Zionism is frequently disparaged and dismissed as “European settler colonialism.” Sam Fleischacker shows how it resembles settler colonialism in some ways but also that there are crucial differences.
The mainstream right may well regain power, with the support or leadership of Gantz and Lapid, which is better than Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. But that would mean a return to the status quo we have been protesting against for so many years.
Could the Jews of ancient Judea have managed to win, or been more prudent and avoided the massive destruction of the Jewish homeland?
While protesting now against their extremist government, Israelis also need to resolve the Palestinian conflict in the future. That means finding new solutions to challenges like the Palestinian call for a “Right of Return.”
Israel needs a two-state solution for its own sake, let alone for Palestinians, which is why we should oppose settlement expansion making it less likely.
It’s NOT just about Israel: Debates over defining antisemitism have ignored the role of Christian theology in shaping White Nationalism.
The author (pictured above) asks: “How do I convince my own people, and the people on the other side, that we both have a legitimate right to live here?”
Changing course through the mutual confirmation of each other’s history and desires, pain lived and pain inflicted, is essential.
The Nakba was a terrible tragedy that can’t be ignored. It would not have happened if Palestinian and other Arab leaders had not initiated an all-out war.
It’s a mistake to conflate a historic grassroots movement, attempting to defend Jews against oppression, with the policies of specific governing coalitions in Israel, however deplorable they may be.
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