I strongly believe that antisemitism and Jewish chauvinism can only be fought simultaneously. Israel Shahak More Quotes by Israel Shahak More Quotes From Israel Shahak It is my considered opinion that the State of Israel is a racist state in the full meaning of this term: In this state people are discriminated against, in the most permanent and legal way and in the most important areas of life, only because of their origin. This racist discrimination began in Zionism and is carried out today mainly in co-operation with the institutions of the Zionist movement. Israel Shahak important israel people We realize that by criticizing Jewish fundamentalism we are criticizing a part of the past that we love. We wish that members of every human grouping would criticize their own past, even before criticizing others. Israel Shahak realizing wish past You cannot have humane Zionism, it is a contradiction in terms. Israel Shahak humane contradiction term That is a Nazi expression. The Nazis called Germans who defended Jewish rights self-hating Germans. Israel Shahak hate self rights