Fascism
Updated 2024-08-25
2023-12-04 Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt warn against fascism in Israel The letter below, published 75 years ago today in the New York Times, was prescient. Signed by Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt among others, it describes the emergence “in the newly created state of Israel” of “a political party closely akin in its organization, methods, political philosophy and social appeal to the Nazi and Fascist parties”.
It goes on to say: “It is in its actions that the terrorist party betrays its real character; from its past actions we can judge what it may be expected to do in the future.” It was led by Menachem Begin, who would go on to become Prime Minister of Israel from 1977-1983, presiding over the Sabra and Shatila massacre and beginning the slide to the right which culminated this year in the inclusion of open fascists, in driving seats, in Israel’s coalition government.
Back in 1948 these signatories were “urging all concerned not to support this latest manifestation of fascism”. Western leaders seem to have learnt nothing and understood nothing about fascism and the Holocaust. “Never again” has morphed into an injunction to turn a blind eye to the atrocities and genocide are now witnessing.
For Einstein’s letter: https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/albert-einstein-and-hannah-arendt-warn-against-fascism-in-israel/
To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Matteo Capasso, the Marie Curie Research Fellow at Columbia university and university of Venice Italy, Author of “Everyday politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya” and editor of Middle East Critique. His work focuses on the nature and impact of US-led imperialism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZDGvT04sNA
2023-11-14 ‘THE FEAR IS EVERYWHERE’: ISRAEL’S INTERNAL CRACKDOWN As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, the Netanyahu government turns to fascist repression against dissenters from within. Al Aqsa Flood and its consequences are shaking Israeli society from within. While Netanyahu’s government continues a brutal campaign of collective punishment against Gaza, some Israelis are questioning why their government is more committed to massacring Palestinians than effectively securing the swift release of hostages. As dissent spreads, the government is turning to fascist methods to repress those who speak out, effectively eliminating freedom of speech and arresting those who defy them. Israeli photojournalist Oren Ziv joins The Marc Steiner Show for a special discussion co-hosted with Israeli filmmaker Lia Tarachansky. https://therealnews.com/the-fear-is-everywhere-israels-internal-crackdown
2023-10-24 The war in Gaza and Israel’s descent into fascism | The Marc Steiner Show It’s been 17 days since the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood triggered Israel’s punishing bombardment of Gaza. Thousands are now dead in Gaza and Israel without a clear end in sight to the bloodshed. As the world looks on in horror, we must not forget the decades of history that have brought us here. Israel has held Gaza under siege for the past 17 years, sealing off 2 million people in an open-air prison. At the same time, Israel’s democratic institutions have eroded and mutated into a theocratic fascism. Israeli filmmaker Lia Tarachansky joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss this history and her recent article reflecting on the war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsFgr6EW-gQ
2022-12-11 Israel and the Rise of Jewish Fascism Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed coalition government of Jewish extremists, fanatic Zionists and religious bigots represents a seismic change in Israel, one that will exacerbate Israel’s pariah status, erode external support for Israel, fuel a third Palestinian uprising, or intifada, and create irreconcilable political divides within the Jewish state.
Israel long ago became an apartheid state. It directly controls through its illegal Jewish-only settlements, restricted military zones and army compounds, over 60 percent of the West Bank and has de facto control over the rest. There are 65 laws that directly or indirectly discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel and those living in the OPT. The old tropes are being replaced by screed-filled diatribes that paint Palestinians and Arabs (Muslim and Christian) as contaminants and an existential threat to Israel. This hate speech is accompanied by a vicious internal campaign to silence Jewish “traitors,” especially those who are liberal or left-wing and secular. https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/israel-and-the-rise-of-jewish-fascism
2022-11-04 Fascists in government won’t dent Western support for Israel The most disturbing outcome of Israel’s general election this week was not the fact that an openly fascist party won the third-biggest tally of seats, or that it is about to become the lynchpin of the next government. It is how little will change, in Israel or abroad, as a result.
Having Religious Zionism at the heart of government will alter the tone in which Israeli politics is conducted, making it even coarser, more thuggish and uncompromising. But it will make no difference to the ethnic supremacism that has driven Israeli policy for decades. https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/fascists-in-government-wont-dent
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