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From: tan@ihlpg.UUCP (Bill Tanenbaum)
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Subject: Re: Middle East, Oil and the costs of Militarism
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 00:15:43 EST
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> [Chedley Aouriri] 
> The following identity is FALSE :
> 
> Muslim = Arab = Anti-semitic = Anti-israel
> 
> However, it is conveniently used by political demagogues to
> further their own agenda.
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Chedley Aouriri is clearly correct that the above identity is false.
However, outside of Rabbi Kahane and his supporters, I don't know any
well-known individuals using such demagoguery.

However, the following identity is equally FALSE:

Zionist = Racist = Anti-Arab

Not only the P.L.O., but every Arab country and more than half the
members of the U. N.  engaged in such vile demagoguery by approving a
resolution to that effect.  How come it is racist only for Jews to
want their own country?  True, most of the Arab minority would
rather not live in a Jewish dominated state.   But the Kurds would
rather not live in an Arab dominated state (Iraq), a Turkish dominated
state, or an Iranian dominated state.  The Tamils would rather not
live in a Sinhalese dominated state (Sri Lanka).   Dozens of other
examples quickly come to mind.  Where are all the U. N. resolutions
denouncing Turkish nationalism, Arab nationalism, Iranian nationalism,
etc. as racist?   Of course, they are not racist,
but, then again, neither is Jewish nationalism (Zionism).
-- 
Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL  ihnp4!ihlpg!tan