Those in power, who daily oppress and try
to expel as many Palestinians as they can, appeal to the world’s
sympathy by claiming that those who who have no power want to throw them
out. It confirms that Israel doesn’t exist in the real world.
The flag of Israel and the uniforms worn by the IDF should all have a
flame icon to stand for the holocaust, because a major idea in the
state and its supporters since WWII has been that it is impossible for
Jews to be oppressors by virtue of the fact that they were so terribly
oppressed. No other oppression can compare, no other oppression deserves
the name. Jews have a unique right conferred by way of a colossal
wrong.
But it’s pure delusion, as is all nationalism. When those who hold
the delusion voice appeals based on it, the absurdity comes through loud
and clear. Why did so many Slavs have to die a few decades ago? Because
Germany needed living room, wasn’t it obvious? To the Germans it was.
Here is the mindset on display by Jonathan Tobin of Commentary magazine in a debate with Ali Abunimah on Democracy Now...
The flag of Israel and the uniforms worn by the IDF should all have a flame icon to stand for the holocaust, because a major idea in the state and its supporters since WWII has been that it is impossible for Jews to be oppressors by virtue of the fact that they were so terribly oppressed. No other oppression can compare, no other oppression deserves the name. Jews have a unique right conferred by way of a colossal wrong.
But it’s pure delusion, as is all nationalism. When those who hold the delusion voice appeals based on it, the absurdity comes through loud and clear. Why did so many Slavs have to die a few decades ago? Because Germany needed living room, wasn’t it obvious? To the Germans it was.
Here is the mindset on display by Jonathan Tobin of Commentary magazine in a debate with Ali Abunimah on Democracy Now...