One of the most significant issues in the history of Israel and Zionism is the Holocaust, which has had many international repercussions. In different countries, many people have spoken in favor or against it, written books and taken a stand.
Faraan Zionist Research Base; The place of the Holocaust in the historical identity of the occupying regime in Jerusalem became so serious that it turned into a symbol to approve or reject this regime, and in the countries that support the occupying regime in Jerusalem, a punishment was imposed for opposing that law. This position and importance reached the point that some analysts believed that the Iranian president’s statement on challenging the Holocaust was seen as an escalation of the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the occupying regime.
Legitimacy
One of the most important issues for the Zionist regime is its legitimacy. First of all, this regime must justify the presence of the occupiers in Palestine in order to justify the establishment of a Jewish state in this land.
The legitimacy of the Zionist project to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine has been questioned since its inception. In recent years, there have been even more outcries challenging the legitimacy of the Israeli government. Today, there are two academic arguments for the Zionist injustice. One claim is that the return of the Jews to Palestine itself is unjust. The second argument is that, contrary to the current views, it is a multicultural nation.
The establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
Coordinating struggles against the historical, political, and cultural dimensions of Israel are under way to undermine the very foundations of Israel’s existence in order to question its legitimacy. In contrast, in the book, ‘The Law of Israel as a State in the International Diplomacy’, several world-renowned experts describe the Israeli law as a state in the international diplomacy to show that the Jews deserve their own state.
The Holocaust, the most important foundation of the legitimacy of the Zionist regime
One of the most important foundations of the legitimacy of the Zionist regime is their claim about the Holocaust. They claim that they were oppressed and crimes were committed against them in the Holocaust and that they should be given land as a compensation.
Idith Zertal, a prominent member of a new generation of revisionist historians in Israel, describes in her book – ‘Israel, the Holocaust and National Politics’ – the ways in which Israel used the historical memory of the Holocaust to define and legitimize its existence and politics.
Based on a wide range of sources, the author shows the prominent role of the Holocaust in the Israeli public sphere in the country’s construction project, the policies of power and its perception of the conflict with the Palestinians. He argues that the centrality of the Holocaust leads to a culture of death and sacrifice that has permeated Israeli society and its image.
In the introduction of this book, Tony Judt – a world-renowned historian and political author – praises its author with titles such as courage, originality and honesty in portraying the country’s moral condition.
