I’m not getting into a slagging match over your offensive remarks about my Jewish identity - you have no right to question me about that or gaslight me because you disagree with my opinions. If you can’t see that posting remarks designed to ’cancel’ someone’s Jewishness is antisemitic, I can’t help you. I will disclose to you however, that my Grandfather was in Auschwitz, my Grandmother bribed a load of soldiers with her jewellery to get him out and my father was evacuated from Vienna in 1939 to live in Wales. Our family name was changed to avoid racist attacks. I have an Uncle and cousin living in Israel and a whole lot of Jewish relatives in the States - some of whom support Netanyahu and are deeply Zionist in their beliefs. However, some great Jewish thinkers (like Gideon Levy) believe that standing up for the rights of Palestinians or calling an end to the war is not contrary to being Jewish - as do I.
This article demonstrates this point well I think
Meet the European Jews standing against Israel's war with Hamas
Having suffered throughout history, Jewish peace activists told Euronews Jews should identify with the oppressed and defend their rights - "whoever that oppressor may be."www.euronews.com
As for your checkered history of the Palestinian question, most people accept the United Nations version of events as do I (which are clearly laid out in the link below)
Note - Ben-Gurion only saw the Petition Plan as a stepping stone to annex the entire Palestinian territy into Israel - that theme has passed down through Religious Zionist politics in Israel since 1948 and is what we are seeing being played out today in Netanyahu’s government. Also note, the first Arab/Israel war was not Arabs invading the State of Israel but took place over non-designated Jewish territory in Palestine.
To quote @Harry Wilson's tackle, I salute your indefatigability
AOL has his truth and he's not going to budge.