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U.S. Jews warn Israel not to get too cozy with Glenn Beck Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, says Beck is very extreme and controversial even among right-wing groups in the United States.
NEW YORK – The warm welcome extreme right-wing media personality Glenn Beck has receiving in Israel has led to criticism of the American pundit by Jewish leaders in New York.
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, told Haaretz he believed that Beck was very extreme and controversial even among right-wing groups in the United States. Yoffie pointed to the Fox News television network, which had canceled Beck’s show and distanced itself from him.
Yoffie said that Beck had mocked the distress of hundreds of thousands of protesters in Israel, referring to the right-wing pundit’s comments about the tent protests in Israel earlier this month when he compared protesters’ calls for increased social benefits to those of the former Soviet Union.
According to Yoffie, Beck’s comments on the protest in Israel are a slap in the face to hundreds of thousands of protesters, and expressed dismay that such a man is holding events in Israel with the participation of cheering masses. Yoffie, who said he prefered not to speak about Beck and lend him undue prominence, said the pundit had expressed himself hatefully and rudely against President Obama, who is Israel’s important and faithful ally.
Seymour Reich, former chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations and a leading New York attorney, said Tuesday that he believed Beck was taking rude advantage of Israel in order to rehabilitate his television career and reputation.
Reich said he believed Israeli and Jews everywhere should be careful about embracing an extreme right-winger like Beck, who shows sympathy for Israel in order to hide his extreme-right ideology.
(V): It's well known that many liberal American Jews will side with whatever liberal cause is before them, even if it concerns Israel. It's because of their liberal bent that many of them have little regard for the safety and status of Israel itself, so it should come as no surprise that most of that criticism of Beck would would come from them. However, your point is well taken by anyone ignorant of this.
Iamon lyme: You're right. And for any public figure, you can always find an article or two that is critical of them. So it comes as no surprise that there are some Jews that are critical of Beck. But more appreciate him than those that do not. So it's really a minor point that Jules brings up. It's like posting that camels fart. Yes they do. But it's not significant.
Artful Dodger: It's like posting that camels fart. Yes they do. But it's not significant. ...but...but...it would be significant if you was standing "behind" them.
Iamon lyme: Is it so? Like with your analysis of socialism. So many types of socialism and you feel safe in such a broad statement?
So many outside Beck's fan club think he is a middle class red neck, or has found the pay (Murdoch says jump Beck says 'how high') better being one. And we are not just talking about ''liberals'' .. but seeing as views vary from country to country on what is a liberal and what is a conservative.. with the overuse (like the boy who cried wolf)... the word 'liberal' as you and the likes of Dan use seems pointless and too vague to have any meaning in the real world.
... I'd still like a definition of what is a conservative in America, as most involved in politics say it's a different kettle of fish to conservatism elsewhere in modern society......except maybe on the African continent.
Temo: Re:It's because of their liberal bent that many of them have little regard for the safety and status of Israel itself,
(V): And Jules, we're still waiting for your explanation as to why you posted a three year old video on the KKK. What was the purpose of that? Or were you just bored?
Temo: Re:It's because of their liberal bent that many of them have little regard for the safety and status of Israel itself,
(V): "So many types of socialism and you feel safe in such a broad statement?"
They were questions, so should I assume you are making a broad statement when you ask your question to answer mine? Okay, if there are many types of socialism, then what do they have in common that they can all be called socialism? What broad statement do you offer to answer this?
Temo: Re:It's because of their liberal bent that many of them have little regard for the safety and status of Israel itself,
(V): ??? you want me to use google to answer a question you presumably know the answer to? In a "perfect" world no one would need to work to get what he needs or wants, he would only need to reach out and take it.. and I'll bet there would be people too lazy to do even that. Like you not even bothering to google it and find out for yourself. lol
Temo: Re:It's because of their liberal bent that many of them have little regard for the safety and status of Israel itself,
Artful Dodger: Don't they have activists in Afghanistan to stand up for the god given right to fart? The camels would surely protest.. how could they stop them? Oh, right.. corks!
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