tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post893946373859226057..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Christopher Hitchens RIPGideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-29624615624068998032011-12-20T10:33:18.533+02:002011-12-20T10:33:18.533+02:00Well, you can't have everything... and Israel ...Well, you can't have everything... and Israel really was his weakness. He tended to lose some of his edge when taking up Israel- and Jewish- related issues. Like with that Chanukah celebrations some years ago.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-5393101140140075972011-12-20T02:31:05.820+02:002011-12-20T02:31:05.820+02:00The only thing I would have wanted to take issue w...The only thing I would have wanted to take issue with the Hitch on was his stance on Israel: in "Hitch 22", he does fall for the "stealing the land" bit. Given all the evidence for the continuous presence of Jews for 3000 years, this is a shame. But then, he was friends with Edward Said, who also tended to adopt this stance. <br /><br />I wonder if anyone ever managed to put this evidence before him, especially as the rest of "Hitch 22" was a marvel. I even agreed with him on the Iraq War, as I did with Nick Cohen on that one.Brian Goldfarbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-78804577457288272812011-12-19T09:57:07.206+02:002011-12-19T09:57:07.206+02:00Indeed.Indeed.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-15557083879412532482011-12-19T01:16:30.696+02:002011-12-19T01:16:30.696+02:00I doubt if anybody ever agreed with everything Hit...I doubt if anybody ever agreed with everything Hitch wrote and said. But he was undoubtedly a rare person who was not afraid to say what he thought was right, no matter who offended. Will miss himDavid Allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-76853994931016500402011-12-16T21:52:24.048+02:002011-12-16T21:52:24.048+02:00Well, not from me. He knew his Scotch too.Well, not from me. He knew his Scotch too.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-50628936802890213212011-12-16T21:51:55.508+02:002011-12-16T21:51:55.508+02:00Yep. They don't make them like Hitch frequentl...Yep. They don't make them like Hitch frequently.SnoopyTheGoonhttp://simplyjews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-16828522403417318052011-12-16T21:17:49.108+02:002011-12-16T21:17:49.108+02:00Notice everyone is using a smoking picture. Little...Notice everyone is using a smoking picture. Little commentary, there?Dstanley869http://www.texasscribbler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-66800825804283787772011-12-16T17:30:12.159+02:002011-12-16T17:30:12.159+02:00Didn't agree with his stance on a number of is...Didn't agree with his stance on a number of issues but he was always worth listening to. The world s a poorer place for his passingShaun Downeyhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Shaun-Downey/536793401noreply@blogger.com