Letter to the Editor: Barry Kriegel
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Letter to the editor,
With all going on affecting Israel and Jews, it was disturbing to see the Atlanta Jewish Times publish two letters in its March 15, 2024, edition that were vitriolic political screeds of no substance.
The second sentence of the first letter accused Netanyahu of being a “world class propaganda demon” in regard to invading Rafah. No discussion of Rafah; just the accusation of Netanyahu wanting to be a dictator. We then are offered the incessantly regurgitated criticisms of Trump. No policy discussions; just insults.
The second sentence of the second letter assaulted us with fears of “antisemitism, religious intolerance” and the always reliable standbys “fascism, Nazism, and white supremacy” from the 1940s, allegedly associated with a proposed bill about… license plate slogans. We are cautioned further about an election 80 years ago! If 80 years ago is the marker for ignominy, in 1944 there was a political party wedded to Jim Crow laws as it had been to slavery before then, and it’s the same party that has a sizable anti-Israel and antisemitic contingent today. Those are the issues that should be concerning Jews and the Atlanta Jewish Times.
Barry Kriegel, Atlanta
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