,ANT9ATIONALI/ ,NATIONALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

0,! IDEA ?AT AN UND]/&+ ( G5OCIDE1 ?AT A MEMORY ( HOLOCAU/S CAN ONLY LEAD PEOPLE TO WANT TO DISMANTLE ! SY/EM IS ]RONE\S4 ,! CONT9U+ APPEAL ( NATIONALISM SUGGE/S ?AT ! OPPOSITE IS TRUE3 ?AT AN UND]/&+ ( G5OCIDE HAS L$ PEOPLE TO MOBILIZE G5OCIDAL >MIES1 ?AT ! MEMORY ( HOLOCAU/S HAS L$ PEOPLE TO P]PETUATE HOLOCAU/S4 ,! S5SITIVE POETS :O REMEMB]$ ! LOSS1 ! RESE>*]S :O DOCUM5T$ IT1 HAVE BE5 LIKE ! PURE SCI5TI/S :O DISCOV]$ ! /RUCTURE ( ! ATOM4 ,APPLI$ SCI5TI/S US$ ! DISCOV]Y TO SPLIT ! ATOM'S NUCLEUS1 TO PRODUCE WEAPONS :I* CAN SPLIT EV]Y ATOM'S NUCLEUS2 NATIONALI/S USE ! POETRY TO SPLIT & FUZE HUMAN POPULATIONS1 TO MOBILIZE G5OCIDAL >MIES1 TO P]PETRATE NEW HOLOCAU/S40 

-- ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN1 ,! ,CONT9U+ ,APPEAL ( ,NATIONALISM 

,BACK 9 ! #a#i#iS1 ANSW]+ MAIL = ! 'Z9E ,I US$ TO PUBLI%1 ,I NOTIC$ ?AT ,G]MANS--EV5 ,G]MAN AN>*I/S--RESPOND$ /RANGELY :5EV] ! CONFLICT BETWE5 ,ISRAEL & ,PALE/9E CAME UP4 ,EV]Y TIME ANY?+ RELAT$ TO ! ISSUE APPE>$ 9 MY 'Z9E1 ,I GOT A L5G?Y LETT] FROM AN IRATE ,G]MAN ACCUS+ ME ( ,PALE/9IAN NATIONALISM OR EV5 BORD]L9E ANTI-,SEMITISM4 ,I NEV] ONCE RECEIV$ SU* A LETT] FROM CITIZ5S ( ANY O!R NATION1 EV5 ?\< ! 'Z9E WAS DI/RIBUT$ AS F> AS ,ISRAEL1 NOR DID ,I EV] RECEIVE ONE FROM A ,JEWI% READ] ( ANY NATIONALITY4 ,FROM MY P]SPECTIVE1 ! POSITIONS 9 ! 'Z9E ON ?AT ISSUE W]E NOT P>TICUL>LY CONTROV]SIAL3 LIKE MO/ O!RS 9 ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITY1 ,I DEPLOR$ ! VIOL5CE & RACISM ( ! ,ISRAELI MILIT>Y & ! ,ZIONI/ SETTL] MOVEM5T1 :ILE REMA9+ SUSPICI\S ( ?OSE SEEK+ TO CAPITALIZE ON :AT ,I CONSID]$ UND]/&ABLE ,PALE/9IAN DESP]ATION4 ,AT ! TIME1 ,I 9T]PRET$ !SE LETT]S AS NO?+ MORE ?AN AN OV]ZEAL\S EF=T ON ! P>T ( SOME ,G]MANS TO BE S5SITIVE AB\T ISSUES AFFECT+ ,JEWI% PEOPLE4 

,I RETURN$ TO ,EUROPE LA/ FALL = ! FIR/ TIME 9 SOME YE>S4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( MY TRAVELS1 ,I DISCOV]$ ?AT :AT HAD SEEM$ LIKE A M9OR BL9D SPOT 9 ! ,G]MAN RADICAL MILIEU HAD EVOLV$ 9TO :AT ,I REG>D AS A REALLY PROBLEMATIC /RA9 ( ?\<T3 ! 0,ANTI-,G]MAN ,CRITIQUE10 A REACTION>Y NATIONALISM ?AT MASQU]ADES AS RADICAL ANTI-NATIONALISM4 ,= ADH]5TS ( ?IS IDEOLOGY1 ! IMPORTANT ?+ IS NOT TO OPPOSE CAPITALISM1 RACISM1 & HI]>*Y EV]Y:]E1 BUT TO OPPOSE ,G]MANY & ANTI-,SEMITISM SPECIFICALLY1 EV5 TO ! EXT5T ( SUPPORT+ O!R CAPITALI/ NATIONS & O!R =MS ( RACISM4.<#a.> ,REVOLUTIONS BE+ UN=?COM+1 ,ANTI-,G]MAN ANTIFASCI/S SETTLE = SUPPORT+ ! CURR5T GOV]NM5T ( ,ISRAEL1 ALL ! 9JU/ICES IT P]PETRATES NOT)/&+1 ON ACC\NT ( ! 9JU/ICES P]PETRAT$ BY ITS OPPON5TS4 

,AT FIR/1 ,I ONLY CAME ACROSS H9TS ( ?IS4 ,CLIMB+ ! IMM5SE /AIRWELL ( ! ,E,K,H1 ,VI5NA'S LONG/&+ SQUATT$ SOCIAL C5T]1 ,I CAME UPON A LITTLE EXHORTATION SCRAWL$ ON ! WALL3 0,SUPPORT ,ZIONISM40 ,?AT'S /RANGE1 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF3 H]E1 9 AN AN>*I/ /RON<OLD1 GRAFFITI URG+ PEOPLE TO RALLY TO A CAUSE ALREADY RECEIV+ MORE SUPPORT FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ?AN ANY O!R GOV]NM5T 9 ! WORLD1 & RESPONSIBLE = ! DISPLACEM5T & REPRESSION ( AN 5TIRE POPULATION ( PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,9 ! AGELESS TRADITION ( M>K]-BE>+ SQUATT]S1 ,I ADD$ A LITTLE MESSAGE ( MY [N3 0D[N ) ALL ISMS--SUPPORT PEOPLE1 NOT NATIONS40 

