Einstein’s nightmare: the fascist politicians wielding power in Israel
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Richard Kuper
JVL Introduction
In 1948 Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt and others warned about a fascistic strand in Zionism, then on the margins of Israeli politics.
That strand, as Andrew Feinstein recounts here, is no longer on the margins. It is triumphant and has captured the Israeli government which includes fascists Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich among its chief ministers.
It is an abhorrent ethnonationalism with its idea of Jewish supremacy that is now drives the genocidal policies of Netanhyahu’s government.
RK
This article was originally published by Red Pepper on Fri 3 Nov 2023. Read the original here.
Einstein’s nightmare: the fascist politicians wielding power in Israel
Likud’s corrupt, ultra-nationalist chauvinists are driving genocide in Gaza – as anticipated by 1940s Jews horrified by contemporary events in Israel
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This explains so much the words resound “ Jewish Supremacy “ violent Zionism ……
It’s a horrific & frightening prediction by Hannah Arendt & Albert Einstein !
It’s the idea of Supremacy that is SO disturbing……
Hitlers idea of an Arian race pure white & blue eyed.
America’s KKK, South Africa’s Arpartheid!!!!!
Israel’s “right to defend supremacy?”
This article must be shared it’s important to show the collusion of Fascist & racist countries who planned annihilation despite the fact that horror was experienced by Jewish & black people & still it goes on with other chosen victims to hate!
It is totally understandable that all of us who watch the daily death and destruction rained upon Gaza and the total lack of humanity shown by Israel and all of its – mainly – Western supporters concentrate on demanding a cease fire now. However this should not prevent us from asking an even more important question. What is this fascist government’s end game? It is not the destruction of Hamas, It is not merely to terrorize and pulverise the Gazans. I believe it is to create a new Nakba with the aim of achieving the supreme Zionist aim of gaining the land without the people. Truly the Final Solution. A leaked 10-page document from the Israeli Ministry of Intelligence dated Oct. 13, 2023 recommends the forcible and permanent transfer of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million Palestinian residents to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
I implore everyone to read Chris Hedges’ article – and perhaps JVL would consider publishing it on the website.
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/israels-final-solution-for-the-palestinians
Suella Braverman, faithfully following the lead of Gvir and Smotrich, in effect declares and proscribes any notion of, let alone any action in support of ,universal human rights as anti-semitic. Such notions and actions are indeed opposed to the Jewish/Israeli chauvinism and supremacy which the three of them, and most of NATO, proudly proclaim and support. Gary Lineker’s point was and is well-founded.
I agree with Roshan. I think Israel, especially this government, wants Palestinians out of the country, out of it’s hair. Israel is and will always want to be a Jewish State, with Biblical boundaries, which is why in my opinion neither a One-State nor Two-State Solution will happen.
I couldn’t have put it better than Teresa Grover’s comments. The recent actions of Israel are really disturbing, they are acting like full blown Nazis and if that isn’t bad enough, they are getting support, including military hardware from the United States and the UK Governments, even Starmer and most of his supporting MPs are backing Israel. I keep reminding people that all this did not begin with the Hamas attack, Israel has carried on with the Nakba that started in 1948, it never stopped, Israel has been bulldozing their Farms and Villages, beating and even killing those that try to resist, they’ve stolen over 60% of the West Bank, building Settlements for Israelis, created the World’s Largest Concentration Camp in Gaza and have the gall to call the Palestinians,the aggressors, again repeated by the US and UK. I cannot see Israel stopping now until they have the whole of the Palestinian territory as their own.
Like all fascist adventures this will end in failure, after much loss of life, probably on both sides. The loss of the Bund movement does not prove the Zionist one correct. It is such a fragile strategy dependent on huge US subsidies while demographics turn against it both at home and in its biggest supporter.
Starmer has backed the wrong side. Yet again he shows his weakness as a politician backing himself into a corner he should never have gone near. Silly man.