"I always wonder what people mean by the word 'Zionist.' It used to mean, one who supported the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Middle East — in ancient Israel. Maybe it still does. I don’t know. For example, Jesse Jackson talks about 'Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades.' (Maybe he was comfortable talking like that because he was speaking to Amir Taheri, an Iranian. In all likelihood, he knows, or knew, nothing about the great Taheri.) What does Jackson mean by 'Zionist?' People who support the right of Israel to exist?"Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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"I always wonder what people mean by the word 'Zionist.' It used to mean, one who supported the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Middle East — in ancient Israel. Maybe it still does. I don’t know. For example, Jesse Jackson talks about 'Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades.' (Maybe he was comfortable talking like that because he was speaking to Amir Taheri, an Iranian. In all likelihood, he knows, or knew, nothing about the great Taheri.) What does Jackson mean by 'Zionist?' People who support the right of Israel to exist?"
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Jesse Jackson tells author Amir Taheri that a Barack Obama administration will be different:
The most important change would occur in the Middle East, where "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end.
Jackson believes that, although "Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades" remain strong, they'll lose a great deal of their clout when Barack Obama enters the White House ...as long as the Palestinians haven't seen justice, the Middle East will "remain a source of danger to us all."
"Barack is determined to repair our relations with the world of Islam and Muslims," Jackson says.
People feel very compfortable in using the word Zionist in a way that sounds like an epithet these days.
Zionists control American foreign policy.
Think about it this way. Would anyone say Brits control American foreign policy?
No, they would say we have a special relationship with Britain.
Well, we also have a special relationship with Israel.
We also have a special relationship with Japan and India, but I don't hear anyone saying either one of those countries control our foreign policy.
This is about anti-Semitism pure and simple.
One could say it's about ME policy and it is. But, the policy of all ME nations, and they would like us to move closer to their policy, is that Israel should not exist.
That's anti-Semitism.
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