,! FOLL[+ WEEK F\ND ME /AY+ AT A SOCIAL C5T] 9 ,DRESD54 ,AMONG ! O!R OCCUPANTS ( ! SPACE W]E TWO ,ISRAELIS1 :O--LIKE MANY Y\NG ,ISRAELIS ,I HAD MET UPON E>LI] VISITS TO ,EUROPE.<#b.>--W]E TRAVEL+ ! CONT95T 9 ORD] TO AVOID ! DRAFT ?AT COMPELS ,ISRAELIS TO S]VE 9 ! MILIT>Y4 ,I FELL TO TALK+ POLITICS ) ONE ( !M4 ,HE DECL9$ TO TAKE A POSITION ON ! ,ISRAEL-,PALE/9E CONFLICT--AN ADMIRABLE 5\< /ANCE = A P]SON COM+ FROM SU* A COMPLICAT$ SITUATION1 :O HAD ACCEPT$ EXILE RA!R ?AN RISK KILL+ OR DY+ = A CAUSE 9 :I* HE DID NOT BELIEVE4 

,O!RS 9 ,G]MANY HAD NOT RESPECT$ HIS DECISION1 H[EV]4 ,HE REC\NT$ TO ME HIS EXP]I5CE TRAVEL+ = A FEW DAYS ) A ,G]MAN B&2 :5 IT CAME \T ?AT HE WAS AVOID+ MILIT>Y S]VICE1 ANO!R P]SON ON ! T\R--A ,G]MAN G5TILE1 O!RWISE COMMITT$ TO REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS--WAS \TRAG$3 0,Y\ MEAN Y\ W\LDN'T S]VE TO PROTECT Y\R PEOPLE8 ,Y\ C[>D60 

,SC>CELY TWO DAYS LAT]1 DUR+ AN ANTIFASCI/ ACTION 9 ,LEIPZIG1 ,I HAD MY FIR/ BRU% ) ,ANTI-,G]MANS4 ,I'LL SP>E Y\ ! DETAILS ( MY P>TICIPATION 9 ! EV5T--SUFFICE IT TO SAY MY FRI5DS & ,I SP5T H\RS W&]+ >\ND PE]+ AT PHOTOCOPI$ MAPS1 FOLL[$ BY A FEW EXHIL>AT+ M9UTES BE+ PURSU$ BY RIOT POLICE ?R\< CORDON$-(F /REETS & OV] SPIK$ F5CES1 & 9 ! 5D ! S*$UL$ FASCI/ M>* WAS ?W>T$4 ,AFT] TRAVEL+ ?R\<\T S\!RN & EA/]N ,EUROPE1 :]E FASCISM IS GA9+ MORE & MORE P[]1 IT WAS A REAL RELIEF TO SEE IT BE+ HELD AT BAY SOME:]E4 ,IT WAS NOT SO 5C\RAG+1 H[EV]1 TO SEE ,U,S1 ,ISRAELI1 & ,BRITI% FLAGS BE+ UNLOAD$ AT ! DEP>TURE PO9T ( AN ANTIFASCI/ M>*4 

,I W5T IMM$IATELY OV] TO ! Y\NG M5 UNLOAD+ !M4 ,MY ,G]MAN FRI5D HAD URG$ ME NOT TO WA/E MY TIME1 BUT :E!R OR NOT !Y W\LD LI/5 TO ME ,I WAS CURI\S :AT !Y HAD TO SAY = !MSELVES4 

0,:AT >E Y\ DO+ ) ?AT FLAG80 ,I GE/UR$ AT ! />S & /RIPES ONE Y\NG FELL[ WAS PULL+ FROM ! TRUCK4 

0,WE >E GO+ TO M>* ) IT40 

0,I'M FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES10 ,I BEGAN1 0& ,I CAN'T FUCK+ BELIEVE Y\ W\LD M>* ) A ,U,S FLAG AT ?IS RALLY4 ,DON'T Y\ KN[ :AT ?IS FLAG MEANS80 

0,BUT IT IS DIFF]5T H]E6 ,H]E1 ?IS FLAG IS A SYMBOL ( ! ANTIFASCI/ /RUGGLE40 

0,LI/51 EV]Y:]E 9 ! WORLD ?AT FLAG REPRES5TS ! SAME ?+S3 ,HOLLYWOOD1 ,COCA-,COLA1 ! ABSOLUTE P[] ( ! CAPITALI/ M>KET4 ,:AT DOES ?AT HAVE TO DO ) FRE$OM80 

,HIS ANSW] WAS ALMO/ PLA9TIVE4 0,BUT ,BRITA9 & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BEAT ! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T6 ,!Y W]E ! ONLY ONES :O C\LD DO IT4 ,WE C>RY !IR FLAGS TO REMEMB] ?IS40 

0,!Y F\<T ?AT W> ) !IR >MIES SEGREGAT$ 9TO BLACK & :ITE DIVISIONS1 & ,JAPANESE CITIZ5S 9 9T]NM5T CAMPS6 ,!Y W]5'T FI<T+ = FRE$OM1 BUT = !IR [N NATIONAL P[]--JU/ LIKE 9 ! G5OCIDAL W>S AGA9/ ! ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS6 ,?AT FLAG IS /A9$ ) ! BLOOD ( MILLIONS60 

