Ratna's Review on Israel, Zionism and Peace

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Post details: Why I am Defending Zionism

2005-05-09

Permalink 21:42:02, by ratna Email , 831 words, 333 views   English (EU)
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Why I am Defending Zionism

"Why defend Zionism? Zionism, as a historical movement, has fulfilled its mission by the creation of Israel. If you want to promote peace, isn't it more important to defend the right of the Palestinians to statehood? Israel is all powerful, whereas the Palestinians have nothing. Isn't Zionism moreover responsible for the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians? So why defend Zionism?"

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Comment from: Andre [Visitor]
Well put. There is a question of why this double standard exists both in the minds of some and in the actions of nations (e.g. UN resoltuions)... but that's antoher topic.
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