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An inconvenient truth

What is happening in Palestine in recent months requires us to reflect on the root causes of these events.

The story begins in Europe where Jews have been subjected to deep anti-Judaism for centuries (1) from Christians, particularly since the Middle Ages. The only place where Jews were considered full citizens was in Spain and part of Portugal during the Arab-Muslim presence between the 8th and 15th centuries.(1) This anti-Judaism everywhere else in Europe caused the birth in the 19th century of the Zionist movement which wanted to free the Jews from this oppression. This movement considered that there was no solution within European societies. From there was born the idea of seeking a separate territory for the Jews.

For their part, Western leaders, instead of seeking to improve the condition of Jews within their respective countries, encouraged the creation of an entity outside Europe. It should be remembered that Jews from Europe emigrated in large numbers to the United States, which they considered a safe region. It should also be remembered that the United States stopped this Jewish immigration when they realized its importance.

Western leaders - Europe and the United States - have somehow gotten rid of the Jewish question by favoring the Zionist colonial project in Palestine. It must be remembered that the peoples of the region - who were themselves under Western Franco-British domination - were composed of Jews, Christians and Muslims living in peace for centuries. They then reacted against the colonization of Palestine out of nationalism and not out of anti-Judaism. It is good to remember that Arab-Jews spoke out against the Zionist colonial project in Palestine.(3)

All this explains the current situation where the West tries to hide its "original sin" (its deep anti-Judaism) through unconditional support for Israel. All this also explains why we find ourselves in this incredible situation where the deeply anti-judaist West supports Israel while the countries of the region which have lived in peace with the Jews for centuries are actually only against the Zionist colonial project.


Benyounes Saidi

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(1) “Anti-Judaism” by David Niremberg, 2023

(2) Jews were massively expelled from Spain in 1492 by the very Catholic Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

(3) “Three words – Memoirs of an Arab-Jew” Avi Shlaim, 2023

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