Why does Israel exist? – The Militant

Why does Israel exist? – The Militant

Israel has existed as a refuge for Jews for 75 years. Its existence was made inevitable by three key historical facts: the betrayal by counterrevolutionary Stalinist parties of ripe prospects for workers to take political power in Europe; the refusal by the imperialist rulers in Washington and London to open their borders to Jews seeking to flee Nazi persecution before, during and after World War II; and the horror of the Holocaust, the slaughter of 6 million Jews — 40% of the Jews worldwide....