[lbo-talk] article idea

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Thu Aug 18 10:15:29 PDT 2005


MG:
> ---------------------
> If by that you mean the end of an ethnic-based "Jewish" state in the
Middle
> East in favour of a single entity encompassing and guaranteeing equal
rights
> for all citizens presently living in Israel and the occupied territories,

How else?


> than I think you'd have to agree that, while it may be a position we both
> share, it is emphatically NOT the position of the broad left, and hasn't
> been since the end of WWII.

Unfortunately, universalism and internationalism are not the only thing on which the broad post WWII left have given up, socialism is another discarded concept.

I agree that the single state concept does not seem like a possibility in today's climate, but neither does socialism. But you must also agree that both make much more sense than their neo-liberal alternatives.

In any case, I already said too much on the subject. My feelings are mixed and the best way is to remain silent.

Wojtek



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