Brit Shalom (political organization)
Brit Shalom (
History
Brit Shalom sought peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews in Israel. Its goal was the creation of a
Brit Shalom supporters and founders included economist and sociologist Arthur Ruppin, philosopher Martin Buber, Hugo Bergmann, historian Hans Kohn, Gershom Scholem, Henrietta Szold and Israel Jacob Kligler. Albert Einstein also voiced support. Judah Leon Magnes, one of the authors of the program, never joined the organization.[3][4]
A letter from Arthur Ruppin to Hans Kohn in May 1930 states:
In the foundations of Brith Shalom one of the determining factors was that the Zionist aim has no equal example in history. The aim is to bring the Jews as second nation into a country which already is settled as a nation - and fulfill this through peaceful means. History has seen such penetration by one nation into a strange land only by conquest, but it has never occurred that a nation will freely agree that another nation should come and demand full equality of rights and national autonomy at its side. The uniqueness of this case prevents its being, in my opinion, dealt with in conventional political-legal terms. It requires special contemplation and study. Brith Shalom should be the forum in which the problem is discussed and investigated.[5]
Ruppin held a senior position within the
In 1942, Magnes and supporters of Brit Shalom formed the political party Ihud which also advocated binationalism.
See also
- Arab–Israeli peace projects
- Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine
- Cultural Zionism
- One-state solution
References
- ^ "Brit Shalom: A Covenant of Peace".
- ^ "Brit Shalom - הארכיון הציוני".
- ^ Bentwich, Norman (1954) For Zion's Sake. A Biography of Judah L. Magnes. First Chancellor and First President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia. Library of Congress Number: 54 7440. Page 185.
- ISBN 1-86064-932-7p 251
- ISBN 0-06-492104-2, p 168-9
- ^ Flapan p 173