Not So Simple
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poliphilo He'd come to us because it was Purim and there were certain things he needed to do but couldn't do for himself because they would constitute work and he knew that Quakers were welcoming to all faiths and would understand and help him out. He'd have gone to a rabbi only he couldn't locate one in Eastbourne.
Heretofore I've only known liberal Jews. We had a long conversation.
He's a Zionist but not a Nationalist. If the Nationalists hadn't hijacked the state of Israel, he says, the Jews and the Palestinians would live in peace. He has served in the IDF and loves Israel but his heritage and sensibility are European (specifically German) and he finds Israelis "loud". He detests Netanyahu and thinks the current war is being waged- like the string of ones before it- simply because the constitution says a wartime Prime Minister can't be prosecuted for his (alleged) crimes. He lives in Manchester, supports Liverpool and is gay.....
Like everyone else who's not directly involved in the cockpit of the Middle East I've been tempted to simplify the issues. I reckon I know better than to do that now.....
Heretofore I've only known liberal Jews. We had a long conversation.
He's a Zionist but not a Nationalist. If the Nationalists hadn't hijacked the state of Israel, he says, the Jews and the Palestinians would live in peace. He has served in the IDF and loves Israel but his heritage and sensibility are European (specifically German) and he finds Israelis "loud". He detests Netanyahu and thinks the current war is being waged- like the string of ones before it- simply because the constitution says a wartime Prime Minister can't be prosecuted for his (alleged) crimes. He lives in Manchester, supports Liverpool and is gay.....
Like everyone else who's not directly involved in the cockpit of the Middle East I've been tempted to simplify the issues. I reckon I know better than to do that now.....
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Date: 2026-03-06 02:50 pm (UTC)Zionism without Nationalism it’s like Hitler’s national-socialism is just Stalin’s socialism?
In this case Zionism just is national-capitalism!