Jews vs Israelis

for normality, for adopting universal values, and for rejecting again the destructive and messianic attitude of “We are Jews.”

The vote on disengagement, therefore, is a watershed for the settlers. Until 1967, in the shadow of the Holocaust that brought additional parts of the Jewish people onto the Zionist wagon, messianism was relegated to a corner. The victory and occupation in 1967 granted it a new launching pad. The confused secular public has long forgotten that Zionism always regarded territory as a means to achieve normalization for a wandering people. This is the absolute opposite of turning land into a sacred value.

Thus, it is also a watershed for Israelis. If the “We are Jews” argument gains the upper hand again over the aspiration for normal life, it will be the moment signifying the final tragic surrender of Zionism to Jewish messianic madness.