Methodists Invite Children Into Alternate Universe
A United Methodist Church children’s book “From Palestine to Seattle: Becoming Neighbors and Friends,” and the accompanying Sunday school teacher’s manual, invites children into an alternate universe in which Israeli concessions and withdrawals bring about an end to Palestinian violence. Sadly, no such universe exists. And in its upside down version of reality, the book portrays Israeli security checkpoints as the cause, not the result, of Palestinian violence.
Christian anti-Israel activists and commentators have proven particularly adept at using Jewish voices to delegitimize Israel.
Long a forum for controversial views on the Middle East conflict, Worldview, a global affairs program produced by Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ, has in recent months featured a preponderance of anti-Zionists.
Jonathan Tasini's comments on Israel are not anti-Semitic. They're just wrong. And by turning to this anti-Israel partisan to "inform" its readers about the Middle East, Playboy does damage to its own credibility.