by Oui
Mon Aug 5th, 2024 at 09:41:43 AM EST
"I am a Zionist"
Benzion Netanyahu Zionism Ze'ev Jabotinsky | Archive Tikun Olam |
So Israel is ruled by a mad man taking the Western Judeo-Christian nations with him into the abyss.
The benedictions of Benzion Netanyahu's racism | Mondoweiss - 3 May 2012 |
On the origins of Benzion's thinking, see his mentor Ze'ev Jabotinsky's The Iron Wall:
Every indigenous people will resist alien settlers as long as they see any hope of ridding themselves of the danger of foreign settlement. That is what the Arabs in Palestine are doing, and what they will persist in doing as long as there remains a solitary spark of hope that they will be able to prevent the transformation of "Palestine" into the "Land of Israel"...
Zionist colonization, even the most restricted, must either be terminated or carried out in defiance of the will of the native population. This colonization can, therefore, continue and develop only under the protection of a force independent of the local population - an iron wall which the native population cannot break through. This is, in toto, our policy towards the Arabs....
We hold that Zionism is moral and just. And since it is moral and just, justice must be done, no matter whether Joseph or Simon or Ivan or Achmet agree with it or not.
There is no other morality.
The Iron Wall - a definitive new translation | Jewish Voice for Labour - Fri 16 Oct 2020 |
by Vladimir Jabotinsky translated by Moshé Machover
[First published in Russian under the title O Zheleznoi Stene in Rassvyet, 4 November 1923.]
The logic employed by this editor is so simple and clear that it should be learned by heart and be an essential part of our notion of the Arab question. It is of no importance whether we quote Herzl or Herbert Samuel to justify our activities. Colonization itself has its own explanation, integral and inescapable, and understood by every Arab and every Jew with his wits about him. Colonization can have only one goal. For the Palestinian Arabs this goal is inadmissible. This is in the nature of things. To change that nature is impossible.
A plan that seems to attract many Zionists goes like this: If it is impossible to get an endorsement of Zionism by Palestine's Arabs, then it must be obtained from the Arabs of Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and perhaps of Egypt. Even if this were possible, it would not change the basic situation. It would not change the attitude of the Arabs in the Land of Israel towards us. Seventy years ago, the unification of Italy was achieved, with the retention by Austria of Trent and Trieste. However, the inhabitants of those towns not only refused to accept the situation, but they struggled against Austria with redoubled vigor.
If it were possible (and I doubt this) to discuss Palestine with the Arabs of Baghdad and Mecca as if it were some kind of small, immaterial borderland, then Palestine would still remain for the Palestinians not a borderland, but their birthplace, the center and basis of their own national existence. Therefore it would be necessary to carry on colonization against the will of the Palestinian Arabs, which is the same condition that exists now.
No John ...
the Gaza campaign is one of retaliation, devastation and genocide of the Palestinian people ... no moral justification whatsoever. Closely equivalent to the Warsaw Uprising during Nazi occupation.
Israel launches operation into Rafah, says cease-fire agreement not reached with Hamas | PBS Hour - 6 May 2024 |
US is 'cautiously optimistic' about Gaza ceasefire talks | Reuters - 11 April 2024 |
... White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told CNN on Wednesday, adding that gaps between the two sides could be narrowed.
"We are cautiously optimistic that things are moving in a good direction," Kirby said when asked if a ceasefire deal was close.
"There are still gaps remaining between the two sides. We believe those gaps can be narrowed, and that's what Brett McGurk and CIA Director Bill Burns are trying to do right now," he added.
President Joe Biden in late May detailed a proposal of three phases aimed at achieving a ceasefire, the release of hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the rebuilding of the coastal enclave.
Burns and US Middle East envoy McGurk are in the Middle East meeting with regional counterparts to discuss a ceasefire deal.
Hamas has accepted a key part of a US plan, dropping a demand that Israel first commit to a permanent ceasefire before signing the agreement.
Adopting Resolution 2735 (2024) with 14 Votes in Favour, Russian Federation Abstaining, Security Council Welcomes New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal, Urges Full Implementation | 11 June 2024 |
Biden says Israel-Gaza war should end now and Israel must not occupy Gaza | Arab News - 12 July 2024 |
John Kirby [work-in-progress ⚠️ ]
US - France call for de-escalation after years of aggressive rhetoric failed JCPOA deal and biased support for Israel as abuse human rights worsened
Egypt - Jordan bought into Western influence sphere
Cannot broker any deal there is no open channel with Tehran for communication ... Switzerland too losing its neutral status as far right anti-immigration politics moves the nation towards ties with NATO
Iran Rebuffs Calls for Restraint in Its Response to Killing of Hamas Leader
U.S. and Arab diplomats seek to head off spiral of violence over Ismail Haniyeh’s death in Tehran as Iran probes attack
Genocidal acts by IDF under Jewish right-wing leadership continues to this very day …
Israel-Hamas War Day 304 | IDF Says It Killed Hamas' Economy Minister; Man Wounded in Rocket Barrage From Gaza | Haaretz - 40 min ago |
Planning the destruction of Iran for decades. ... in the twilight of his life
The Enduring Influence of Benjamin Netanyahu's Father | Carnegie Endowment |
Benzion Netanyahu was an unconventional thinker and historian. But he was always skeptical about the ability of Israeli Jews to lead and their ability to heed warnings.
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