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This article argues for an unorthodox reading of Israel's current political situation. Rather than examine the immediate results of the March 2015 elections, it lays out the ramifications of the country's current predicament in light of the complex relations between the Jewish majority and Palestinian Arab minority. The author contends that despite the seeming stranglehold that extremist nationalism exerts on the political process, there is true potential for Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) to gain full and equal citizenship, on a par with that of their Jewish counterparts. He argues further that the PCI may be poised to lead the Palestinian national movement in advancing a political resolution to the conflict with Israel.

Avraham Burg is an atypical presence on the Israeli political scene, to say the least. Son of one of the founders of the National Religious Party, & very religious himself, he has long been a leftist militant. After spending much of his career alongside Shimon Peres, & heading the Knesset from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Burg stepped out of public life. But he now plans to rejoin the fray, since he has just started a new party, called Shivyon, or "Equality." Equality is indeed the watchword for this engage intellectual, as he explains in this interview with Aude Marcovitch. Equality between Arabs & Jews, of course, but also equality between Israel & the future Palestinian state. There will only be peace in the Middle East when everybody accepts that they are equal, & that no one is superior. Nor does Mr. Burg, who harshly criticizes Israeli leaders on both the left & right, excuse the Palestinians for their own erring ways. Adapted from the source document.

Klappentext: Avraham Burg, früherer Parlamentspräsident, Knesset-Sprecher und Leiter der Jewish Agency, spricht aus, was viele in Israel empfinden: Der jüdische Staat ist besessen vom Misstrauen - gegen sich selbst, seine Nachbarn und die Welt um sich herum. Der Holocaust wird als ultimatives Trauma vereinnahmt, um israelisches Unrecht zu legitimieren. Burg kritisiert sein Land als militaristisch, fremdenfeindlich und anfällig für Extremismus. So wird der Weg zu einem Frieden im Nahen Osten immer wieder verbaut. Trotz der großen Bedeutung des Erinnerns an die Opfer ist es Zeit, dass Israelis, Juden und die westliche Welt - allen voran Deutschland - das Trauma des Holocaust überwinden und Israel zu einem neuen Selbstverständnis findet, das auf Freiheit und Demokratie beruht.