tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post3272776329179870547..comments2023-10-11T04:59:14.482-04:00Comments on Wide Asleep in America: The Thin Green Line:It's Not Just the Settlements (or the Occupation), Stupid!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-82850688885416565152010-09-14T13:04:01.867-04:002010-09-14T13:04:01.867-04:00How could Zionism be imagined if the connection be...How could Zionism be imagined if the connection between one being Jewish and living in the Land of Israel is, based not on the Bible but on books from other nations, testimonies, archaeological discoveries and the Koran itself, is 3000 years old, that Judaism has a majority of its commandments linked to the Land in one form or another (holidays, tithes, wedding customs, etc,), literature, YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-68551150173674582872010-09-14T07:50:37.203-04:002010-09-14T07:50:37.203-04:00Nima,
I think you're right that it's the ...Nima,<br /><br />I think you're right that it's the underlying philosophy of Zionism that is far more problematic than its manifestations in settlements, the wall, or anything else. <br />At the same time, I think that highlighting Zionism while not also drawing attention to the problems with all nationalisms is problematic. Any form of nationalism creates divisions between humans, and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057974512728720310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-21729397488631283822010-09-13T01:14:38.741-04:002010-09-13T01:14:38.741-04:00Mr. Medad,
The image of the Irgun propaganda post...Mr. Medad,<br /><br />The image of the Irgun propaganda poster (which was used in Europe to attract Zionist followers) at the top of my post is not meant to correspond directly to the quote next to it, though I do understand why you might think it should.<br /><br />To me, the poster encapsulates much of Zionism itself (thereby making it an effective piece of propaganda), from the "Eretz Nima Shirazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204184071613645335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091340695525848190.post-33009690996514630852010-09-12T01:37:55.089-04:002010-09-12T01:37:55.089-04:00You have an Irgun symbol next to Moshe Dayan's...You have an Irgun symbol next to Moshe Dayan's words at the beginning. He was not a member of the Irgun however. So why the symbol?YMedadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.com