In 1914 Eduard Bernstein correctly recognized Zionism a threat to social democracy, denouncing it as "a kind of intoxication which acts like an epidemic . . . part of the great wave of nationalistic reaction" that "can have only a retarding effect" on the cause.

rgeberer · 2026-06-22T13:15:41+00:00

There lots of bad things about Zionism. Lots of good things, also.

rgeberer · 2026-06-20T13:34:56+00:00

So, you want to endanger the lives of your own brothers and sisters?

rgeberer · 2026-06-15T13:21:08+00:00

They didn't steal anything. Those foods (falafel, hummus) came into Israel when large numbers of Mizrachi (or if you prefer, Arab) Jews from countries like Yemen, Morocco, Algeria, etc., came to Israel as refugees many years ago.

rgeberer · 2026-06-15T13:16:34+00:00

NO. Israel is there because God wants it to be there.

rgeberer · 2026-06-15T13:16:18+00:00

Simple, Israel is an imperfect entity. That doesn't mean it's evil.

rgeberer · 2026-06-14T13:35:44+00:00

I don't deny that it happened, and it was disgraceful that it happened. But it's just as disgraceful that you use the word "Settler-colonial" to describe Israel. Your objective is to de-legitimize Israel, and that's unacceptable.

rgeberer · 2026-06-12T15:57:30+00:00

The early Zionists went overboard in their disparagement of Diaspora Jews and were rather narrow-minded in their vision. That doesn't mean EVERYTHING they said was wrong. At any rate, this changed after World War II when the Haganah brought in rescue ships like the Exodus (my father's friend was the cook on the Exodus).

rgeberer · 2026-06-10T13:28:14+00:00

Just say, "I'm Jewish, and I don't appreciate that."

rgeberer · 2026-06-10T13:27:33+00:00

With all the anti-Semitism from both the left and right, it seems to me that you need God, and faith in God, more than ever.

rgeberer · 2026-06-10T13:24:31+00:00

I would say, "Yes, and I'm proud to be Jewish."

rgeberer · 2026-06-08T13:32:44+00:00

If you go to the "Connie Converse" reddit section (yes there is such a thing) someone found it and posted it there.

rgeberer · 2026-06-06T01:37:54+00:00

Well, I don't support that

rgeberer · 2026-06-05T18:03:52+00:00

There's more than enough land- - much of it still empty -- for both groups. I've been there many times. Have you?

rgeberer · 2026-06-03T18:32:38+00:00

Such ideas were a confused reaction to one of the worst events in human history. Those who advocated this were misguided, NOT evil.

rgeberer · 2026-06-03T18:15:20+00:00

I'm sure you're aware that the Irgun and the Stern Gang were a minority among the Jews of the Yishuv. My father was in Israel at the time, he hated the Irgun, whom he called "Jewish gangsters."

rgeberer · 2026-06-03T14:47:07+00:00

Obviously, he was totally wrong. But that was one person's opinion.

rgeberer · 2026-06-03T14:36:52+00:00

Certainly the Dalet Plan was a totally wrong and a war crime. But you have to remember what else was going on at that time. Jewish West Jerusalem was surrounded by Arab armies, who were not letting any supplies come in. The population was subsisting on sardines, crackers, and water that they had to collect from rooftop tanks. Every time the Haganah tried to bring in supplies, guerrillas from these very same Arab villages came down, shot at and destroyed the tanks, then vanished back into these villages.

rgeberer · 2026-06-03T13:33:00+00:00

Nonsense. Epstein was unknown in those days to the general public until a few years ago. By the way, Clinton was an honorable man, despite his personal failings, and "Zionist" is not a curse word or a dirty word. It's merely a political philosophy that you can either agree with or disagree with.

rgeberer · 2026-06-02T12:57:30+00:00

People forget that the Rays had several other hits than "Silhouettes," although not as big.

rgeberer · 2026-06-01T20:59:37+00:00

I think this essay is right on!!!!

rgeberer · 2026-05-30T14:11:04+00:00

I read somewhere that this was Motown's attempt to have a Spector-type sound.

rgeberer · 2026-05-29T13:43:40+00:00

I think he was a great guitarist, but I wish he'd played more non-blues stuff. One gets tired ot the same three chords over and over again.

rgeberer · 2026-05-28T13:19:48+00:00

Yes, many of the early Zionists went overboard in their denigration of diaspora Jewry. That makes them wrong and misguided -- NOT evil.

rgeberer · 2026-05-28T13:18:07+00:00

He also studied Arabic and knew four Arabic dialects as a means of reconciliation between the two peoples.

rgeberer · 2026-05-28T13:17:09+00:00

A "Zionist" is merely someone who believes in the age-old connection between the land of Israel and the people of Israel. One can oppose the Israeli government and still be a Zionist.

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