Thursday, October 11, 2012

International law

"International law has no ambiguity about the right of Israel to exist."  Yes, strugglers around the world should check with Alan Dershowitz about what international law has to say on every matter before they proceed.  International law is flexible: it accommodates changes no the ground.  International law gave its blessing to colonization and gave apartheid South Africa the right to exist.  But most importantly: if revolutions and social justice movements were to defer to international law, none would have proceeded ever.  This argument in defense of Israel is one of the silliest that I have seen.  Oh, and international law gave the the right to occupy Afghanistan.   You want to support Israel's right to exist, it is your business but don't hide under the skirt of international law.  Say you believe in Israel's right to exist because you believe it is the right thing, Norman.