US Boat to Gaza Is a Quarter Jewish - "Not Too Shabby!"

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http://www.truthout.org/us-boat-gaza-quarter-jewish-not-too-shabby/1307453230


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What does it mean that the US Boat to Gaza is a quarter Jewish? According to the noted American Jewish commentator Adam Sandler, a quarter Jewish is "not too shabby!" Maybe the US Boat to Gaza will be mentioned in Adam's next Hanukkah song.

What does it mean that the US Boat to Gaza is a quarter Jewish? Maybe it means that the Israeli authorities will have some compunction about shooting up our boat. After all, isn't the official story of Zionism all about making a "safe harbor" for Jews in Palestine? We're not trying to make aliyah. We just want to visit. Should we be shot for trying to do so? Wouldn't it be a mitzvah to let us pass unharmed?

What does it mean that the US Boat to Gaza is a quarter Jewish? Maybe it means that we can openly contest a construction of Jewish identity based on supporting the obstruction of Palestinian freedom, with a Jewish counter-narrative of universal human liberation.

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It will be a great day when the opinions of the majority of American Jews matter more than the tired right-wing slogans recycled to try to maintain the destructive status quo. Letting our peaceful boat reach Gaza unmolested would be a great place to start. If you agree, tell Secretary of State Clinton, whose job duties include the protection of Americans traveling abroad.
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hope the boat won't be boarded and people hurt

but I won't hold my breath

[bemildred]

1. Well, I do hope the IDF can avoid shooting Ms Epstein. nt

[tootrueleft]

2. I'm sure once the zionist fundamentalists desegnate them as 'self hating jews'(tm)

the duck shoot can begin in earnest.

[King_David]

3. You seem to know a lot

about Jews and how they think and act and eat and brush their teeth and designate others as self hating and play tennis etc