Palestineism vs Zionism

When searching for the definition of Zionism, we find that it is a Jewish political movement that seeks the "migration" of Jews to Palestine and the establishment of a state for them there. But that seems to be the most obvious, but not necessarily the most important, part of the scene. After Israel was established as a state for the Jews on the ruins of Palestine, many questions arose; What does it mean for Zionism to remain present with all this strength, not only in Israel, where the logic of things is supposed, but also in most countries of the world, especially the powerful ones? And what prompts leaders of major countries such as US President Biden and British Prime Minister Starmer to adopt Zionism? And what prevents the "return" of figures such as US Secretary of State Blinken, and before him Kissinger, to Israel? They are the Jews and Zionists who are supposed to have helped achieve the Zionist "dream" of establishing a "state" for the Jews and providing it with all the reasons for strength.

Then what does it mean that opposition to Zionism in many countries of the world, especially in the West, takes on a "criminal" dimension, even though in reality it is nothing more than a matter of opinion on the establishment of a state for a human group, as is the case for many groups. For example, is the American who believes that there is no need for a state for the Jews the same American who believes that there is no need for a state for the Kurds, for example?

Zionism and the Two World Wars

A panoramic view of the two world wars, the First and Second, which resulted in the contemporary world order, and examining them in terms of causes, results and circumstances, indicates the "remarkable" role of Zionism in every detail and the most minute of it, a matter that was not stopped at, or was a passing and superficial stop (and perhaps naive). However, now, as nearly a century has passed since the birth of this world order, the circumstances have become more suitable for the emergence of "new" historians, more knowledgeable, neutral and "bold" to study the role played by Zionism in that era, the "achievements" it achieved, and its position in the emerging world order.

The most talked about in this area are the geopolitical consequences of the two wars. Regarding the first war, there was talk about the collapse of the empires known at the time, the Sykes-Picot agreements that divided influence over the legacy of those empires between the victors, the emergence of the United States as a rising power, and the establishment of the League of Nations.

As for World War II, what is most talked about is the division of the “world” into two conflicting camps, socialist and capitalist, the creation of the military alliances NATO and Warsaw Pact, the founding of the United Nations, and the emergence of the United States of America as a greater power, especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

There is also talk, albeit in a lesser tone, about the economic results of the two world wars, which are summarized in the dominance of the US dollar over other currencies as a result of the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944, the establishment of the World Bank, as well as what the United States later succeeded in, which is adopting oil as a strategic commodity and linking it to the dollar.

This is how we were presented with the image of the world in the aftermath of the two world wars, and this is what politicians, academics and those concerned "chew" when talking about the international system. But what is "absent" from the scene, and is heavily present in it, is Zionism, which emerged the greatest victor from everything that happened, in politics and strategy, in the economy, and also, perhaps more importantly, in culture and ideology.

In World War I, the Balfour Declaration was made to work to “grant” the Jews a “national” homeland (state) in Palestine. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was made, which shaped the region to be suitable for establishing that state. The League of Nations was established, one of the most important decisions of which was to place Palestine under the British mandate, which meant placing the one who promised the Zionists to grant them Palestine in charge of it.

As a result of World War II, the State of Israel was established on most of Palestine, and the new status of the US dollar gave more financial (and political) influence to the Zionists, who practically control the US economy (the Federal Reserve) and (Wall Street), as well as the World Bank, the economies of the major European countries, and a large proportion of the entire global economy.

As for the United Nations, which was established in the aftermath of World War II, its achievements included not only the establishment of Israel as the only state in the world that was established by a “universal” resolution, but also the formulation of its laws and regulations in a manner that was compatible with Zionism’s quest to occupy an exceptional position in the world.

Zionism...the greatest "ideological" victor

In the aftermath of World War II, the world was divided vertically between the socialist East and the capitalist West. Socialism triumphed in the East and capitalism in the West, and Zionism "triumphed" in both. The two blocs were divided on all issues except those related to Zionism, as both supported the establishment of Israel from its first moments, and both supplied Israel with weapons before and after its establishment. The only reason that seems logical for this convergence between the two blocs fighting to stand with Israel to the exclusion of other issues is the Zionist influence in both camps, and there is no need for any other explanation or "justification" as some sometimes do, and the result is the abandonment of their intellectual "seriousness" in exchange for clinging to "ideological" statements that have lost their meaning.

Zionist dominance has been clearly evident in the "ideological" landscape of the contemporary world order that emerged after World War II. This was since the end of that war and the trial of the leading Nazis in Nuremberg, where they were charged with crimes against Jews and "others". These "other" victims, who were named as such by their governments, were mostly citizens of the countries that won the war and established the tribunal. Their number was ten times that of the Jewish victims.

