A few weeks ago I was approached by an ultra Zionist from Jerusalem named Lowell Joseph Gallin who invited me to give a talk at his online conference next year. I warned Lowell that I probably won’t fit with his agenda. Lowell insisted that he was familiar with my work and welcomed the challenge. I suggested that we conduct an early zoom session. I expected to be interrupted and abused. Surprisingly, the talk and the Q&A went smoothly. Unlike my foes within the Zionist circles and the so called Jewish ‘anti’ Zionists, the Zionists in the (zoom) room kept quiet and attentive.

I actually believe in free speech and open dialogue.

If winning a military battle is defined by the accomplishment of one’s military objectives, then Hamas won the current round of violence with its very first ballistic barrage on Jerusalem ten days ago. Israel, on the other hand, won’t win, can’t win and doesn’t even dream of winning. Despite its military might and destructive enthusiasm, Israel can’t prevail militarily because it doesn’t even remember what military objectives are or what they look like.