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Los Angeles Times Editorial: Stop Stifling Debate On Israel

MJ Rosenberg
former Washington Director of Policy Analysis, Israel Policy Forum
Posted March 12, 2009 - 12:15pm

The Los Angeles Times today calls for a free debate on US policy in the Middle East.

The editorial, written by editorial page editor, Nick Goldberg, defends the US-Israeli alliance but questions why only one side is allowed to be involved in policy-making.

It's worth a read. More evidence that the get-Freeman effort was both misguided and, perhaps, even worse than that.

Whose idea was it to go after Freeman? Pat Buchanan?

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would it have traction if...?

Submitted by DrSteveB on March 12, 2009 - 12:38pm.

Yes the organized campaign was generated by AIPAC/anti-real peace/pro-occupation schmucks. But I do still continue wonder if it would have had the traction and result that it did, if there was not the more legit questions about Freeman conservative/Kissingeresque ultra-realist views regarding China and Saudi dictators and stability vs. democracy. Didn't Human Rights Campaign and some other not-AIPAC types also oppose him? What if he had JUST been a questioner of Israel's occupation policy, continuous increase in settlements policy, endless-phony negotiations policy? And the attacks were seen solely in terms of traitor-Rosen and AIPAC crowd vs. qualified intelligence guy. Would it have had traction and succeeded? Those additional issues, at the very least, gave additional excuse to dump him I really think this one was slightly less black and white than Rosenberg and others (IPF, J-street, American Friends of Peace Now, etc.) who I always agree with otherwise are making it. Maybe we can get some you good folks from IPF into the White House. Please.

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