Just as Zionism "imposed" itself on the victorious countries, regardless of their regimes, it also imposed itself on international institutions and the international justice system, as the United Nations was unable to punish Israel for all its aggressions and occupation of Palestinian and other Arab lands. As for the justice system represented by the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, it was formulated in a way that primarily serves the Zionists, as the "Jew" was considered an eternal victim, and whoever stands against his aggression was considered an eternal criminal, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which was threatened when it examined the issue of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, on the grounds that these institutions were originally created to defend Israel and the "Jews" and not to prosecute them.

Only in one short period was Zionism in the Soviet Union not sufficiently influential, the UN General Assembly was able to issue a resolution in 1975 considering Zionism a form of racism, then that resolution was retracted in 1991 before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Zionist ideological hegemony over the world system, its countries, institutions and culture, was manifested when opposition to Israel and Zionism was considered anti-Semitism. In this case, Zionism became a “doctrine” for many of the world’s major countries, and a dominant political culture in those countries that reached the point of tolerating the insult of their national symbols, while criminalizing any anti-Zionist act, as is the case in the United States.

On the relationship between Zionism and the West

From all of the above, it is clear that the establishment of a state for the Jews in Palestine was a secondary goal - despite its importance - for the Zionist movement, at a time when it was "marketed" as the "only" goal, but its main goal was in fact "domination" of the world order, politically, economically and intellectually (ideologically). This is what we clearly notice these days, as in politics major countries (the United States and its allies) stand with Israel with all their strength, while other countries (China and Russia) take a "timid" position and are much less than what is expected of them in light of the crimes that Israel has committed and continues to commit.

In the economy, the Zionists are still at the forefront of those controlling the world's economy and its wealth, in many large and small countries, and in the global economic system. Politics is a "translation" of the economy, as is well known, and culture is an open field for both.

The "special" relationship between Israel and America is usually the subject of discussion and questioning.. What is the nature of that relationship? What is the secret behind it being an "organic" relationship to this extent? Which one "leads" the other? Is Israel a functional state that does what America requires of it? Or is it Israel that dictates the policies and positions of the United States due to the power of the Zionist lobby in it?

What gives these questions some legitimacy are some aspects that raise questions about the relationship between the two countries. What does it mean for the US Secretary of State to come to Israel and say, “I came to you as a Jew,” usually? For example, if a naturalized Gulf citizen of Palestinian origin, for example, reaches the rank of head of a department in one of the ministries, he advises his family members to hide their origins, and is careful not to take off his “dishdasha” day or night, and takes a hostile stance towards the letter “g” which he might “reveal” one day.

So what explains this American “tolerance” that allows the Secretary of State, the third-ranking official in the United States after the President and Vice President, to highlight his “Jewishness” over his Americanness? After the first-ranking official insisted on highlighting his Zionism. And what does it mean that the US Congress receives the Israeli Prime Minister in a manner that is more than what it does toward the US President himself?

What explains all of this is the dominance of Zionism, which was established after the end of World War II, over the international system. Zionism is what “leads” America, Israel, and others. It is the “deep” state in both of them, and any “disagreement” between them is nothing more than a disagreement between two members of the same institution or family.

"Palestinianism"...the ideology of global liberation

In contrast to Zionism, which is the “ideology” of global capital (primarily Jewish) to impose the dominance of force, racism and colonialism on the international system, the establishment of which required two world wars, in which more than seventy million people were killed, it is the ideology that creates wars and chaos, lives on them and grows through them, and cannot be otherwise, due to its economic and financial essence.

Unlike all known ideologies, it is the only one that relied on terrorism and its ability to cause harm, rather than persuasion, to win its supporters.

In contrast, comes "Palestinianism", which the peoples of the earth have begun to realize is not only a liberation movement for a people under occupation, even if its name is associated with that, or a movement of the (East) region seeking to get rid of hegemony, but it is (and this is how it should be understood) the ideology of all the oppressed, those whose rights have been stolen and whose culture has been falsified in the entire world, and who aspire to get rid of this unjust and savage global system, and to create an alternative global system based on justice, equality, right and cooperation. "Palestinianism" is no longer a position of solidarity with Palestine and its cause, but rather an intellectual system related to man, his value, his values, his morals and his rights, and to freedom and the rejection of injustice.

"Palestinianism", unlike Zionism, is an "ideology" that relies on the loftiness of its values and morals, and spreads through the logic of its approach and the rationality of its goals. It is the cultural and moral foundation of the future world order.

It is not necessary to be Palestinian in the national sense in order to be Palestinian in the ideological sense. All you need is to believe in human rights, the freedom of peoples, and humanity, and to realize the danger of coexisting with the ideology of hegemony and wars.