Paul Krugman: ‘Israeli government policies are a form of national suicide

b_200_0_16777215_00_http___www.haaretz.com_polopoly_fs_7.123.1288802025!_image_2358286532.gif_gen_derivatives_default_2358286532.gif April 25, 2012


In another controversial comment in his blog, Krugman noted that he has refrained from commenting on Israel out of fear of the potential Jewish reaction. “I have other battles to fight,” he wrote, “and to say anything to that effect [that the Israeli government is leading to national suicide] is to bring yourself under intense attack from organized groups that make any criticism of Israeli policies tantamount to anti-Semitism.”