Coyote, Victory67,
et al,
Being "wrong" is all a part of the human experience.
Respectfully, R - how then do you analyze the fact that the Israeli's (or pro-Israelis) refuse to see any wrong done on their side in the rise of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? How do you explain the fact that they and their supporters are constantly painting themselves as victims?
I'm thinking your analysis might be a bit one-sided here.
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Clearly, there is - associated with the Israeli, an entire list of events where their decisions were "wrong." I, least of all, would never claim that in every calamity or serious event, in the sorted history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, would claim that Israel was entirely right, or in the right, or even holding the moral high ground.
(That would be a foolish position to hold.)
Rarely do you find that the Israeli, themselves, claim to be the victim. On the contrary, they overreact to assure that they are not the victim. It is the consensus of the Western World that they were, for centuries, the victim and required special attention, much like an endangered species, to insure that they have a habitat (Jewish National Home) for their preservation.
But to suggest that they were always in the right, is something that we cannot say. The best we could say, is that they have been, until the last decades of the 20th Century, less wrong.
Meanwhile anyone who criticizes Israel or the settlements is called a "Nazi anti-Semite".
Anyone who accuses the Israelis of racist actions is called a "Nazi anti-Semite".
Looks like Zionists are the narcissists who think they can do no wrong.
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Certainly, it is fair to criticize the Israel with fear of being called a "Nazi anti-Semite." But it is totally unfair, and incorrect to attempt to exaggerate some of the Israeli reactions as "apartheid, racist, and genocidal." Clearly, if these labels were true, then the total complexion of the region, including the domestic interior of Israel itself, would be much different. The ground truth tells you this; to the point it might be considered self-evident.
Like all cultures, Israel being no exception, there are differing factions within it. To be a Zionism is about a cause
(that supports the creation of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the Land of Israel). Most Zionist are Israeli; but, most Israelis are not Zionists. Whoever, not all Zionists are either Israeli or Jewish. Depending on the definition of "Israel," I might be considered a non-Jewish Zionist.
(However, I can tell you that it get you no points with the Israelis for supporting their cause. They have a tendency to look down upon Americans such as I.)
But still, it would be a mistake to think that "apartheid, racism and genocide" are a part of the Israeli agenda. If it had been, there would not be so many as 5M refugees wanting the right of return. It would have been a much smaller number. Instead, the number grows daily.
Most Respectfully,
R
