jon@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Gingerich) (03/02/86)
a Mr. Simon writes, and writes, and writes ... Mr Simon, your posting, disguised as a commentary on the forms of debate on the net, is really an attempt to rebut Mr. Hijab's posting. Let's look at some of your arguments. I don't want to make this overly long, so I will refer to the 6 quotations you exerpted by numbers; Interested parties should consult the original. 1. Right off the bat you misrepresent Mr. Hijab's argument. He is trying to show that early Zionist did not "make the desert bloom", not that they "stole" the land. 2. This rebuttal is based on the soundness of the first. Enough said. 3,4,5. Your points seems to be that because you find these quotations hard to believe, they must be false. As Mr. Hijab has supplied references you choose not to look up, you are not very convincing. 6. You finally offer a reference for one of your rebuttals. This reference confirms what Mr. Hijab says about the downing of the commercial flight over the Sinai!!! 7. I won't even address that crap about parallels with Holocoust revisionists. The less said about that slander, the better. No wonder your arguments appear weaker than invective and name-calling --- they ARE weak arguments!!! You have no reason except sentiment to believe any of the 6 assertions are false. You would be better off rebutting Mr. Hijab's interpretations. Mr Hijab's posting is an articulate, well-documented, and effective attack upon Mr. Weisberg's posting. You may not agree with it, but when you insinuate that it is full of "shrill invective and vicious accusation", it is YOU, NOT HE who is throwing shit! Jon. Gingerich