Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!jefff From: jefff@cadovax.UUCP (Jeffery H. Fields) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish,net.politics Subject: Wanted: Sufficient proof that Tutu is anti-Semitic Message-ID: <349@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 13:15:58 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.349 Posted: Fri Jan 4 13:15:58 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 7-Jan-85 02:40:29 EST Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 31 Xref: watmath net.religion.jewish:1198 net.politics:6623 In a recent article, Joaquim Martillo claims that the Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu is an anti-Semite. He states: >Tutu cited the wall of separation between Jews and Gentiles at the >temple in Jerusalem as a model for the racial separation in South >Africa. This is simply just disgusting bigoted racial antiSemitism from >the worst of the nineteenth century German critique of Judaism. Judaism Martillo goes on to explain that the wall of separation constitutes religious and racial tolerance instead of a model for apartheid. Because Tutu does not share this view, he is a disgusting anti-Semite. Whether or not the wall represents racial bigotry or sublime tolerance is irrelevant. Stating one's agreement with either view cannot be considered racist. Just because someone disagrees with another's views does not mean that that someone is a racist. It simply means that two people having two different views regarding an issue. To demonstrate Tutu is an anti-Semite requires corrobarating evidence. This would entail documenting any concrete actions Tutu has made to opress Jews. I would also be sufficient proof if it were documented that Tutu has made an *overtly* anti-Semitic statement at anytime. I challenge Martillo to come up with such sufficient proof. -- Jeff Fields {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!jefff Pax Vobiscum.