Question:
-are you denying the age-old dream of the Jewish people to return to their homeland? Are you denying that the Jews returning to the Holy Land is in fact a part of Judaism?
What do you think "Next year in Jerusalem" means?
Yes, I am denying it as a right.
No standing in law. I reject religious canon as a basis for brutal settler colonialism, as I equally rejected the rights claimed by ISIS to reestablish the Caliphate. Same deal, no diff at all. Unless, of course, you backdoor the Jewish faith as having a divine basis, which is entirely unacceptable. If we allow that, we must give credence to all divine claims, including my greater claim saying that I got a mental telegram from Gawd Almighty five seconds ago that it's all mine for the taking.
Better the rule of law.
As for the aspiration of returning, one can imagine
many ways to accomplish that, including the peaceful coexistence that was the case prior to the Mandate. Most importantly, an examination of the beliefs and statements of the Zionist movement prior to and following the establishment of the Jewish state clearly indicated its brutal, colonial
irreligious nature. Here, a nice video full of
facts and historical quotes regarding the same.
The indigenous Semitic people of Palestine do descend from the Canaanite inhabitants of long ago, who mostly converted to Christianity and Islam. No record of a mass exodus after the destruction of the temple; rather, of preexisting Jewish communities around the Mediterranean, Sephardi Jews most likely being the most representative.
The last time all three faiths were coexisting peacefully was in Toledo and further south in old Andalus, the Mozarabe culture well known for its vibrant culture and creativity. Then came the crusading reconquest, and that was lost, too.
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