New York Elites: Jusice for Palestine Disgusts Us
Queens Congressional Representative Anthony Weiner is appalled by the notion of justice for Palestinians.But then Rogers did the unthinkable.
According to Reuters, the architect hosted a meeting of Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, a newly formed group. The group later decided to call for a boycott of Israel. (Among other atrocities, Israel has been illegally occupying Palestine for nearly half a century, causing formal condemnation on several occasions by the UN General Assembly and the World Court.)
An architect with controversial political views was too much for NY politicians to handle, so they sought to remove him from the project.
However, all was resolved in the end. Rogers distanced himself from the justice organization during a meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner. Now we can rest knowing Rogers doesn’t really want justice for Palestinians, and progress can continue on the $1.7 billion expansion of that Javitz center.
Well, I guess it’s somewhat understandable. I mean, according to wiki, “Javits was, for a time, the only Jew in the U.S. Senate. (He was despised by Southern senators, namely James O. Eastland, who told him, “I don’t like you - or your kind.”)” So apparently NY Politicians feared the potential confusion of a group helping architect a convention center named after a Jewish man and subsequently boycotting construction of the site they designed.
Comment by Craig — March 10, 2006 @ 12:01 am
Ha … well, if the site they designed were Israel, then yes, they might boycott it.
Anyway, Jews should be proud to boycott Israel. The government is committing atrocities in their name. Jews who really care about human rights, and who remember the Holocaust, should strongly oppose the right-wing, aggressive Israeli government. They should demand that the U.S. government stop funding it until it withdraws. This is in no way conflicting with being a good Jew.
Comment by organelle — March 10, 2006 @ 12:33 am