The Parallel Universes of Gerald Steinberg and Moriel Rothman

Welp. I was quoted by the Gerald Steinberg of the lovely organization known as NGO Monitor. Here’s the crazy thing: when I hear that I have been quoted by a far-right-winger, I usually wince, because there are definitely individual quotes that one could pluck from my writings that would not look good, but then, I see what they chose to quote and I go: “huh. I one-hundred percent stand by that quote. In fact, I rather like it.” It’s like we are living in parallel universes. Or maybe the universes are similar, only in Gerald’s there are no Pakistilians, I mean… Palestonians… I mean… what are those folks called again? Newt? Sheldon? Anyone?

Ah, right. The quote: “(Last week, a current NIF fellow, Moriel Rothman, noted in an op-ed, “I have become deeply frustrated by the political manipulation of the Holocaust to distract from Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.”)”

Uh. Yep. I did write that.

Here’s Gerald’s full article, for your reading pleasure: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editorials/Article.aspx?id=258644

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wanderandrew on February 26, 2012 at 21:21

You inspire me with your conviction, friend. Keep dropping truth from a place of strength and compassion. Much love, brother.
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Moriel Rothman on February 21, 2012 at 16:27

So, a friend of mine theorized on facebook that NGO Monitor are actually just trying to give press to left wing initiatives and ideas, in a sneaky way, which ultimately made me think of (you guessed it, Kate):
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ktrenerry on February 21, 2012 at 16:11

What a weird way to quote you. I’m not sure if they mean to contrast you with Leibowitz or use you as an unfortunate example as another fellow who doesn’t match up perfectly with NIF’s objectives. (the quote just strikes me as too level-headed and accurate to be implemented as a scandalous example of left-wing radicalism.) Can you set me straight? Either way, nice that they used that quote, it’s a great one.