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I've always been opposed to th equation of Zionism with fascism. It always struck me as an example of the way a section of people on the left bandy terms about for effect rather than precision. But I think the particularly brutal murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir was the work of people who actually are fascists. There is a section of the settler population on the West Bank, and their supporters within the Israeli state, who really are fascists. It's interesting that this murder has led to a wider questioning of the Zionist state itself among Jewish Israelis. Louis posted a link to an article in Haaretz, but it's paywalled, I wonder if anyone has access to the text itself: http://www.haaretz.com/cmlink/2.576/opinion/.premium-1.603232 I agree with Gary about oppositionists in Israel still dreaming of an acceptable Zionism, but at least there is a wider questioning. It is up to the forces of liberation within Palestine (ie Israel and the occupied territories), supported by our solidarity, to get across the message that *this is Zionism*. That this murder is not some bizarre anomaly, but is *the perfectly logical consequence of Zionism*. Phil ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
