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The failure of the Chicago Tribune to take any action against Judy Peres for publicly endorsing Not in My Name (Hot Type, May 3) leaves one question in my mind: if she endorsed an organization less agreeable to her colleagues, would they have reacted in a stronger manner? To use an extreme example to make my point, if a Tribune writer publicly endorsed and contributed financially to, say, a white supremacist group, would things have passed quite so smoothly for her? It seems doubtful. But given how the Tribune has treated Israel these last 19 months their inaction comes as no surprise.
As time goes by I am amazed how history repeats itself. Sixty-two years ago the Tribune supported an isolationist position that refused to respond to Hitler’s evil. One would think the Tribune, reporters like Ms. Peres, or organizations like NIMN would have learned from that sad lesson. However, all three parties again seemingly refuse to face evil when it confronts them. NIMN uses a small number of soldiers who conscientiously object to promote an anti-Israel position, Ms. Peres violates the journalistic code of ethics to back this agenda, and the Tribune refuses to actually discipline her. Maybe history does repeat itself for those too ignorant to study it. It is a shame.
