Second part of interview with Noam Chomsky-- highly recommended. People have justified Israels actions by pointing to the Hamas charter and its words about not recognizing Israel and wanting its destruction. Chomsky has this to say: AMY GOODMAN: But you hear repeatedly, Hamas has in its charter a call for the destruction of Israel. And how do you guarantee that these thousands of rockets that threaten the people of Israel don’t continue? NOAM CHOMSKY: Very simple. First of all, Hamas charter means practically nothing. The only people who pay attention to it are Israeli propagandists, who love it. It was a charter put together by a small group of people under siege, under attack in 1988. And it’s essentially meaningless. There are charters that mean something, but they’re not talked about. So, for example, the electoral program of Israel’s governing party, Likud, states explicitly that there can never be a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. And they not only state it in their charter, that’s a call for the destruction of Palestine, explicit call for it. And they don’t only have it in their charter, you know, their electoral program, but they implement it. That’s quite different from the Hamas charter. Heart Sees Pearl Raz Max Dashu One thing to take note of is tha tChomsky is actually nuanced in his approach. hes critical of the absolutism of the Palestinian Solidarity movement which means he SUPPORTS it but asks critical questions such as questions about the effect of tactics. Im pointing this out because the ability to critique a position that you are in support of makes that person much more trustworthy as someone to listen to and learn from, or it should. democracynow.org/blog/2014/8/8/noam_chomsky_what_israel_is_doing
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