Alan Dershowitz
On Criticizing Israel
“Though Israel may
often be deserving of criticism, what is
missing is the comparable criticism of equal
or greater violations by other countries
and other groups. This constant, often legitimate
criticism of Israel for every one of its
deviations, when coupled with the absence
of legitimate criticism of others, creates
the impression currently prevalent on university
campuses and in the press that Israel is
among the worst human rights violators in
the world....it is not true, but if it is
repeated often enough, it takes on a reality
of its own.”
On Jewish Power
“Let no one ever shy away from the claim that Jews have power, that Jews have influence. We have learned the terrible lesson of history; that unless we have influence and power, disproportionate to our small numbers — immoral results will occur. We need power. And we must continue to use our power. Power which we earned, power which no one gave us on a silver platter, power which we worked hard for — use that power in the interests of justice.”
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