0,BUT !Y W]E ! ONLY ONES :O C\LD /OP ! ,NAZIS H]E10 HE REPEAT$1 ALMO/ %EEPI%LY4 ,I HADN'T CAU<T MYSELF A P>TICUL>LY FI]CE ,ANTI-,G]MAN4 

0,?AT W> ONLY HAPP5$ BECAUSE PEOPLE W]E WILL+ TO M>* UND] FLAGS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 & WE C\LD HAVE WON IT )\T FLAGS IF PEOPLE LIKE Y\ DIDN'T 9SI/ ON !M4 ,IF Y\'RE GO+ TO M>* ) ?AT FLAG1 C\NT ME \T1 & EV]Y ANTIFASCI/ LIKE ME 9 ! ,U,S W\LD DO ! SAME40 ,I LEFT TO F9D MY [N R\TE TO BLOCK ! FASCI/S--H5CE ! CRAZY *ASE SC5E 9VOLV+ ! SPIK$ F5CE4 

,?AT NI<T1 SPORT+ A LIMP ?AT LA/$ = WEEKS1 ,I /AY$ AT A SQUAT 9 ,]FURT4 ,H]E1 SOMEONE HAD GONE >\ND TO EV]Y PO/] ?AT HAD READ 0,ANTIFASCI/0 & BLACK$ \T 0FASCI/0 TO REPLACE IT ) 0,DEUTS*40 ,:AT K9D ( PEOPLE ?\<T IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO TAKE AT /& AGA9/ ,DEUTS*L& ?AN AGA9/ FASCISM8 

,IT WASN'T UNTIL ,HAMBURG1 MY LA/ /OP 9 ,G]MANY1 ?AT ,I GOT TO HAVE ! DISCUSSION ,I'D WANT$ ) A REAL LIVE ,ANTI-,G]MAN4 ,IT WAS SOMEONE ,I KNEW3 BACK 9 ! '#iS1 HE HAD BOOK$ MY OLD PUNK ROCK B& AT A SOCIAL C5T] 9 ,G]MANY4 ,HE WAS ?9N] N[1 ) A MORE HAU<TY1 9TELLECTUAL AIR AB\T HIM & A P5CIL-?9 MU/A*E4 

0,YES10 HE WAS SAY+1 0BUT Y\R NEW B& IS444 NOT SO GOOD1 YES80 ,HE NODD$ TO ME1 EYEBR[S RAIS$4 

0,WE'RE A NEW B&10 ,I REPLI$1 GAMELY4 0,WE'VE JU/ LE>N$ NEW 9/RUM5TS4 ,OV] TIME1 ,I HOPE WE'LL IMPROVE4 ,BUT YES1 RI<T N[1 P]HAPS WE >E NOT SO GOOD40 

0,Y\R LA/ B&0--HE PAUS$ = DRAMATIC EFFECT--0DID NOT IMPROVE ) TIME1 ,I ?9K4 ,I SAW Y\ AT ! BEG9N+ ( Y\R LA/ T\R1 & !N AT ! 5D4 ,DO Y\ REMEMB]80 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE4 ,I AGREE40 ,HUMILITY IS ! BETT] P>T ( CELEBRITY1 IF Y\ WANT TO LA/ AN H\R 9 PUNK CIRCLES4 

0,Y\ KN[10 HE SAID1 LEAN+ HIS HEAD BACK & LOOK+ 9TO ! MIDDLE DI/ANCE1 0,I ?9K :5 ,I FIR/ />T$ TO LOSE 9T]E/1 IT WAS :5 ! RECORD CAME \T ) ! SONG AB\T ,9TIFADA4.<#c.>0 

0,AHA60 ,I EXCLAIM$1 PRACTICALLY P\ND+ MY FI/ UPON ! UBIQUIT\S FOOSBALL TABLE--! GAME IS KN[N AS 0KICK]0 9 ,G]MANY1 & HEAV5 HELP ANY =EIGN] :O TAKES ON EV5 ! DRUNKE/ ( NATIVE PLAY]S4 0,AN ,ANTI-,G]MAN6 ,I'VE BE5 WAIT+ = ?IS6 ,LET'S GET D[N TO BUS9ESS40 

0,YES1 ,I ?9K !RE IS A LOT :]E WE DO NOT AGREE6 ,BUT MAYBE !RE IS NO REASON EV5 TO TALK AB\T IT40 ,HE D>T$ ME A SIDELONG GLANCE4 0,= EXAMPLE1 Y\ SAID Y\ LIVE 9 ! WOODS--Y\ >E AGA9/ TE*NOLOGY & CIVILIZATION1 YES8 ,BUT = US1 Y\ KN[1 WE ?9K ?AT TE*NOLOGY IS JU/ SOME?+ ?AT WORKS4 ,IT SPREADS1 BECAUSE IT WORKS40 

,HE HAD MY COMPLETE ATT5TION N[4 0,& O!R PEOPLES :O >E LESS1 %ALL WE SAY1 ADVANC$44480 

0,AH1 ,I SEE :AT Y\ SUGGE/4 ,YES1 SOME MI<T SAY ?AT ?IS IS A ,WE/]N-C5T]$ VIEW4 ,BUT PEOPLE >\ND ! WORLD >E TAK+ UP ?IS LIFE/YLE AS FA/ AS !Y CAN40 

0,BUT Y\ REALLY CAN'T >GUE ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT SPREADS IS A GOOD ?+4 ,Y\ KN[1 A PLAGUE ALSO SPREADS4 ,A PLAGUE SPREADS BECAUSE IT WORKS6 ,& ANYWAY1 ,I AM NOT AGA9/ ALL TE*NOLOGY--JU/ TE*NOLOGIES ?AT PROMOTE HI]>*Y OR WAT] D[N \R EXP]I5CE ( LIFE4 ,BESIDES1 IF EV]YONE LIV$ ! WAY PEOPLE 9 ,G]MANY & ! ,U,S LIVE1 ! PLANET W\LD BE WRECK$ 9 ONE G5]ATION40 

