The Hamas attack on October 7th released a sigh of relief from the political right in Israel: the Arabs are finally coming to their senses and doing what is necessary; Finally they push us into a corner again so that we have no choice but to pull out our claws and coalesce around our good old Judaism again; So that we have no choice again and we will be forced to continue a little bit longer the temporary emergency situation of a Jewish state.
In order for Israel to be able to continue telling itself and the world the lie of the legitimacy of the Jewish state, Israel must be in a constant state of emergency, for several reasons. First of all, because an emergency situation naturally traps us around the familiar and the well-known. And the well-known is `the home of the Jewish people'; Second, because in an emergency situation there is no time for long-term and complex strategic considerations, which may possibly challenge the known and the familiar; And thirdly, because it sharpens the illusion planted in us from the dawn of time that a Jewish state is the solution to the constant threat to the Jews. Fact: They continue to attack us.
Which of course leads to the exact opposite conclusion: if Zionism needs a constant threat in order to justify itself, then it suddenly becomes a threat instead of a defense to the Jewish people. Indeed, over the years, Zionism turned Israel into the largest concentration camp for Jews ever, just because of the compulsive need to prove to everyone that we are a persecuted people, no matter what.
Also an increasingly serious, inferior and desperate situation of the State of Israel, without war, serves the right. Because, again, it traps people around fundamental nationalist conventions; This creates an anti-intellectual climate that prevents criticism of these conventions; And it creates a situation where people have very little to lose if that situation continues, compared to situations of rash and prosperity. Therefore, it is no wonder that the angels-of-death of the right such as Smotrich and Ben-Gvir deliberately degrade personal and national security; Deliberately degrade the administrative and enforcement authorities; Pushing for eternal wars; and deliberately deteriorate the economy and welfare in Israel. The public sees this and says: there is no choice, we are in an emergency and therefore we need a national emergency government, we need Ben Gabir in power; The public sees this and says: there is no choice, we have to unite. And there is still only one thing around which it is possible to unite in today's Israel: around the story of the infrastructure of Zionism.
And why would the right want to perpetuate Zionism in the first place? Because it is she who gives him and the Jews the authority and control over the country; Without it, it would lose that authority. And which dictator would willingly give up his authority? There was, by the way, such a dictator who agreed to a referendum on the question of continuing his rule, and lost. It was Augusto Pinochet in Chile. But where are they and where are we? They are a banana republic, and we are the crown of creation. Somehow, we commit as many crimes as the others, if not more, but continue to be pure and conscientious in our own eyes. In any case, we see that the real fundamental reason for the continuation of Zionism is also invalid and indefensible.
Zionism means a Jewish state, and it has necessary and unnecessary features. A religious state and inequality are necessary features of Zionism, while secularism, liberalism and democracy are not necessary features. Many liberal secularists identify with Zionism because of its unnecessary features, and as a result work against themselves and in favor of the right-wing camp. Because in practice, those who support Zionism necessarily also support its necessary features.
Yes, the rightists are the real Zionists and the real Jews, and they play on a sport-field empty of opponents. Because the opposite camp of the rightists has not yet educated to understand who and what the enemies are. The right, the Zionism and the Judaism are the enemies. They have to be shunned, they have to be fought and they have to be eradicated in order to have a state here.
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