Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Norway Shooter’s Zionist Streak

Anders Breivik’s embrace of Israel is the latest sign of a shift among reactionaries in Europe—with fascism and Zionism going hand in hand, fueled by Islamophobia, says Michelle Goldberg.

Anders Breivik is a Christian nationalist terrorist obsessed with preserving the “Nordic/Germanic” people. He is also an ardent Zionist. Though he finds elements of Nazi ideology appealing, his 1,500-page manifesto condemns anti-Semitism. He argues that Hitler should have used his “military capabilities…to liberate Jerusalem and the nearby provinces from Islamic occupation” and give them to the Jews. Breivik calls on his imaginary comrades: “So let us fight together with Israel, with our Zionist brothers against all anti-Zionists, against all cultural Marxists/multiculturalists.”

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4 comments:

  1. annJuly 26, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    It turns out my boss is planning a trip to Israel next year with her church!  I am going to have to bite my tongue; I am not comfortable enough with her to tell her I think it would be like going to South Africa during apartheid.  I'll just have an injured tongue for a while :(

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  2. thankgodimatheistJuly 26, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Maybe you can, innocently, suggest that they should also get into contact with some indigenous Christian communities inside the green line and in occupied West Bank. Let those Palestinian Christians, first Christians to ever exist, tell them what they think of their beloved Israel. And maybe you can suggest that they also have a look at how people live in segregated communities, the settlements etc. so they have a chance to see the real face of Israel. Apartheid. They can't be so dumb, can they?

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  3. annJuly 26, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    She is kind of dumb, amazingly enough.  But good idea.  I'm sure there will be opportunities to gradually work the idea into her consciousness.  I will report back if it works!

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  4. thankgodimatheistJuly 27, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    Ann..I'm sure you'll find a way. After all many of those Christian Zionist freaks are unaware of the unenviable reality of Christian communities in Palestine. Often, when they are, they're brainwashed to think that it's the Muslims who are kicking them out when in fact Israel has and still is treating them like s*&%.

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