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Henry Siegman, a Venerable Jewish Voice for Peace, on Gaza
"A Slaughter of Innocents": Henry Siegman, a Venerable Jewish Voice for Peace, on Gaza
a special with Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s "big three" Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League.
Henry Siegman was born in 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany. Three years later, the Nazis came to power. After fleeing Nazi troops in Belgium, his family eventually moved to the United States.
His father was a leader of the European Zionist movement, pushing for the creation of a Jewish state. In New York, Siegman studied and was ordained as an Orthodox rabbi by Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. He later became head of the Synagogue Council of America. After his time at the American Jewish Congress
, Siegman became a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He now serves as president of the U.S./Middle East Project.
Over the years, Siegman has become a vocal critic of Israel’s policies in the Occupied Territories and has urged Israel to engage with Hamas.
He has called the Palestinian struggle for a state "the mirror image of the Zionist movement" that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. In July, wrote an op-ed for Politico headlined, "Israel Provoked This War." Democracy Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh sat down with him on July 29 — in the midst of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/1/a_slaughter_of_innocents_henry_siegman
I heard this on the radio yesterday and thought the author to be extremely knowledgeable and interesting. I think anyone interested in the conflict should listen ( or read) this article.
a special with Henry Siegman, the former executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s "big three" Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League.
Henry Siegman was born in 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany. Three years later, the Nazis came to power. After fleeing Nazi troops in Belgium, his family eventually moved to the United States.
His father was a leader of the European Zionist movement, pushing for the creation of a Jewish state. In New York, Siegman studied and was ordained as an Orthodox rabbi by Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. He later became head of the Synagogue Council of America. After his time at the American Jewish Congress
, Siegman became a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He now serves as president of the U.S./Middle East Project.
Over the years, Siegman has become a vocal critic of Israel’s policies in the Occupied Territories and has urged Israel to engage with Hamas.
He has called the Palestinian struggle for a state "the mirror image of the Zionist movement" that led to the founding of Israel in 1948. In July, wrote an op-ed for Politico headlined, "Israel Provoked This War." Democracy Now! hosts Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh sat down with him on July 29 — in the midst of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/1/a_slaughter_of_innocents_henry_siegman
I heard this on the radio yesterday and thought the author to be extremely knowledgeable and interesting. I think anyone interested in the conflict should listen ( or read) this article.
In the Hamas charter it states that they want the destruction of Israel.
" Honestly, it's too complicated and sad for me to fully comprehend." Enough Said!
Sigh~ I think all the people in that region have been badly brutalized and are responding ( for the most part) with brutality. Honestly, it's too complicated and sad for me to fully comprehend. I only wish for peace and an end to the needless suffering of so many innocents.
You cannot negotiate with barbarians.
Thanks !
I don't like Hamas either but I do think there has to be negotiations in life, including dealing with those we disdain, if we ever want to get close to living in peace with one another.
I don't like Hamas either but I do think there has to be negotiations in life, including dealing with those we disdain, if we ever want to get close to living in peace with one another.
I think that Hamas is fundamentally different and that they will never accept Israel's right to exist. I see them as much more like ISIS than they are like Israel. I know I'm painting with a broad brush but that is what I have come to believe. I never used to feel this way but with the way things have been developing over there I wouldn't ever accommodate Hamas.
Interesting. Would you care to inform me of why you think he's wrong ? You can pm me, if you prefer. I really am interested in your views.
I've read the guy and I think he's bright, knowledgeable, articulate, reasonable and 100% wrong.
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