0,A PLAGUE SPREADS BECAUSE IT WORKS10 HE REPEAT$1 NODD+ 9 SLIT-EY$ APPRECIATION ( MY CLEV] REJO9D]4 

,I LE>N$ LAT]1 9 MY RESE>* 9TO ,ANTI-,G]MAN ?\<T1 ?AT 9DE$1 SOME ,ANTI-,G]MAN WRIT]S CONCEIVE ( WORLD HI/ORY 9 T]MS ( ! PROGRESS ( CIVILIZATION 7I4E41 ,WE/]N CIVILIZATION71 ) ! IMPLICATION ?AT O!R CULTURES >E PRIMITIVE4 ,?IS IS AN OLD-FA%ION$ ,M>XI/ ANALYSIS1 9 :I* CAPITALI/ TE*NOCRACY IS A /AGE ( HUMAN EVOLUTION ?AT MU/ BE PASS$ ?R\< ON ! WAY TO COMMUNI/ UTOPIA2 ?IS WAS ! EXCUSE ! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,MAOI/S GAVE = =C+ MILLIONS TO GIVE UP !IR TRADITIONAL LIFE/YLES 9 ORD] TO JO9 ! MA*9]Y ( 9DU/RIAL COMMUNISM4 0,!RE IS SOME?+ WORSE ?AN CAPITALISM & B\RGEOIS SOCIETY3 ITS B>B>\S ABOLITION10 WRITES ONE ,ANTI-,G]MAN1 & HE GOES ON TO MAKE IT EXPLICIT ?AT HE IS REF]R+ TO ,>ABIC NATIONALISM AS WELL AS ,G]MAN FASCISM4 ,?9K+ ?IS WAY MAKES IT EASY 5\< TO POSE ,ISRAEL & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AS ! FLAG%IPS ( CULTURE & PROGRESS1 & ?OSE DIRTY ,>ABS AS ! SAVAGES TO :OM ! TOR* ( ,NAZI IRRATIONALITY & BRUTALITY HAS BE5 PASS$4 

,BUT LET'S RETURN TO ! CONV]SATION 9 ,HAMBURG4 0,BUT :AT >E ! ,U,S FLAGS = 9 ! DEMON/RATIONS80 ,I DEM&$4 

0,AH1 !Y >E A JOKE1 TO W9D PEOPLE UP10 HE EXPLA9$4 0,!RE >E C]TA9 PEOPLE IT IS IMPORTANT TO PISS (F ) !SE FLAGS4 ,Y\ KN[1 9 ,G]MANY1 ! RI<T W+ EXPLOITS ! :OLE ANTI-,AM]ICAN ?+ = ITS [N PURPOSES40 

0,BUT ISN'T IT TOTALLY REACTION>Y TO C>RY !M JU/ BECAUSE !Y BO!R Y\R 5EMIES8 ,DOES ?AT MEAN Y\ HAVE TO EMBRACE ! FLAG ( SU* A DE/RUCTIVE1 OPPRESSIVE NATION80 

,AS ,I DISCOV]$ LAT] 9 MY /UDIES1 IF HE HAD BE5 A TRUE H>D-L9E ,ANTI-,G]MAN HE W\LD HAVE EXPLA9$ TO ME ?AT1 BECAUSE ! ,U,S PROVIDES ,ISRAEL ) ! MONEY & GUNS TO HOLD ! 5TIRE ,MIDDLE ,EA/ AT BAY & DO TO ! ,PALE/9IANS AS !Y PLEASE1 IT IS NOT A DE/RUCTIVE NATION AT ALL1 BUT ! =EMO/ PROTECTOR ( PEACE4 ,9/EAD1 HE OPT$ = A MORE CONCILIATORY APPROA*3 0,?IS IS A ,G]MAN ?+1 SPECIAL TO \R ,G]MAN CONTEXT4 ,H]E1 :]E ! HOLOCAU/ TOOK PLACE1 \R MO/ IMPORTANT JOB IS TO FI<T ,G]MAN P[]1 & = ?IS ! FLAGS >E GOOD40 

,I REFLECT$ A M9UTE4 0,ISN'T IT V]Y ,G]MAN TO CLAIM ?AT 9 ! ,G]MAN CONTEXT1 Y\ HAVE A SPECIAL PRIVILEG$ P]SPECTIVE ?AT JU/IFIES ACTIONS ?AT DON'T MAKE S5SE ANY:]E ELSE80 

,AS !IR NAME IMPLIES1 ,ANTI-,G]MANS PUT QUITE A BIT ( 5]GY 9TO E/ABLI%+ ! SPECIAL /ATUS ( ! ,G]MAN NATION-/ATE AS AN EVIL MORE T]RIBLE ?AN ANY O!R4 ,ACCORD+LY1 MY COMPANION LAUN*$ 9TO AN EXPLANATION ( :Y ! ,HOLOCAU/ HAPP5$ 9 ,G]MANY1 :Y IT C\LD ONLY HAPP5 9 ,G]MANY1 & :Y IT WAS WORSE ?AN ANY O!R ATROCITY 9 HI/ORY4 ,TO HE> HIM TELL IT1 ! /ATUS ( ! ,G]MAN /ATE AS P]PETRATOR ( ! MO/ T]RIBLE ( ALL CRIMES GRANTS C]TA9 SPECIAL RI<TS & P[]S ( OBS]VATION TO ITS CITIZ5S3 KN[+ ANTI-,SEMITISM BETT] ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 !Y CAN SEE MORE CLE>LY ?AN O!RS H[ IT IS /ILL ! MO/ S]I\S DANG] FAC+ ! WORLD4 

