Sorry, folks, just a little something I have to get out of the way. A little bit of intra-faith business.
Confidential to the Anti-Defamation League:
You are making us look bad. I know you do good work; I know there are times (many!) when Mel Gibson needs to be told what's what, and I know (and appreciate!) that you have spoken out against anti-Muslim sentiment in the past. So now is not the time to quit and start mealy-mouthing it. There is a tradition of Jewish social justice, and I'm proud of it. Don't let us down.
And while we're having this chat, can you please quit equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism? If you argue that (Israel = Jews) then, by the commutative property, you imply that, in any sentence, the words "Israel" can be safely replaced by "Jews." And considering that there are sentences out there, depressingly true in their original form, that say things like "Israel tortures prisoners," I would really prefer that that substitution didn't take place.
Thanks, guys. I'm glad we had this little talk.
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