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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (68945)	1/26/2003 3:25:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

The Kesher Talk blog notes that progressive Jewish groups were absent from last Saturday's anti-war marches: The new Judenrein antiwar movement. The most prominent progressive Jewish organizations were absent at last week's antiwar protests, for a simple reason: no matter how left-wing you are, if you believe Israel has a right to exist as the homeland of the Jewish people, you aren't invited to speak. The list of endorsing organizations for Saturday’s march is full of Arab and Muslim groups, but there are no Jewish organizations listed. The Shalom Center in Philadelphia, a Jewish Renewal outpost, will participate in a Friday night Tu B’Shvat service and seder [that was January 17th] and a “nonviolent civil disobedience action against the war near the White House” on Sunday. But the group will not have an official presence at the rally — in part because of concerns about the anti-Israel themes. Even Michael Lerner is avoiding these marches. “I do feel uncomfortable with the way that ANSWER deals with Israel, and for that reason have declined to speak at the event unless I was given enough time to present a case for those of us who are anti-war but pro-Israel,” said Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun magazine. . . . Another Jewish activist said that “those of us who oppose the Iraq war are cut off. . . . Read the whole thing. So - do you want A.N.S.W.E.R. running your antiwar protests? Let's see whether United for Peace forces Jews to leave their identity outside the big tent. Kind of makes you nostalgic for the days when Michael Lerner was the peace movement. hfienberg.com