Thoughts and not beliefs, with the occasional wild speculation
According to Benny Morris, who at one time described himself as one of the “New Historians” that had arisen in Israel in the 1980s, one’s perceived needs are justifications for the injustices one might commit trying to fulfil them. Speaking in a 2005 interview with Haaretz, Morris presents his justification for the establishment – some …
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The Israel born historian Omar Bartov, writing in the Guardian, recounts a funeral Eulogy Given by Moshe Dayan in 1956. (As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel) “On 30 April 1956, Moshe Dayan, then IDF chief of staff, gave a short speech that …
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If you listen to Israelis and their defenders, everything is the fault of the Palestinians. According to this narrative, they rejected a “generous” offer of 44% of their land in 1948 and have since rejected all overtures from an Israel eager for peace and coexistence. They allegedly resist unreasonably, irrationally, and violently against Israel’s settlement …
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Creating a comprehensive directory, to amplify Jewish Anti-Zionist Voices in solidarity with Palestinians, will bring to the fore the vast landscape of Jewish dissent and opposition to Israel. The full power of this voice is currently unheard because there are efforts to exclude it from the mainstream media. It is more than arguable that the …
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Recalling Kafka’s Metamorphosis, being called an anti-Semite can be transformative, and the transformation can happen overnight. Have you ever woken in the morning and discovered you have turned into a cockroach? Or worse, a harpy, with claws, horns and pointed ears? Probably and hopefully not, though disturbingly that is increasingly the experience of many who …
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What should one respond when a Zionist or Israel apologist complains that Israel is being unfairly singled out for criticism? For example, when they ask “What about the Uyghur in China and the Rohingya in Myanmar?”, also citing other examples of brutal oppression and genocide? I have found it can be effective to respond with …
In any bipartisan issue there is always one single overriding dynamic at play: reality versus narrative. Observers who examine the narrative critically to see if it fits the claimed facts, equip themselves with the means to determine what the actual truth is. The first step is to identify the narrative being promoted as well as …
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Vile versus pathetic engage in a vacuous debate bereft of all value and principle, but replete with lies and personal attack. A tanned Manchurian Candidate facing off with a Zionist Elmer Fudd. Nothing more need be said really, except perhaps to note how the Israel-Zionist lobby has successfully placed Israel at the centre of US …
Aside from the inherent subjectivity and potential bias in self-declared moral superiority, there are also very sound philosophical grounds for rejecting any such claim. [Note: Since writing, the number of Palestinian civilians massacred during the freeing of 4 Israeli captives rose from 100 to 274. Sadly, this makes the arguments below even more pertinent and …
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Haaretz regularly and boldly runs articles that report the truth about Apartheid Israel. A New Low: The Israelis Advocating to Starve the People of Gaza An Orgy of Jewish Supremacy and Antidemocratic Euphoria, Encouraged by Netanyahu Netanyahu’s Silence Is Paving the Way to Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza Ethnic Cleansing in God’s Name: …
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