Condemning Zionism and the Zionist regime's crimes against humanity, as the author of this piece does, is the best way to fight anti-Semitism. Respecting and agreeing with Mr. Rosenthal's views expressed here, I have to differ when it comes to any suggestion that there is any way out of the Palestine/Israel crisis through the Democratic Party. Or any other global issues that are a product of the so-called free market. R. Mellor FFWP Admin
Robert Rosenthal ·
Zionists often say to Israel’s Jewish critics, “Come to Israel and see it for yourself.” Unless they expect Jews to book a Birthright-style propaganda tour for older folks, that advice makes no sense.
When Jews visit towns like Bethlehem, now walled off by Israel, and see the humiliating checkpoints, and speak with the wonderful Palestinian people struggling under martial law, many are appalled.
It’s often been said that if you want to see the ugliness of Israeli apartheid up close, go to Hebron. One of the most talked-about sites there is Shuhada Street. Palestinians who live along it are barred from driving on the main road and, in many stretches, forbidden even to walk down it, while Israeli settlers and tourists are free to stroll and drive wherever they like.
IOF soldiers and concrete barriers enforce what Israeli authorities call a “sterile” zone in the heart of a Palestinian city, where Palestinians who live along the route are barred from using much of the main street and are forced onto back alleys, rooftops, and dirt paths just to reach their own front doors.
For more on Israeli apartheid, see my post, “Denying Israeli Apartheid is Absurd,” in The Progressive Jew, and if it moves you, take a free subscription. Read in 78 countries, The Progressive Jew is for people of all faiths and people of none. The link is in comments.
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