Don’t forget that Israel creation is a colonial fact following WWII: the palestinians are not part of the Holocaust they don’t have to pay for Hitler terrible acts. If justice was the dominating word today (and we are far from that) the zionists would apologize today for the cration of israel and beg the palestinians to give them less thant 10% of actual Israel land to establish hotels and resorts for tourist jews comming from abroad to visit the holly land.
Put this hangry comment aside and see how the arrogance of zionist extremist has put Israel in the satuation that Apartheid militants put South Africa: the nuks, agressions agains neiboring states, repression against black citizen, western military and political supports but nothing prevented this ugly system to collapse.

What an important issue you raised. And important one.

Whenever someone accuses people who call Israel a ‘Pariah State’ of being ‘anti-semitic’ ‘pro-violence’ or ‘anti’ anything they are now, it is a good idea to have the plethora of quotes from main stream Jewish Israeli Politicians who have expressed direct concern about Israel becoming or being a “Pariah’ State. Yes, the ‘P’ word is indeed used, not implied.

Even Tzipi Livni, then Opposition Leader, was quoted in Haaretz (3 March 2010) as saying in a debate in the Knesset on “Israel under the Leadership of Netanyahu” as saying directly:-

“Since you took control, Israel has become a pariah country in the world.”

Any good browser search – including http://printfu.org for pdf documents – will allow someone to rebuff instantly that the use of the term ‘Pariah’is racist or whatever. Rather it should be seen as a deep caring word for a non-violent wake up to the leaders in Jewish Israel.

But this is not all, You would also be aware Alan of the increasing number of generally pro-Israeli writers in mainstream Newspapers and academic peer reviewed Journals who have also used the ‘P’ word vis a vis Israel’s leaders.

In 2010 Sasha Polakow-Suransky’s work ‘The Unspoken Alliance – Israel’s Secret Reltionship with Apartheid South Africa’ [Pantheon, NY] came out. The writer as many would also know is no blazing radical. He is deservedly a senior editor at ‘Foreign Affairs’ and has an impressive academic background.

What he writes – I have a copy – is vital to be aware of when wishes to factor in the way that Israel saw nothing wrong, for far too long that is, in close cooperation with the Apartheid Pariah State. This nexus is deeply depressing of course – but I mention it here as moving on from what Sasha writes, I feel reading this also provides some insight into Israeli Zionist views on what relevance a ‘Pariah’ name tag has in foreign relations.’

In an area of research into ‘Hasbara’ I am trying to academically collect and assimilate just how many times ‘Pariah’ allegations have been made within the Zionist establishment as well as by outside writers who are non-violent and otherwise sympathetic writers to Israel.

My preliminary conclusion: More and more are using the ‘Pariah’ epithet.

This said, where do your readers feel it will lead? In Apartheid South Africa it became eventually a prickly issue and term. I am still analysing Israeli reaction(s).

And working further on it.

Ivan Himmelhoch

What an interesting article with so much encouraging information. Good on Angela Merkel! I think the selling numbers in the Israeli peace camp proves that many Israeli Jews recognise that their country is already a pariah state. Perhaps as hard-core Zionists bow as we all must to old age and death the younger generation will ask more searching questions about Israel’s place in the scheme of things and show that Israel can only survive by bveing more honest and humane. I do live in hope. Joyce