In the forth and last part of this article, I
want to focus on the roots of modern Zionism as a secular movement with a
political orientation towards Palestine and also on the factors that
contributed to the success of the Zionist project. It is worth mentioning the
fact that ordinary Jews of European countries who had at first no intention to
emigrate to Israel did at the same time identify with the Zionist ideal.
Outside Europe, Israel became a common identity for all American Jewish groups.
Whether they were liberal or not, the Jews gave Israel a mythic quality, coming
from both ethnical identity and religion[1]. No matter how true or
wrong this position towards Israel was, it was strongly influenced by factors
such as the failure of Jewish efforts to become assimilated in Western
societies and the intensification of anti-Semitism in Europe.
For centuries,
Jews had been regarded as foreign bodies wherever they have been living. However, their
status was different from Western to Eastern Europe were the situation of the
Jewish population was getting worse day by day. We should also bear in mind the
impact of the Nazism in Germany and the Holocaust which is reminded even today
as one more reason for the Jews to have the right to their national homeland.
Still, I
strongly believe that the ones to pay for the Jewish struggles and sufferings
shouldn’t have been the Palestinians. This is just a proof that, unfortunately,
history hasn’t taught the Zionists anything, or if it did, they must have got
everything wrong.
Still, everything
relies on the way we learn to manage our actions, our fear or courage, our angriness
or the wish for power and command. The Arab-Israeli conflict has definitely
been a lesson, but still most of the ones involved fail to understand it. This
is actually the reason why I chose this question as the topic for my article. It
helped me go back to the seeds of the conflict and to prove how once again one made the games for everyone.
To sum up, I
reaffirm my belief that the Zionist claim to Palestine is not just invalid, but
also totally unfair for the natives of the land. Not only that Palestine wasn’t
an aim for the Zionist project from the start, but even when it became their
goal it was already a home for other people whose existence was completely
denied. Other arguments such as the historical background and demographic numbers
support my belief.
A very old
Arabic saying states: “I have three friends and three enemies. My friends are:
my friend, the friend of my friend and the enemy of my enemy. My enemies are:
my enemy, the friend of my enemy and the enemy of my friend.” I finish my article leaving on you to reflect on who are the friends and enemies of the Arabs.
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