Those who continue clinging to false hopes of a tangible Russian response to continued Israeli attacks against Syria are setting themselves up for a deep disappointment that might in turn make them susceptible to the kooky conspiracy theory that Russia “sold out to the Zionists” or whatever.
Sure, here's what I wrote on X, which I'll republish in full for everyone else's convenience:
I believe Israel was created illegitimately through “Weapons of Mass Migration” per the concept popularized by Ivy League scholar Kelly M. Greenhill.
That said, I also think it’s unrealistic to expect it to dissolve or radically reform, plus it’s immoral to punish the descendants of those who built it.
So my anti-Zionism is about the historical truth of Israel’s creation and pushing back against revisionist narratives as well as current aggression.
For instance, I’m totally against the unspoken notion of there being an ethno-religious hierarchy of victims in World War II.
As a Pole who’s done his historical research, I know for a fact that Poles were the first victims of Hitler’s genocidal policies, not Jews.
Jews were genocided too, that’s undeniable, but all victims are equal and none are exceptional, unlike what Zionists claim about their own identity group.
I’m also not one of those many who hide behind this term to launder anti-Semitism or lie that Israel will be destroyed tomorrow or whatever.
I’m very critical of Israel, but my criticisms are fair. I’m against anti-Semitism and all other forms of bigotry, but I don’t believe in crying wolf either.
I don't see how it's relevant to my analyses though. If you asked because you wondered why I don't condemn Israel in every one of my articles about it and/or get people's hopes up about Russia shooting down its jets, which is why a lot of people have asked me about this in the past, it's because those aren't constructive manifestations of anti-Zionism in my opinion.
The first is preaching to the choir and irrelevant when it comes to analysis and the second inadvertently cultivates unrealistically high expectations and inevitably lead to deep disappointment, which consequently makes people susceptible to toxic narratives from hostile sources.
You said on Twitter that you are an "anti-zionist". Can you clarify on what you meant by zionism and anti-zionism?
Sure, here's what I wrote on X, which I'll republish in full for everyone else's convenience:
I believe Israel was created illegitimately through “Weapons of Mass Migration” per the concept popularized by Ivy League scholar Kelly M. Greenhill.
That said, I also think it’s unrealistic to expect it to dissolve or radically reform, plus it’s immoral to punish the descendants of those who built it.
So my anti-Zionism is about the historical truth of Israel’s creation and pushing back against revisionist narratives as well as current aggression.
For instance, I’m totally against the unspoken notion of there being an ethno-religious hierarchy of victims in World War II.
As a Pole who’s done his historical research, I know for a fact that Poles were the first victims of Hitler’s genocidal policies, not Jews.
Jews were genocided too, that’s undeniable, but all victims are equal and none are exceptional, unlike what Zionists claim about their own identity group.
I’m also not one of those many who hide behind this term to launder anti-Semitism or lie that Israel will be destroyed tomorrow or whatever.
I’m very critical of Israel, but my criticisms are fair. I’m against anti-Semitism and all other forms of bigotry, but I don’t believe in crying wolf either.
https://twitter.com/AKorybko/status/1776693694558621774
I don't see how it's relevant to my analyses though. If you asked because you wondered why I don't condemn Israel in every one of my articles about it and/or get people's hopes up about Russia shooting down its jets, which is why a lot of people have asked me about this in the past, it's because those aren't constructive manifestations of anti-Zionism in my opinion.
The first is preaching to the choir and irrelevant when it comes to analysis and the second inadvertently cultivates unrealistically high expectations and inevitably lead to deep disappointment, which consequently makes people susceptible to toxic narratives from hostile sources.
Excelent analysis. Very true. Specially considering its jewish population in Israel and in Russia itself. One must be pragmatical too.