tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45992932238671413172011-11-27T16:22:37.183-08:00A.Anoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599293223867141317.post-25404446870272448272008-02-22T07:05:00.000-08:002008-02-22T07:14:09.683-08:00I recently got caught up in a controversy against my will. My previous blog post was picked up by another popular Boston blog. Parts of my post were taken out of context, and I received many dozens of defamatory comments, some calling me a racist, others urging me to go back home (and yes, some reasonably defended my post). I even got contacted by a reporter, interested in covering this controversy. <br /><br />While I have much to say in my defense, and while it may be flattering that hundreds of people are so concerned with what I think, the bottom line is I am not interested in a public debate. I found myself removing my picture, and all mentioning of my name and my wife's name yesterday. <br /><br />My only purpose of running this blog is and always has been to keep my friends and family (and other Israelis) informed of what is going on in my life. I don't want it to become a platform for local Bostonians to discuss topics that are clearly very touchy. <span style="font-weight:bold;">I am shutting down this blog immediately and removing all previous posts. I may start a password-protected blog. I may turn this into an e-mail newsletter. I may not. </span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />Signing off.<br /><br />A.A</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4599293223867141317-2540444687027244827?l=israeliinboston.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>A.Anoreply@blogger.com1