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The Hollow Ethics of Israel's Liberals

Cook, Jonathan
http://dissidentvoice.org/2018/01/the-hollow-ethics-of-israels-liberals/#more-76222

Publisher:  Dissident Voice
Date Written:  27/01/2018
Year Published:  2018  
Resource Type:  Article

Although sympathetic to the plight of African immigrants, when it comes to the Palestinians most liberal Israelis sound little different from Netanyahu's supporters, both concerned with maintaining Israel as a fortress Jewish state.

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In short, both Israeli liberals and right-wingers are obsessed with demography – the numbers of Jews versus non-Jews – and with preserving Jewish privilege. Both are laying the groundwork for future outrages against Palestinians and for further incremental waves of ethnic cleansing.

But educated, liberal European Israelis – those who dominate academia and the professions now leading the revolt – can afford to salve their consciences over a population of Africans who will remain small and marginal. These refugees are unlikely to rise above sweeping the streets or cleaning dishes in restaurants in liberal Tel Aviv.

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