{"id":56058,"date":"2020-07-21T23:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T05:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=56058"},"modified":"2020-07-22T04:40:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T10:40:34","slug":"reader-adds-to-recent-op-ed-by-dan-diker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/reader-adds-to-recent-op-ed-by-dan-diker\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader adds to recent OP-ED by Dan Diker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Editor:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dan Diker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/op-ed-the-bds-blm-alignment-implications-for-israel-and-diaspora-jewry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OP-ED:&nbsp;The BDS-BLM alignment: Implications for Israel and Diaspora Jewry<\/a> does a very good job of explaining the challenges presented to Jews and Zionists by proponents of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement as well as by some proponents of the Black Lives Matter movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, it did little to educate your readers about finding the information needed to refute anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist accusations often expressed by Israel\u2019s enemies. I would like to suggest some good sources of information.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Against the charge of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israel<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fathomjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Has-Israel-damaged-Palestinian-health.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/fathomjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Has-Israel-damaged-Palestinian-health<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Against the charge that American police have learned brutal tactics from Israeli police<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2020\/07\/20\/united-states\/more-than-1000-senior-us-police-officers-have-visited-israel-heres-what-they-learn-from-israels-police-force-and-why-its-controversial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2020\/07\/20\/united-states\/more-than-1000-senior-us-police-officers-have-visited-israel-heres-what-they-learn-from-israels-police-force-and-why-its-controversial\/<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Against the claim that BDS is a non-violent movement opposing Israeli exploitation of Palestinian workers<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/bds-in-their-own-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org\/bds-in-their-own-words<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishpress.com\/indepth\/analysis\/palestinians-prefer-to-work-for-israeli-employers-they-may-be-hurt-most-by-the-uns-black-list\/2020\/02\/16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.jewishpress.com\/indepth\/analysis\/palestinians-prefer-to-work-for-israeli-employers-they-may-be-hurt-most-by-the-uns-black-list\/2020\/02\/16\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Against the charge that Palestinians have no alternative other than violence to bring about the establishment of a Palestinian state<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.zoa.org\/myth\/myth-israel-does-not-want-peace-with-the-palestinian-arabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/campus.zoa.org\/myth\/myth-israel-does-not-want-peace-with-the-palestinian-arabs\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">There are also several websites which regularly report on Israel and her interactions with the Palestinians and her other Arab neighbors, such as:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.camera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.camera.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/honestreporting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/honestreporting.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factsandlogic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.factsandlogic.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Toby F. 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