even in 1973. Zionisms assertion to the contrary was the cover which allowed Israel to get away where it mattered most, in North America and Western Europe, with presenting its aggression (often state terrorism) as self-defense, and itself as the victim when actually it was, and is, the oppressor.The companion propaganda lie is that Israel never had Arab partners for peace.Zionism has two hallmarks. One is self-righteousness of a most extraordinary kind. In 1986 this self-righteousness was described by Yehoshafat Harkabi, a former Director of Israeli Military Intelligence, as the biggest real danger to the Jewish state. The other hallmark is a shocking and awesome arrogance of military and economic power and the influence the latter buys, most critically in the U.S. Congress where what passes for democracy is for sale to the highest bidders.On the matter of truth as it relates to the making and sustaining of conflict in and over Palestine that became Israel, I hope the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is right: All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. If thats true, Zionism not only can be defeated but will be.Footnote:This article was written as one in a series with other authors under the title ZIONISM UNMASKED. http://www.alanhart.net/zionism-unmasked-a-fairy-tale-thats-become-a-terrifying-nightmare/#more-1146 Echo 20 ItemsAdminLog InEdit My ProfileModerationGeneral SettingsAdmin NoticesGet this for your siteJS-Kit BlogJS-Kit on TwitterHelp John Adams "Most Jews of the world (and probably many Gentiles) believe that Zionism is the return of Jews to the land promised to them by God." How far back are we going? 5000 years 10,000 years? The Australian Aborigines go back 40,000 years. Today, 07:35:59 Flag Like Reply Delete Edit Moderate Amilcar To: All, The Useless Logic of Round Numbers: A Massacre is a Massacre, a War of choice is a Crime by Ramzy Baroud Global Research, February 12, 2010 The medias habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news outlets commented on President Barack Obamas first 100 days in office, as well as on the anniversary of his election win, and then again one year after his inauguration day. With every new round number, more commentators joined in and discussions heated up between proponents and detractors of his governments performance. I am not exactly sure why we like round numbers. Is it because they make valuations easy, even when the particular number is irrelevant? Some philosophers, Plato included, believed that order and symmetry are innate values in the human psyche. Perhaps. Or, perhaps, in the case of the media, numbers give us the sense, deceptively, that we have a grasp over certain truths. We determine the order in which legacies such as Obamas should be dissected. After a decided date, the subject can be ignored until the next round number arrives, bringing with it more useless chatter. Of course, this is a delusion. Like much of the medias behaviour, it has no connection to reality. Its all a mind game. A lie, even. For victims of