,I WASN'T ABLE TO FOLL[ HIS >GUM5T ?IS F>1 ?\<1 AS ,I WAS /ILL GETT+ OV] MY %OCK AT HIS DISMISSAL ( O!RS' RACI/ OPPRESSION & SLAU<T]4 0,WAIT1 :AT AB\T ! EXT]M9ATION ( ! ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS80 

0,?AT WAS DIFF]5T3 ?AT WAS SIMPLY A CONFLICT OV] L& & RES\RCES1 & IT WAS CONCLUD$ :5 ! LA/ ( ! ,9DIANS SURR5D]$4 ,! ,JEWS W]E LAW-ABID+ ,G]MAN CITIZ5S1 & W]E S+L$ \T = PURELY RACI/1 IDEOLOGICAL REASONS4 ,Y\'LL PROBABLY SAY ?AT !RE W]E PEOPLE 9 ! DEA? CAMPS BESIDES ! ,JEWS2 BUT ! ,JEWS W]E ! REAL T>GETS ( ! ,%OAH.<#d.>40 

0,( C\RSE1 ,JEWI% PEOPLE N[ HAVE ! MEANS TO TALK AB\T !IR EXP]I5CES 9 ! DEA? CAMPS1 :]EAS ! ,ROMANI PEOPLE1 :O >E /ILL OPPRESS$ & DISPOSSESS$ EV]Y:]E1 >E UNABLE TO GET A HE>+40 

0,DON'T Y\ ?9K ?AT SORT ( RHETORIC IS A LITTLE ANTI-,SEMITIC1 LIKE SAY+ !RE IS A WORLDWIDE ,JEWI% CONSPIRACY80 

0,IT'S V]Y CONV5I5T = A G5TILE LIKE Y\ TO CALL EV]YONE :O DISAGREES ANTI-,SEMITIC6 ,Y\'LL RECALL ?AT ! LA/ TIME ,I WAS H]E ) A B& ?AT TALK$ AB\T ,ISRAEL & ,PALE/9E1 HALF ( US W]E ,JEWI%4 ,ANYWAY1 :AT AB\T MY E>LI] QUE/ION8 ,ISN'T IT NATIONALI/ TO CONSID] ,DEUTS* CULTURE A CONTEXT UNTO ITSELF AP>T FROM ! 9T]NATIONAL CONTEXT8 ,:AT EV] HAPP5$ TO 'NO BORD]S1 NO NATIONS'80 

,HE ANSW]$ ME ) A PHRASE ?AT SUMM>IZ$ EV]Y?+ = ME3 0,BUT ?AT DOES NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT \R SPECIAL SITUATION4 ,H]E WE SAY1 'DE/ROY ALL NATIONS1 BUT ,ISRAEL LA/4'0 

,9 ?IS =MULATION1 WE >RIVE AT ! C5TRAL FALLACY ( ! PRO-,ZIONI/ POSITION3 ! IDEA ?AT NATIONS PROTECT !IR CITIZ5S4 ,?IS IS A FUNDAM5TAL MISUND]/&+ ( ! WAY /ATE P[] WORKS4 ,EA* GOV]NM5T >GUES TO ITS CITIZ5S ?AT IT EXI/S TO PROTECT !M FROM O!R GOV]NM5TS2 BUT :5 NATIONS FI<T1 IT IS NOT GOV]NORS ?AT DIE1 BUT !IR CITIZ5S4 ,?\S&S UPON ?\S&S UPON ?\S&S ( ,ISRAELIS HAVE DI$ S9CE ! =MATION ( ,ISRAEL 9 #a#i#d#h4 ,=M] T]RORI/S SU* AS ,%AMIR & ,%>ON HAVE RIS5 TO P[] UPON WAVES ( FE>1 ASSUR+ !IR CON/ITU5TS ?AT IF ANYONE IS TO SUFF]1 IT WILL BE ,>ABS--BUT !IR POLICIES HAVE CONT9U$ TO RESULT 9 ! LOSS ( ,ISRAELI LIVES1 :ILE !Y DIE ( OLD AGE4.<#e.> 

,COMP>$ TO ! A=EM5TION$ ,ROMANI PEOPLE1 :O >E /ILL P]SECUT$ ACROSS ! :OLE ( ,EUROPE1 ONE MI<T EV5 SAY ! ,ISRAELIS HAVE IT WORSE3 ?ANKS TO BILLIONS & BILLIONS ( DOLL>S FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 !Y >E ABLE TO MA9TA9 AN >TIFICIALLY HI< /&>D ( LIV+1 BUT AT ANY MOM5T A SUICIDE BOMB] MAY KILL !M OR !IR LOV$ ONES4 ,ONE MU/ WOND] IF1 GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY1 MO/ ,ROMANI PEOPLE W\LD OPT = P[] & LUXURY B5EA? ! SWORD ( ,DAMOCLES OV] !IR CURR5T CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,HAD !Y SOMEH[ BE5 *OS5 BY DE/9Y TO =CE A PEOPLE \T ( !IR HOMEL& & C>RY ON A ,U,S-F9ANC$ W> AGA9/ !IR NEI<BORS = ! PA/ HALF-C5TURY1 ! RESULTS W\LD SURELY BE SIMIL>4 

