On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM Aram James
> wrote:
Martin & Vicki,
Please consider trying your hand at answering a few of the questions I drafted today. Anyone else who feels so moved feel free to do the same.
Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James
2/27/2025
1. Is U.S. mainstream media under the influence of Israeli interests? Is it influenced by the Jewish lobby? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
2. Should the billions in U.S. military aid sent to Israel each year instead be used to support our underserved communities? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
3. Is criticism of the state of Israel, which some label as a terrorist state, a form of antisemitism? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
4. Should political leaders, including city council members, who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and Israel be questioned about whether their primary loyalty lies with Israel or the U.S.? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
5. Would it be fair to characterize Hamas as freedom fighters? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
6. Is proudly flying the Palestinian flag an act of antisemitism? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
7. Do all international human rights organizations and nations that condemn Israel as war criminals lack credibility? Are they all antisemitic or Israel haters? Yes or No? Please provide your reasoning.
8. Given that U.S. Billions have Allowed Israel 🇮🇱 to have nuclear weapons, a robust army, navy and Airforce would it make sense for the U.S. To Now Pour Billions into the nation of Palestine 🇵🇸 to fund Palestine with an army, Navy, airforce and nuclear weapons? Wouldn’t arming the Palestinians in this fashion act to deter Israel from its Terrorist ways? Yes, No.
Your reasoning.
9. While Israel 🇮🇱 takes responsibility by way of reparations to rebuild Gaza would it only be appropriate for Israelis to live in Gaza and in exchange, until Gaza is rebuilt, require Israelis to abandon the entirety of the land that Israel stole from the Palestinians in 1948? In other words, deport all Israelis to Gaza until it is rebuilt to the liking of Palestinian people. The Palestinians would, at least until rebuilding is complete, if not permanently, occupy Tel
Aviv and the remainder of the land now called Israel 🇮🇱? Yes, No. Your reasoning.
10. Agree that in a showing of good faith Israel must immediately leave, permanently, the West Bank, abandon all settlements, and replace all Palestinian housing destroyed by the vile settlers and IOF, the Israeli Occupying Forces? Yes, No. Your reasoning
11. Turn over all accused IOF
( Israel Occupying Forces) war criminals, to the ICC ( International Criminal Court) for war crimes trials. Yes, No. Your reasoning.
12. Turn over all accused Israeli war criminals, politicans and military leaders to the ICC for trial. Yes, No. Reasoning.
Sincerely,
Avram Finkelstein aka Aram James
On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM Martin Wasserman > wrote:
Aram,
I see you’re continuing your habit of slandering Israel with false accusations in every public forum you can find. If youre so dead set against genocide, why do you never criticize Hamas, which has an explicit policy of genocide against Jews? The fact that you’ve consistently evaded direct questions that I put to you tells me that you know your positions are indefensible, and that your vendetta against Israel has more to do with personal reasons than with any honest evaluation of the conflict. Anytime you want to discuss with me or debate with me which side in this conflict favors life and which side favors death, Ill be happy to oblige.
Martin Wasserman
On Feb 26, 2025, at 5:45 PM, Aram James > wrote:
2/27/2025
Hi Vicki,
I’m sure Im the last person you might want to speak with right now. I get that. That is your choice, nor will I argue with you. You well know my position on your obligation as a political leader, attorney and as a human being to speak out against the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank and the Trump administration’s proposed ethic cleansing of Gaza to develop a Mediterranean Rivera. I ask you to watch the below Youtube video that I first sent around last night. Please consider breaking your silence on the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
Sincerely,
Aram
P.S. Also, I stand by my comments made last Monday( February 24, 2025) at our city council meeting regarding item # 8.
https://youtu.be/FVEjv6L9jtI?si=X95SUceKCIRma56f