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Irshad Manji: Israel is not Apartheid or Nazi

Seeded on Thu Feb 8, 2007 3:11 PM EST
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politics, racism, anti-semitism, feminism, zionism, antisemitism, anti-zionism, irshad-manji, progressive-muslims, muslim-refusenik
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One of the most insightful, Muslim commentators out there today takes issue with the perverse analogies of anti-Zionists.

When it comes to granting citizenship, Israel discriminates in the same way as an affirmative action policy, giving the edge to a specific minority that has faced genocidal injustice. Does this amount to Nazism? Spare me. As a Muslim, I could become a citizen of Israel without having to convert. After all, Israel was one of the few countries anywhere to grant shelter, then citizenship, to the Vietnamese boatpeople who sought political asylum in the late 1970s. I don't have to wonder how Syria compares on that score.

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urbane gorilla

He really says it all. Thank you as usual for bringing out something we all missed. This deserves a wider reading.

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Reply#1 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:38 AM EST
ignoblus

She. But, yeah, she's great.

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#1.1 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:52 AM EST
urbane gorilla

thanks. The thing i liked about the article the most was how she could wrap herself aroudn the totality of Israel, so much good, so much infuriating. btw, did you see Leonard Fines piece in the Forward about the IPO?

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#1.2 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 2:18 AM EST
ignoblus

No, but I went looking for it. Interesting, you should seed it.

    #1.3 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:00 PM EST
    urbane gorilla

    i did. :) no good at linking, but it's in my column.

      #1.4 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:50 PM EST
      ignoblus

      :)

        #1.5 - Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:49 PM EST
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