanted to.
American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.
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I have learned one important thing from Phil Weiss's vile blog....that anti-Zionist Jews feel much more comfortable with antisemites than they do with the rest of the Jewish world. One intrepid fellow, Richard Witty, tries to get through to Weiss, but almost all the rest of the commentators at his site (there actually aren't very many) are raging Jew haters. Richard Silverstein and MJ Rosenberg (both of whom claim to be Zionists?) also have antisemitic groupies on their blogs as well.
Y Ben-David,
You're smearing Weiss by association with people who comment on his site. He does not even have time to read most of the comments, as he himself acknowledged more than once. Regarding the antisemites on his blog (not all of the commenters, but definitely quite a few) check out this post. And if anti-Zionist Jews indeed felt "much more comfortable with antisemites" you'd see them commenting a lot there, wouldn't you? Kind of disproves your claim...
Richard Witty is a great guy; I just don't understand how he finds time not only to follow but also to participate in so many discussions.
Yisrael, I have an idea: invite Weiss to Shiloh etc. He's been to Hebron once and it affected him deeply. You want him to see your side better - contact him, who knows, he might jump on the occasion.
Peter-I hear what you are saying but it disburbs me that Rosenberg and Weiss don't denounce the antisemitism that is spewed out at their blogs (Silverstein actually has done that on occassion although I find his postings to be very extreme). There are other Leftists Jewish blogs that don't attract these antisemites. I believe they could do something about it if they wanted to.
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