Talk:Svend Robinson
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Kaijan wrote in the summary field: "Burnaby is not a suburb." Although Burnaby is certainly growing and becoming more urban, people don't know where it is except that it's a suburb of Vancouver. So I think it's a good idea to leave the suburb reference in the article. moink 18:30, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Robinson and anti-Semitism
To the anonymous poster who keeps making reference to these "accusations":
Yesterday, I did a Google search for Robinson and "anti-Semitism", looking for evidence of any *real* accusations that might have been made as a result of his visit to Palestine in 2002. I could only find one -- in a "letters to the editor" section of a minor B.C. newspaper, from a reader who didn't sign her full name.
I found several allusions to *rumours* that Robinson's positions on Israel might be based in anti-Semitism, and other references to a whispering campaign against him. I did not, however, find any *actual accusations* from people who were willing to use their real names in the field of public discourse (not even from Howard Galganov, who has criticized Robinson several times in *extremely* vitriolic language for his views on the Middle East).
For the purposes of this article, it might be acceptable to make reference to the aforementioned allusions ... but only if we (i) clarify that they *were* just allusions, and (ii) also include Robinson's response to the same (one instance of which may be found at: [1] (http://www.jewishbulletin.ca/archives/June02/archives02Jun21-06.html)).
You may also wish to read: [2] (http://action.web.ca/home/svend/en_issues.shtml?x=56289)
CJCurrie 21:49, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)