Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Yes, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)....al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, etc. I'm not talking the people in general, but their totalitarian leadership as they call all the shots. These elites in charge do not share our liberal/progressive values. In fact, they don't share even one progressive value with liberals and progressives. They work to destroy all that, as Arab liberals living in those nations will attest to. Arab liberals live in constant fear. I'll remind you that one of the first things the Ayatollah of Iran did in 1979 was hang and execute western left-wingers, liberals, and progressives who worked with his crew to overthrow the shah.
Think on that.
To make it simple, western progressives and liberals basically believe that 2 nations living in true peace with each other is a win-win situation for both nations. The Taliban, Syria, etc.. do not believe in win-win scenarios. They are all zero sum. Either one nation wins or loses. That's it. A win-win for both is anathema.
There's nothing Israel can do currently to make peace with their neighbors. Israel's very existence is a big, fat FAIL in their opinion. An absolute embarrassment that can only be fixed by utterly destroying Israel. Total victory. And back to 75 years ago for Jews when they were helpless, powerless, and hunted.