An Anthology from the Israeli Press for the Benefit of Historians
A Chronology of occupation: nine incidents, 23 Palestinians killed, 22 injured.
A Jewish-Arab Demonstration against the Occupation
The murder in Rafah refutes the lie which is accepted by the majority of Israeli Jews about the occupation being liberal. There is no such thing as a liberal occupation.
German-Israeli Reactionary Alliance
The Jerusalem Post reported: The ceremony took place in a slightly charged atmosphere generated by a rather bedraggled demonstration of 22 young persons, including seven German students and members of Matzpen, Israel's Guevaraist group.
Maki as Informers for the Tel Aviv Police
Esther Vilenska, members of the Central Committee of Maki, instructed the party's members to move away from Matzpen's demonstrators so that the public and the US Embassy officials would not confuse their polite slogans with our impudent ones.
An Israeli View of the Anti-Zionist Left
Kenan: The war in Vietnam is approaching its conclusion and the "New Left" is looking for another horse to mount. This new horse is Israel.
Documents (1): Statement to the Swiss People from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (P.F.L.P.)
PFLP: The great Swiss tradition of coexistence between different racial and religious groups is precisely what we want to establish in a de-Zionized Palestine.
Documents (2): The Palestine Committees
The Palestine Committees were established with the aim of supporting the revolutionary struggle of the Palestinian people against Zionism and Imperialism, with American Imperialism at its head.
Jews & Arabs Demonstrate Against Occupation
The murder in Rafah exposes the true face of the Parliament, of the Government, and of the Zionist regime in general.
A Dialogue on the Nature of Security – Shimon Tzabar
B: Behave like Nazis? The world would despise us. We couldn't do it. A: Who cares about the world? The world didn't care about us. B: Even so; you can't do it. We still need world sympathy. A: To hell with world sympathy. Security is what we need.
The Other Israel (pamphlet): Israeli Critique of Zionist History and Policy – The Israeli Socialist Organization (Matzpen)
Israeli critique of Zionist history and policy, July 1968: foreword and list of contents.
Some Remarks Concerning the Left in Israel
This document, written in January 1968, was submitted for discussion among Matzpen members. An updated and edited version of the article was published in 1972 the book "The Other Israel".
Solidarity with the Palestinian Arab People
We declare our support of the rights of the Palestinian Arab people, including the right to self-determination and the right to resist occupation by every means that are considered legitimate in any case of occupation.
Resurrection of the Dead ‒ Moshe Machover
The debate taking place in Israel about the future of the Occupied Territories concerns inevitably the nature of Israel and the Zionist claim that the Jews have a “right” over the Palestinian territory. Thus the most fundamental principles of Zionism are back on the agenda.
Let Us Get Out of the Occupied Territories Immediately
Holding on to the occupied territories will turn us into a nation of murderers and murder victims. Let us get out of the occupied territories immediately
A [second] Joint Arab-Israeli Statement ‒ by the Palestinian Democratic Front and the Israeli Socialist Organization, July 1967
This round in the anti-imperialist struggle can be summed up by saying that while the Israeli people were lined up behind the wrong leadership on the wrong side of the barricade, the Arab people were lined up behind the wrong leadership on the right side of the barricade.
Joint Israeli-Arab Statement on the Middle East Crisis ‒ by The Israeli Socialist Organization and The Palestinian Democratic Front (June 3, 1967)
The Palestine problem has two fundamental political aspects: that of re-establishing the rights of the Palestinian Arabs; and that of integrating the Israelis into the political structure of the Middle East. These hard political issues have for years been submerged by nationalism. The Arab nationalist leaders pretend to have a solution to the first aspect; they do not even claim one for the second.
New Premises for a False Conclusion ‒ Moshe Machover
The choice is between an Israeli and Middle Eastern State of Israel, aiming to integrate in its environment — and a Zionist state, a foreign body in this region, a state that is subordinated to the Jewish communities around the world and to the global “power centers” where most Jews are located.
The Social Identity of Ha’olam Hazeh — Moshe Machover
Hebrew nationalism is indeed opposed to Zionism; but it is incapable of confronting Zionism thoroughly and repudiating it radically, root and branch. For the Hebrew nation has come into being as a result of the Zionist colonization of Palestine, and therefore the nationalist outlook, for which this nation is an absolute and supreme value, cannot radically repudiate Zionism, its progenitor. Hebrew nationalism can only claim that Zionism is outdated, no longer suited to present conditions, and Hebrew nationalism ought to be embraced in its place.
The Palestine Problem
A political solution must sooner or later be found, that is both realistic and just. The alternative is ‒ eventually ‒ war, which will at best only defer, not solve, the political problems.
“Desirable Anti-Semitism”
Too much of it or too little is undesirable, but in reasonable degree anti-Semitism is desirable. It reminds Jews that they are Jews, and urges them to remain loyal to their ancient homeland.