,NEI!R FATE1 ( C\RSE1 IS DESIRABLE4 ,IF ,JEWS TODAY W]E 9 ! SAME SITUATION AS ! ,ROMANI1 ?AT W\LD ALSO BE A T]RIBLE TRAG$Y4 ,BUT LET US NOT IMAG9E ?AT ?OSE >E ! ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES = SURVIVORS ( ! ,HOLOCAU/4 ,SU* A LACK ( IMAG9ATION1 ?AT R$UCES ALL QUE/IONS TO A MATT] ( PICK+ ! LESS] ( TWO EVILS1 IS AT ! HE>T ( ALL ! IMPASSES ?AT FACE US ACROSS ! WORLD TODAY4 ,IT IS ! SAME LACK ( IMAG9ATION ?AT L$ PEOPLE TO MOBILIZE >\ND ,K]RY AGA9/ ,BU%1 RA!R ?AN OPPOS+ ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T ITSELF2 IT IS ! SAME LACK ( IMAG9ATION ?AT 9DUCES ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS TO SIDE ) ! /ATE ( ,ISRAEL AGA9/ ITS 5EMIES1 RA!R ?AN ) US AGA9/ NATIONALISM & 5MITY !MSELVES4 

,TO BE SURE1 ! ,JEWS :O HAVE BE5 MURD]$ WORLDWIDE OV] ! PA/ SIX DECADES HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY ANTI-,SEMITES4 ,ANTI-,SEMITISM HAS FL\RI%$ AMONG ,>ABS2 MU* IS MADE ( ?IS BY ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS1 :O TRACE ,>ABIC NATIONALISM BACK TO E>LY CONNECTIONS BETWE5 C]TA9 ,>ABS & ,G]MAN ,NAZIS4 ,BUT !SE FEW CONNECTIONS W\LD HAVE BE5 MEAN+LESS IF ,>ABIC ANTI-,SEMITES HAD NOT HAD BE5 ABLE TO MAKE USE ( ,ISRAELI ATROCITIES 9 ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$ TO RECRUIT CONV]TS4 ,! VIOL5CE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ TODAY IS NOT ! DIRECT SUCCESSOR TO ! ,NAZI ,HOLOCAU/2 RA!R1 IT IS ! RESULT ( ! VIOL5CE COMMITT$ BY SURVIVORS ( ?AT ,HOLOCAU/1 :O BECAME ABUS]S 9 !IR TURN--AS SURVIVORS ALL TOO (T5 DO4 

,UNTIL N[1 WE HAVE B>ELY T\*$ UPON ! NUMB] ( ,PALE/9IANS & O!R ,>ABS :O HAVE SUFF]$ AT ! H&S ( ! ,ISRAELI /ATE4 ,IF ONE IS MAK+ AN >GUM5T = NATIONS AS PROTECTORS ( HUMAN BE+S1 ONE MU/ TAKE ALL HUMAN BE+S 9TO ACC\NT1 NOT ONLY ! CITIZ5S ( C]TA9 NATIONS--UNLESS ONE BELIEVES ! O!RS TO BE SUBHUMAN4 ,H]E WE CAN SEE ?AT ! CO/ ( ! E/ABLI%M5T & P]PETUATION ( ! /ATE ( ,ISRAEL HAS BE5 COLOSSAL 9 T]MS ( ! SUFF]+ & DEA? ( BO? ,ISRAELIS & ,PALE/9IANS4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE CAN F9D ! EXPLANATION = ?IS NOT 9 ! 9NATE BLOOD?IR/9ESS & ANTI-,SEMITISM ( ,>ABS 7NOR ! IMP]IALI/IC MA*9ATIONS ( ,JEWS1 = ?AT MATT]71 BUT 9 ! WAY NATIONALI/S & NATION-/ATES PIT HUMAN BE+S AGA9/ ONE ANO!R4 ,= US1 ! ANSW] IS CLE>3 WE MU/ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5TS ( ,ISRAEL & ,PALE/9E1 AS WELL AS ?OSE ( ! ,U,S1 ,G]MANY1 & ALL O!R NATIONS4 ,SO LONG AS ONE 9TOL]ANT1 VIOL5T1 SELF-9T]E/$ GOV]NM5T IS ABLE TO C>RY ON UN*ALL5G$1 IT WILL BE ALL TOO EASY = RIVAL GOV]NM5TS TO MU/] FRI<T5$ ADH]5TS TO COMMIT MURD]\S ACTS AS WELL4 ,SO-CALL$ PRAGMATI/S :O 9SI/ ?AT WE MU/ SUPPORT ONE OR ANO!R ( !SE GANGS W\LD HAVE US P]PETUATE ! :OLE MESS 9TO ET]NITY4 ,WE CAN F9D \R SOLID>ITY ) ALL ,PALE/9IANS & ,ISRAELIS :O /RUGGLE AGA9/ !IR [N RUL]S ON ! BASIS ( A RECOGNITION ( EA* O!R'S HUMANITY4#f 

,BE=E WE CONCLUDE1 LET'S REVISIT ! ORIG9S & M5TALITY ( ! ,ANTI-,G]MAN IDEOLOGY1 AS IT EXEMPLIFIES MANY ( ! POT5TIAL PITFALLS = RADICALS 9 TODAY'S GLOBAL CONTEXT4 ,LONG BE=E ! ,NAZIS CAME TO P[] 9 ,G]MANY1 OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM & ! RI* WAS (T5 DIRECT$ AGA9/ C>ICATURES ( 0! ,9T]NATIONAL ,JEW40 ,MANY ,G]MAN NATIONALI/S CONSID]$ ! PROLET>IAT TO BE COMPOS$ ( NON-,JEWI% ,G]MANS1 :O W]E SUPPOS$LY PREY$ UPON BY ,JEWI% MONEY L5D]S2 ! IMPLICATION WAS ?AT BY GETT+ RID ( ! ,JEWS1 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM C\LD BE SYMBOLICALLY CLEANS$ ( ITS P>ASITES4 ,ANTI-,SEMITISM WAS TAK5 = GRANT$ 9 MANY REVOLUTION>Y CIRCLES3 ,BAKUN91 ONE ( ! MO/ FAM\S E>LY AN>*I/ ?9K]S1 MADE ANTI-,SEMITIC REM>KS1 & ,MUSSOL9I HIMSELF />T$ \T ) AN 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM4 ,REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS ACTIVISM WAS CO-OPT$ BY NATIONAL SOCIALISM SU* AS ?AT ( ,MUSSOL9I'S BLACK%IRTS NO LESS ?AN BY NATIONALI/ SOCIALISM SU* AS ?AT ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,?IS *ECK]$ H]ITAGE MAKES IT EASY = ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS TO READ ANTI-,SEMITISM 9 ! RADICALISM ( !IR CONTEMPOR>IES1 :E!R IT'S !RE OR NOT4 

