I’m a Zionist and I Welcome Marc Lamont Hill’s Remarks
I remain a Zionist who believes that Jews deserve a national political entity and that such an entity must respect the rights of Palestinians to have one as well. That can be accomplished in many ways, whether two side by side states or two entities within a bi-national confederation or some new, unconventional solution that allows for the pursuit of communal interests on the part of each community while allowing for democratic free movement through and control of a shared land. Marc Lamont Hill’s op-ed today says that he is inclined to some kind of bi-national confederation and that his use of the term “from the river to the sea” was not meant to call for the destruction of Israel but reform of its policies within a bi-national framework. Especially since his speech—which I urge everyone to listen to—was focused on encouraging people to understand and stand up against the… Continue reading