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https://mondoweiss.net/2019/11/even-bernie-cant-square-the-circle-of-progressive-zionism/ …His piece… is a paradigmatic example of the twisted logic underlying so-called "progressive Zionism", a position that attempts to "square the circle" with reasoning that descends into what I can only call intellectual and moral dishonesty.   One passage in particular stands out:   "We must also be honest about this: The founding of Israel is understood by another people in the land of Palestine as the cause of their painful displacement. And just as Palestinians should recognize the just claims of Israeli Jews, supporters of Israel must understand why Palestinians view Israel's creation as they do."…Bernie never tells us what he considers the "just claims of Israeli Jews" to be… if he did spell them out he'd have to face the incompatibility of his democratic socialism with his Zionism.  Does he mean their right to live in peace and sec...

https://www.pri.org/file/2019-11-22/end-two-state-solution   This week's announcement by the Trump administration on Israeli settlements in the West Bank raises serious questions around the idea that has underlined negotiation talks between Israelis and Palestinians for decades. Are both peoples capable of living peacefully together as citizens of one united country? The World's host Marco Werman speaks with a Palestinian and a settler living in the West Bank.   Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member