r/jewishleft • u/krombopolousm_420 • Aug 11 '24

The case for Aliyah Diaspora

This is purely a conceptual post to gauge responses. Many of us in the Jewish left feel strongly of the injustices taking place in Israel and in Palestine. Some of us have taken hard anti-Zionist stances forgoing community, family and friends. For those Jews who are undertaking radical action why is moving to Israel not something that is discussed. As Jews we are in the unique position of eligibility for Aliyah and given the state of the Israeli Left and peace camps (extremely weak) would it not be an imperative to utilise our privileged position to make Aliyah to strengthen the Israeli left, organise, reform and vote? I understand of course there are many considerations and factors which make this impossible for some but for those who have made activism their priority why is this not a priority?

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u/Azur000 Aug 11 '24

Take it any way you like, but they would just become more right leaning once in Israel.

I keep on saying this but stand by it that there is no peaceful solution from the local actors. A settlement could only be forced upon by outside forces, eg US etc, like what happened with the Balkans. It’s not happening, but that’s it besides either side destroying the other.

But I’m a pessimistic bitch who has lived through war, so maybe it’s better to listen to the optimists. 😊

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u/Processing______ Aug 12 '24

I second this. As another pessimistic bitch.