{"id":52901,"date":"2012-07-20T12:37:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T12:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=52901"},"modified":"2012-07-22T08:38:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T08:38:53","slug":"burner-against-burner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=52901","title":{"rendered":"Burner Against Burner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilad Atzmon \u2013 gilad.co.uk July 20, 2012<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Earlier this week we learned that Israeli Knesset Member Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) tore the New Testament to pieces and then threw it in the trash.<\/h5>\n
MK Ben \u2013Ari was quoted as saying\u00a0 \u201cThis abhorrent book (The New Testament) promoted the murders of millions of Jews during the Inquisition and the autos da f\u00e9\u2026 this is an ugly missionary provocation by the Church, there\u2019s no doubt that the book and its senders belong in the trash of history.\u201d<\/em><\/h5>\n
Unfortunately, such a disgraceful attitude towards a text is no more or less than \u00a0one would expect from a Zionist Jew, after all, herem<\/em>, excommunication, boycott and book burning are all firmly embedded in both Jewish culture and Jewish politics.\u00a0 Still, I was a little surprised to read Ali Abunimah\u2019s critical report<\/span><\/a> on the event, because, only three months ago Abunmiah himself joined forces with Abe Foxman, Alan Dershowitz\u00a0 and the entire AZZ community in a desperate book burning campaign<\/span><\/a>. That time it was my book <\/em><\/span>The Wandering Who?<\/em><\/span><\/a> that was the \u2018abhorrent book\u2019 desperately in need of binning.<\/h5>\n
But Abunimah learned quickly that book burning is a dangerous game. Unfortunately for him my book didn\u2019t catch light, it just became more popular \u2013 \u00a0and in many more languages.\u00a0 In fact rather than my book, it was \u00a0Abunimah\u2019s credibility that became the object of scrutiny by a growing number of leading analysts and commentators (see below).<\/h5>\n
Anyway, I\u2019m sure that Abunimah drew the necessary lessons. This week he was even gracious enough to offer MK Ben Ari some moral advice. At the end of his article Abunimah cleverly asks \u201cWhat would the thousands of Christian Zionists attending CUFI say if they saw an Israeli Knesset member destroying the Bible and dumping it in the trash?\u201d<\/h5>\n
An astute question indeed and I suspect we all know the answer. For some strange reason, books do not burn well \u2013 but book burners do.<\/h5>\n

A collection of reactions to Ali Abunimah\u2019s call for Disavowal:<\/h3>\n

*Washington Report- Gilad Atzmon\u00b4s Answer to Ali Abunimah<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/washington-report-to-disavow-or-debate-gilad-atzmon.html#entry15431769<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Youtube \u201cAtzmon versus Abunimah\u201d<\/h3>\n

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Roger Tucker, DeLiberation \u201cAli Abunimah and Gilad Atzmon at the OK Corral\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.deliberation.info\/ali-abunimah-and-gilad-atzmon-at-the-ok-corral\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Rich Siegel, Voltairnet \u201cPermission to examine \u2018Jewishness\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.voltairenet.org\/Permission-to-examine-Jewishness<\/a><\/p>\n

Cynthia McKinney interviews Gilad Atzmon<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/cynthia-mckinney-interviews-gilad-atzmon-about-israel-zionis.html#entry15488474<\/a><\/p>\n

Alison Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/alison-weir-the-unfortunate-division-over-gilad-atzmon.html#entry15483208<\/a><\/p>\n

Gary Corseri, Dissident Voice \u201cWho is Gilad Atzmon and Who Are We?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2012\/03\/who-is-gilad-atzmon-and-who-are-we\/#more-43539<\/a><\/p>\n

Kim Petersen, Dissident Voice<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2012\/03\/a-call-for-the-disavowal-of-splittism\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor William A. Cook<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/mycatbirdseat.com\/2012\/03\/pcn-disavowal-of-gilad-atzmon-truth-be-damned\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Edmondson, Leftwing-Christian net<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/leftwing-christian.net\/2012\/03\/16\/faint-heartedness-political-correctness-and-peculiar-timing-the-attacks-on-gilad-atzmon.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Nahida Izzat, Exiled Palestinian<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/nahidaexiledpalestinian.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/16\/disavow-with-no-mercy-not-in-my-name\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Salem News<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.salem-news.com\/articles\/march142012\/real-gilad-atzmon-tk.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Debbie Menon<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/mycatbirdseat.com\/2012\/03\/abunimah-boycotting-and-censoring-gilad-atzmon\/<\/a><\/p>\n

David Rovics: Disavowing Disavowal \u2013 In Defense of Gilad Atzmon<\/strong> http:\/\/salem-news.com\/articles\/march282012\/rovics-atzmon.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Salem-news+%28Salem-News.com%29<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Kevin Barrett \u201cWhy Hate Gilad Atzmon?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/kevin-barrett-why-hate-gilad-atzmon.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Kevin Barrett <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Why Hate Gilad Atzmon, part 2<\/strong>\u2033<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/kevin-barrett-why-hate-gilad-atzmon-pt-2-hes-wrong-or-is-he.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Ortiz Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/son-of-encouragement.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/03\/gilad-aztmons-book-wandering-who-could.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Greg Felton :Activists Who Talk Like Zionists Continue to Betray Palestine<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2012\/04\/activists-who-talk-like-zionists-continue-to-betray-palestine\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Marc Glenn interviews Gilad Atzmon on Ugly Truth Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gilad.co.uk\/writings\/atzmon-on-the-ugly-truth.html#entry15480758<\/a><\/p>\n

Filmmaker Eli Ungar-Sargon<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/jewschool.com\/2012\/03\/18\/28058\/the-wandering-who-gilad-atzmon-and-jewish-identity\/<\/a><\/p>\n

PM Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.pmpress.org\/content\/article.php\/20120316030526668<\/a><\/p>\n

Ali Abunimah\u00b4s call for disavowal<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/ali-abunimah\/palestinian-writers-activists-disavow-racism-anti-semitism-gilad-atzmon<\/a><\/p>\n

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