naomi wolf’s answer to someone asking her about the “demographic threat” (more palestinians than jews in palestine/israel): “i don’t give a s— about it, it is racist. the issue is values not ethnicity. if the demographic boom turns into an extremist state with female genital mutilation that would make me sad. but that is the risk you take with democracy (we have our own lunatics in the US). but if there is a collective push to humane democratic civil society values why should i care if there are more ethnic palestinians than ethnic israelis?” — i am glad that naomi thinks the entire concept of “democratic threat” is racist (and colonialist) but why the heck is she talking about FGM? what does that have to do with palestinians? also, her assumption that more palestinians would probably result in more “extremism” is such a load of crap. look at israeli society now. if that’s not extremism, then what is? justifying the killing of children with cold logic (based on propaganda about self-interests) is hardly moderate let alone humane. i’m glad that naomi is finally “discovering” the truth about palestine/israel and getting excited about it, but perhaps she should read a few more books before articulating her noble pronouncements.