,TODAY1 FASCI/S 9 ,G]MANY & O!R NATIONS HAVE SIMIL>LY MUDDI$ ISSUES BY ADOPT+ 5VIRONM5TALI/ & ANTI-GLOBALIZATION /ANCES4 ,IT W\LD BE NICE TO /OP AT ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS HAVE SIMPLY BE5 PROVOK$ BY !IR 5EMIES 9TO ?\<TLESSLY ADOPT+ CONTRADICTORY POSITIONS1 BUT ! FACT ?AT !Y HAVE CROSS$ 9TO NATIONALISM & BORD]L9E RACISM SUGGE/S SOME?+ MORE 9SIDI\S3 ?AT 9 SETT+ \T TO RESI/ FASCISM1 !Y HAVE BE5 9FECT$ BY IT1 P]HAPS AS A RESULT ( ! SAME ,G]MAN PR$ISPOSITIONS !Y AIM TO OPPOSE4 ,9 /UDY+ !IR EXAMPLE1 WE CAN RECOGNIZE ! IMPORTANCE ( DEVELOP+ A NUANC$ CRITIQUE ( P[] RELATIONS1 BUT WE >E ALSO REM9D$ ( ,NIETZS*E'S DICTUM ?AT ?OSE :O DO BATTLE ) MON/]S MU/ TAKE C>E LE/ !Y BECOME MON/]S !MSELVES4 

,EV]Y HOLOCAU/ JU/IFIES ITSELF ON ! PRETEXT ( PROTECT+ 9NOC5TS4 ,9 ! ,U,S1 DUR+ ! EXT]M9ATION ( ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS 7&1 LAT]1 DUR+ ! SEGREGATION ]A71 :ITE WOM5 W]E SAID TO BE ?REAT5$ BY COLOR$ SAVAGES2 9 ,NAZI ,G]MANY1 CITIZ5S ( PURE 0,>YAN BLOOD0 W]E FETI%IZ$ AS VICTIMS ( A WORLDWIDE CONSPIRACY ( DEG5]ATES4 ,9 COM+ TO SEE ! ,JEWI% PEOPLE AS A CATEGORY--0!0 5DANG]$1 0!0 VICTIMS ( OPPRESSION--RA!R ?AN COMMITT+ TO A /RUGGLE AGA9/ 9JU/ICE EV]Y:]E & 9 ALL =MS1 ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS SET ! /AGE = !MSELVES TO 5D AS ABETTORS ( RACI/1 NATIONALI/ W>4 ,IT IS EASY TO SEE H[ ,G]MAN RADICALS1 EAG] TO DI/ANCE !MSELVES FROM !IR NATION'S ANTI-,SEMITIC HI/ORY & DESP]ATE TO OPPOSE A RESURG5T FASCI/ MOVEM5T1 MI<T PRIORITIZE ,JEWI% CONC]NS OV] O!RS4 ,BUT ?IS IS SOMETIMES H[ NEW ATROCITIES OCCUR3 ! SURVIVORS ( P]SECUTION BECOME P]SECUTORS1 & O!RS1 ANXI\S TO ATONE = CONDON+ !IR =M] P]SECUTION1 TURN A BL9D EYE4 

,ANTI-,G]MAN P>TISAN%IP = ,ISRAEL1 ONCE SET 9 MOTION1 DID NOT LACK JU/IFICATION & 5C\RAGEM5T3 !RE IS AN 5TIRE PROPAG&A 9DU/RY GIV5 OV] TO RATIONALIZ+ ,ISRAELI POLICY1 JU/ AS !RE IS ANO!R GIV5 TO TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( IT TO MOBILIZE ,>ABIC RESI/ANCE GR\PS4 ,ZIONI/ ,ISRAELIS >E 9DE$ VICTIMS 9 ! ,ISRAEL-,PALE/9E CONFLICT1 AS >E ,PALE/9IAN SUICIDE BOMB]S2 ! PROBLEM IS ?AT BO? FI<T NOT TO 5D ! CONFLICT BUT TO W9 IT4 ,! ,ANTI-,G]MAN PH5OM5ON %\LD REM9D AN>*I/S NOT TO HURRY TO PICK SIDES 9 NATIONAL & E?NIC /RIFE2 WE MU/1 RA!R1 SIDE ) :ATEV] P>TS ( ?OSE /RUGGL+ RESONATE ) \R DESIRES TO SUP]S$E ! T]MS ( SU* CONFLICTS1 H[EV] BURI$ ?OSE P>TS MAY BE4 ,WE CAN 9T]C$E 9 ! MANN] DEMON/RAT$ BY ,RA*EL ,CORRIE1 ! ,U,S ACTIVI/ KILL$ BY A BULLDOZ] ( ! ,ISRAELI ,DEF5SE ,=CE :ILE FI<T+ TO PROTECT ,PALE/9IAN HOMES3 NOT SO ?AT ONE SIDE MAY TRIUMPH1 BUT TO HELP HUMAN BE+S SURVIVE AN 9HUMAN CONFLICT4 

