Daily Show Under Fire from Pro-Israel Lobby
source: http://rawstory.com/2009/10/daily-show-israelipalestinian-conflict/
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Stewart hosted Palestinian democracy activist Mustafa Barghouti and human rights activist Anna Baltzer, author of A Witness in Palestine, who explained the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of the Palestinian side.
According to a letter reportedly written by Baltzer and circulated by blogger Eric Johnson, the show "was overwhelmed with angry emails and phone calls prior to the appearance, and up until the last minute it seemed like they might cancel."
"During the taping the show had its only heckler in 11 years," Baltzer wrote. "The entire staff were very nervous and may come to regret the monumental decision (and not make it again) as they will surely be inundated now that the show has aired."
At one point during the interview, Barghouti asserted: "We [Palestinians] are struggling for liberty, we are struggling for justice. It's Palestinians who have been subjected to the longest occupation in history and a system of segregation that is totally unjust."
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J_Jammer [removed]
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J_Jammer:
Just like you don't know what the conservatives are thinking or Palin and yet you share anyway.
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ocanada
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J_Jammer:
Sorry but Palins thoughts are about as shallow as a pool of book advance cash.
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ocanada
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eldamon
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Is Israel's position so weak it can't even withstand basic dialog? Is the ultimate goal not peace? No matter how many bomb, bullets or rocks are used before it is all said and done the sides will have to talk to each other. Why not skip the mayhem and go straight to the communication?
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eldamon
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estee_arie
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while i do like the older daily show episodes most - it still rules. rush lim-whatever offends everyone everyday - so who cares.
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estee_arie
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royulery
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god said to abraham "kill me a son". psych!
the next time when things get out of hand and someone tries to step between them, look out. - 2 years ago
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royulery
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IngloriousBitch [removed]
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Hmm, which Palestinian would you like me to describe to you that I have met as a pro-Israeli, the rich cab driver with a mansion in Jericho and two wives with their own houses, who puffed hash with me and almost took me to see Ian Anderson in Caesarea, or the Half Puerto Rican Girl from Lodi who's dad sent her to get hitched in Muslim fashion to a random guy she eventually ran away from? I have heard their side of the story, what I have never heard is Palestinians acknowledging their own racist sexist history and present terrorist flaws and exchanging them for something greener or better in a public way. For god's sake they blame Israelis because they refuse to stop killing long enough to build sewers. This small pop that gets more per capita humanitarian aid than starving people in Sudan is a lot richer and more corrupt than they let on to you sucker bleeding hearts. If you knew the ACTUAL history before 1948 you would be honest that Palestinians have had genocidal blood on thier hands for centuries and that their MUSLIM neighbors killed more of them in months than Israel has in a half of a century!
By the way, ZIONISM is a secular philosophy that espouses religious freedom while Hamas is fascist, homophobically violent and sexist. Are yall feeling your fleas?
Cause pro-Palestinians can't seem to sense the dogs in thier midst for some reason. - 2 years ago
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IngloriousBitch [removed]
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MilchMann
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IngloriousBitch:
Hmm, why don't you enlighten us to the all damning past of the Palestinian people prior to 1948 when they were evicted from their homes by force! I hope you make it really good and juicy.
By the way, say their people were really as bad as the picture you just tried to paint, what makes the descendants accountable? That is like saying that your mom was a whore, so you are going to have to pay penance little slave girl. That is ridiculous to say the least. Lastly, what do you propose they build the sewers with? Especially since Israel is so paranoid about people digging... because of their precious wall.
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MilchMann
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retro_Syl
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IngloriousBitch:
Wow, Bitch! Forming an intelligent, rational argument just isn't your thing, is it?
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retro_Syl
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Incredulous
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IngloriousBitch:
interesting perspective Inglorious, but at the end of the day, your statements merely reinforce the very real fact that a conflict cannot be resolved without giving voice to both sides. The more Israel does to oppress the Palestinians, the less credibility they have with the rest of the world. Both sides have to have a voice, and both sides have to be able to air their grievances. Just attempting to muscle the opposition into oblivion never goes well, and the history of Jewish oppression is an excellent case in point.
