Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: The Global March to Jerusalem, a brave and admirable attempt to awaken the world’s conscience [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)...under any Arab leadership. I have to practically force it out of you. Whether it's Hamas, the PLO, or Lebanon. Never, ever do I see you writing about it. The "progressive" pro-Palestinian groups you support give very little lip service about it, at best. When it comes to other Arab civil rights around the mideast, your "progressive" allies are almost entirely silent. For example, Egypt, where things are getting worse despite your being for the Arab Spring. The MB there is portrayed as "moderate". I don't even see your "progressive" allies worried in the least about the Egypt/Israel peace treaty, which leads me to believe they simply don't care about it.
All I see is anti-Israel activism. Nothing that is genuinely pro-Palestinian, pro-women's rights in the ME, for gay rights, or free speech. You and your progressive allies are for those things when it comes to western society, but not when it comes to third world countries. You're all very, very careful not to upset the powers that be around the ME, except for Israel.