Zionism

Source: www.ynetnews.com --- 9 days ago
If Israel is not Zionist, it won’t be Jewish; if it’s not Jewish it won’t be democratic ...

Source: forum.tayyar.org --- 31 days ago
Many fondamental issues keep recuring in any debate involving the israelo-palestinian conflict... These occur in bits and pieces here and there, and are rarely discussed indepandantly but rather in association with other events, topics, context, ect. So I'm creating this thread to concentrate some of those core issues... I will choose only issues related to fondamentals (historic, idelogical, social, religious, ect.) of Zionism and Israel, mainly stretching from the end of the 19th century up to the actual creation of Israel in 1948. All contemporary issues and event post-1948 are already well discussed in other topics... I want here to focus on an understanding of things that are past, to understand the present... - What is Zionism? What context (political, social, ideological, ect.) allowed for the emergence of such a movement? What are the differents conceptions of Zionism? (secular, religious, messianique, ect.) -What other alternative to the zionist movement did the jews have? What solution did the jews have, other than the creation of their own state, to gain safety, considering the centuries of more or less persistant persecution that was directed towards them. On a side (religious) note, are the jews an ethnicly/culturally united people, recognizable as such? - In line with that, what was the role of the international community in the creation of Israel? Was it a matter of guilt, from the part of europeen country which saw the ...

Source: www.shoutwire.com --- 35 days ago
Jewish Rabbis united with Muslims against Zionist racism! ...

Source: www.scam.com --- 35 days ago
Forum: Political Chat Posted By: galaxy Post Time: 07-15-2008 at 11:18 PM ...

Source: www.scam.com --- 33 days ago
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/nov/29/commen... ...

Source: www.nysun.com --- 32 days ago
MADRID — The Saudi king's talk of tolerance and moderation notwithstanding, the Jewish state is proving to be a divisive issue at the religious conference that the Saudi monarch has convened here. The conference, the theme of which is interfaith dialogue, is an effort by the Saudi monarch to foster more cordial relations between imams in his country and Christian and Jewish religious leaders in the West. The conference is also drawing notice because Abdullah, whose kingdom includes the sites of... ...

Source: www.buzzflash.net --- 13 days ago
As I never tire of writing and saying, commentators should stop equating Zionism with Judaism. The difference between the two, why they are total opposites, is THE key to understanding who must do what and why for justice and peace in the Middle East. For those who are not familiar with the matter, I must add that I am, of course, aware that there are two kinds of Zionism - one purely spiritual, the other political. In the sense that religious Jews look to Jerusalem as their spiritual home, it can be said that all religious Jews are spiritual Zionists. The Zionism that should not be equated with Judaism is political Zionism. And why is not all that complicated. Judaism is the religion of Jews, not “the” Jews because not all Jews are religious. Like Christianity and Islam, Judaism has at its core a set or moral values and ethical principles. Political Zionism is a sectarian, colonial ideology which created in the Arab heartland, mainly by terrorism and ethnic cleansing, a state for some Jews. Simply put, political Zionism made a mockey of, and has contempt for, Judaism’s moral values and ethical prnciples.   ...

Source: books.scoop.co.nz --- 23 days ago
A Just Zionism: On the Morality of the Jewish State by Chaim Gans Oxford University Press. Reviewed by JEREMIAH HABER I have in my hands — well, next to my computer — not only one of the most interesting books ever written about the morality of political Zionism (and the morality of Israel’s policies), but one of [...] ...

Source: www.israelenews.com --- 26 days ago
One of the (very) many organizations and groups who are extremely active in attacking the issue of Israel's right - and that of the Jews world-wide - to establish residency, as revenants, in their historic homeland, is the Foundation for Middle East ... ...

Source: blog.vdare.com --- 23 days ago
There are many reasons to be fascinated by Philip Weiss‘ TAC account of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s recent annual conference. But one of them is this: [T]he AIPAC’ers didn’t come for selfish reasons. They are devoutly concerned with the lives of people they don’t know, very far away. Yes, people with whom they feel [...] ...

Source: www.worldpress.org --- 28 days ago
Hart's fascinating, at times shocking, tale of his experiences and conversations with top Middle East leaders provides historical context and offers an alternative to the conventional peace process. ...

Source: www.indybay.org --- 17 days ago
Panel on International Resistance to Zionism ...

Source: zealfortruth.org --- 13 days ago
Zionist tendencies among American Christians have become ever apparent. Many times we hear the term Judeo-Christian, signifying an historical and theological link between the Hebrew people and Christians. It is obvious that a link exist. Most Christians understand that the Hebrew people were the chosen people of God, through whom the scriptures and messianic prophecies [...] ...

Source: www.globalvoicesonline.org --- 12 days ago
“The first time I met and listened to a zionist, I cannot tell you how suspicious I was of every word he said. Many ideas crossed my mind when I heard him speak […] It took me almost a year to overcome my suspicion,” writes Worried Lebanese about understanding but not necessarily approving of [...] ...

Source: www.indybay.org --- 5 days ago
As part of a week of international conference of Anti-Zionist Jews Organized by the IJSN, Reuven Abarjel, a Mizrahi Anti-Zionist Jew, visited the Bay-Area. Reoven is one of the founders of the Israeli Black Panthers, an anti-Zionist, and a social activist. Abarjel participated in several meetings and panels and spoke about Zionism, racism, and colonialism and ways to resist them. Abarjel also discussed the oppression of Mizrahim in Israel and his vision of a united struggle against Zionism and Colonialism composed of Mizrahim and Palestinians and the need to educate the next generation of youth in Israel to become active in global solidarity work. ...

Source: alpha.newmatilda.com --- 9 days ago
Israel is currently in political limbo. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s leadership of the Jewish state is nearly over due to his refusal to nominate for the upcoming Kadima primaries and rivals are positioning themselves for the poisoned chalice. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz, former Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak and former leader Benyamin Netanyahu are all possible candidates. read more ...

Source: www.indybay.org --- 48 days ago
Radical writer Mike Marqusee talks to Scottish-Lebanese founder of AK Press Ramsey Kanaan about Zionism and resistance to it. ...

Source: www.israelenews.com --- 50 days ago
At the age of 14 my family moved from a very Jewish neighborhood in Long Island, NY to a very non-Jewish neighborhood. The percentage of Jewish students in my schools decreased from around 80% to around 5%. It was quite a dramatic change. As mino ... ...