For decades I have highly appreciated the Lacanian linguist, philosopher and social analyst Jean-Claude Milner – even when (as is often the case) I don’t agree with him, I find his line of argumentation highly instructing and perspicuous.
How does this end? Israel is an explicitly ethno-nationalist state, and that fact puts them forever at odds with the non-jewish population within their borders. Either they win and kill or enslave the Palestinians (like the Germans wanted to do to the Slavs), or the Zionist project must fail.
So how does it fail? How do you bring down a nuclear-armed state without apocalyptic violence, especially when that state is (again, like Germany) so thoroughly drenched in the blood of innocents that the idea of facing up to the enormity of their crimes is absolutely unthinkable? We all know what would have happened if Hitler had been able to build nukes. Who can say what the Israeli nightmare state will do before the end?
I hope I'm being pessimistic here, but I can't see a way out of this except an Israeli victory (which won't solve anything in the long run) or a genuine world war.
Very well put! I always have to think back to your speech in Frankfurt. Also I believe the crisis in Gaza has shown how deeply disturbed todays left is and
What an insane identity crisis we face- a left unable to contextualise, a left unable to build bridges and a left that does not remember- the true enemy is the system and not a particular identity
Excellent historical analogy which provides clarity to the historical origins of Israel and the Zionist project backed by the West. The West’s response to this slaughter is given historical context through the role of messianic christian fundamentalism in the issue of Jerusalem apropos. Contextual historical discussions like this are sadly absent from the current discourse as the Western mainstream media attempt to frame the situation in terms Western imperialist dogma. The two State solution has always been Western hubris and the consequences of backing the Zionist project never more apparent. It was destined to reach critical mass at some point in history and here we are. Jews between assimilation and Zionism is a must read for anyone who seriously wants to attempt to understand this conflict.
How does this end? Israel is an explicitly ethno-nationalist state, and that fact puts them forever at odds with the non-jewish population within their borders. Either they win and kill or enslave the Palestinians (like the Germans wanted to do to the Slavs), or the Zionist project must fail.
So how does it fail? How do you bring down a nuclear-armed state without apocalyptic violence, especially when that state is (again, like Germany) so thoroughly drenched in the blood of innocents that the idea of facing up to the enormity of their crimes is absolutely unthinkable? We all know what would have happened if Hitler had been able to build nukes. Who can say what the Israeli nightmare state will do before the end?
I hope I'm being pessimistic here, but I can't see a way out of this except an Israeli victory (which won't solve anything in the long run) or a genuine world war.
Very well put! I always have to think back to your speech in Frankfurt. Also I believe the crisis in Gaza has shown how deeply disturbed todays left is and
What an insane identity crisis we face- a left unable to contextualise, a left unable to build bridges and a left that does not remember- the true enemy is the system and not a particular identity
Excellent historical analogy which provides clarity to the historical origins of Israel and the Zionist project backed by the West. The West’s response to this slaughter is given historical context through the role of messianic christian fundamentalism in the issue of Jerusalem apropos. Contextual historical discussions like this are sadly absent from the current discourse as the Western mainstream media attempt to frame the situation in terms Western imperialist dogma. The two State solution has always been Western hubris and the consequences of backing the Zionist project never more apparent. It was destined to reach critical mass at some point in history and here we are. Jews between assimilation and Zionism is a must read for anyone who seriously wants to attempt to understand this conflict.
Thank you for this 🍉
Well said. The last sentences are particularly poignant.