Though I have always had sympathy for the general goals of creating a Jewish homeland for victims of persecution and genocide, I am critical of the ways in which Zionism pursued that objective. From the very beginning, even in Herzl’s writings, there are the seeds of ethnic-nationalism, racism and even anti-Semitism, which permeate Israel […]
When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”
NOTE: I use the term “Palestinian” in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of variety (and to avoid repetition), or in order to portray the attitudes of some of the historical subjects, I use the term “Arab” at times, meaning it to be interchangeable with “Palestinian.” This usage is not meant to […]
The Historical Zionist Case for Fascism
Over the past year, the Israel Lobby especially in the UK has mounted its high horse about the issue of comparing Zionism to Nazism. Calling any such comparison anti-Semitic, it has accepted as a given that the charge is a fabrication on the order of the Christian blood libel. Tony Greenstein, myself and others have […]
Eichmann Exhibit at Jewish Museum Promotes Mossad Brand
New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage has engaged in an act of supreme cultural and political hubris: it is hosting a show consisting entirely of Israeli Mossad artifacts designed to boost the image of that agency and, by extension, Brand Israel. To do this, the Mossad had to go way back in its archive, before […]
