"You cannot have humane Zionism, it is a contradiction in terms."

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Source : "An Interview with Israel Shahak", Journal of Palestine Studies Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 3, 1975.

Israel Shahak

#Contradiction Quotes #Term Quotes #Humane Quotes

“Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.”
“I can't really articulate what I feel,”
“Through humility, soul-searching, and prayerful contemplation we have gained a new understanding of certain dogmas. The church no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer. This doctrine is incompatible with the infinite love of God. God is not a judge but a friend and a lover of humanity. God seeks not to condemn but only to embrace. Like the fable of Adam and Eve, we see hell as a literary device. Hell is merely a metaphor for the isolated soul, which like all souls ultimately will be united in love with God.”
“When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes.”
“I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.”
“That's not a thing any of us are granted. To go back. Wipe away what later doesn't suit us and make it the way we wish it. You just go on”
“All the other covenants show Godâ€™s love and transmit Godâ€™s love, but it is only in the marital covenant that the love is so real and powerful that it communicates life.”
“Morris was not the type to offer a hug or even hold your hand. But there was something in his quiet indignation at the universe then--and Luke, now--that was just the kind of comfort I needed. "I'm such a mess," I said. "We're almost off the island and I didn't even ask you where you were going." He shrugged. "No place. Wherever you are.”

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