South Africa is an example where apartheid was replaced by a formally democratic state. Unfortunately South Africa remains capitalist and economically extremely unequal.
At present the Israeli ruling class rejects such an outcome. But if the US government, under pressure from the mass protest movement, were to change its policy, it might be possible. The US would need to apply serious pressure on the Israeli government (including cutting arms supplies) to force it to change its position and seek a deal with a section of the Palestinian leadership, leading to a single state with formally equal rights for Jews and Palestinians. Such a South African-style agreement would be far from ideal. But it would be better than the current situation. Of course it would be better if a significant section of the Israeli Jewish working class broke with Zionism and joined with the Palestinians in a revolutionary challenge to the Israeli state. But I don't see any sign of this at present. Chris Slee -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30050): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30050 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105672267/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
