georgephillip
Diamond Member
Two core questions that need to be answered: what kind of state is Israel and "who are the Palestinians that state is in conflict with?"
The CounterPunch POV:
"Israel was established to be a Jewish state. Its institutions have always been shaped and constrained so as to ensure the continued existence of a Jewish majority and character.
"Passing a test of Jewishness entitles someone to Israeli citizenship regardless of where in the world she lives.
"Furthermore, her citizenship comes with a bundle of political, social and economic rights which are preferential to that of citizens who do not qualify as Jewish.
"This inbuilt discriminatory premise highlights the apartheid nature of the state. But apartheid is not an accidental feature of Israel. Its very creation involved immense injustice and suffering."
Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
The CounterPunch POV:
"Israel was established to be a Jewish state. Its institutions have always been shaped and constrained so as to ensure the continued existence of a Jewish majority and character.
"Passing a test of Jewishness entitles someone to Israeli citizenship regardless of where in the world she lives.
"Furthermore, her citizenship comes with a bundle of political, social and economic rights which are preferential to that of citizens who do not qualify as Jewish.
"This inbuilt discriminatory premise highlights the apartheid nature of the state. But apartheid is not an accidental feature of Israel. Its very creation involved immense injustice and suffering."
Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names