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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

1. Two wrongs don't make a right.

Reply to ericson00 (Original post)

Mon Oct 10, 2016, 12:47 AM

Oct 2016

Just because the course is totally one-sided and promotes an totally uncritical pro-Palestinian narrative doesn't mean it can be replaced by nationalist nonsense that promotes the Zionist view...

Sigh, tsk...

Anyway, the actual content of the course is outlined in another thread:
UC Berkeley suspends course labeled anti-Israel by critics
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1134132606

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UC Berkeley Course: The Travesty of the Distortion of History Under the Guise of Academic Discipline [View all] ericson00 Oct 2016 OP

Two wrongs don't make a right. Little Tich Oct 2016 #1

What are you talking about? aranthus Oct 2016 #2

The whole goal of the OP is to replace one narrative for another. Little Tich Oct 2016 #3

No it isn't. aranthus Oct 2016 #4

Bias and falsehood isn't the same thing. Little Tich Oct 2016 #5

Did you really forget so soon, or is this all just a game? shira Oct 2016 #6

The penny dropped because I understood your distinction between accusing Israel and the settlements Little Tich Oct 2016 #7

More denial from you. It's hateful to see Jews as non-indigenous, as a foreign element.... shira Oct 2016 #8

Do you consider Palestinians to be indigenous to Palestine? Little Tich Oct 2016 #9

Can't answer simple questions b/c they're inconvenient for you. Pathetic. shira Oct 2016 #10