Anti-Israel A.N.S.W.E.R.

A.N.S.W.E.R. is now blocking Rabbi Michael Lerner from speaking at this weekend's anti-war rally in San Francisco. He's apparently got incompatible views. Though he believes in the ending of occupation, establishment of a Palestinian state, and reparations to Palestinian refugees, he doesn't think that Israel should be destroyed.

Where does the rest of the rag-tag anti-war left stand on this issue?

The other groups have said that while they disagree with A.N.S.W.E.R., they will honor an agreement giving each group an effective veto on speakers. Yet it is inconceivable that these anti-war coalitions would let A.N.S.W.E.R. ban a speaker if he accused that group of racism, sexism or homophobia. Why should anti-Semitism be treated differently, as the acceptable -ism?