[THS] Gilad Atzmon: Oliver Stone apologized for Telling the Truth

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  Gilad Atzmon: Oliver Stone apologized for Telling the Truth
DateWednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9:58AM AuthorGilad Atzmon



There you go, Oliver Stone apologized for suggesting that the Jewish lobby controls
Washington's foreign policy and that Hitler's actions should be put into context.

In fact, Stone’s apology confirms Stone’s argument. We are subject to constant
assault by Jewish and Israeli gatekeepers who insist on controlling the political and
historical discourse and defy any possible criticism of Jewish national affairs.

“In trying to make a broader historical point about the range of atrocities the
Germans committed against many people, I made a clumsy association about the
Holocaust, for which I am sorry and I regret,” Stone said in a statement released late
Monday, the day after his remarks were published in a British newspaper.

JTA reported today that Elan Steinberg, vice president of the American Gathering of
Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants, was among the Jewish organizations and
Israeli officials to condemn the remarks.

Steinberg in a statement said Stone's apology "was necessary and we accept it. But
whether he acted out of sincerity or as a desperate response to the moral outcry at
his comments is an open question," he added. "He must be judged by his future
words and deeds.”

Steinberg demands “sincerity” and future subservience. I would actually expect him
to join Stone and be slightly more enthusiastic about historical research and
contextual thinking.

Israel's propaganda minister’, Yuli Edelstein, was also among those who had
condemned Stone's remarks early Monday. "They are nauseating, anti-Semitic and
racist, Not only is he showing ignorance, he is demonizing Jews for no reason and
returning to the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion.'

Interesting indeed. Stone doesn’t refer to race. There is nothing anti Semitic in his
remark whatsoever unless telling the truth is a form of anti Semitism. Moreover,
Stone didn’t demonize Jews for being Jews, he described some actions committed by
Jewish institutional lobbies, actions that are now academically documented and
studied. He did it for a good reason. Stone is probably patriotic or pragmatic enough
to gather that peace is important.

"When a man of Stone's stature speaks in this way”, said Edelstein, “it can bring
waves of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment, and may even damage Jewish
communities and individuals." Edelstein is almost correct. Stone was brave enough to
tell the truth about Jewish power, he probably wasn’t courageous enough to stand
for it, which is understandable. However, Edelstein and other Jewish leaders better
realise that Stone is far from being mad, anti Semitic or racist. Stone told the truth as
we all see it.

Instead of silencing criticism, Edelstein, Steinberg and others better look in the mirror
because the time is running out for Israel and its supporters


Update: Haim Saban to CBS: Cancel Oliver Stone's Showtime Series

http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/exclusive-haim-saban-stone-should-
join-mel-gibson-retirement-19614

The New Yorker reported  last month that at a conference last fall, Saban described
his pro-Israeli formula, outlining “three ways to be influential in American
politics
make donations to political parties, establish think tanks, and control media
outlets.” ...