Jews Against the Occupation – Sydney
By Michael Desch The Australian 8 February 2007
Former US president Jimmy Carter’s new book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid has ignited a firestorm of indignation in some quarters of the American Jewish community.
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By Brian Klug The Guardian (UK) 5 February 2007
If there is one thing on which Jews can agree, it is this: it’s good to argue. Jewish culture has thrived on argument – frank, sincere disagreement – ever since Moses disputed with God. But today an oppressive and unhealthy atmosphere is leading many Jews to feel uncertain about speaking out on Israel and Zionism. People are anxious about contravening an unwritten law on what you can and cannot discuss, may or may not assert.
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