When “Zionism” Has Become a Curse Word in Philosophy Halls?
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.
How a people who gave the world ethics, justice and monotheism became “problematic” in Intro to Critical Theory.
What is actually left in the Israeli left today – besides the almost obsessive-hysterical-therapeutic desire to remove Benjamin Netanyahu from Balfour, from the Knesset, from history, and from their feed.
Yes, the destroyers and ruiners are among us — in faculty lounges, film festivals, and NGOs with suspiciously generous grants.
But they won’t win.
Because even if they hate themselves, we love this country enough for both of us.
Javier Millay is a phenomenon: a combination of a political comedian and a capitalist economist who believes in the ideology of personal freedom but is not ashamed to choose sides in the international arena. In an era when many leaders prefer to stand on the fence against anti-Semitism, Millay chose to climb the fence with an Israeli flag in one hand and a chainsaw in the other.
Thank you, Donald, for reminding us that Zionism is not an apology, and that it is possible to defend the country with a smile, with humor – and with a few good jabs at a system that prefers to get closer.
What have we learned? Forgetting is forbidden, trusting is forbidden, losing is impossible
Two years after 10/7, the clear lesson is that the Jewish people must not be confused: not to believe in any promise of “world peace”, not to forget the price of complacency, and not to assume that the Western world will protect us.
The lie of “Israeli apartheid” is not a mistake, but a strategy. It is designed not to fix Israel—but to destroy the idea of it.
And so we must not treat it with academic leniency or liberal humor. But we are allowed, and even desirable, to treat it with cynicism—and to expose its absurdity.
The Palestinian people may not be a people — but they are certainly a weapon of consciousness. One aimed at the heart of Zionism, armed with lies, heartwarming words, and the cooperation of the post-Western world.
If we don’t understand that the threat is not just missiles but also narratives — we will find ourselves apologizing for our existence. Again.
It’s not that they are heroes despite what they were taught. They are heroes because of what they were taught — love of country, tradition, responsibility, honor. Values that are considered social shame today in the West, here they are the entry ticket to life itself.
The Druze don’t need us to cheer them on Memorial Day or when a Druze officer falls in battle.
They need – like every citizen – to be treated with respect even when it’s unpleasant, even when there are no cameras, and even when there is a planning and building committee.