Princeton BDS Debate Highlights

Highlights from Princeton U's 12/15/10 debate on the campaign to boycott, sanction, and divest from Israel (BDS). Debating for: journalist and author Max Blumenthal and Jewish Voice for Peace executive director Rebecca Vilkomerson. Against: Princeton student Dan May and J Street U director Daniel May.

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News & Politics

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• israel
• palestine
• bds
• boycott
• divestment
• sanctions
• princeton
• max
• blumenthal
• street
• jewish
• voice
• for
• peace
• apartheid
• occupation
• gaza
• west
• bank

[moshe1000000]

@chromelung4 There were never 6m jews who were killed during WW1, it happened during WW2 and if you had your facts straight the WZC didn't TRY to GET israel, they were promised by a certain Balfour, a minister in the british government, that he would give them the land. Now about the alleged "Palastine", if you can answer the fallowing question, i will admit to the palastinian state existent, Since there is no such country as “Palestine” today, what caused its demise, when did i occur?

[chromelung4]

J Street rep was weak. He brought up every jew 'victim card' there is! I'm surprised he didn't bring up the 6m jews reported massacred in WW1! That's right, the WZC tried to get a "homeland" in 1919, cuz '6m jews died'. Same # as 1947! In the 30's, jews still hadn't decided. 1st Uganda, then Madagascar, & finally Palestine. They bribed Euro Jews & yet most didn't go.

The '2000 yrs of persecution' takes the prize. Scribes bragged to Jesus that they'd NEVER been a slave' when discussing freedom'.

[PantsInTheFamily]

@Palestittian

Right.

That's the only reason.

You are good.

[rachelgolem]

Laughing when Syrians kill each other is NOT Anti-Semitism!!!!!

[boskinator]

@PigCapitalist

Your critique is ALL theory - you haven't once acknowledged my point. Because you're defending someone who's views you agree with.

Do u, at the very least, agree that this video has been EDITED? If so, do u also agree that there is a STRONG possibility (given the fact that this is Max Blumenthal's YouTube channel) that it has been edited to favor Max's point of view, and to minimize the arguments of his opponents. Don't u find it curious that the unedited version wasn't uploaded?

[boskinator]

@PigCapitalist

I also believe that most viewers would agree with my analysis - they're fallacies because YOU, someone of a dissenting opinion says so? Please.

"if I want to have a proper debate with someone, I do so in an academic setting/institution of education, not YouTube" - I call "bullshit" on this one. How many comments have you posted on this one video in the last couple of days?

[PigCapitalist]

@boskinator

"On the contrary, I think I have been very articulate and lucid in arguing my points."

As I've said many times, you're welcome to believe what you like, so long as you understand that your arguments are built on fallacies. As for the "spam" marks, I'm not concerned. If I want to have a proper debate with someone, I do so in an academic setting/institution of education, not YouTube.

[PigCapitalist]

@boskinator

"Keep standing by those "ideas" of yours..."

You've misunderstood what I said in my last post, but, at this point, it hardly matters.

"You're all theory and no substance - ..."

My critique was not "theory", it was basic structural logic. The foundation upon which good arguments are built, but, again, you don't seem to have a basic grasp of the concept which is why it all seems abstract to you. Instead of using reason and logic you rely on numerous fallacies and irrationality.

[boskinator]

@PigCapitalist

Just found another one of your posts that was marked as "spam". The "There's a lot flawed in your observation.." one. I unmarked too.

I think people are getting tired of you blathering about theory, and not addressing the content of this video.

[boskinator]

@PigCapitalist

"...incoherence and rationality doesn't get much backing."

I beg to differ on that point, o esteemed opponent. On the contrary, I think I have been very articulate and lucid in arguing my points. The comment from which I took the above quote was marked as "spam" by someone, (I unmarked it) indicating that at least one person out there agrees with my observation and my assessment of your pedantic debating "skills".