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By Lynn Provencio (UNMIA and Israel Coalition): Tuesday evening, a small group from the Israel Coalition (a local community based Israel Advocacy group) went to the “Israel Lobby” discussion held at the Peace and Justice Center by Justice First, a local Palestinian Advocacy group. The discussion went very well, and it appeared that everyone was both pleased and a little surprised at what a good discussion it turned out to be.

The Zionists were nervous at first, not having walked into the heart of local anti-Zionist action before. Some had been to an event or two before, and had a better idea of what to expect, but none were quite prepared for the open discussion and friendliness that they found. Likely some of the Justice First attendees were equally surprised to find that Zionists were in their midst and were normal people.

The opening film, which discussed the controversy surrounding Mearsheimer and Waltz’ book “The Israel Lobby”, was made in the Netherlands and was in Dutch, with English subtitles. However, the film’s producers conducted interviews in English with the books’ authors (with no Dutch subtitles), with a Jewish anti-Zionist, a Jewish neo-Zionist, an anti-war military analyst who felt Israel was a strategic …

On Tuesday, October 16 at 7:00pm, the local “Justice First” group, which is dedicated to helping implement the Arab solution to the Jewish problem, will be holding a discussion at the “Peace and Justice” center at 202 Harvard, SE.

From the calendar listing on the “Peace and Justice” website, the event will be a “Discussion of the pro-Israel lobby and how it affects US foreign policy in the middle east, sponsored by Justice First!. Two new books by ADL director Foxman and political scientists Mearsheimer & Walt have just been published - what are their arguments? Info: JusticeFirst.info”

While UNMIA won’t be attending this event in any official capacity, local supporters of Israel and the “Israel Lobby” might be interested in attending and rounding out a discussion that promises to be very lopsided, otherwise.

To join the discussion in a constructive way, it’s naturally necessary to know at least a little about the views of the two sides. Both books are available for sale, of course, and there is quite a bit about both books and the authors on various websites and magazines. As a starting point, we are including the authors’ statements about their own work.

Abe Foxman writes …

“The Real Israel”

Conference sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest
Houston, Texas October 19-21 2007

Sign up today!

$36 fee will be waived if you RSVP before September 25, 2007.

For more information contact Renee Masor Cohen
at academic@houston.mfa.gov.il
or 713-627-3780, ext. 513

Open to students from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico

Starting this Sunday, our local “peace and justice” group is sponsoring a New Mexico tour by the anti-Israel group “Wheels of Justice“.
They will be in Albuquerque for 3 days, Santa Fe for one day, and Deming for one day. The schedule is below.

The organizer contact for all the events is Katherine Huges-Faitelch 505-480-9008
The co-sponsor is the Middle East Peace and Justice Alliance, an allied group with
The Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
Both of these groups and the Wheels for Justice group are heavily sponsored by the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), a racist group founded to with the aim of bringing in naieve Americans and Europeans and their money to help destroy Israel, in agreement with the Hamas and Palestinian Authority charters. They knowingly and actively protect and support Arabs who attack Israel. Read about the ISM and its network here

Albuquerque

Sunday, April 22 from 7:00-9:00 pm

Presentation Smith Brasher Hall, CNM Albuquerque

Monday, April 23 at 8:30 pm

UNM Al Salaam students organization

Tuesday, April 24 at 8:30 pm

UNM Progressive students association

Santa Fe

April 25 (is being organized)

Deming

April 26 (is being organized)

Why are we posting this?

So you know and can greet the …