Zionism - A Just Revolution
Ethical Perspectives, 2011
23 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2011 Last revised: 1 May 2014
Date Written: December 31, 2011
Abstract
In A Just Zionism, Chaim Gans presents a philosophical analysis of the justice of contemporary Zionism as realized by the State of Israel. He argues forcefully that ethnocultural nationalism can be just, and boldly advocates a two state solution, a Palestinian state living side by side Israel in secured borders, along the 1967 Green Line. Gans also addresses the discrimination Israeli-Palestinians suffer at the hands of the Israeli establishment, calling for the introduction of egalitarians norms and legal standards. This Appraisal analyses Gans’ main arguments and pitfalls. While applauding the book’s obvious strengths, it also criticizes some of its contentions and misgivings.
Keywords: Zionism, Gans, justice, Green Line, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, refugees, myths, symbols, discrimination, ethnocultural nationalism
JEL Classification: Z00
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