pickI expected more of a travel rather than a political book but perhaps it is impossible to write about Israel without focusing on politics. It‘s shocking how current To Jerusalem and back is: left wing antisemitism was the same 50 years ago, so was the accusation that Israelis are colonialists, also Israel was and still is held to a higher moral standard than any other country and no other nation‘s right to exist is questioned. The book is outdated
Anna40 because times have changed. Many of the people Bellow met during his Israel visit are no longer alive, there have been more wars, Rabin was assassinated, more peace talks and October 7. It is ok even hip and cool today to say F..k Israel. Where are we headed from here? Peace is the only solution but will it stop the hate? People are concerned about dead children but taking hostages and killing civilians in their sleep is ok? Because those crimes 6d
Anna40 are committed by freedom fighters? I don‘t know what will happen. But I don‘t think the hate and antisemitism will ever end, it will only get worse. 6d
shortsarahrose Yes, the murder of 1200 people and hostage-taking of 250 more by Hamas is wrong, but I don‘t understand how that justifies broad attacks on Gaza that have killed 50k people, the displacement of 1.9 million people (over 90% of the population), and now an ongoing blockade creating an entirely manmade famine. 6d
Anna40 @shortsarahrose I never said the killing is justified. You‘re putting words in my mouth I never wrote. I said peace is the only solution. And I will add here that do not understand how anyone can see Hamas as freedom fighters. 6d
shortsarahrose Fair enough. Perhaps I misunderstood, but the wording made it sound like the two were equivalent. I‘m just saying that they‘re not. 6d
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