Good for Ms. - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Submitted by Barbara, Jan 17, 2008 08:23

Good for Ms. for be willing to draw a line and risk the usual backlash of anti-semitic claims. Ms. Magazine's mission is to support women everywhere, not to take political sides on foreign policy issues. It sounds to me like the purpose of the ad in question is clearly to promote Israel, not to promote women's rights or concerns.

Besides, pro-Israeli groups get their message out to Americans quite successfully already, through ads, Hollywood, print media such as The New Republic and The New York Times, e-mail forwards, etc. Whenever any tv journalists try to cover the Palestinian crisis in even a balanced way, pro-Israeli groups threaten to boycott the stations until the stories are pulled.

Don't the American people deserve to be given all the facts about a situation, not just one side? How else can we make an informed decision?

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I do not believe that Israel suffers from any lack of American support. I have a friend that works at... [MORE]	Rowland Miller	Feb 13, 2008 14:50
I applaud Ms for their decision, and I'm certain they knew that it would lead to more endless baseless charges... [MORE]	Bill Diggs	Jan 22, 2008 03:13
Shame on you MS Magazine. And shame on your naive view of mid-east policies and politics. [MORE]	mike	Jan 20, 2008 01:00
for staying within your mission - you were right to do focus on the individual (great women) and not the... [MORE]	Tina	Jan 17, 2008 23:08
Good for Ms. for be willing to draw a line and risk the usual backlash of anti-semitic claims. Ms. Magazine's...	Barbara	Jan 17, 2008 08:23
I would have to agree with Ms. magazine on refusing the ad. It would appear that Ms. was taking sides... [MORE]	koolwoman	Jan 17, 2008 02:28
It's almost unbelievable that a magazine that purports to support women's issues chooses to be anti-Israel and pro Arab countries... [MORE]	RS	Jan 17, 2008 00:47
What were these liberal (Jewish) women thinking? Don't they realize that it is a condition precedent for liberal-left activity to... [MORE]	David S. Levine	Jan 16, 2008 20:31
Liberals, women or otherwise, need to read Ayaan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel" for a reality check on the absolutely suppressed status... [MORE]	Marty	Jan 23, 2008 14:09
Does anyone have an idea how we can press her to respond? [MORE]	IL	Jan 16, 2008 19:59
The supposed firestorm over this is a complete nonissue. Having worked with the magazine in the past, I know for... [MORE]	DNA	Jan 16, 2008 19:49
What's really sickening is that far too many people equate "pro-Palestinian" with "anti-Israel," on both ends of the political spectrum.... [MORE]	Paul	Jan 16, 2008 16:39
I am also saddened by the direction the magazine has taken in the last ten years. I remember buying the... [MORE]	Helen Chronister	Jan 16, 2008 15:01
This is ridiculous--screening advertisements. Why do the magazine's editors fail to recognize a difference between the commercial and editorial sides... [MORE]	Maria L.	Jan 16, 2008 14:51
Political views notwithstanding...hasn't Ms. always been an advertising-free publication? That alone should be justification enough to decline placing the ad. [MORE]	Aimee	Jan 16, 2008 13:32
I don't know if Ms. Spiller's comments were taken out of context, but I will follow up and email Ms.... [MORE]	Dena Barisano	Jan 16, 2008 12:53
Now I'm going to have to go to the newsstand and look at Ms. to see if each of their... [MORE]	Lynne Foster Shifriss	Jan 16, 2008 12:26
Yet another example of special interest groups going on PC witch hunts against everyone and anyone that doesn't kowtow to... [MORE]	NS	Jan 16, 2008 12:02
This decision is doubly ironic in that if the current Hamas-led Palestinian faction got its way, there'd be no Ms.... [MORE]	Scott Baker	Jan 16, 2008 11:38