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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Let's simply say that not everyone agrees with you:
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I expect right-wingers are all too eager to jump to Palin's defense. The organization you've cited which is defending Palin? They're called "Jewish Americans for Sarah Palin". I don't expect objectivity from them. Regarding Dershowitz, he said this:
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The term “blood libel” has taken on a broad metaphorical meaning in public discourse. Although its historical origins were in theologically based false accusations against the Jews and the Jewish People,its current usage is far broader. I myself have used it to describe false accusations against the State of Israel by the Goldstone Report.
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Note, please, that Dershowitz has very clearly not disconnected the term from being associated with Jewish issues. Palin herself is not Jewish (by a long shot), and she was not speaking in the defense of Jewish people, but herself. She used the term incorrectly, and it's not surprising that Jewish organizations all over the world are pissed about the incorrect use of a serious accusation.