My friend Saif Ammous had this response to Ralph Seliger’s faith that progressivism and Zionism are not mutually exclusive:
Jack is a British Christian who believes in the value of Christian peoplehood, culture and/or religion, as Ralph Seliger “believes in the value of Jewish peoplehood, culture and/or religion”. Jack comes to America with billions of dollars in order to bring about, in America, the same scenario that Ralph Seliger wants to see as a “solution” to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, with American Christians standing in for Israelis, and American non-Christians standing in for Palestinians. What would be Ralph Seliger’s reaction to Jack’s plan? Could it in any way be similar to the reaction of a Palestinian to American citizens telling him that they know that Zionism is the right solution for Palestine/Israel? And if he supported Jack’s Plan, would he still call himself a “Progressive”?
(I’ll certain post Ralph’s answer to this challenge, if he’s game…)
