Likudist cultural assault ongoing
Came in passing across a recent book that seems another blow — comic but telling — in the relentless, wide-ranging assault on American consciousness by right-wing Israeli interests:
“The Arrogance of the French — Why They Can’t Stand Us, and Why the Feeling Is Mutual. By Richard Z. Chesnoff. Arrogance, snottiness, backstabbing, and disdain. To paraphrase de Gaulle, what else would you expect with 246 varieties of cheese? Chesnoff reveals why French culture is in decline, why their economy is in dire straits, and their financial ties to Saddam Hussein. Shopworn. 187 pages.”
The Likud lobbyists in D.C. generally hate Europe and aim to weaken U.S. ties to same — both these feelings and this aim are everywhere in their writing. And France — where the Vichy state collaborated broadly with the Nazis — seems their favorite target.
But anyone who has spent more than a weekend in France realizes it’s probably the best society on the planet. And of course Saddam Hussein’s big banker was the United States, not France.
Who published this silly pollution?Ă‚Â Penguin USA, through its Sentinel imprint. From their site:
“Sentinel was established in 2003 as a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc. It has a mandate to publish a wide variety of right-of-center books on subjects like politics, history, public policy, culture, religion and international relations. The name Sentinel symbolizes a tough-minded defense of America’s fundamental values and national interests. Sentinel’s first books were published in the summer of 2004, and the imprint now publishes approximately 10 hardcovers per year, as well as trade paperbacks. Some of Sentinel’s early success stories include:
- A Matter of Character by Ronald Kessler (New York Times bestseller)
- A Patriot’s History of The United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen
- The Truth About Hillary by Edward Klein (New York Times bestseller)
- Do-Gooders by Mona Charen (New York Times bestseller)
- The War on Christmas by John Gibson
- The U.N. Exposed by Eric Shawn
Upcoming Sentinel highlights include:
- Now They Call Me Infidel by Nonie Darwish
- Leaving the Left by Keith Thompson
- One Nation, One Standard by Herman Badillo
- Exposing the Real Che Guevara by Humberto Fontova
- Legal Weasels by Wendy Murphy
- Reagan & Thatcher by Nicholas Wapshott”
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And here is a piece about Jewish peace-movement writers sruggling with the war party online:
Left-wing Critics of Israel Launch Blog To Combat Alleged Intimidation
Rebecca Spence | Fri. Feb 09, 2007
In the wake of an increasing flurry of attacks leveled against left-wing Jewish groups by their right-wing counterparts, one dovish group is fighting back.
Jewish Voice for Peace, a San Francisco-based organization, recently launched a blog to track what it describes as a growing epidemic of intimidation and harassment from fellow Jews seeking to stifle open debate over America’s policy on Israel. The inception of the daily blog, MuzzleWatch.com, comes as one influential centrist organization, the American Jewish Committee, is facing fierce criticism for publishing an essay charging that Jews on the left, with their vocal criticisms of Israel, are helping to breed a virulent new form of antisemitism.
“As we’ve become more effective and more visible, there’s definitely been an increase in the backlash,” said Cecilie Surasky, communications director of Jewish Voice for Peace …
See the link for rest of article.
February 13th, 2007 at 8:00 am