Noam Chomsky opposes cultural boycott of Israel

[leftynyc]

"Just as I do not suggest boycotting Harvard University and my own university, even though the United States is involved in horrific acts. […] You might as well boycott the United States," the academic adds.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/02/noam-chomsky-opposes-cultural-boycott-israel-160201110337640.html


Even Chomsky is against BDS. BDS is for rabid haters of Israel and nothing else and will go nowhere in this country.

[King_David]

1. BDS movement aren't interested in Israel or Palestine

Recently they boycotted and wouldn't allow an American reggae singer to perform because he was a Jew... At the same festival they allowed extremely homophobia hateful bigoted gay hating piece of shits to perform, without a word .

[leftynyc]

2. I remember

BDS is nothing but hatred for Jews as your example and some others have already proven. Even rabid Israel hater Chomsky think the idea of BDS sucks.

[Little Tich]

3. What Chomsky said. n/t

[King_David]

4. Agree , but certainly not because Chomsky said it. nt

[azurnoir]

5. so you're on board with Chomsky- glad to hear it because here's what he said about BDS

While Chomsky supports BDS campaigns "aimed at the occupied territories", he says he is opposed to those "actions against Israel itself".

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2016/02/noam-chomsky-opposes-cultural-boycott-israel-160201110337640.html

[King_David]

6. I'm on board with what Chomsky said about boycotting University's

Chomsky being Jewish has a horse in the race , so that's what motivates him ,( unlike say Greta Berlin or Alex Kane or others -they have different motives) but I don't agree with him on anything else at all.


BDS movement aren't interested in Israel or Palestine
Recently they boycotted and wouldn't allow an American reggae singer to perform because he was a Jew... At the same festival they allowed extremely homophobia hateful bigoted gay hating piece of shits to perform, without a word .

[azurnoir]

7. Okay so you don't agree with Chomsky about boycotting settlement products ?

but I'm starting to find your insistence that non-Jews who don't march with your particular POV don't have anything to to say or if they do it could be motivated on what exactly, you don't say almost xenophobic in a way except it seems that non-Jews who agree with you are free to have their say at least according to you it seems

[King_David]

8. Huh ?

How dare you ? There's 12 million Jews in the world --- we are a minority.

Talk about people complaining that being anti Israel doesn't means Antisemitism???

And you have the chutzpah ( nerve or cheek in Jewish language) to call me xenophobic????

[azurnoir]

9. why do you feel the need to explain the definition of chutzpah to me,?

why would assume that need? What I notice is that you do not make such assumptions about those that share your POV on the Israeli occupation of Palestine perhaps to clarify for you exactly what I mean Judea, Samaria and what was known as Gush Katif more commonly the West Bank and Gaza

[King_David]

12. To clarify ?? Really - I have no clue WTF you're talking about...

to clarify for you exactly what I mean Judea, Samaria and what was known as Gush Katif more commonly the West Bank and Gaza

And I don't think anyone else knows what you mean here at all....

Did you answer the right post ? Right thread? Right group?

[azurnoir]

10. Oh and one other thing perhaps you should keep up on the world's Jewish population

it's not 12 million as you claim but indeed 16 million as of 2015

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4673018,00.html

[King_David]

11. New report indicates there are currently 14.2 million Jews worldwide

New report indicates there are currently 14.2 million Jews worldwide, nearing pre-World War II global Jewish population of 16.6 million

http://www.timesofisrael.com/worldwide-jewish-population-nears-pre-holocaust-numbers/

In which country or territory is that not a minority group?

The reason Israel exists....

[azurnoir]

15. yours states 16 million too taking into account what it calls subgroups like-American “partial Jews"

The report, compiled by the Jewish People Policy Institute, indicates that there are 14.2 million Jews worldwide as of early 2015. Add in various “subgroups” (such as immigrants to Israel and American “partial Jews”) and the number approaches 16 million — which nears the pre-World War II global Jewish population of 16.6 million, Ynet reported on Friday

http://www.timesofisrael.com/worldwide-jewish-population-nears-pre-holocaust-numbers/

[King_David]

16. Jews are a minority group

In need of protection... If not for Israel there would be none .
If not for the USA too.

1.2 Billion Muslims vs 14 Million Jews

[azurnoir]

17. still with 14 million those sub-groups don't count for you ?

Star Member King_David (13,792 posts)
16. Jews are a minority group

In need of protection... If not for Israel there would be none .
If not for the USA too.

1.2 Billion Muslims vs 14 Million Jews
הַסְבָּרָה? hasbará, "explaining" - it ain't a dirty word. LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=124745

[King_David]

19. Strange that you think you have a "winner" with that post?

Breathlessly repeating my post too.


Huh ?

[azurnoir]

20. winner? no just curious that's all

[6chars]

13. the generative grammar thing is pretty intriguing

he was a linguist, right?

[King_David]

14. Yea , he's not an expert on IP

Unless you talking linguistics.

[Mosby]

18. neurolinguistics and cognitive neuroscience

Have supplanted the old linguists like Chomsky.

His contribution to science is basically nil.