Abunimah brought the conversation to the contradictions in Zionism, an ideology that groups American Jews with Israeli Jews as somehow sharing interests:
"The destruction of Palestine continues, so that people like J.J. can sit in New York and pontificate about how American Jews in North America need a spare country so that they can feel safe."
MJ Rosenberg has gone further than JJ Goldberg.
"Any Jew who is not sickened by Israel's behavior has forgotten what it means to be a Jew. Perhaps a visit to the Holocaust museum or Yad Vashem will provide a refresher course..."
He says that Israel's image has been destroyed by the onslaught. He's seeing what I'm seeing, the American media is disgusted by this massacre and American compliance:
"The lobby (which, in this case, includes its friends and clients in the media) have lost control of the story which has become, as it should have, the story of a strong military power killing innocents like some beast in a child's nightmare.
"And no matter what happens from this point on, Israel lost the war. Not even Netanyahu's primary goal in starting this war, toppling the Palestinian unity government, has been achieved. Hamas, that awful organization that was teetering on the brink of collapsing in Gaza, is now stronger than ever.
"Even worse for Israel is that its image has been destroyed."
Ori Nir at Americans for Peace Now also sought to remind American Jews of the optics here:
Ori Nir @OriNir_APN
OK, my friends: if you have a shred of humanity, how can you not empathize w the suffering of civilians - humans like you and me - in Gaza?
Though, covering his bases, Nir also tweeted claims by the Israeli government:
"According to Isr' pro-gov think-tank, of 204 confirmed Gazan militants killed, 118 Hamas; 59 PIJ; 27 "other groups"
Americans for Peace Now has tried to balance a recognition of the slaughter with a message of solidarity with Israel. I don't think these two messages can be put forward equally; but APN tries:
"Americans for Peace Now (APN) is horrified by the spiraling death-toll of the war between Israel and Hamas...
"APN strongly supports Israel's right for self-defense and its government's obligation to provide security for its citizens. As a Zionist, Jewish organization and as the sister-organization of the Israeli grassroots movement Shalom Achshav (Peace Now), we fully share the security concerns of the people of Israel and the yearning of Israelis for peace.
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