r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Sep 04 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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u/valonianfool Anti-Zionist Sep 07 '24

I'm interested in seeing an anti-zionist jewish perspective on the West Bank settlements-they're the most visible example of Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, to the point that people who aren't very well-informed of the history of the zionist project or any other issue faced by Palestinians with or without Israeli citizenship can point to the WB settlements as something clearly unethical, but can't give an extensive explanation for why.

I'm aware that the settlements effectively creates barriers between Palestinian villages and neighborhoods in the WB, separating them from each other, that Palestinians in the WB have nearly all aspects of their life decided by Israel, yet do not get to vote in Israeli elections as they aren't considered citizens, when settlers are allowed to as they have Israeli citizenship.

Zionist apologists have used the Oslo Accords to justify the settlements and Israel's expansion into the WB, claiming Palestinians themselves have given their approval and that it legitimizes the settlements, which I don't buy.