At the end of the day, with all due respect, the Jews are the ultimate victims of the twentieth century.
Ari ShavitIronically, the people who do not need Israel are gradually taking over Israel, and they're actually pushing out people who so need it.
Ari ShavitI think that good things will happen in the Middle East, in Israel, and to American progressive Jewry only if we work together to save a progressive Israel that progressive Americans can have affinity with again.
Ari ShavitAnyone who has a simplistic idea about the Middle East, or about the conflict, doesn't get it - because there are no simple answers. And anyone who is messianic, in a right-wing way or a left-wing way, is wrong too. The way forward is a kind of cautious, commonsense approach - a cautious, humble hope. No fantasies.
Ari Shavit