,ALL ?IS IS COMPLICAT$1 = SURE4 ,9 A WORLD 9 :I* SEEM+LY EV]YBODY IS L9$ UP ON ONE SIDE OR ANO!R ( SU* CONFLICTS1 IT SEEMS ?OSE :O W\LD TAKE SIDES ) EV]YONE AGA9/ CONFLICT ITSELF F9D !MSELVES AP>T FROM EV]YONE ELSE1 EV5 AT ODDS ) !M4 ,BUT AGA91 LET US LE>N FROM ! ,ANTI-,G]MANS3 ?OSE :O RESIGN !MSELVES TO ! FAILURE ( REVOLUTION>Y PROSPECTS TURN1 DEF5SIVELY1 9TO ! V]Y MON/]S !Y SO REC5TLY OPPOS$4 

,I1 TOO1 HAVE DECL>$ W>3 

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.<#a.> ,! WORD RACISM IS US$ 9 ?IS TEXT TO CALL ATT5TION TO ! D\BLE /&>DS SO MANY :ITE PEOPLE BR+ TO !IR CONSID]ATIONS ( ! ,PALE/9E_/,ISRAEL CONFLICT4 ,ONE MU/ BE A RACI/ TO COMP>E ! LIV+ CONDITIONS ( AV]AGE ,PALE/9IAN & ,ISRAELI FAMILIES TODAY & NOT SEE 9JU/ICE1 H[EV] ?+S /& 9 ! GANG W>4 ,IT'S ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ! POLICIES ( ! ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5T1 :I* DIS5FRAN*IZE1 DOM9ATE1 & HUMILIATE ,PALE/9IANS ! SAME WAY AP>!ID DID NATIVE ,AFRICANS 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 AS ANY?+ LESS ?AN RACI/4 ,SOME ,PALE/9IANS MI<T ALSO BE DESCRIB$ AS HAV+ RACI/ IDEAS1 BUT !Y >E H>DLY 9 A POSITION TO SUBJECT ,ISRAELIS 5 MASSE TO SU* DEHUMANIZ+ TREATM5T4 

.<#b.> ,AMONG O!RS1 ,I HAD SP5T TIME ) MEMB]S ( ! B& ,DIR ,YASS91 AN AN>*I/ & ANTI-,ZIONI/ B& FROM ,ISRAEL4 ,!Y W]E 9T]VIEW$ 9 ! AN>*O-PUNK MAGAZ9E ,PR(ANE ,EXI/5CE 9 #a#i#i#h1 & ) LUCK Y\ CAN /ILL F9D ! 9T]VIEW4 

.<#c.> ,! (F5D+ SONG1 NAM$ 0,CALL$ ,T]RORI/S BY ,T]RORI/S10 WAS EXPLA9$ ?US 9 ! L9] NOTES3 0,! TITLE ( ?IS SONG REF]S TO ! WELL-KN[N MURD] ( ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS M$IATOR ,C\NT ,FOLKE ,B]NADOTTE1 :O WAS KILL$ ON ORD]S FROM FUTURE ,ISRAELI POLITICIAN ,YITZHAK ,%AMIR4 ,B]NADOTTE WAS APPO9T$ 9 #aidh TO NEGOTIATE BETWE5 ! ,PALE/9IAN NATIVES & ! ,ZIONI/S :O W]E ATTEMPT+ TO E/ABLI% AN ,ISRAELI /ATE 9 !IR HOMEL&2 HE WAS ! =M] HEAD ( ! ,SW$I% ,R$ ,CROSS1 & HAD RISK$ HIS LIFE TO SAVE ?\S&S ( ,JEWS FROM CONC5TRATION CAMPS DUR+ ! SECOND WORLD W>4 ,AFT] MON?S ( /UDY+ ! SITUATION1 ,B]NADOTTE CONCLUD$ ?AT 9 ! 9T]E/S ( HUMAN DEC5CY IF ! ,ZIONI/S W]E TO EV5TUALLY BE GIV5 SOV]EIGNTY OV] A P>T ( ,PALE/9E1 ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEES :O HAD BE5 DRIV5 \T BY ,ZIONI/ VIOL5CE %\LD BE GIV5 TWO OPTIONS3 !Y %\LD BE ALL[$ TO RETURN TO !IR /OL5 L&S1 OR ELSE RECEIVE COMP5SATION FROM ! NEW NATION ( ,ISRAEL = :AT HAD BE5 TAK5 FROM !M4 ,! DAY AFT] HE MADE HIS PROPOSAL1 HE WAS KILL$ BY ,ZIONI/ T]RORI/S C>RY+ \T ,%AMIR'S 9/RUCTIONS4 ,YE>S LAT]1 SUPPORT$ BY A M$IA BLACK\T ON ! PA/ & ! FACT ?AT HI/ORY IS ALWAYS WRITT5 BY ! VICTORS1 ,%AMIR WAS ABLE TO JO9 O!R WORLD LEAD]S 9 REF]R+ TO ! ,PALE/9IANS :O /ILL RESI/$ ! RACI/ REPRESSION ( HIS REGIME AS 'T]RORI/S' )\T ANYONE BR++ UP HIS [N BLOOD-SOAK$ PA/40 

.<#d.> 0,%OAH0 IS A ,HEBREW WORD = ! ,HOLOCAU/4 

.<#e.> ,) ! EXCEPTION1 ( C\RSE1 ( ,ISRAELI PRIME M9I/] ,YITZHAK ,RAB91 :O WAS ASSASS9AT$ BY A ,ZIONI/ ,JEW = FE> HE MI<T MAKE PROGRESS T[>DS A PEACEFUL & JU/ SOLUTION TO ! CONFLICT4 ,ONE W\LD ?9K ?IS1 IF ANY?+1 W\LD HAVE TURN$ ! ,ISRAELI PUBLIC AGA9/ MILITANT ,ZIONISM--BUT NO1 HE WAS SUCCE$$ 9 P[] BY A RI<T W+ H>DL9]4 

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