Zionism and supporting Palestine
Sir, – Fintan O’Toole’s column (“Zionism is not racism, any more than Irish nationalism is sectarianism,” October 20th) reinforces the trope that elements discriminate against Jews because of their faith. It is a misrepresentation spuriously based on the horror of the Holocaust. He says “not to be aware of that history is to be at risk, through ignorance and thoughtlessness, of repeating it”. I was well aware of it from a very young age and it’s a critical element in my advocacy for Palestine. The “repetition” O’Toole fears has already occurred; unless what worried him was the welfare of Jewish people alone. The genocide, sponsored by the West, now in its fourth year, was recognised as such in 2024 by Amos Goldberg, professor of Holocaust studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Far from being concerned that readers’ “ignorance or thoughtlessness”’ could lead to any repeat of such…
