24 March 2012, 26 March 2012, Tikun Olam-תיקון עולם http://www.richardsilverstein.com (USA)
A local activist friend has created a new petition campaign against an Israeli attack on Iran. He asks signers to commit to divesting from Israel in their personal and political lives if it launches a pre-emptive assault on Iran.
In all honesty, there is one element of the text with which I have difficulty, which calls for ending U.S. military and diplomatic support for Israel in light of such an assault. My problem is with calling for an end to diplomatic support of Israel, which essentially demands that the U.S. government to put Israel into diplomatic isolation. It’s not that different from a law passed by Congress which criminalizes any contact by any American official with any Iranian official. It also would do roughly to Israel what the west is now doing to Iran. If it won’t work, and isn’t right for Iran, I don’t think it’s right for Israel. So this is a tough one for me.
UPDATE: The petition organizer tells me that the term “diplomatic support” wasn’t mean to imply the U.S. should shun Israel diplomatically or refuse to deal with it. Rather, that the U.S. should cease providing diplomatic “cover” or support for Israel’s most provocative behavior (such as war against Iran).
But I believe in letting 1000 flowers bloom when it comes to finding ways to oppose war. Some will find the Israel Loves Iran campaign perfect for them. Others will want more political substance to express their sentiments. There are many readers of this blog who will agree with this petition and the organizer has done an excellent job offering a new tool for activists to express their opposition to an Iran war. I urge you to sign if it accords with your beliefs.
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