There's a supreme irony in Israel's current all-out war on BDS. A boycott played a critical part in one critical episode in modern Jewish history. In 1933, American Jewish leaders organized an international boycott of Germany. The campaign was extremely effective. Over five years, German trade declined dramatically and its economic recovery was … [Read more...]
Israel Privileges Jews, But Only the “Right” Jews
From the first moment Zionists discovered another people lived in Palestine, the Zionist movement has faced a fatal dilemma. Because Zionism declares that it is the national movement of self-determination of the Jewish people. There is no provision in Zionism for another people existing in the land of Israel. Thus, from its inception Zionism deprecated … [Read more...]
Poland’s Holocaust Denial
In an irony of ironies, Poland's legislature has crafted a sort of Holocaust denial law which is, in itself, a form of Holocaust denial. The law would threaten three years in prison for anyone who accuses either the Polish state or Polish nation of being responsible for the Holocaust. It would outlaw, in particular, the phrase "Polish death camps." It is … [Read more...]
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 countered that the comparison is indeed … [Read more...]