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IngloriousBitch:
ZIONISM ISN'T FASCISM???
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IngloriousBitch:
For MilchMann & all still interested in historical facts ;)
1948: PALESTINE. The Jewish terrorist group Irgun, as part of its ongoing effort to drive the Palestinians from Palestine in order to secure lebensraum, attacks the village of Deir Yassin on the Muslim sabbath. The unarmed villagers are ordered into a square, lined up against the wall and shot. Trapped villagers try to flee, but Irgun tracks them down and murders every last man, woman and child.
As part of its ethnic cleansing program, the Jewish Agency posts leaflets in Arab villages making sure all Palestinians know of the mass murder. Loudspeaker vans drive through East Jerusalem broadcasting: "Unless you leave your homes, the fate of Deir Yassin will be your fate. " Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee in terror leaving their land and homes.
The leader of Irgun, mass murderer Menachem Begin, will one day be the Prime Minister of U.S.-armed and financed Israel.
FOR A MORE ONE SIDED VIEW FROM EACH SIDE...
http://www.palestineremembered.com/
http://www.zionism-israel.com/his/Palestine_Nakba.htm..AND A SOMEWHAT MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ADAPTATION ;)
Deir Yassin massacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Deir_Yassin1948 Palestine war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestine_war1948 Palestinian exodus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestinian_exodus"People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster." - James Baldwin
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IngloriousBitch:
Indeed, thank you Winston Churchill
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akamaial [removed]
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IngloriousBitch:
~ MYTH
"The Palestinian Arabs had to flee to avoid being massacred as were the peaceful villagers in Deir Yassin."~ FACT
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf14.html#f~ that some villagers as well as soldiers were killed cannot be denied. However it never fails:
~ each side has their own perspective about how and why. - 2 years ago
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Ragan
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This is America. Since when do we the people have to abide by Zionist Law. The Hell with AIPAC or whoever is complaining. Jon Stewart has the Constitution on his side and freedom of speech is recognized among We the People. I say just run over anyone who is hellbent on removing our rights and liberties. If we had a government of the people, AIPAC and all other foreign PAC's and lobbyists would be locked up somewhere until the first arrival of el al airlines to return them anywhere but here. There has been thousands of years of hate between the Zionists and Arabs and since 700 A.D. and 1947 Islam and zionism mixes like milk and lemon. There is thousands of years of nothing but hate. Ban their religions for a couple of generations and perhaps a decent civilization could be created. Imagine a middle east where the people are sane and civilized and living in total peace. Just get all foreigners and warmongers to leave and give peace a chance.
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Ragan:
Stewart has the constitution on his side, but AIPAC has the worlds most powerful lobbying group, billions of dollars, and the entire mainstream media on its side.
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SamuraiDave
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Oh, gosh trying to be balanced and getting another side of a story like true journalists do and they get hate for it? This type of reaction just makes pro-Israel groups appear to be the bully and overly-defensive to criticism.
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SamuraiDave:
yes and no to that. when the Iraqi journalist threw his shoe at 'W' the world did not see the US as any less the bully, but really more or less sided with the Iraqi journalist...bit of irony.
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SamuraiDave:
I think that man was only doing what many Americans wanted to.
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ocanada
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It really bugs me that if the Israeli's get the smallest amount of criticism, they will label any of their critics as anti-semites and any criticism as anti-semitic. Its a load of self-righteous BS and really puts the middle east conflict into perspective. I'm definitely not going to say the Palestinians are purely victims, but the reactions Israeli's have towards any form of criticism makes me feel like maybe the Palestinians really are the under-dogs.
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Better words than bombs. I'm sure the pro-Israeli groups would agree it's better to complain about words than dead relatives. Anything (well, you know what I mean) is better than more (preventable) deaths in the world.
I'm sure Jon wants the killing and violence to end as quickly as anyone. Jon airing this show could only be motivated by a desire to bring about a peaceful solution. God Speed Jon.
Note: I am not pointing the finger at anyone, this is not an attempt to find or place blame in the long standing conflict.
