[HANASHIR:5388] Re: Sher Music and Israel

[Chazzzan <Chazzzan...>]

Ethan, I felt I had to respond to this issue (hope it's not too far off the 
subject).  It sounds like Mr. Sher bases his feelings about the Israeli 
government on a particular set of facts.  It is very popular to pick on Israel 
in the press, with its open press policy.  It is easy to look at the poor 
Palestinians as an oppressed people.  While some specific actions of the 
Israeli government and its soldiers and police may be considered objectionable 
by some, a balanced examination would require that a reasonable person look at 
the Palestinian government and its representatives as well.

Mr. Sher's knee-jerk acceptance of the propaganda of the Arab nations is sadly 
out-of-date.  The major Arab countries have begun to trade with Israel, or are 
in the planning stages to work with Israel on economic normalization.  The Arab 
economic boycott of Israeli is slowly dissipating. 

I have a question, though -- I thought that participation in a boycott of 
Israel is now illegal in the U.S.  If this is true, then is Mr. Sher's company 
in violation of that?

Brian Serle

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