Richard Silverstein, What’s Your Evidence?
Blogger Richard Silverstein, a vocal defender of Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek has again taken up the cudgel on behalf of the founder of Sabeel. In a recent post, Silverstein writes that an un-named representative from CAMERA told Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek that he was “worse than Hamas.” Silverstein reports that Rev. Dr. Ateek
recounted a story of an encounter he had with a leader of CAMERA [who said]: “You’re worse than Hamas.” What he meant was something like the following: We know how to fight Hamas. They are violent. They are terrorists. The world understands what they are. But you are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. People see you and hear your moderate words and believe that perhaps the Palestinians aren’t so bad after all. Perhaps Israel should return the land and give Palestinians a state of their own.
A few questions are in order.
Who is the “leader of CAMERA” that Ateek is quoting? Who said this statement?
When did this conversation take place?
Where did this conversation take place?
And whom did you speak with at CAMERA to confirm the accuracy of Rev. Dr. Ateek’s quote?
In short, Richard, what’s your evidence?
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