Reply To: Russian Tensions

With regard to Jewish-Israeli v Palestine, I see little hope that either community can come together. Even after decades, Israeli-Arabs are still viewed suspect and those in the occupied territories are commonly seen as the enemy. There is no political or popular will among Jewish-Israelis to change attitudes.

Nationalism has increasingly has a polarising effect.

Sometimes we talk of uneven development of consciousness, with cultural lag in the growth of socialist ideas. This seems to be an expression of it.

The Jewish-Israelis have their own version of the Great Replacement where a unified one-state means in time the eventual demographic transformation where they are out-numbered and lose power.

When people think of Belgium, they do not realise it too is a federal state divided into three communities, the Flemish Community, the French Community and the German-speaking Community, three regions, the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels Region and four language areas, The Dutch language area, the French language area, the bilingual (French and Dutch) area of Brussels-Capital and the German language area.

I am sure other such federations can be cited. But then sometimes when such already exist as in the UK or Spain, there are separatists seeking sovereignty.