Liberal Zionists bemoan both ultra-nationalist extremists and pro-Palestine activists, but Israel’s latest elections show how they ultimately come to the defense of apartheid every time.
Israeli election season has been dominated by Zionist debate over October 7, but this debate has not included discussion of ending the Gaza genocide because no one in Israeli society wants this to happen.
The Supreme Court’s decision to force Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh out of the upcoming Israeli elections is the latest sign that there is no place for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the ‘Jewish and democratic’ state.
At the end of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unhinged rant at the UN, he recited a seemingly obscure Bible verse. But it’s actually a dog whistle for genocide.
The judge who sentenced Elor Azaria, the soldier who shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif in 2016 as he lay unconscious on the ground, called him a “normal” person, because Azaria’s genocidal views were never an aberration in Israeli society.
Naama Lazimi is being hailed as the Israeli left’s rising star. But when she isn’t busy making excuses for the genocidal turn in Israeli society and politics, she’s advocating for a return to good old-fashioned apartheid.
Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire across the Israeli political spectrum for allowing the U.S. to reach a deal with Iran. “The state of Israel won the battle,” said Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid, but “Netanyahu lost the war.”
After passing two death penalty laws in six weeks, Israel is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to try to execute Palestinians on live TV. Unanimous support for the laws shows that Israeli society can unite around “death to Palestinians.”
Itamar Ben-Gvir has been attacked across Israeli politics for a cruel video showing him mocking flotilla activists as they were being abused by officers. His offense was not his fascist celebration, but rather showing the true face of Israel.
Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid’s joint effort to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu aims to appeal to those upset by Israel’s growing pariah status, but their campaign merely puts a ‘liberal’ veneer on the same Israeli apartheid.