IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Fighting Zionism and anti-semitism

Socialist Challenge No. 101, 21 June 1979 · p. 14 of the scan · 444 words

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I FOUND Steve Cohen's article on. the links between anti-semitism and immigration controls (7 June) really interesting. But the lesson drew regarding the links fighting• Llorism and anti-semitism cown.

Why should every anti-semítism? This might have been the case atter 1945, but it's not now. We shouldn't base our opposition to Israel and Zionism on the grounds Zal-sorulsal Zionism, by its yery nature, was and is a colonial project. This meant that the Israeli state could only be established Zionism because we support the rights of the victims of colonialism. This we should support the rights of the Paletinian Arabs to return to their homeland (regardless of the fact that this may mean the destruction of the Israeli state).

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