tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post2345277391202387410..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Tamika Mallory's Israel Rehabilitation TourDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-47553575685880154742018-05-09T06:43:56.537-07:002018-05-09T06:43:56.537-07:00Under Israeli law she should have been barred entr...Under Israeli law she should have been barred entry. It's more of a danger to selectively apply a law because of 'optics'. She's essentially a racist and a terrorist, she should, under the law be prohibited entry. It's always hilarious to watch people screaming that they will never ever enter Israel unless and until it's an ash heap of Jewish remains and as soon as you agree with them and stop them from setting foot in Israel they go ballistic that their right to murder you has been infringed. Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-81455781712933682682018-05-08T06:04:21.681-07:002018-05-08T06:04:21.681-07:00I don't really see any change. Ms. Mallory wen...I don't really see any change. Ms. Mallory went after Jewish institutions vis a vis their association with Israel at the March for Racial Justice in NYC, although that was provoked. (An obviously astroturf group by the name of Zioness showed up in force.) Recently (as you mention) she went after the ADL through such an association. And she's made it clear that she will go after any Jewish institution that does not explicitly reject Zionism. Recall, she declared JVP and JFREJ as kosher for anti-racist Jews. Ms. Mallory's strategy is to make anti-racist Jews choose between Jewish institutions that have associations with Israel, past or present, and being acceptable in a wider community of anti-racist folks. Obviously many institutions, not only the ADL, that anti-racist Jews care about have these associations. The URJ and USCJ are obvious examples. There are movements of anti-racist Orthodox folks as well. <br /><br />Most anti-racist Jews I've known prefer to criticize our institutions from within. For example, when Rabbi Rick Jacobs fought for the access of Jewish women at the Western Wall, he thereby legitimized Israeli control over the old city. This caused self-reflection and some consternation, but it did not cause a rejection of the URJ. Those of us who are part of URJ hope to change the institution, and discuss this particular tension, but not abandon it. <br /><br />In a way this is similar to Ms. Mallory. She refuses to abandon the Nation of Islam although I believe that she rejects its stance on many issues. But she prefers to critique it internally. It is too important to abandon. <br /><br />From the point of view of a progressive Jew, it appears to me that there is a difference between NOI/Farrakhan and e.g. the URJ. The URJ does not exist primarily to legitimize the exploitative policies of Israel. It appears that Farrakhan is primarily about co-opting the structure of the ideology of white supremacy for black nationalism. However, I've read all the articles disputing this point, and I'll admit there is space for reasonable disagreement.<br /><br />The thing is that Ms. Mallory wants to have it both ways - she wants to allow the internal critique of the NOI while denying the same for anti-racist Jews. This is the fundamental structure of her antisemitism. I really don't see how anything has changed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262011586811044441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-43890252584295715572018-05-08T04:26:41.666-07:002018-05-08T04:26:41.666-07:00Great piece. thank you David. You have clarified f...Great piece. thank you David. You have clarified for me many of the questions raised by the controversy over anti Semitism in the Labour party here in the UK. I can see now that many people on the left here perceive expression of anti Israel statements as admirable moral views, shared by those opposing oppression, particularly oppression based on class and ethnicity (seeing Israelis as Westerners persecuting Palestinians seen as Middle Eastern peoples ) or race (white Israelis persecuting POC). I can see why Mallory and Angela Davis and others speak out against what they perceive as a race issue. However, it's worrying when they don't react when it's pointed out to them that Israel is a diverse society with populations of African Jews, Jews who are POC and non-Jews, and when those here in the UK who have made anti-Semitic statements regarding Israel don't react after being challenged. There were many features in the media this week after the recent local elections, emphasizing that the lack of action regarding anti-Semitism in the party badly hurt Labour. Hopefully this will be a catalyst for party leaders to address the issues with MPS and party members. The controversy has led to growing awareness of anti Semitic sentiments being expressed as criticism of Israel, and I hope there will be less acceptance of this as well as less tolerance of hostile and prejudicial statements about Jews.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658776636040093775noreply@blogger.com