“Wanting the disappearance of Israel is a historical regression”

On April 21, 1947, the “Theodor Herzl”, loaded with refugees, docked in Haifa. On the banner: “The Germans have destroyed our families and our homes, do not destroy our hopes. » POPPERFOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES

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Interview The historian Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci, specialist in fascism and anti-Semitism, analyzes the questions, which have multiplied since October 7, of the legitimacy of the creation of Israel and its right to existence

In one year, Israel has transformed Gaza into a field of ruins and is now bombing Lebanon. Beyond the legitimate condemnations of the war waged by the Jewish state and its colonization policy in the West Bank, more and more voices are calling into question its right to exist. Is it the only country whose legitimacy is thus questioned, seventy-six years after its creation?

Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci For the contemporary era, and in this way, I don't see any equivalent. There is the Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey, Taiwan whose existence as a state [non reconnu par la Chine, NDLR] is a subject of discussion, but there is no refusal of legitimacy at the international level, as for Israel. The slogan « From the river to the sea »which refers to a territory that would go…

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