From Rodney Perkins Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 20:18
From Rodney Perkins Sent Tue, Feb 10th 1998, 20:18
My particular interpretation of Jones' statements leads me to believe that he harbors a deal of animosity towards the Israelis, who (by and large) are Jewish people. I believe that being anti-Zionist is not equal to being anti-Semitic* but that is my view. I'm sure you will find others who believe the opposite. I like Muslimgauze. I think the extremist stance is just part of the game. I can numerous interesting groups who have flirted with the "wrong" side of a political issue. I guess its a matter of how much you are willing to focus on the politics or the music. *Regardless of any dictionary defintion of "anti-Semite," the term is broadly applied to refer to anyone holding bias or prejudice against anyone Jewish. > >(1) In the (admittedly very few) interviews I've read with Bryn Jones of >Muslimgauze, he has never referred to the Jewish people as a whole, only >to the Israelis. There's a difference. > >(2) Arabs and Jews are both Semites, so "anti-Semitic" is not an >appropriate term to use in reference to Jones and his politics. > >Simply, then, Jones is not anti-Semitic, and he is not anti-Jew. He's >pro-Palestine and anti-Israel. > >Of course, I'm not suggesting that it's OK for him to wish for the >destruction of the Israeli state and the people who call it home, but I >just thought it should be clarified. > > >Greg > >Two nitpicks: > >(1) In the (admittedly very few) interviews I've read with Bryn Jones of >Muslimgauze, he has never referred to the Jewish people as a whole, only >to the Israelis. There's a difference. > >(2) Arabs and Jews are both Semites, so "anti-Semitic" is not an >appropriate term to use in reference to Jones and his politics. > >Simply, then, Jones is not anti-Semitic, and he is not anti-Jew. He's >pro-Palestine and anti-Israel. > >Of course, I'm not suggesting that it's OK for him to wish for the >destruction of the Israeli state and the people who call it home, but I >just thought it should be clarified. > > >Greg --------------------------------------------------------- "Florentine Pogen" Rodney Perkins (mailto:xxxxxxxx@xx.xxx) Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH) http://www.uh.edu/tcsuh