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| A Palestinian fiction |
| 2016-07-30 |
| The idea behind the new bill allowing for the expulsion of a member of Knesset from the parliament is to limit an MK’s public expressions of identification with Palestinian nationalism and its violent manifestations. But the bill also raises a more basic question: Is Palestinian nationalism real or is it a fiction whose sole aim is to wipe us off the face of the Earth? The fact that the question affects us directly requires that we examine it closely. The fundamental aspiration, the ultimate dream, of every national movement is a state of its own. A little bigger, a little smaller ‐ it doesn’t matter, just as long as it’s their own independent state. By definition, the purpose of a national movement is to work to realize that dream. A quick review of Palestinian activities over the past hundred years reveals no evidence of any efforts of that sort. In Zionism’s early decades, there was no such thing as a Palestinian nation. At most, the Palestinians were a vestige of some pan-Arab nation, which also turned out to be an oriental fairy tale (pan-Arabism breathed its last with the death of Nasser). Yet "Palestinian Aspirations" enjoy widespread, not to say universal, support. Including from people who honestly believe themselves to be philosemites and friends of Israel. I wonder why? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 They have a welfare state. A real state would at some point turn off the money flow, which is why they no real interest in getting one. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2016-07-30 20:10 |