Re: boycotts

[MaxwellSt <MaxwellSt...>]

Friends:

If you all would like to discuss your personal view that boycotts in Europe 
spell nascent anti-Semitism, may I suggest taking it to a 
politically-oriented listserv?

For the record, I have taken an active public stand against various 
anti-Israel boycotts (writing letters to newspapers and debating in political 
forums), but I hardly think that this is the place advance those arguments.  
If the topic interests you, I highly recommend reading British/European 
publications on-line in order to learn more about their point of view 
viz-a-viz Israel and the Palestinians in order to get an idea of the range of 
issues that are involved.  

Although I am not happy seeing an anti-anti-Semitism pledge drive going on on 
the music list, out of deference to Ari's wishes, I will not begin to spell 
out alternative ways of looking at this issue.  But rest assured that there 
are.

Thanks, and now, back to music!
Lori