From: "Elizabeth DeLoughrey" <emd23-AT-cornell.edu> Subject: RE: Somebody Blew Up America Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 01:43:35 -0400 Josna I agree. And I also heard this rumour--perpetuated as Israeli rather than Jewish workers. I heard from one news source that this rumour came about because there was some confusion as to how many missing nationals were being claimed by Israel just after the attacks. (Not that it makes any sense that 4000 missing Israelis would translate into 4000 absent Israelis from the building on that day). There's also another two lines from the poem-- Who know why Five Israelis was filming the explosion > > And cracking they sides at the notion which has also caused some speculation. If anyone can send details about this to the list pls do. What I heard (again, can't remember the source and this is NOT substantiatied) was that these men were merely filming--like everyone else with a camera--the disaster and were picked up by the FBI and are still being held and abused. According to this source, the FBI denies they are holding them but some of their parents in Israel have started a campaign to release them, insisting they are being held and mistreated. Again, I don't want to contribute to the rumour mill but the passage did raise my eyebrow. Liz >1) This is an allegation I've read more than once in letters to the editor in Pakistani newspapers, but as far as I know it has no basis whatsoever in fact. Unless someone has any evidence with which to substantiate this, it is highly irresponsible to go on spreading it. 2) FOUR THOUSAND ISRAELI workers? Perhaps he means Jewish workers? Aside from the complete lack of substantiation, it would seem to be crucial to distinguish between Jews and Israelis. And, for that matter, between Israeli people and the Israeli state. I have no sympathy for the Sharonist state, but as scholars we cannot allow this kind of irresponsible stuff to circulate unchallenged. --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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