Israel; blocking peace possibilities at every turn

JVL Introduction

Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Zionists is not a recent affair.  There was very early realisation that creating a Jewish state on land where others lived required the “removal” of the Arab and Christian Palestinians. For example, in 1940, Joseph Weitz, head of the Jewish National Fund’s development division, said: “It should be clear to us that there is no room in Palestine for these two peoples … not one village, not one tribe should be left.” “This was the ‘transfer’ to surrounding countries advocated by Ben-Gurion, the euphemism for what he knew could only be removal by force.” Further back, in 1905, Israel Zangwill had said  “We must be prepared either to drive out by the sword the tribes in possession”

This writer argues that the Zionists have never been committed to a genuine peace, despite pretending that this is their aim but claim that they have no partner for peace when it has been Israel that has occupied, failed to adhere to international law and is now continuing with a genocide, killing more than 1,000 since the so called ceasefire and being in full control of 63% of Gaza and expanding the illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.  Furthermore it has never agreed to return Palestinian land or honour the right to return for Palestinians.

This article was originally published by Palestine Chronicle on Fri 17 Jul 2026. Read the original here.