Martin Luther King was a Zionist... or not?

[mcZu]

There is a lot of controversy about whether MLK was a Zionist or not. However, every year, apologists for Israel’s occupation of Palestine eagerly await Martin Luther King Day. Then they trot out these words, spoken by Dr. King shortly before his death: “When people criticize Zionists they mean Jews; you are talking anti-Semitism." King, who repeated the themes that really mattered to him -- justice, freedom, human dignity, nonviolence -- over and over again, mentioned anti-Semitism only once, in an informal question-and-answer session. Nobody asked him what he meant, and he never explained.

'Martin Luther King Supported Israel' Ad.


Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpn_Dr38 ... re=related

Now.. there are two interesting articles about this topic. Both quite long, so I will only post the links to the sources. But, please, if you're interested in this particular topic, read both articles.

The articles:

Israel's apologists and the Martin Luther King Jr. hoax Fadi Kiblawi & Will Youmans, The Electronic Intifada, 19 January 2004

Martin Luther King's Legacy and Israel's Future Ira Chernus, January 17, 2010 04:58 PM

I'm not convinced, yet. I have to do some more research to decide whether I believe it or not.

[SilverLining]

What is there not to believe? Unless you're contesting that he actually said those words, MLK made his feelings on the issue very clear. He couldn't have made it any clearer. These articles are going to great lengths trying to twist his words to their own purposes. He was someone who understood that racism apologists like to hide behind other names and self-righteous actions. Like the people who say they don't have a problem with black-people, just "ghetto" people.

[JMG]

First off critizing Zionist is not Anti Semitic or racist in anyway, thats proof they use the word to silence people. I don't know if he MLK was a Zionist but they made him popular and funded him.

[Fa-Q]

I never support MLK Jr....he was a fake and a phony. Yes, he believed in freedom of all races but he also was a believer in having many wives and was a (n,i,g,g,e,r) basically

[WhatsAnEnigma]

I never support MLK Jr....he was a fake and a phony. Yes, he believed in freedom of all races but he also was a believer in having many wives and was a (n,i,g,g,e,r) basically

Wow, I don't even know what to say about your callowness .

How does believing in polygamy degrade his fight for freedom? Where did you hear he believed in polygamy anyways? Smh to know there's people like you.