Why such a fuss about the Green Party in the UK adopting a resolution that Zionism is racism?
At the highest level, in 1975, the UN adopted Resolution 3379, which sensibly determined “that Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination” with a resounding majority – 72 nations in favor, 35 against, and 32 abstentions. That was the world’s opinion. And the drive behind it was “the elimination of colonialism and neo-colonialism, foreign occupation, Zionism, apartheid and racial discrimination in all its forms”.
At the highest level again, in 1991, the UN did an about-face by revoking 3379 and adopting Resolution 46/86 with an even larger majority – 111 in favor, 25 against, and 13 abstentions. And who was behind that reversal? None other than the US.
President George HW Bush himself introduced the wrecking motion, saying that the Zionism-is-racism resolution (3379) mocked the principles on which the United Nations was founded. https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/
The “member of good standing” he referred to had been trashing UN principles and failing to honor its pledges under the UN Charter for decades. And nobody has done more than the US itself, in lockstep with bosom-buddy Israel, to mock the principles on which the UN was founded.
The UK, like the rest of pseudo-Christendom, yielded to pressure and supported America’s effort to appease its Zionist chums. Thirty-five years later, the Zionists in our midst are beginning to feel the heat from us ordinary citizens. The supine and unprincipled UN is in disarray. Even if they get their act together, it’s almost too late to save the Palestinians. And probably too late to avoid lasting damage to ourselves.
To see what an intolerable racist sin Zionism is, Bush only had to read Plan Dalet.
Zack Polanski, leader of the Greens in the UK, is criticized for not supporting his party’s conference motion. Reason? It also “supports the establishment of a single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine”. That, of course, is a different question entirely. Lumping them together in the same motion was unwise and didn’t suit everyone, including Zack.
The two-states idea has been dead for 20 years after the West allowed Israel to create ‘facts on the ground’ that would make it impossible. Nobody has been able to adequately describe what the two states would look like or how it would work. Equally, it is difficult to imagine the Palestinians living in harmony in a single or unitary state with an alien people that have terrorized them for nearly 8 decades and now relentlessly genocided them, destroying much of their homeland and heritage. How would that look? How would it feel? How could it possibly work? What chance of lasting happiness and security?
The Israelis aren’t about to turn nice anytime soon. Their vicious inhumanity is so deeply ingrained.
International law must determine, once and for all, the borders of Palestine and Israel and enforce its justice. After that, it’s up to the Palestinian people – not the US, the UK, or Israel – to decide how they’ll be governed. The law is clear on that. If they then fancy merging with their hate-filled neighbors, good luck to them. If they don’t, they’ll presumably fall under the protection of the UN until Zionism self-destructs, or is eliminated, and Israelis learn to behave.
This is a hugely important test for the international community. Fail it, and humanity is doomed.