paulsurovell said:
In any discussion of the term "the Benjamins" this Twitter thread by Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace should be considered:
https://twitter.com/LaraFriedmanDC/status/1095647078586277889
Lara Friedman forget to include this:
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It's a reasonable way of phrasing the issue. There are a vocal few on each extreme who shut down discussions with the other side - making the necessarily complex conversation more challenging to have.
And -- if I was someone (or some country) who wanted to splinter the left in the USA (and weaken the US in the Middle East simultaneously), increasing anti-Semitism on the left by linking it to simplistic anti-Israel sentiments would be a brilliant strategy.
ETA: If Omar and her Jewish colleagues are really open to having this conversation, I am hopeful that they can model the productive discussions we need within the US -- and perhaps even be a force towards real compromise and peace in the ME.