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Jonathan Hoffman

Opinion

ZF co-Vice Chair Blasts Board's 'Macavity' - by JC Muckraker

November 7, 2009 24:33
3 min read

http://thejc.com/news/uk-news/21026/board-blasts-israel%E2%80%99s-maveri...

Jonathan Hoffman was given just an hour before the JC's deadline on Wednesday to respond to this attack, at a time when he was busy with his dayjob. He says "I wonder whether the timing was deliberate on Lewis' part, to ensure I had as little time to respond as possible".

He has three points to make in addition to the 'sour grapes' one made in the article.

First he was accused of "damaging both Israel’s case and beyond". "I fear my detractor is on dangerous ground" he says. "I can truly say that I have never seen him in print, in blogs or on TV, or heard him on the radio or speaking out at hostile meetings. You might call him the Macavity of Israel Advocacy. And that well-worn old Board line about 'working behind the scenes' is very convenient as an unverifiable assertion but it won't wash I'm afraid, especially given the other unverifiable assertion in the attack on me ("his tactics have been the cause of many complaints to the Board")".