Re: boycotts

[Alex Lubet <lubet001...>]

Agreed

At 05:34 PM 1/22/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Totally relevant, since it is something happening in a musician's union.
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>From: <mailto:MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com>MaxwellSt (at) aol(dot)com
>To: <mailto:jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>World music from a Jewish slant
>Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:55 AM
>Subject: Re: boycotts
>
>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

Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
University of Minnesota
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