Sheldon Richman shares some of the real history of the Zionist movement, described in his new book, Coming to Palestine.

Richman reminds us that this history started long before the Second

World War, and was originally not a refugee movement at all. It was

simply a project to try to get all Jews worldwide to reconstitute their

historical and biblical homeland in Palestine. Given that Jews all over

the world had already established homes in other countries for

generations, it’s understandable that most were reluctant to get on

board with such a radical scheme. After the Holocaust, however, views

began to change, both among Jews and non-Jews, who were understandably

sympathetic with the horrific genocide the Jews had gone through. This

support eventually led to the establishment of Israel, which allowed the

beginning of the long process of displacement, ethnic cleansing, and

occupation that the Israelis have perpetrated against the native

Palestinians, who, if anything, are actually the ones descended from the

ancient Israelites of the Bible, not these modern Israelis of mostly

European descent.

Discussed on the show:

“To Be or Not To Be a Jewish State: That Is the Question” (Antiwar.com Original)Balfour DeclarationZionism in the Age of the Dictators“Exodus (1960)” (IMDb)The Invention of the Jewish PeopleThe Forgotten Palestinians: A History of the Palestinians in Israel

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of Coming to Palestine and America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.

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