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JulianCommongold
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I watched the on air interview which was condensed. Miss Baltzer could not get a word in and was interrupted several times by Mr. Barghouti.
Rude if you ask me.
At the end of the interview Stewart look a little worried. I wish I could here what he leaned in and said to the 2 of them. - 2 years ago
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JulianCommongold:
Thank you, I missed it. Kudos to Stewart for trying but figures some sexism and racism popped up. There will be peace when liberals realize why Jews don't want to live with sexists. Hell we even banish sexist orthodox Jews to their own ghetto.
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JulianCommongold:
You are joking right IngloriousBitch? Have you ever met a Palestinian woman? She will tell you her whole life history, and yours five times before you can say hello. Palestinian men are not sexist, there culture is different than yours, and all Palestinians talk over each other, and anyone else within earshot. If you have never been around the people, you should not jump to conclusions. The only Palestinian I have gotten to know (not really by choice actually, but she never shuts up, though she is super hot, almost makes up for it), though I have met several, is actually a Christian too... a rarity, but in existence none the less... she does not wear a Berka, and she does not cover her hair either, it is not her religion, and no one from her country cares... oh yeah, she also works pretty high up in the government.. I met her when she was an exchange student.
Hope you feel a little like a bigot now, because you are... one with little knowledge or acceptance of the rest of the world, which is just sad really.
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asherp
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JulianCommongold:
Actually, she spoke about an equal amount of time, if you watch the full length interview.
The way it was edited, to remove the disruptive audience member who kept yelling "get your facts straight" and other nonsense, and then yelled when he was dragged out by security, only made it seem like she was not allowed to talk. In fact she was talked over by a pro-Israel audience member.
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JulianCommongold:
Ohno the Daily Show can't handle hecklers.
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JulianCommongold:
asherp, that sounds a lot like what happens in Current discussions whenever anyone dares to question the official Israeli version of anything...you get hecklers, name callers, and the inevitable denial. how can discussion take place when one side is denied a voice?
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JulianCommongold:
"You are joking right IngloriousBitch? Have you ever met a Palestinian woman? She will tell you her whole life history, and yours five times before you can say hello. "
She is American of Jewish decent. And she was very, very polite and did not get ruffled that she was shut down.
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asherp
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JulianCommongold:
JJammer, I don't imagine any talk show would put up with Hecklers.
They didn't bring on the guest experts who actually live in Israel just to hear what some dipshit from Brooklyn had to say.
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asherp
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LadybugLady [removed]
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I saw the whole interview. And there was some ass said you lie when the Palestinian man was talking, Not rite, how will there be peace if they can't even talk. Zionist will not even talk,that is very sad. Not all Jews are Zionist.
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LadybugLady:
IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT SOMEONE KNOWS THERE'S A DISTINCT AND CLEAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUDAISM AND ZIONISM, RABBIS AGAINST ZIONISM IS A WONDERFUL SITE THAT DEFINES THE DIFFERENCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED....
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LadybugLady:
Yeah! I saw that, too. I was like "!?!?!?!WTF?" It seems like "You Lie!" is a popular thing to shout out these days. I expected something like that, though. You get pro-Palestinian voices in America and everyone goes ape-shit.
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WhiteNoise
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What, suddenly peace broke out ;)
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I thought freecrack posted this article, just kidding.
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Oh yeh rite he wouldn't do that.
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It's rare to even hear the Palestinian side of the conflict. Many people who are pro-Israel have never even met a Palestinian or even heard their grievances
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Kay_Bee:
It was nice to see a Palestinian talk for a change.
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Kay_Bee:
The Palestinians hatred against the Israeli's is not worthy of being deemed a "grievance." It is what it is, a desire for complete genocide of the Jews.
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Kay_Bee:
please man, they want a future, medicine, running water, and pre 1967 borders. too much to ask?
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Kay_Bee:
If you are interested on some of the social injustices happening on both sides you should read Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter. It's a balanced review of the circumstance over the last 60 years. I would suggest it to those who are focusing on the extremists, as it outlines quite fairly some of the obstacles they are facing in the creation of a 2 nation state.
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