letters 10-21-2006

RE: Art of resistance Ahdaf Soueif on how Palestinians are reaching out across the globe creatively
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/comment/0,,1927420,00.html

Dear Sir,

"The world can never be our enemy," Salma Khadra Jayyusi Palestinian poet, critic, academic and translator said, "if it sees that we have a just cause."

And yet how can the world see the justice and the peace of Palestine, when well funded Zionists (world wide) are still harshly oppressing, displacing, demonizing and destroying the native non-Jewish population of that place so many call the Holy Land.

I love that the arts are bringing Palestine alive in many hearts and minds world wide- but it worries me that well meaning people finding poetry and inspiration in the Palestinians' plight and just cause for complaint take away the voice of Palestine, misusing the podium to promote their own egos, personal agendas, ideologies, and artwork... Zionists have been profiting from Palestinian loss and pain- protesters should take care not to do the same thing.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

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RE: Bulldozed by Naiveté - Terror advocate dies in accident. Atrocious drama ensues.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110009131

Dear Editor,

All of America- and true democracy with full and equal rights for all- is being bulldozed by naivete right now- and an insane willingness to be beguiled and destroyed by Zionist propaganda. Case in point Terry Teachout's nasty attack on Rachel Corry.

Our well funded "friend" racist Israel as the misnamed "Jewish State" wrecks havoc in the Middle East, creating the largest and longest running refugee crisis in the world today. But rather than acknowledge that political Zionism is an investment in the injustice of institutionalized bigotry and brutality, far too many misinformed fools fall for Zionist propaganda, enabling Apartheid Israel to continue wrecking Palestinians homes, hurting Palestinian families and true community.

Rachel cared about humanity. She valiantly stood up to stop the IDF's destruction of yet another Palestinian home, impoverishing yet another Palestinian family... Is it really all that naive to believe that bigotry is wrong ?

Is it really all that naive to believe in human dignity and worth ?

Is it really all that naive to believe in true justice and peace- and real democracy with full and equal rights for ALL ?

Is it really all that naive to realize that racist Israel is wrong- all wrong, from start to finish.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

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RE: Coalitions of the unwilling
http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8049730

Dear Editor,

For everyone's sake, including our own, we need to stop defining a moderate as one who supports and protects racist Israel's immigrant bigots. If we in The West seriously scrutinized political Zionism and its institutionalized bigotry, injustice and war mongering ways, instead of blindly supporting the misnamed Jewish State and its toxic propaganda, we too would be wisely rejecting Apartheid Israel.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

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RE: SAREE MAKDISI's "Lebanon's War With Cluster Bombs"
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-makdisi21oct21,0,1230325.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail

Dear Editor,

I was delighted to see that you published Saree Makdisi's "Lebanon's War With Cluster Bombs". Not that I want to celebrate cluster bombs and other weapons of war... but because I sincerely believe that our compassion has a long way to catch up with our technology and investments.

Israel is ultimately responsible for its many crimes against humanity, but that should not stop us from protesting our own part in allowing such a rogue and racist nation to flourish and wreck havoc countless homes, families and communities in the Middle East.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab

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RE: Israelis don't want to keep fighting
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061020/OPINION02/610200418/1016

Dear Editor,

The question that pop into my head reading the Zionist letter by Rena Wilen is why do "Americans" support racist Israeli segregation and apartheid.

Israel clearly has no respect for borders or for basic human rights- including but not limited to the Palestinian refugees inalienable legal and moral right of return.

Meanwhile many Israeli Jews have full rights, privileges and economic opportunities in more than one wealthy sovereign nation while millions of impoverished and stateless Palestinians have no real rights, freedoms, security or economic opportunities anywhere.

Political Zionism is an investment in institutionalized bigotry and injustice... For everyone's sake racist Israel really should be dismantled and disarmed.

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab